Selecting the Right Automation Partner

Dominic Lalli, Senior Sales Leader, Fixed Industrial Scanning & Machine Vision for North & Latin America, Zebra Technologies

Dominic Lalli is Head of Sales for North & Latin America – Machine Vision & Fixed Scanning Solutions at Zebra Technologies, where he leads regional strategy, business development, and customer adoption across industrial scanning and machine vision technologies. He oversees cross-functional sales teams and channel partners, driving growth through a deep understanding of customer needs, streamlining operations and enhancing distribution, and strategic planning. His background in sales and engineering gives him a unique perspective on aligning product capabilities with real-world customer needs.

Eric Hershberger, Principal Applications Engineer, Cognex Corporation

Over 25 years of machine vision integration and application experience. I program robots, plc's and of course cameras. I know a few tips and tricks to make life easier for those difficult to solve vision projects that never have a good solution. I spend more time figuring how to simplify the solution to make the support of the application easier. I love a tough problem to challenge me and being able to come up with a neat solution always makes me happy.

Greg Meyne, Vice President - Automation, enVista

Greg Meyne has 30+ years of experience in the Material Handling Industry through Mechanical Engineering, Project Management, Site Management, Sales, Systems Design, and Implementation. Currently at enVista he is the coordinator of the Design Solutions team within the Automation / Delivery Group with the primary function of designing and implementing Material Handling Systems for our clients.

Greg has well-rounded industry knowledge of the Material Handling Industry including designing systems with the following equipment: Autonomous Mobile Robots, Good-To-Persons Systems, Conveyor Systems, Storage Systems, Automatic Storage & Retrieval Systems, Automated Picking Systems, Robotics, among many others.

Robert Huschka, VP of Education Strategies, Association for Advancing Automation (A3)

Robert Huschka is the Vice President of Education Strategies at the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), where he leads the development of educational programs and identifies emerging technology trends to integrate into A3's offerings. Before joining A3 in January 2018, Huschka spent 18 years at the Detroit Free Press, including serving as Executive Editor, where he was recognized for his expertise in audience growth, community building, and content strategy. He holds a degree from the University of North Dakota.