About Our ABCO Team - Leading in Warehouse Automation

Team

your local pallet racks, material handling & distribution center design partners

When you are in need of comprehensive warehouse and distribution center services, ABCO Systems is there to help. The company has over 30 years of experience assisting clients in and around the Tri-State area and across the country to optimize their processes for more efficient distribution and stocking practices. Something as simple as rearranging the storage of pallet racks can open up a huge amount of space for even more storage or a more streamlined distribution process. Our services have grown over the years, and we have taken on big name clients to help them make the most of their distribution processes and expanded our services across the country. However, you don’t have to own a large warehouse in order to qualify for our services. Our ABCO team is happy to help businesses of all sizes to create efficient systems for their business distribution.

our ABCO team

Our ABCO Team enjoys a rich history that stems from the growth of a small materials handling business. Since its inception, ABCO Systems has increased in size, and it’s thanks in no small part to the heads of the company and their vision of ABCO’s future.

Seth Weisberg

Seth Weisberg

Owner/CEO

Seth Weisberg grew up in the material handling business. After graduating from Northeastern University, he went to work for his father’s material handling company, and then on to PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Project Manager. After working at PwC for six years, Seth returned to help his father and help grow the family business by leveraging his former experiences.

lt didn’t take long before Seth’s impact was felt. After only 12 months, the company had doubled in size. After another five years, Michael Weisberg retired and Seth took over the responsibility of running the firm. Four years later, the company’s size has since doubled a few times over! This expansion can be attributed to Seth’s vision of morphing the simple storage solution supplier into a full, turn-key system provider.

Andrew Noble

Andrew Noble

Chief Operating Office

Growing up with Seth Weisberg, Andrew Noble spent many summers and weekends working for ABCO Systems when it was run by Seth’s father, Michael Weisberg. It was during this time that he began to learn first hand about the firm’s operations and their customers unique needs.

While attending Wilkes University, he continued to work for the company whenever he could, and became a valuable part time member of the labor staff, and eventually began running projects on his own. After graduating from Wilkes University, Andrew spent eight years as a PGA Golf Professional at Blue Hill Golf Club in Pearl River, New York. With his winters off, he often returned to ABCO to work prior to trips to Florida for golf. In 2003, he left the golf industry and began working full time for ABCO Systems. The timing proved to be right, as ABCO Systems was on the verge of growing and Andrew stepped into a leadership role managing projects and staff.
His leadership and management success led to his appointment as the COO.

Ben Ireland

Ben Ireland

Chief FInancial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Ben leads ABCO Systems’ finance, accounting, HR, and strategic business development functions. Ben brings 20 years of experience from General Electric and Nielsen, where he held various global leadership roles across finance and strategic development. He has a B.A. in Economics from St. Lawrence University.

Adriana Galvis

Adriana Galvis

Controller

Adriana is a Montclair State University graduate with a degree in accounting and 10+ years of experience in the industry. She started her accounting career in the Restaurant & Hospitality industry working for three family-owned restaurants. Adriana also has accounting experience in the Fitness industry having worked for a yoga studio. 

Adriana joined the ABCO team in May 2012 as part-time bookkeeper. As ABCO grew, she took on a bigger role and became a full-time employee as ABCO’s Controller. In this role she is responsible for all accounting and HR areas – such as managing accounts payables; month, quarter and year-end reconciliations and book closings; working directly with the CFO to prepare financial reporting for management and board members; employee onboarding and benefits (health and 401k); as well as time & attendance, and payroll processing.

Diana Camargo

Diana Camargo

Collections Manager

Diana is our most senior office staff member. She is the bridge between upper management, vendors and the field installation teams tasked with the actual execution of the project. Diana makes sure that the orders are being processed efficiently, crews are properly scheduled and reports regularly on the progress of the project and that it is staying on the approved schedule.

