Category: Press Release

VARGO^® adds to software support, quality assurance and implementation team

HILLIARD, Ohio (May 3, 2018) — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling system integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has hired Joe Sanda to the software support, quality assurance and implementation team.

Sanda will work out of VARGO^®’s headquarters in Hilliard, Ohio. In his new position, Sanda will provide customer service to VARGO^® business partners through software support and ensure the quality of VARGO^®’s software applications and tools through quality assurance testing.

Sanda graduated from The Ohio State University in December 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in industrial and systems engineering. Prior to joining the VARGO^® team, Sanda interned in the distribution operations department at NFI, a third-party logistics company based out of Cherry Hill, N.J. During the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2016, Sanda worked as a software engineer intern at Astute Solutions, a computer software company in Columbus.

During his internships, Sanda trained in operations management, assisted in inventory control, improved upon standardization of practices, performed statistical overviews of operations and oversaw audit preparations.

Sanda grew up in Westerville, Ohio, where he graduated with honors from Westerville North High School after three years’ attendance. He currently lives in Columbus. (ZIP Code 43201).

The VARGO^® Technology Center in Dublin will house growing software engineering team

DUBLIN, Ohio (MAY 21, 2018) — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling system integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, is expanding its footprint in central Ohio, and leasing office space in Dublin, Ohio, to house its growing software engineering team.

The company — with headquarters in Hilliard, Ohio, and additional offices in Austin, Texas; Berkeley, Calif.; and the Grand Rapids, Mich., area — has leased space at 400 Metro Place North, a modern office building that features a glass exterior, three-story glass atrium and underground parking.

The new space — named the VARGO^® Technology Center — will provide a high-tech hub for the company’s software team.

Renovation of the office space interior will take place over the next few months, according to Bart Cera, COO and CFO of VARGO^®. The central Ohio software team will relocate in September from the Hilliard headquarters to the Technology Center, which provides enough space for the software team to about 30 employees, Cera said.

VARGO^® offers complete fulfillment solutions for e-commerce, retail, wholesale and manufacturing clients. Its intelligent software drives the fulfillment of many global retailers’ distribution centers across the country, including American Eagle Outfitters, Forever 21, Gap, Inc., and several other well-known retail brands. The decision to expand the company’s offices is rooted in its rapid growth in recent years, necessitating additional office space for a larger expanded resource team.

“This new space will allow for efficient and effective collaboration and inspire innovation from our software engineering team,” said Mike Vargo, the president and CEO of VARGO^®. “The Technology Center will allow us to continue our vision to bring leading-edge WES software solutions to our industry and to our customers.”

The Technology Center will include a training center dedicated to client meetings, sales presentations and large group training sessions. In addition, VARGO^® plans to have the Technology Center house a lab and product demonstration area. The space that opens up at the VARGO^® headquarters will be used by the growing systems integrations group.

“Opening up our headquarters and relocating our software engineering team to its own high-tech space provides ample room for both our software and our systems integration team to continue to grow and develop proven, successful and results-oriented solutions for our customers.” Cera said.

New Miami site to include state-of-the-art warehouse

HILLIARD, Ohio (November 15, 2017) — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling system integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, announced that KLX Inc.’s Aerospace Solutions Group has selected VARGO^® to design the company’s distribution hub at its new global headquarters in Miami.

KLX Aerospace Solutions — which stocks more than 1 million part numbers for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies and airlines — is the world’s leading distributor and value-added service provider of aerospace fasteners and consumables.

KLX announced plans last year to build new headquarters in Miami. The 550,000-square-foot facility will include a new automated 400,000-square-foot warehouse dedicated to distribution. The new distribution center will consolidate existing warehouse facilities from three buildings to one.

“VARGO^® will design, engineer and integrate fulfillment solutions for KLX within the new site, including conveyors, sorters and a three-level pick module,” said J. Michael Vargo, owner and president of VARGO^®. “I am proud, and our VARGO^® team is excited, that KLX has entrusted us with the design and engineering of their new world-class distribution facility that will serve KLX customers all over the world.”

As part of the solution, VARGO^® will use its Continuous Order Fulfillment Engine (COFE^®) to provide routing and basic warehouse control system functionality, when the facility goes live in 2018. The facility will be designed with the possibility of COFE^®’s functionality increasing as the KLX business continues to grow.

The site is already under construction, and the testing and launch is currently scheduled for July 2018.

KLX offers end-to-end services that reduce cost, risk and complexity. The company employs more than 2,000 people in more than 65 locations around the world who work in the military, commercial and business jet space.

HILLIARD, Ohio (Nov. 6, 2017) — VARGO^®, a leading provider of material-handling system integration, warehouse execution software and equipment solutions for major fulfillment and distribution centers, has hired Eric Vander Zee as a systems engineer.

Vander Zee was hired for his experience in engineering high-end material handling systems. At VARGO^®, his duties will include engineering, installation oversight, testing and commissioning of automated system solutions.

Vander Zee will be based out of VARGO^®’s Walker, Mich., office.

“Eric’s experience designing material handling systems and his work as a product development engineer are a great addition to the depth of engineering experience on the VARGO^® team,” said Bart Cera, COO and CFO at VARGO^®.

Before joining VARGO^®, Vander Zee worked as a systems engineer at TGW Systems Inc., in Grand Rapids, Mich., where he served as an integrated material handling system engineer and developed detailed engineering and systems designs and oversaw system operation integrity. He also worked as a product engineer at Frost Inc., in Walker, Mich., where he managed the engineering department and engineered new material handling products for clients. Vander Zee also has worked as a product development engineer.

Vander Zee has a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Mich.

A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., Vander Zee lives in Muskegon, Mich. (ZIP Code 49442).