Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, commerce, and skill, the inventor of music, and the patron of the arts and trades. She created the foundations of civilization and ruled over the areas of science, business and the arts. As the goddess of wisdom, the owl is sacred to her; hence, she is sometimes portrayed with an owl on her shoulder. Minerva won a competition against Neptune, the god of the sea, by creating the olive tree, which was judged as the most useful gift to mortals. In roman mythology, Minerva sprung from Jupiter's head fully grown and fully armored. She was a warrior goddess, but she only patronized defensive war and had no sympathy for her brother Mars' savage love of violence and bloodshed. Ovid called Minerva the "goddess of a thousand works."

At Minerva Associates, we've changed the mythology into our philosophy and strive to emulate the goddess in her wisdom, innovation, and appreciation of arts and skills.

Since 1988, Minerva Associates has specialized in successfully providing practical automated warehouse management software system solutions to enhance and improve distribution, production and manufacturing operations. Located in San Diego, California, we have an active client base, which includes Fortune 500 companies in the United States, Canada, Western Europe and the Pacific Rim.

Lisa Minerd and John Webster founded Minerva Associates. Both Lisa and John have over 20 years of experience as senior designers, system analysts, and project managers in computer-integrated material handling inventory control systems. Lisa Minerd holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego. John Webster holds a Doctorate degree in Behavioral Engineering from McMaster University, Canada.