Speakers Bios

Agility’s Senior Vice President for Strategic Marketing and Growth Initiatives, Christopher Logan is the driving force behind the global 2006/2007 re-branding initiative. Responsible for heading all global marketing efforts for Agility, he ensures that personal service remains at the forefront of all marketing and customer-related activities.

• As Agility strives to achieve multi-billion dollar growth goals, Christopher works closely with the organization to assess current and potential customer service needs, identify areas of capability gaps and then design and execute breakthrough growth initiatives to fill those gaps.
  
  
• Christopher has a strong track record of creating value for companies on a global basis. Formerly a partner in the Transportation Group at Mercer Management Consulting, he directed Mercer's knowledge development in third-party logistics, international air cargo, and logistics in China.
  
  
• A business management graduate, Christopher leverages knowledge acquired at the Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario in London, Canada. This combination of formal business education, strategic consulting experience and deep industry knowledge aids in developing a clear vision of the group’s marketing and growth strategies.
  
  
• Due to the nature of his role at Agility, Christopher shuttles all over the world, with offices in Orange County, USA and Hong Kong. Born in Canada he also holds Irish and British citizenships, and has lived in South Africa, China and the United States.

Jerry Levy is Vice President - Marketing for Agility. With over 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the logistics and transportation industries, Jerry is responsible for all the marketing and branding across the Agility network. Jerry joined the former Agility company, PWC Logistics during their initial stages of their re-branding and has been instrumental in driving this important project globally.

• His forte has been his hand-on approach to marketing strategies even when he previously held key positions at Exel, General Electric and Conrail. Prior to joining PWC Logistics, Jerry was E Commerce and marketing head at BAX Global since July 2000. He successfully re-positioned the US$2.4 billion transportation company from a primarily North American integrated air cargo provider to a full service, global supply chain provider, an experience that will reflect its impressions in his incumbent role.
  
  
• Jerry served as Director of Strategic Alliances and Logistics for Exel Global Logistics, and was also the US Marketing Manager for Trade and Transportation Network Solutions at GE Information Services, a General Electric company.
  
  
• Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, Jerry has lived in the United States and Hong Kong, thus having extensive knowledge of both Western and Eastern influences. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia a Master's degree from Mercer University, Atlanta.
  
  
• His leadership roles are evident in his presidency of the Southern California Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals and as board member of the World Trade Center Association of Los Angeles. Jerry also contributes to community affairs through his support of Habitat for Humanity.

Forty years in industry starting when it was called simply Warehousing and grew to Material Management to Physical Distribution to Logistics and now Supply Chain. Gene recently retired after forty years in Supply Chain Activities including twenty years with SYSCO Corporation to start his own Company, Enlightenment, Inc. Enlightenment does consulting and manufacturer’s representation. He started with SYSCO when it was a $2.5 billion company; today SYSCO is a $30.7 Billion Company. SYSCO Corporation is the largest Food Service Company in North America with operations in the US and Canada. Responsibilities included interfacing with 3PL’s, suppliers, SYSCO as well as customers.

• Prior to SYSCO, Gene was with two other fortune 500 companies in Physical Distribution including 6 years of operations and plant management.
  
  
• He is a Founding Board Member of the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) a non profit organization that responds at the request of authorized charities during catastrophic disasters.
  
  
• Member and former board member of the Warehouse Education and Research Council. Additional memberships include World Food Logistics, Council of Supply Chain Professionals, American Frozen Food Institute.
  
  
• A speaker at the above organizations as well as eyefortransport and International Association of Refrigerated Warehouses.

Greg Aimi has more than 20 years of business experience in supply chain, technology, marketing, and the high-tech industry. As Research Director for AMR Research, he is responsible for providing vendor research and analysis in Supply Chain Planning, Execution, and Event Management. Greg also provides thought leadership, strategic guidance, and best practice research to AMR Research's customers as they develop strategic plans for and prepare to implement their next generation supply chain initiatives.

Greg has devoted his career toward the comprehensive management and real-time optimization of all activities involved with transportation, warehousing and distribution, order fulfillment, and the associated movement of goods and information across an integrated, multi-organization, demand-driven supply chain. His technology solutions work toward the continual re-optimization of supply chain functions in response to the real world of daily disruptions and dynamic change.

Before joining AMR Research, Greg advised companies on supply chain management, software business strategies, and related technology strategies. Prior to this role, Greg held several senior executive positions at RedPrairie, where he was responsible for establishing the product strategy; aligning the business model, product vision, and RedPrairie's value to the customer. He was the creator and architect of DigitaLogistix, their supply chain management product suite. In addition, Greg was responsible for the coordination and management of the entire product development operations leading to the production of various software products as VP and CTO of early and mid-stage software companies.

Greg received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from The University of North Texas.

Will Warne has fifteen years experience designing and leading new service development and implementations for large, multi-national customers. His work requires collaboration across multiple functions of the supply chain to deliver best practice, integrated service capabilities. Will works with teams throughout North America, Asia and Latin America to identify strategies and processes that have long term, sustainable impact for customers. Operational excellence, service integrity, forward thinking and well executed information technology and highly trained and motivated teams are the core components for his teams’ success with customers like: Nike, GAP, Dow Corning, Philips, VF Corp., Toys R’ Us, Hanes, Leap Frog and others. His teams’ scope also incorporates large scale, internal IT transformation work, global service deployment and business development.

