Our Team

Managing Partners
A Message from our Partners

This is an exciting time at DSI as we continue to evolve and grow. It is currently a thrilling time in the industry with the advancements in technology and opportunities to brainstorm and implement creative industrial engineering solutions for our clients as they grow. It’s been an exciting 40 years thus far and we sincerely thank all of our clients and employees that made DSI a success along the way. We look forward to the next 40 years and all of the future opportunities to produce world class solutions for our clients.

Dan Birchmeier

Dan Birchmeier

Managing Partner
Joel Schnelbach

Joel Schnelbach

Managing Partner
Keith Swims

Keith Swims

Managing Partner
The DSI Difference

Experience and Teamwork

With over 40 years of corporate experience, our staff has hundreds of thousands of hours of experience in design and process integration representing numerous discrete manufacturing, industrial, warehousing and distribution environments. Design Systems is a large multi-disciplined engineering company and engineering consulting firm with a staff of over 300 people recognized as a Top 50 Design Firm in the Manufacturing Sector as well as a Top 50 Program Management Firm as ranked by ENR – the renowned Engineering News-Record publication.

Some of the services we offer include supply chain consulting, mechanical engineering consulting, manufacturing execution systems (MES) implementation, simulation engineering, project management services and more.

SM Team

Dedication and Integrity

At Design Systems, we’re more than just a group of dedicated engineers and project managers. We’re a family that works together to give our customers what they deserve – the best job possible. Many members of our team have been with the company for 10, 15, 20 – even 30 years and up. That commitment is born out of a passion for the work we do and the people we serve. Let us put our dedication and integrity to work for you and see why our customers return again and again.

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