Blog

  1. SRSI Welcomes New Team Member – James Ruffini

    SRSI is happy to announce the onboarding of James Ruffini, Customer Solution Specialist, at our office in Irving, TX. James has strong ties to the SRSI family and joined the team early this year. He served as a Director of Operations for 20 years and also has experience as a Vice President of Operations and CEO in the material handling industry. James’ favorite part about working in this industr…Read More

  2. SRSI Deepens Skills, Leadership & Experience – Welcome Dave Parta

    We are happy to announce that Dave Parta P.E., PMP has joined the SRSI team as Senior Project Manager. Dave is a proficient team leader, coach, and mentor with extensive experience in every phase of Engineering Project Management and an accomplished track record for developing and integrating projects of all sizes and scopes across a variety of industries. Dave seeks to actively develop strong lin…Read More

  3. SRSI Branches Out Expanding Reach & Systems Integration Services

    Yes, that’s right… SRSI has once again busted the seams of our headquarters location! A move was required, but not just one move this time… this move prompted even more of an expansion. We now have 3 office locations to best serve our customers. The SRSI vision is to not only go to where you are, but to also go to where we find the best talent to support your needs. To that end, the Administ…Read More

  4. Happy Anniversary to our Director, Business Development Jovan Bjelobrk

    A lot happens in one year at a successful new start-up… if the right people are there to help steer the ship. The SRSI team has been fortunate to have a leader in Jovan Bjelobrk who has worked alongside and helped guide us through our exciting first year. His SRSI career began as the Director of Systems Solutions and we are happy to announce that he has recently assumed the promotion and role of…Read More

  5. Past Collaboration Opens Door to Exciting Future for SRSI & Jim Munafo

    SRSI is building! We’re building material handling solutions for our customers and to do that… we’re building on our relationships with trusted industry experts and partners. Welcome Jim Munafo, Systems Solutions Associate, to the SRSI team. Jim brings vital industry expertise in supply chain operations to our material handling sales and integration team that will be a huge asset to his work…Read More

  6. SRSI Engineers a Great Hire – Welcome to the Team, Lenny Charles

    Warehouse solutions creatively define the space within an industrial facility. The material handling and storage systems they’re built on, whether pallet rack, conveyor, picking modules, static, dynamic or automated, all share one critical element… they must be built on a robust, highly-engineered design. For this critically important role, the SRSI team needed a seasoned and trusted industry …Read More

  7. Great Timing? Meant to Be? Either Way We’re Celebrating at SRSI

    Sometimes all it takes is being in the right place at the right time… and both Paul Olaru and SRSI couldn’t agree more. A chance introduction in Crested Butte, Colorado last year leads us to celebrating a happy one-year anniversary for SRSI’s Junior Engineer. While Paul was working on his Systems Engineering degree in Romania, he spent a summer in Crested Butte, CO as part of a cultural exch…Read More

  8. Slate River Systems & Honeywell Intelligrated Announce Strategic Partnership

    Material handling experts align with global systems & technologies provider to deliver optimized distribution center solutions Slate River Systems, Inc. (SRSI), leading material handling systems integrator, has joined Honeywell Intelligrated’s elite network of integration partners. Honeywell Intelligrated headquartered in Mason, OH, is an internationally recognized material handling automati…Read More

  9. Bright Ideas for Warehouse Optimization

    The key to any successful business endeavor is to ensure that the benefits (far) exceed the effort. If you’re changing a process for something that promises greater benefit… it better deliver. SRSIdeas is where you’ll find ideas that deliver in a measurable way. One very measurable yet often overlooked metric is energy use. Depending on the size and configuration of your facility, a 75% - 90…Read More

  10. Isn’t it Great When a Plan Comes Together – Thanks to Kathy Flores

    When we founded Slate River Systems, Inc. (SRSI) we knew one thing for sure… a business does not run well without a grounded, central point of coordination. Luckily, we knew just the right person to fill that role - Kathy Flores. Kathy was the very first person hired by SRSI, and here it is already time to celebrate her first-year anniversary. Congrats and thank you Kathy! As Office Manager, Kat…Read More