Will has a BA in International Relations from U.S.C., and MBA from Thunderbird and a variety of post-graduate professional certificates in supply chain and management.

David Beatson is CEO of Ascent Advisors, a management consulting firm focused on the supply chain, transportation and logistics industry. He is a proven executive with 28 years of industry experience in senior executive positions. His current practice includes investment search and due diligence for private equity and venture capital firms, strategy formulation and implementation for firms seeking to sell services to transportation and logistics companies, and strategic planning and market positioning for transportation and logistics companies. Previous positions include serving as Regional CEO of North America for Panalpina, CEO of Emery Worldwide, Chairman and CEO of Circle International Group, and VP of Cargo Sales and Marketing for American Airlines. He serves on the boards of several public and private companies and is a frequent speaker at transportation and supply chain industry conferences and events. He holds an MBA from the University of Cincinnati and a BS in Administrative Science from The Ohio State University.

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Timothy Barrett, Chief Operating Officer, Barrett Distribution Centers - University of Michigan M.B.A. / College of the Holy Cross B.A. - Economics/Accounting

Tim has 16 years of experience in the logistics and outsourced distribution industry. For the past 12 years he has built Barrett Distribution Centers into the leading Third Party Warehouse company in New England. Under Tim's leadership, Barrett Distribution has grown over 20% per year for 10 years running. His main focus is on customer satisfaction and this emphasis is reflected throughout the Barrett organization.

He is a Past President of the Council of Logistics Management, New England Roundtable. Before joining Barrett Distribution, Tim spent several years with the Boston office of PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Tim holds Bachelor's degree from The College of the Holy Cross and earned an MBA in Corporate Strategy from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Benjamin Gordon is Managing Director of BG Strategic Advisors, a leading firm providing supply chain companies with CEO-level advisory services in the areas of strategy, technology and finance. Clients include top-tier companies from Wall Street, private equity, and the logistics industry. Benjamin is responsible for leading key client engagements and setting the direction of the firm.

• Prior to BG Strategic Advisors, Benjamin founded 3PLex, the Internet solution enabling third-party logistics companies to automate their business. Benjamin raised $28 million from blue-chip investors including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, BancBoston Ventures, CNF, and Ionian. 3PLex has since been sold to Maersk.
  
  
• Prior to 3PLex, Benjamin led strategy projects in transportation and technology at Mercer Management Consulting, where he developed one of the first e-marketplace strategies for a logistics client. Previously, Benjamin worked with the CEO of Automotive Management, Inc. (AMI) to grow its logistics operations. Benjamin also worked as a venture capitalist with the BRM Group, where he assessed business-to-business e-commerce companies.
  
  
• Benjamin is a recognized expert on logistics, and has been quoted extensively by national media including The New York Times, Business Week, ABC, Lehrer New Hour, Journal of Commerce, Transport Topics, Supply Chain Management Quarterly, and Traffic World. Benjamin has been a featured speaker at the Council of Logistics Management, NASSTRAC, the Transportation Intermediaries Association, AMB, eyefortransport, and other industry events. Benjamin has served for three years as Chairman of the 3PL Summit, the largest annual conference focused on CEOs and leaders of the logistics industry. Benjamin is also an Advisory Board member of the Logistics Quarterly, a Board member of Nations Express, and an advisor to dozens of CEOs in the logistics sector.
  
  
• Benjamin is an active civic leader who is committed to giving back to the community. As founder and chairman of GesherCity, he has boosted young adult volunteerism in the greater Boston area. In seven years, the organization has grown to over 20,000 members in seven locations. Benjamin also serves on the Board of the JCCA, the Board of Governors of the Middle East Forum, and various other community organizations.
  
  
• Benjamin received a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale College.

Clifford F. Lynch of C. F. Lynch & Associates has been in the logistics industry for 47 years. He was with The Quaker Oats Company for 29 years, the last 13 of those as Vice President – Logistics. He was president of Trammell Crow Distribution Corporation from 1987 – 1993, and has provided management advisory services in logistics for the past 13 years.

He attended public schools in Memphis, received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is a Certified Member of the American Society of Transportation and Logistics and is a member of:

• Editorial Advisory Board, DC Velocity
• Editorial Review Board, Journal of Business Logistics
• Editorial Review Board, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management
• Editorial Review Board, Supply Chain Management Review
• Warehousing Education and Research Council

Mr. Lynch is a member and past president of the Council of Logistics Management and has received numerous awards in the field of logistics. Among them are:

• CLM Distinguished Service Award
• Traffic Management Magazine Professional Achievement Award
• University of Tennessee Department of Marketing and Transportation Distinguished Alumnus
• President’s Award for Outstanding Contribution to the American Society of Transportation and Logistics
• 1992 Salzberg Memorial Medallion
• 1997 AST & L Outstanding Transportation/Logistics Executive
• 2000 AST & L Chairman’s Award of Excellence
• 2000 – 2001 e-Business & e-Supply Chain Executive
• 2005 Eagle Award from Operation Stimulus

He is the editor of Axis, a regional logistics magazine, an adjunct at the University of Memphis and a frequent lecturer at other colleges and universities and an author of numerous articles on the subject of logistics and two books on logistics outsourcing.

Mr. Lynch is a director of The Memphis Food Bank, and is licensed as an affiliate real estate broker in the State of Tennessee.

