We’re on a mission to make automation accessible to all
Our Story
Our co-founders personally experienced the struggle of long days on site and weeks of travel to deployments using traditional integration methods. In 2018, SVT Robotics embarked on a mission: to conquer the integration challenge long plaguing robots and automation.
Now, SVT has cracked the code on integration, enabling companies to swiftly integrate their enterprise systems with disparate automation tech without the usual headaches and delays. Our cutting-edge SOFTBOT Platform stands ready to revolutionize your automation and give you the speed and flexibility that modern supply chains need now more than ever.
The team that makes it happen
Our People
Our company is built on a culture of curiosity and innovation that serves as the foundation of our products. We strive to work as a team and generate simplicity for our customers by creating big solutions that matter.
Fostering creativity and innovation
Our Community
We host schools, robotics clubs, and other startups in the Experience Center—doing our part to nurture the future thinkers and creators in tech.
Over 200 years of combined experience
Our Leadership
A. K. Schultz
Co-Founder & CEO
A.K. leads the overall company vision, and product and go-to-market strategies. He’s led the design and implementation of high-profile automation projects across multiple industries, giving him a unique understanding of customer needs and how to innovate and drive solutions that truly help to advance their business.
Cole Heffernan
CFO
Cole brings a wealth of experience to SVT, including a demonstrated history of assisting founders and private equity-backed organizations. With his expertise and vision in implementing systems, processes, and KPIs necessary to meet strategic goals, Cole is dedicated to driving innovation by providing financial leadership and strategic guidance.
Jim Hodson
VP of New Markets, Chief of Staff
With a background ranging from brand and product marketing to project managing design and deployment of large mobile and autonomous robotics, Jim brings unique and extensive experience working with Fortune 500 and Global 2000 technology companies to launch, market, and advance their products and services.
Jay Blinderman
SVP of Go-to-Market
Over a 35+ year career, Jay has held sales, product management, product marketing and general management roles for companies in retail grocery, mobile computing, wireless networking, voice-directed work, consumer package goods, healthcare and enterprise software. Jay has start-up experience with MindSearch and Vocollect, but also has experience at Enterprise level / Fortune 500 companies, including for BMC Software, Cardinal Health, Coca-Cola, Honeywell and Nestle.
Nick Leonard
SVP of Product
With extensive domain and software leadership experience, Nick leads the product organization and vision at SVT. He’s an innovative and creative problem solver, possessing a deep understanding of the full business and technical landscape.
Courtney Muller
VP of People Ops
Courtney is a people ops & talent acquisition executive and certified career & leadership coach with over 15 years of experience in the finance, tech, and retail industries. She is passionate about creating an amazing employee experience, partnering with teams to help them perform at high levels, and developing emerging leaders. She holds various certifications in HR & coaching, and most recently became a Gallup Strengths Certified Coach.
David Bates
VP of Technology
David brings to SVT his robust experience in B2B, product-led growth across the supply chain industry. David’s background in robotic intralogistics solutions combined with his drive towards customer satisfaction will ensure onboarding optimization for partners and end users, as well as overall growth of the SOFTBOT Platform user base.
Sean Ford
VP of Customer Success
Sean is a technical executive with years of experience in supply chain focused solution architecture, systems integrations, solutions delivery, and customer success. Prior to supply chain focus, he spent 2 decades in software engineering, solution architecture, solution engineering, and professional services in the areas of web advertising, medical software, SaaS based marketing, and manufacturing data aggregation.
Steve Thorne
VP of Product Success
Steve leads the Product Success team, applying his 20+ years of experience in intralogistics to change the way the industry integrates disparate technologies with one another. He loves finding solutions to ease the integration pain of our partners and customers.
Chloë Lind
Director of Marketing
Chloë leads SVT Robotics’ strategic marketing initiatives. She has over 12 years of experience in the B2B SaaS space across both startups and enterprise organizations. Her dynamic blend of creativity and data-driven insights uniquely positions her to accelerate SVT’s brand and mission.
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