Bill Barnes has over 36 years of experience in Material Handling Engineering. Most recently, Bill held the position of Vice President, Corporate Engineering at Ingram Book Company, the world's largest wholesale book distributor. During his tenure, the company expanded from three distribution centers to seven and one returns processing center comprising over two million square feet. Additionally, he was responsible for the integration of equipment and facilities obtained during several acquisitions and for the transition into e-commerce.

He coordinated a variety of interfaces with the IT department and assisted with the development of a comprehensive plan to integrate bar coding, radio frequency technology and label printing on demand. The warehouse bins configurations, narrow aisle and single carton storage concepts, and mezzanine designs were all part of his responsibility. Ingram distribution centers that are supplying products directly to e-commerce consumers are using packaging machines designed and developed by Bill.

Prior to Ingram, Bill worked in Process Engineering for Genesco, Inc., and Material Handling Sales and Engineering for The Bailey Company and for Rapistan.

Bill holds a degree in Industrial Arts from North Carolina State University.

Email: bbarnes at solertis.com