He has consulted for clients in the United States, China, The Philippines, Mexico, and European countries.

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Doug Christensen is a respected leader in the third party logistics industry and brings with him more than twenty eight years of understanding challenges and opportunities in the transportation and logistics industry segments. Doug has held many leadership roles in this industry since its infancy. He has an extensive understanding of the market space through his experience in building third party logistics organizations by both acquisition and organic growth. Prior to joining Chapman Associates, Doug was President, NAL Worldwide - a leader in its industry niche. In 2002, Doug was appointed to the position of President of SIRVA Logistics, the entity previously acquired by NAL Worldwide, where he was responsible for carving this former business unit of North American Logistics out of SIRVA and selling it to Lake Capital. Prior to joining SIRVA, he served more than 20 years in a variety of executive positions with USF Corporation, with the most recent position as president and CEO of USF Worldwide Logistics. While at USF, Doug was responsible for more than five company startups and seven acquisitions. In his last role, he was instrumental in creating and building their third party logistics business segment.
- Doug is a well respected figure in the supply chain industry and investment community, and has been a sought after industry advocate and speaker on supply chain management best practices. Doug holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from York University.

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Bill Kammerer is Vice President of Logistics Services for CRST Logistics, a mid-sized 3PL company offering transportation services ranging from brokerage to full service outsourcing. He is responsible for business development, sales and marketing and profit management of new logistics accounts. He has been with CRST Logistics since 2004. Prior to joining the management team of CRST Logistics Bill was a senior manger for the consultancy of Capgemini (formerly Ernst and Young Management Consultants) where he managed various consulting engagements ranging from transportation management to complex supply chain projects. Bill has also held other roles of responsibility since starting his career in the logistics field serving in the United States Army as a Transportation Corps Captain. Bill is a graduate of the Iowa State University Transportation and Logistics BBA program.

Rebecca Barnett is the Transportation Manager for North America for Cummins Filtration. She has a dozen years executive leadership experience with America's most admired companies including Cummins and The Home Depot. Rebecca holds a B.A. in Business from The Ohio State University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from Western Kentucky University. She is a black belt in the Olympic sport of Judo and author of "Winning Without Losing Your Way; Character-Centered Leadership"

Dan Goodwill, President, Dan Goodwill & Associates Inc., is currently a consultant to manufacturers and distributors, helping them improve their transportation processes and save million of dollars in freight spend. Mr. Goodwill also provides consulting services to transportation and logistics organizations. Mr. Goodwill’s experience encompasses organic revenue growth, mergers and acquisitions, profit improvement programs, and business startups.

Mr. Goodwill has over 25 years of experience in the logistics and transportation industries in Canada and the United States. Dan has held executive positions in the industry including President of Yellow Transportation’s Canada division and President of Clarke Logistics.

Anton van Steenwijk holds a Masters of Aerospace Engineering degree from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands and a Masters of Business Administration from Webster University. After various roles in manufacturing engineering management at NCR and Solectron, Anton joined Dell, Inc. in 1999. Currently Anton is responsible for the U.S. outbound logistics procurement function. That function includes strategy development and sourcing for the outbound transportation network and management for Parcel Air, Parcel Ground, LTL, Heavy Weight Air, and Truck Load.

Dan is a results-driven operating executive with a lengthy management background. His experience covers all phases of business growth, business turn-arounds and is an expert in supply chain management. He is highly analytical and has driven consistent achievement in productivity improvement, quality improvement, leadership development and team building. He has served on executive committees and as an advisor to senior management.

Dan brings over 30 years of business experience as a corporate executive and consultant. He served as Vice President of Distribution & Transportation for both Value

Jeff Wacker is an EDS Fellow and the EDS Futurist. He has 30 years business experience, most of whichhas been in the application of advanced information technology capabilities for high business impact.

Wacker is an information technology focused futurist and is a long time professional member of the World Future Society. He is known for his innovative approach in identifying and correlating major trends and applying current and emerging technologies to create differentiated value

Wacker is an accomplished speaker, delivering keynote addresses, speeches and workshops across the world. He is a contributor to and often quoted in major business, technical and industry publications. He has been the focus of an NBC news segment on future technologies and has appeared on all major U.S. networks as well as internationally. Wacker conducts seminars with corporations and government entities on the usage of emerging technologies as a means of identifying, creating and sustaining competitive advantage.

He was awarded his Fellow status in 2001 as a result of his continuous work in creating significant new business value for both EDS and its clients. He engages actively with major universities and think tanks around the world in all aspects of his work.

Wacker received a bachelor of science degree in computer science and a master of business administration degree from the University of Nebraska.

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Mr. Anderson is Chairman of BigWheel Partners, Inc., a private equity affiliate of Fenway Partners, and one of the largest private equity investors in the transportation and logistics industry. He is also Chairman of Transport Industries Holdings, Inc., a private diversified transportation and logistics company with 4000 trucks and 3 million square feet of managed warehouse space across the U.S. Since purchasing Transport Industries in 2000, Mr. Anderson and his management team have grown revenues from $175 million to over $700 million.

• Prior to founding BigWheel Partners, Mr. Anderson was Executive Vice President of two railroads, BNSF and CSX, and was previously a partner at McKinsey & Co.
  
  
• He received an MBA from Harvard University and a B.S. in Engineering from Stanford University, where he graduated Phi Beta Kappa and was a world-record holder in track.

