Director, European Operations, St. Onge
Tom Bonkenburg is a partner in St. Onge Company, an international supply chain engineering and consulting firm. Since its founding in 1983, St. Onge Company has performed over 6000 assignments for over 1000 clients in over 45 countries and now has offices in the US, Europe, Middle East, and Asia. For the past 27 years Tom has helped top companies design and implement innovative distribution and manufacturing centers. Many of his consulting efforts have focused on custom automation and robotics within the distribution and warehousing environment. His past clients have included companies such as Amazon, Dell Computer, Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart, ExxonMobil, Baxter Healthcare, Proctor & Gamble, Samsung, Unilever, Adidas, Dow Corning, Kraft Foods, Merck, Urban Outfitters, Lockheed Martin, Stryker, Vistaprint, Becton Dickinson, FedEx, Boston Scientific, and PepsiCo among others. Mr. Bonkenburg has been interviewed by publications such as DC Velocity, Project Management Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. He often speaks at events for organizations such as the Material Handling Industry of America, the European Brands Association, The Supply Chain Council, SAPICS, Logicon, the Robotics Industry Association, and the Beverage Supply Chain Collaboration Forum. Tom currently lives in the Netherlands where he leads St. Onge Company’s European office. Learn more about
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Founder, Auto-FC
Ryan serves as the founder of Automation Fulfillment Consulting (AUTO-FC), a consulting firm offering inimitable expertise in automated material handling on behalf of a wide variety of clients in logistics, robotics, private equity and venture capital. In this capacity, he assists in the establishment of facilities equipped with automated technology, as well as facilitating the learning curve for the utilization of such technologies among industry personnel. Recognized for over 15 years of experience in automated technology, Mr. Chesterfield is also regularly retained for his keen insight regarding strategic investments for automated warehouse and material handling business ventures. Eminently qualified in his field, Mr. Chesterfield earned a BS in mechanical engineering at Purdue University in 2009. He has since completed additional coursework in artificial intelligence at the MIT Sloan School of Management and in data analytics and machine learning at the MIT Schwarzman College of Computing. Looking ahead, Mr. Chesterfield hopes to carve out a well-defined niche for himself in the automated technology sector and cultivate a reputation for having developed an understanding of the applications of technology and contacts in the field at large.
Tim is the Editorial Director of Robotics247.com and has served in this role since 2023. His mission is to provide valuable information and insights to robotics professionals and decision-makers, and to help them solve business challenges.
