Bill Atherton Email & Phone Number

Greater Tampa Bay Area

Leading FORTNA's efforts to standardize the human machine interfaces of our automated material handling systems. Bringing together the best in ergonomics, process flow, material movement, software and controls to maximize automation productivity while making the operator's day as comfortable and efficient as possible. "Make it a place you want your boss's.

Greater Tampa Bay Area

As Solution Architect I led our Operation Design Teams through Fortna's Solution Design Methodology of data reduction and analysis to lead us to innovative process flow and material handling solutions based on our Client's Business and Operational requirements.

Greater Tampa Bay Area

As Senior Director Solution Design I managed the Solution Design Engineering Department with eight direct reports while also designing and implementing multi-million dollar material handling solutions. Then moved and grew our team under the Engineering umbrella.

San Diego, California, United States

As a Solution Design Engineering Director I concepted and designed process flow, material handling, and automation solutions to meet and exceed our Clients business and operational requirements.

Los Angeles, California Area

Controlled all the facility engineering, process improvement, and project management functions for Rite Aid’s West Coast distribution network which included three (3) Distribution Centers and an Ice Cream Manufacturing Plant.. Working directly for the Corporate Director of Engineering, we constantly analyzed our business to create, define, and refine sound.

Seattle, Washington, United States

Served as the hands-on regional operations engineering manager for of all process change and material handling implementations for five (5) Amazon Fulfillment Centers (FC’s) and three (3) greenfield build-outs from Northern California to British Columbia. Being based in Seattle I also managed quite a bit of fulfillment center design for our corporate.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Served as the team leader of all facilities engineering and project management functions for the West Coast distribution network, working directly for the Vice President of West Coast Operations. Key Achievements:- From 2003 created and successfully executed all four facilities’ capital improvement budgets which totaled $12 million over 82 projects in.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Directed the successful sale, design, and construction of automated material handling systems in manufacturing and distribution centers both within Colorado and across North America for such customers as Apple Computer, Columbia House, Coors, Corporate Express and Quantum.

San Diego, California, United States

Reporting directly to the company’s Executive Vice President, was the senior project manager for large, multi-site customers like United Stationers and Kmart.

San Diego, California, United States

Worked as the primary customer contact on the Naval Integrated Storage, Tracking & Retrieval Systems at the Naval Supply Centers in San Diego & Oakland, California.