Mr. Thomas L. Freese is Principal of Freese & Associates, Inc., and a former member of the CSCMP & WERC Executive Committees. Mr. Freese has over 25 years of experience with a wide variety of practical knowledge in logistics and Supply Chain Management.

• Before establishing F&A, Inc., Tom was a Senior Management Consultant, specializing in logistics for a major international consulting firm. Prior to that he served as Director of Distribution for Brush Wellman, Inc. and Manager of Physical Distribution for Parker Hannifin Co., and at UNOCAL (Union Oil Company of California) he held numerous line and staff distribution positions.
  
  
• His experience spans the product line spectrum from hydraulic components and bulk chemicals, fresh poultry and frozen foods to consumer goods. His projects encompass work with manufacturers, wholesalers, government, retailers and e-tailers and have been conducted throughout North America, Europe (both Western and Eastern) and Asia.
  
  
• Tom serves on the editorial review board of the Journal of Business Logistic and the CSCMP Technology Review Committee, is the 1st Vice President of the NE Ohio WERC Council and a member of the WERC Knowledge Committee. He is a well recognized expert in supply chain management and logistics having written numerous articles and is often quoted, he is a highly sought speaker having delivered more then 100 professional presentations in Brazil, China, Dubai, Europe, Korea, Malaysia, Russia and the United States.
  
  
• Tom is an active member in the Association of Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy (ATLLP), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), International Customer Service Association (ICSA), and Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC).

Narayan Iyer is currently the Chief Solutions Officer for the Future Group, whose lines of business includes the largest organized retail group in India. Narayan Iyer has over fifteen years of professional experience in consulting and research in the supply chain management, optimization, inventory management, analytics, e-commerce, multi channel retail, and technology in the Retail and Consumer Goods industry verticals in India and abroad.

His clients include Nike, General Motors, Johnson & Johnson, Wendy's, Gillette, and a number of Fortune 1000 Retailers addressing strategic supply chain and business challenges. He holds a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin , and a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Mumbai

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Dr. C. John Langley Jr. is Professor of Supply Chain Management and Director of Supply Chain Executive Programs at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Dr. Langley is a former President of the Council of Logistics Management, and a recipient of the Council’s Distinguished Service Award. In 2004 he was honored as one of the profession’s top five logistics executives at the Richmond Events Logistics and Supply Chain Forum. He received his Ph.D. degree in Business Logistics from Penn State University. Dr. Langley has co-authored several books, including Supply Chain Management: A Logistics Perspective, an 8th edition textbook scheduled for publication in 2007. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of UTi Worldwide, Inc., Averitt Express, Inc., and Forward Air Corporation. He is also lead author of the annual study on the 3PL industry, and is currently conducting the 2007 Twelfth Annual Third Party Logistics Study.

Edward G. Feitzinger, is senior vice president of Golden Gate Logistics. Mr. Feitzinger brings a wealth of knowledge in supply chain, information technology, and logistics to Golden Gate.

• Mr. Feitzinger was previously vice president of Worldwide Logistics for Hewlett-Packard. He was responsible for the global logistics strategy and execution for Hewlett-Packard (HP). Prior to HP, Mr. Feitzinger was senior vice president of sales and marketing at Menlo Worldwide, a $3B global logistics services provider. Mr. Feitzinger also served in the capacity of senior vice president of technology and engineering for Menlo Worldwide from 2001 to 2003, and as vice president of Menlo Logistics’ 3pl technology and engineering arm before that.
  
  
• Before joining Menlo, Mr. Feitzinger served as global supply chain manager for HP, where he managed the strategic supply chain initiatives for HP’s commercial server, laptop and personal computer organizations. He also held positions in IT, manufacturing, order fulfillment and in HP’s internal supply chain consulting organization. Prior to joining HP, Mr. Feitzinger worked at Intel and AT&T Network Systems (now Lucent) in operations engineering positions.
  
  
• Mr. Feitzinger has worked with leading academics, including Dr. Hau Lee of Stanford University, to develop innovative solutions for complex supply chain problems. Mr. Feitzinger has co-authored articles that appeared in Harvard Business Review, Target and leading academic journals. He has also been a keynote speaker at numerous supply chain conferences.
  
  
• Based in Palo Alto, California, Mr. Feitzinger is a native of Vestal, NY, and holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Lehigh University and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University.

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Rob Newell is responsible for all aspects of attracting and advancing Owner-Operators and employee drivers across all business units of Greatwide Logistics Services. In this position, he leads initiatives associated with developing and implementing significant new driver programs – including the innovative Greatcare insurance and Owner-Operator services program and the unique, state of the art Greatstart program for first-time truck buyers – overseeing driver call center operations, developing driver-focused advertising resources and leading a team of regional capacity managers. Additionally, Newell is an experienced and sought-after media and public spokesperson on recruiting and retention throughout the trucking industry.

Newell joined Transport Industries, L.P., one of Greatwide’s predecessor companies, in April 1997 as general manager of operations. During his career with the company, he oversaw multiple operating locations involving a number of the company’s most strategic customers. He also was responsible for creation of several dedicated terminals across the country and has directed components of the company’s safety and contractor relations programs.

Prior to joining Greatwide, Newell managed private fleet operations for 13 years as a transportation manager with McLane Company, Food Lion and The Martin Brower Company. In these positions, he was involved in a wide range of activities, including fleet safety, driver relations, scheduling, customer service and distribution operations throughout his career.