Thomas Hoff

Thomas Hoff

Chief Sales Officer

Thomas Hoff began his career in the material handling industry after working as a warehouse / production manager for a DJ Equipment Company. Thomas helped his company expand from a 30,000 square foot facility to a 120,000 square foot facility. He handled the complete layout and design process for the entire facility, and in doing so increased employee efficiency by over 50%. Upon completion of this project, Thomas was hired by a used pallet rack company named Always Equipment Inc., where he spent fourteen years learning the industry. Not only did he gain valuable knowledge regarding current pallet rack systems, he also learned about past systems, which enabled him to identify and evaluate outdated operations in warehouses.

After his fourteen years of service as Sales Manger with Always Equipment Inc., he joined ABCO Systems in July of 2012 bringing his wealth of knowledge to an already diverse team. Thomas’ degree in IT, which specialized in network design and security, has been put to good by assisting with the layout and design of warehouse distribution centers by creating CAD drawings for system plans for clients.

Matthew O'Neill

Matthew O'Neill

Executive VP of Business Development

Matt started his career with United Parcel Service. His ability to analyze process flow inefficiencies landed him in the Industrial Engineering department where he spearheaded the use of workflow balancing technologies. Soon after, he seized the opportunity to use his knowledge and experience to take a position at Systems Integrator, Pro Handling Systems. It wasn’t long before Matt headed up major projects and worked with e-commerce giant Amazon.com to upgrade their main east coast facility. The success of that project landed his company the opportunity to design and build facilities that would allow Amazon.com to begin their same day delivery program. His exposure to companies large and small over 15 years would help propel his understanding of the challenges facing a wide range of customers.

One of those customers, Nuts.com, saw that Matt’s facility design background and ability to get buy in from cross functional teams would be an asset to their growing company. Matt was hired into the role of VP of Operations and was at the helm of the company as it grew from a small family business to a 60+ million-dollar on-line juggernaut. ABCO Systems is excited to bring Matt’s engineering and hands-on operational experience to help our current and future customers address the many challenges within their supply chain.

Adam Kishpaugh

Adam Kishpaugh

VP of Solutions Development

Coming Soon.

Crystal Velasco

Crystal Velasco

Sales Manager

Crystal began her career with the US Postal Service as a Business Mail Technician and later moved into management where she supervised multiple functions of daily operations including; finance, planning and scheduling, safety coordinator, training and lean process implementation.

After 13 years of service, Crystal joined the ABCO team in December 2019 eager to utilize her skills and obtain new knowledge to help establish an ABCO office on the West Coast and provide exceptional service to our customers.

Steve Mahoney

Steve Mahoney

Sales Manager

After graduating from Widener University in 2013 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Steve spent eight years climbing the ranks of the Finance Department of Demant, one of the largest hearing aid manufacturers in the world.  During his time there he managed several accounting teams and even developed a new Acquisition and Integration department focused around Project Management.  After Demant, Steve found success in the material handling industry when he was tasked with leading the development of a new storage solutions market in Pennsylvania and South Jersey.  Steve’s 10+ years of business experience including Sales, Project Management, and Managerial experience made him just the right fit to be the next member of the ABCO team.

Gisele Olivera

Gisele Olivera

Sales Coordinator

Gisele handles the processing of all orders with accuracy and timeliness. She is responsible for gathering and documenting all projects based off her excellent organizational and analytical skills. She reports and presents her documentation to the appropriate parties and closely monitors each project to ensure that they remain on track, meet deadlines, stay under budget, and are completed as planned.

Gisele is the bridge between the sales, operations, and finance departments; ensuring the integrity of data, internal control procedures, and processes of the projects.

Matthew Kercheval

Matthew Kercheval

General Manager

Matt Kercheval began working in construction at the age of 16. Since that time he has worked in various phases of the business, from painting and carpentry to masonry and roofing. When Matt started working with ABCO Systems in 2015, he was working as a field technician. Matt proved himself to be a fast learner in the field and immediately took to organizing the job sites while completing projects above customer’s expectations. Within 6 months Matt moved up to project supervisor giving him more of a managerial role and enabling him to assist other crews in the field. Matt took to the role immediately and proved himself to be a valuable asset to the ABCO Team. As Matt continued to grow in his role as a project supervisor and ABCO Systems grew as a company, it became apparent that he and ABCO would be better served in his now current role as General Manager.

