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Warehousing and Logistics Systems

My professional work for more than two decades has focused on information systems that support warehousing and logistics operations at scale. That work spans RF infrastructure, systems integration, data flow, operational reliability, and security, with an emphasis on keeping critical systems functioning in environments where downtime directly impacts physical operations.

This section describes the domain I work in, the types of problems I solve, and the patterns that have remained consistent throughout my career.

The domain

Warehousing and logistics environments are different from typical enterprise IT settings. Systems must support:

  • Distributed physical locations
  • RF and mobile devices operating in harsh conditions
  • High-volume transactional data flows
  • Tight coupling between software systems and real-world movement of goods
  • Operational continuity where failures are immediately visible

In many of these environments, IT systems are inseparable from physical operations. RF devices, printers, conveyors, and on-site infrastructure must function reliably alongside enterprise software, and failures are immediately visible on the warehouse floor. My early work in this space included hands-on responsibility for RF systems, facility infrastructure, and business continuity planning, which shaped how I think about operational risk and recovery.

Much of my work exists at the intersection of infrastructure, application integration, and operational process.

What I work on

Across roles and organizations, my responsibilities have consistently centered on:

  • RF and supporting systems used in warehouse operations
  • Systems integration and B2B data exchange
  • Monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility
  • Custom tooling to fill gaps between commercial systems
  • Translating business processes into system behavior through operator-focused tooling, documentation, and training
  • Documentation, training, and knowledge transfer
  • Security, compliance, and risk management as systems scale

While job titles have changed over time, the underlying work has remained focused on system reliability, data correctness, and operational resilience.

How I approach problems

I tend to approach systems work with a few guiding principles:

  • Prefer simple, observable systems over complex opaque ones
  • Make failures visible early, not after they become operational issues
  • Treat documentation and tooling as first-class deliverables
  • Design for the people who operate the systems, not just the systems themselves
  • Plan explicitly for failure modes, recovery paths, and operational continuity, informed by experience with business continuity, disaster recovery, and live operational environments
  • Assume integrations will fail and plan for recovery, not perfection
  • Apply the same operational discipline to experimental or side systems as to production environments, informed by experience running real infrastructure under physical and resource constraints

These patterns show up repeatedly in the software, automation, and integration work documented elsewhere on this site.

Where this experience comes from

My background in warehousing and logistics systems spans multiple organizations and roles, including long-term work in IT, systems architecture, integration, and cybersecurity.

Individual employers and roles are documented here for reference:

  • Barrett Distribution Centers
  • Saddle Creek Logistics Services
  • mindwrap

Those pages provide detail; this overview provides context.

This section reflects my current and ongoing professional focus. Other areas of the site cover design work, background, and side projects that help explain how I think, but warehousing and logistics systems remain the core of my professional practice.