Newell earned a Bachelor of General Studies degree from Indiana University with concentrations in business and human relations. He also earned a Certified Private Fleet Manager designation from the National Private Truck Council. Newell is a member of the Truckload Carriers Association and the Texas Motor Transport Association.

According to Monte R. Lucas, there's never been a better time- or more sophisticated tools available, to integrate and automate functions within- and across the supply chainespecially considering the use of leading edge technologies like RFID (Radio Frequency Identification).

Lucas, has 20 years of successful background in “Supply Chain Solutions”, including strategic account sales, advanced product development, business development, marketing research, marketing strategy- as well as the design of bar code / data collection / automation systems and solutions for the retail, distribution, manufacturing, aviation, transportation and logistics markets.

He has been interviewed and quoted for articles in magazines such as Transport Technology Today, Transport Topics, Transportation & Distribution, Modern Materials Handling, Frontline News and ID Systems (Supply Chain Magazine).

Lucas, is currently the Vice President of Marketing & Business Development, for Hi-G-Tek Incorporated, an Active RFID organization, and has helped to lead industry organizations like:

• Symbol Technologies (former start up- Matrics RFID), as Director of Sales- Transportation, Logistics, Parcel, Cargo & Asset markets (a $1.8 Billion company, NYSE SBL).
• Zebra Technologies (a $500mm company, NYSE ZBRA), as Senior Global Account Manager- a leader of a strategic team focus on UPS Global business
• Intermec Technologies (a $900mm subsidiary of Unova, NYSE UNA), as Director of Marketing for Transportation & Logistics Solutions
• Monarch Marking Systems (a $300mm subsidiary of Paxar, NYSE PXR), as National Accounts Program Manager

He has worked as a partner with industry leaders such as UPS (15 years), and FedEx (7 years), as well as leading the Retail industry's first “true” Vendor Compliance Marking initiative with Federated Department Stores back in 1991.

Lucas attended Georgetown College, has a Logistics Certification from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), is an “Executive in Residence” for the University of Louisville's “UPS Center for World-wide Supply Chain Management (UPSi), and is an active member of the American Trucking Association (ATA), and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).

Robert (Bob) Newcom, Director of Global Transportation & Logistics, has been with the Ingersoll Rand Company since August 2004. His responsibilities include overseeing the global freight and logistics for the corporation at over 93 manufacturing locations in all major geographies around the world.

• Bob joined Ingersoll Rand from Delta Air Lines were he served as General Manager of Logistics, Supply Chain, for the airline for five years. His prior logistics experience includes roles with General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Burlington Motor Carriers.
  
  
• Bob holds a bachelors of science degree in accounting from Indiana University and currently resides in both Davison, NC and Atlanta, GA.

David Erickson serves as Vice President of Operations for iControl, Inc. an supplier of remote data acquisition and secure communications.  iControl produces the Marine Asset Tag Tracking System (MATTS) to the Department of Homeland Security for shipping container location and communication.  Mr. Erickson is responsible for information management and secure communications technologies supporting iControl products and services.

Mr. Erickson joins iControl's management team from a successful career in aerospace engineering.  Serving senior management at TRW (now Northrop Grumman) and later heading a $50M (annual) program under the U. S. Air Force demonstrated a broad range of technical and managerial skills.  Today, Erickson applies his spacecraft development background to the rugged, reliable, trusted and service-free deployable systems common to shipping, logistics and border security systems.

Mr. Erickson earned advanced degrees from the University of Southern California and Valparaiso University.

Brett Levine joined Jurlique USA as Director of Operations in August 2004. He has responsibility for Customer Service, Distribution, and Inventory Planning. Jurlique, based in Mt. Barker, South Australia, is the largest skin care brand in Australia and strives to grow market share around the world. In early 2005, Brett led a search to find a suitable 3PL to handle the requirements of Jurlique's US business.

Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc.,a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. In 1981, he formed the Ackerman Company, a management advisory service.

• In addition to advisory services, he has conducted training seminars on warehousing. He has served as a speaker at many conferences. His fluency in Spanish enables him to lecture and consult in that language.
  
  
• In 2002, Ken Ackerman was honored by Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) with a lifetime membership. He is the first person ever to receive similar recognition from three different organizations: CLM, IWLA and WERC.

Nikhil is educated in American CPA and an MBA from Queens School of Business in Canada and has more than 20 years of international experience in P & L management and Finance. Nikhil has more than 12 years of increasing responsibility and expertise in financial and risk management in transportation, freight forwarding and logistics industry in South Africa and North America. Currently CFO of Kelron Logistics, a fast paced and high growth potential 3PL adjudged by Inbound Logistics amongst the top 100 3PL’s in North America. This year Nikhil has contributed as a panelist in the TLC Conference in Orlando and as a speaker in SCL (Supply Chain and Logistics Canada) on Risk Management and Carrier Compliance.

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Claudia Knowlton-Chike is the Director of Global Transportation & Network Management. Claudia's responsibilities include transportation management, network & packaging optimization, import, export, freight bill payment and regulatory compliance for all regions and all businesses. She was previously the Director of Strategy and Business Operations for Global Manufacturing where her responsibilities included driving improved customer satisfaction, cost and quality across Motorola's Global Manufacturing operations.