Dale Davis

Dale Davis

Project Manager

Dale began his career working in MHE and automation over 20yrs ago. This path started with Tuenkers GMBH where he spent his first 14 years learning about the automation industry and managing installations in BMW, Volkswagon, Mercedes among other automotive assembly plants. Through the years of expanding his knowledge base, working with various manufacturers, vendors and customers,  Dale worked his way into  Project Management. Dale and ABCO had worked successfully together on projects in the past while he was employed at another company and when he decided to make a career change Dale joined the ABCO Team in early 2019 as a Project Manager.

Ben Hagan

Ben Hagan

Project Manager

Ben began working in warehouse operations for Net-a-Porter company at the age of 18 where he quickly climbed the management ladder. After receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from Berkeley College in Operations Management, he took a position to work with the newly formed YNAP Corporation in an acquired 365,000 square foot warehouse space in Clifton, New Jersey. Several years into his tenure with YNAP Corporation, Ben was introduced to ABCO Systems during a large scale warehouse automation project, where ABCO was responsible for the installation of an enormous mezzanine structure. After working closely with the ABCO team as one of the primary points of contact for the customer, Ben took a position to work in the Facilities Management field for Cushman & Wakefield based out of Manhattan, NYC. After working in Manhattan for several years, Ben made the decision to apply for a role with ABCO as a Project Manager. He was onboarded in 2021, and is the newest member to our Operations team.

Valerie Kercheval

Valerie Kercheval

Operations Coordinator

Valerie oversees the daily office operations. She will greet you at the door with a smile and assist in supplying solutions the ABCO Systems way. She brings over 15 years of customer service experience to our team. Valerie is also an Operations Coordinator who oversees stock sales, working hand-in-hand with our Operations team to facilitate all customer pickups and local deliveries.

Heather Castro

Heather Castro

Service Department Manager

Heather Castro started her career as an equipment maintenance technician for Tesla Inc. She worked for their headquarters in California as a level 3 equipment maintenance technician. Castro utilized her engineering background to support mechanical and robotic machinery for vehicle assembly.

In her role at ABCO, Heather is responsible for the maintenance of conveyor systems, material handling equipment, electric motors, and all on- site repairs. In addition, she achieved her bachelors degree in facilities engineering from Maritime Academy in Massachusetts. Her goal is to support the achievement of the site’s business goals and objectives.

Matthew Lopreato

Matthew Lopreato

Chief Engineering Officer

Matt Lopreato is an engineering graduate of NJIT that brings nearly 20 years of experience to lead a design team that are among the best in the business. His straightforward approach means that our customers are assured that they are getting a best in class material handling system. Matt has spent years working with the worlds best manufactures to select the right equipment for each application.

Matt has provided solutions for companies across a broad range of markets. This wide array of experience allows him to provide guidance to customers that will help them benchmark their operations against their peers. He is also able to provide non-traditional solutions to your industry that have had successfully implemented in others. Matt personally oversees each automation project to completion and you will be glad that you have partnered with him and ABCO Systems.

Joe Camillieri

Joe Camillieri

Project Manager Engineering & Permits

Joe joined the ABCO Systems team in November 2016 after 26 years working for a family-owned full service graphic design and printing company founded by his grandfather in 1964. He oversees the engineering & permit department as well as assists with digital marketing efforts including website SEO. Since joining the company, Joe has quickly expanded his knowledge of the material handling industry and has increased his responsibilities to include CAD, project management, permit facilitation, IT support and space assessment. Joe looks forward to continuing to help ABCO Systems grow and prosper as a leader in the industry.

Damian Rodowicz

Damian Rodowicz

Sr. Engineer

Damian Rodowicz is a Mechanical Engineering graduate from NJIT. He began his career in engineering as an intern for SYSTRA Consulting. Through his education and internship experience, Damian was able to strengthen his CAD skills. Upon graduation, he accepted a position with ABCO Systems as Junior Engineer. He is now a part of a design team that provides customers with best in class material handling solutions.

Akshay Patel

Akshay Patel

Engineer

Coming Soon.