Lori Bowen Ayre is a nationally recognized expert in library materials handling workflows, automated materials handling, RFID, self-service technologies, and open source library system software. After forming The Galecia Group in 2000, her company has worked with a wide variety of city and county libraries and consortia in the areas of materials handling analysis, interlibrary delivery, Lean and workflow optimization, RFID evaluation and procurement, resource sharing and ILS software procurement, as well as Drupal website development.