With his partner/co-owner, created strategic plan for and launched MW Logistics, LLC, in July 2001, and achieved profitability early in the life of MWL. Senior Executive who combines an entrepreneurial approach with analytical skills developed during a Twelve (12) year career as a lawyer in the area of corporate finance (primarily representing entrepreneurs and start-up/emerging companies in mergers & acquisitions, capitalization, strategic alliance and joint venture transactions). Accomplished at strategic planning, communicating (and creating stakeholder buy-in and confidence in) the company’s direction and value proposition, and creating (and maintaining) a strong sense of professional integrity at the organizational and individual levels.

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• Strategic Analysis & Planning
• Aligning Budget & Strategy
• Building Infrastructure & Aligning with Strategy
• Business Development & Revenue Growth
• Linking Process Management to Organizational Activities
• MBE Certification Compliance
• Relationship Management
• Written & Oral Communication & Presentations

President/Co-Owner, MW Logistics, LLC, Dallas, Texas. July 2001-present. Primarily responsible for devising and implementing strategies to enable MWL to meet its objectives and manage challenges, while realizing current opportunities and identifying future opportunities. Also, primarily responsible for analyzing the enterprise, overseeing the company’s overall performance, maximizing owner/member value, aligning organizational capabilities with strategic plan, and developing infrastructure. Significant responsibilities also include generating revenues and cultivating high-level customer relationships.

Lawyer—Private Practice, Dallas, Texas. September 1989 – July 2001. Practiced in both large and small firm environments in the area of Corporate Finance (with an emphasis on private offerings, mergers & acquisitions, strategic alliances, and advising small and emerging companies). Also developed a Sports & Entertainment practice, negotiating deals in which clients were, generally, contracting to create entertainment product (e.g., music, books, television/movie productions, etc.), provide services, exploit rights or acquire rights. Practice also involved software licensing and other licensing transactions.

Mr. Lennon is responsible for all Business Development, Marketing, and Supply Chain Solutions activities for NAL Worldwide. He has over 20 years of progressive and diversified industry management and consulting experience. Chris has worked on a variety of assignments ranging from global supply chain redesign (procurement-customer support) to commercialization strategies for companies introducing their first products into the market place. Over his career he has specialized in developing leading edge supply chain strategies and solutions that enabled customers to achieve strategic business results.

• Prior to joining NAL Worldwide, Chris held a variety of practice leadership positions in Supply Chain Consulting for Computer Sciences Corporation and Ernst & Young. He also held a number of senior positions within the supply chain departments of Lenox China, Johnson & Johnson, and Pillsbury.

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Alonso has 15 years experience working in a North American environment between Mexico, Canada, and the US at middle and senior level engagements. With diversified experience in Maquila/Twin Plant manufacturing, and distribution operations tactically and strategically, business process improvement, systems reengineering and project management, efficient cost and pricing structure determinations and business market development, as well as developing the financial and operating aspects of growth and established companies. Previously to being employed with Odyssey Logistics & Technology, his professional experience includes working with Accenture on a global basis.  Education: UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, Operations Research/Management Science, minor Industrial Engineering

Odyssey Logistics & Technology Corporation provides global logistics management services to the chemical industry and other process manufacturers. Odyssey provides its customers the ability to outsource any part of the management and transportation of their raw materials and finished goods, helping these companies save money through reduced transportation and infrastructure costs, measurable customer service and process improvements, and enhanced data quality and management

Eric Lewis is a vision driven leader with a distinguished career leading Supply Chain Operations and project initiatives for high-growth and change-oriented organizations.

• Mr. Lewis has over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Solutions. He has worked in Supply Chain for the US Army, as well as for the following companies: Anheuser Bush Inc., PepsiCo, Intel Corporation, and Masterfoods USA (A Mars Inc. Company). He currently operates OneSCSI – One Supply Chain Solution Internationale a Supply Chain Consulting company.
  
  
• His breadth of international Supply Chain experience includes working in and managing teams in the Americas, Asia, and Europe.
  
  
• He holds a B.S degree in Business Management and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA).
  
  
• Mr. Lewis is a “bridge builder” a business person who is able to forge successful relationships with strategic alliances.

Vanita Wells is Director of Customer Operations at OQO, Inc., a San Francisco start-up that is the creator of the world's first UMPC. Vanita oversees all customer-facing operational functions at OQO - from order management, supply/demand matching, logistics & distribution, reverse logistics & repair, to customer & technical support.

• Faced with the resource challenges of a true start up, Vanita was a key member of the leadership team that developed a unique virtual supply chain business model.
  
  
• She continues to enhance OQO’s operational capabilities by implementing a number of programs that have resulted in increased customer satisfaction, comprehensive performance metrics, and streamlined service partnerships. In addition to holding strategic positions in operations at Handspring, Inmac, and Apple, Vanita previously founded and led Eclipse Group, Inc., an innovative supply chain professional services firm that served clients from start-ups to multi-nationals.
  
  
• Vanita holds BS and MS degrees in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University.

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Scott has served as CEO of OH Logistics since May 2001. He served as President and COO from 1996-2001 after 6 years in various operations positions within the company. Prior to joining OH Logistics, Scott worked for the Kroger Company and Super X Food and Drug. He has spent his entire career in logistics and supply chain management. He is an active member and speaker in several industry associations including CSCMP and WERC. He is currently the Vice President of the Southeastern Warehouse Association and serves as a Board member of The United Way of Nashville. He also served on the Boards of Second Harvest Food Bank, Habitat for Humanity and as a Deacon at First Presbyterian Church. He has a B.S. degree in Logistics from the University of Tennessee.

