Ed Romaine
VP Marketing and Business Development-Integrated Systems Design
Ed Romaine, VP of Marketing & Business Development at Integrated Systems Design, brings over three decades of expertise in warehouse automation and systems integration. Known for his results-driven and client-focused approach, he develops automation strategies that enhance efficiency and profitability across North American facilities. A recognized industry leader within MHI, Ed Romaine continues to drive innovation through thought leadership, strategic collaboration, and cutting-edge material handling solutions.
Current Roles & Leadership
Vice President Marketing and Business Development for Integrated Systems Design – ISD
MHI: Solutions Community Group Head of Marketing and Systems Integrator Committee.
Former MHI: Chairman of Order Fulfillment Solutions, AS/RS, and SCE – Warehouse Software Systems
Groups
About Ed Romaine
Ed Romaine has spent over 35 years with organizations looking to utilize automation to optimize their distribution, manufacturing, and warehousing operations. Focusing on the customer’s processes, systems and equipment automation and business requirements, Ed Romaine has helped hundreds of organizations improve their profitability by reducing their labor, floor space, error rates and inventory levels while improving throughput, accuracy, inventory turns and cut-off times.
Within the industry trade association, MHI, Ed Romaine has been elected numerous leadership positions including: Marketing Chairman of the Solutions Community, Chairman of the Automated Storage & Retrieval (AS/RS) Group, Chairman of the Order Fulfillment Council of America, Chairman of the Warehouse Execution Systems Group and was one of the originators of the Carousel and VLM Product Section Group. He has also responsible for the efforts in creating the first ANSI industry safety standards for horizontal carousels.
Romaine is a frequent editorial and information contributor to hundreds of publications, blogs, podcasts, and online publications and has been a speaker at dozens of Supply Chain, Logistics, Lean and Facility organizations and functions. Just a few include the Modex, Promat, Parcel Forum, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), North American Material Handling, National Mfg. Week, Southern California Plant Operations, NJ Material Handling Assoc., Applied Ergonomics, Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC), Lean Manufacturing Conference, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), NeoCon, Health Information Distribution Association (HIDA), National Catalog & Operations (NCOF), CSCMP and many more.
Key Speaking Topics
- AMRs & Robotics for Warehouse & Distribution Centers
- Improving Warehouse Distribution Practices
- Doubling Warehouse Productivity Will Get You Fired Every Time
- Leaning Manufacturing Procedures
- Best Automation Practices in Clean Room Operations
- Pack Station Dream or Nightmare
- Latest Successful Order Consolidation Trends & Practices
- Improving Ergonomics in Distribution & Manufacturing
- Turning Logistic Sustainability into Profit
- 10 AMR Applications to Implement Today
- And Many More…
Ed Romaine has held top management positions for industry leaders Conveyco Technologies, Tompkins, SI Systems, Kardex Remstar, ISD, and White Systems (a division of FKI). He has an undergraduate degree from Ohio University and completed the Competitive Strategies from the Wharton Business School and he has completed his green belt six-sigma and a range of certifications from Dale Carnegie.
Ed Romaine's Articles
ISD Names Tony Morgott President to Lead Next Phase of Growth WIXOM, MI – December 17,.....
Comprehensive Guide to Industrial Warehouse Racking Systems: Optimizing Storage Density and Operational Efficiency Today’s warehouse operations.....
Two-thirds of U.S. manufacturers are unprepared for manufacturing automation readiness, operational readiness advanced automation, manufacturing automation.....