In 1987 Linda and Ron Hothem founded Pacific American Services (PACAM.) PACAM provides third party logistics services including warehousing, transportation, distribution, value added packaging and foreign trade zone services. PACAM operates two warehousing facilities in Oakland and Hayward. - In 1990, PACAM was awarded the exclusive contract to operate the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone for the City and Port of Oakland. In 1996, sadly after Ron died, Linda took over the helm of his real estate investment company, PAMCO. In 2005, Linda reorganized PACAM and hired Scott Hothem, nephew of Ron, to be PACAM’s President. In addition to providing strategic leadership to PACAM, Linda’s focus is growing the real estate portfolio which owns and manages approximately two million square feet of Bay Area industrial, commercial and residential properties. Linda is a native Californian, raised in San Diego and is a proud mother of two boys Aaron and Christian ages 16 & 17.

Awards & Citations:

• 2006 – 1997 Top 100 Women Owned Businesses in Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times
• 2002 Woman Owned Business of the Year, Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
• 2002 Fastest Growing Business in Bay Area, San Francisco Business Times
• 1995 Achievement Award Woman Entrepreneur of the Year, Bank of America & NAWBO
• 1995 International Business of the Year, Port of Oakland, et al
• 1994 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies, San Francisco Business Times
• 1992 Vic Fernandez Award Promoting International Trade, Port of Oakland

Board Membership & Organizational Affiliations:

• International Warehouse & Logistics Association, Board Member / Chair - International Trade Council, 2005, 2006
• National Association of Foreign Trade Zones, Executive Board Member – 2006, Board member 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002
• YMCA of the East Bay, Board Member - 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001
• Warehousing Education Research Council (WERC), President NorCal, 1999-1998
• Distribution Management Association of California (DMAC), President, 1993

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John Brooks, Director of Distribution & Transportation, has been with Philips Electronics since February 2000. His responsibilities include overseeing the negotiation and management of transportation and warehousing contracts for all Philips US divisions. Philips Electronics is based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands with global sales and manufacturing operations in over 150 countries providing customers with electronic products that encompass Medical Systems, Lighting, Consumer Electronics and Home Appliances.

• John joined Philips Electronics from Panasonic where he served as Assistant General Manager of Logistics for five years, overseeing US Transportation and East coast distribution operations. His prior logistics experience includes roles in distribution and transportation management with Amway Corporation, Avon Products, and J.P. Stevens & Company.
• John holds a bachelors of science degree from Georgia Southern University and currently resides in Atlanta, GA

Mr. Sutherland has over thirty years of experience as a logistics/supply chain professional working for manufacturers, wholesale distributors, and third party service providers in various industries, including automotive (Denso-a Toyota Group company), paper (International Paper), food (ConAgra), and pharmaceuticals (Bergen Brunswig). Joel has worked and lived abroad, starting and managing a pan-European 3PL for CSX (and Sealand) Corporation. At J. B. Hunt, he was a key member of the executive team that created and formed Transplace by merging the non-asset businesses of six of the largest trucking companies in the U.S. into a single transportation 3PL. After leaving Transplace, he served as President and COO of Air-Road Express. In 2006, he joined Priority Distribution Inc, a leading transportation 3PL established in 1986, as Executive Vice President. Joel is also Managing Director of the Center for Value Chain Research at Lehigh University where he focuses on conducting supply chain research and providing educational forums for Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Sutherland received his BS degree from the University of Southern California and an MBA from Pepperdine University. He has taught Master's level supply chain courses at both the University of Southern California and Lehigh University and has made more than 200 industry presentations around the world. He has dozens of published papers, has authored numerous logistics articles, and has contributed to numerous texts covering a wide variety of supply chain topics. Joel received the Professional Achievement Award from Logistics Management magazine and was recognized as one of the Top 20 Logistics Executives by CLO magazine and the Logistics & Supply Chain Forum.

An industrial engineer by training, Tim spent the first 8 years in Canadian retail, designing warehouses. The last 10 years, he has been parachuted into multiple companies to salvage failed ERP installations and restructure their supply chains.

• Most recently, Tim formed his own consulting business on supply chain and logistics strategy.
  
  
• Former organizations include Federated Cooperatives, Union Carbide, Witco, Crompton, General Electric, and Wacker Chemical Corp.

Ray McGuire, seasoned logistics and supply chain executive, provides advice, direction, and project management in a consultancy capacity to high fashion, high-tech, and other importers, customs brokers, and international forwarders, successfully implementing international logistics, US Customs, C-TPAT, social and vendor compliance, and US domestic cross-dock and pick & pack fulfillment and distribution solutions.

In these roles, Ray's responsibilities included identifying, developing and successfully executing the international and domestic logistics, inventory management, buying agent relationships, vendor product, safety and social compliance and all governmental compliance success criteria (customs, C-TPAT, FDA, F&W, FCC, etc) for the import and export supply chains.

With an additional 14 years of logistics experience in England and Europe, Ray co-founded and was the managing director of a successful international express transportation, warehousing, and forwarding company. He also held various positions at other international forwarding companies.

Ray is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP formerly Council on Logistics Management or CLM), and the American Society for Quality.

Dr. Luka Powanga is full professor of International Business and Economics and MBA Degree Chair-Campus Programs in the School for Professional Studies at Regis University.

• Dr. Powanga’s experience in the supply chain and logistics industry and business processes implementations spans over two decades at international and domestic levels. He currently teaches International logistics and transportation, Economics, International Finance, and Economics. His research interests include technology applications to business processes, international project evaluation and financing, supply chain, security as it pertains to international supply chain management. His latest article on US security measures and its impact on importers was one of the resources for the 5th North American Cargo Security Forum held in Washington DC 2006, by Eye for Transport.
  
  
• Dr. Powanga’s academic qualifications include a Bachelors of Mineral Sciences Degree in Metallurgy and Mineral Processing, Master of Science (Economic Analysis and International Trade) and PhD Degree in Economics (Economic Analysis and Finance), Masters of Science in Computer Information Technology, and a Masters Level Certificate in Object Oriented Programming. He has published articles in various journals and written a case study for Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in Canada distributed by Harvard Business online.

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Jon A. Langenfeld is a Director, Senior Research Analyst covering transportation and logistics providers including the third-party logistics providers, integrators, truckers and leasing companies. He has been recognized by Greenwich Associates and the “Most Knowledgeable” analyst in the transportation and logistics space and by Forbes as among the “Top Equity Analysts - Best Earnings Estimators” in his sectors. Mr. Langenfeld frequently appears on CNBC and other financial media outlets providing insights on the transportation space.

• Prior to joining Baird in 2000, he was a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Management Consulting Services. Mr. Langenfeld led multi-million dollar supply chain strategy engagements for consumer and industrial products companies, providing design, construction, and implementation of industry leading supply chain practices. Jon graduated Cum Laude with an MBA and BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame

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Oliver Coiro joined Satellite Logistics Group (SLG) in the year 2000. Coiro was originally brought on board as director of distribution, but his responsibilities expanded in 2003 when he was asked to step into the role of Vice President of Transportation.

Since accepting that position, Coiro has overseen several different operational areas, including export logistics, reverse logistics, material recovery and transportation. He has been instrumental in the selection, implementation and integration of the company's warehouse management system and transportation management system. Oliver has more than 20 years of experience in sales and distribution prior to joining SLG.

Frederik Beelaerts van Blokland is Vice President Automotive for Schenker's worldwide Logistics & Supply Chain Management business unit. In this capacity, he has responsibility for the development of the worldwide automotive logistics business of Schenker and BAX Global.

Mr Beelaerts van Blokland joined Schenker in 2005 with over 20 years experience in the automotive logistics industry. His extensive career has included positions with Mercedes-Benz UK, Nissan Europe, Benteler Automotive, Hellmann Automotive Logistics and TDS Automotive Europe.

His expertise covers all areas of inbound and outbound logistics, including SKD, CKD, JIT, light assembly and SCM visibility tools. Mr Beelaerts is of Dutch nationality and lives in Toronto, Canada.

About Schenker & BAX Global

I am working as Vice President & General Manager for Shippers Warehouse. My responsibilities include Business Development and Operations Management for all Southeast facilities which include all co-packing operations for Frito Lay North America. Our packaging operations handle over 1 million bags per week in operations. Shippers Warehouse is the largest privately held regional 3PL provider in the Southwestern United States. Shippers Warehouse has received multiple awards from customers recognizing excellence within their supply chains that include Unilever, Dow Chemical, Playtex, and Kikkoman.

• Prior to Shippers Warehouse Bill was Managing Director for Atlanta Supply Chain with offices based out of South Georgia. Projects have included supporting the FEMA “TAV-Total Asset Visibility” efforts on inventory control, transportation & logistics for: Fort Gillem Army Base Forest Park Georgia, Maxwell Air Force Base-Montgomery Alabama, Camp Beauregard-Pineville,LA., and Fort Worth Texas FEMA Logistics Center at 501 West Felix Street, US Department of Homeland Security. Ft. Gillem is a 1,500-acre army base located in Forest Park, a suburb located approximately eleven miles south of Atlanta. Ft. Gillem is a satellite installation of Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Ft. McPherson. Fort Gillem is home to the First U.S. Army, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (Atlanta Distribution Center), 3D Military Police Group (CID) United States Army Criminal Investigation Command, 2nd Recruiting Brigade, 52nd Ordnance Group and the Equipment Concentration Site for the 81st Regional Support Command, and many other Army, Department of Defense and government agencies. Atlanta Supply Chain projects have included LTL/TL, Ground Expedite, and Ocean rate negotiations for several US domestic customers. Bill has worked with MBE-Minority Based Enterprise companies with distribution and fulfillment projects for Coca-Cola Company, Honda, Toyota, etc.
  
  
• Bill Stankiewicz has worked as the Corporate Transportation Executive for Con-Way Air in a strategic position. He is responsible for negotiations of all Corporate Airline, Line-Haul and Cartage Service and Pricing Contracts of major Partners, & assisting the Regional Field Service Centers. This also includes working with contract negotiations for sales organization with new customers. Con-Way Air Quality Assurance & Pricing Departments report to Bill also. He is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
  
  
• Prior to Con-Way AIR Stankiewicz worked as the Corporate Director of Transportation and Logistics for Eagle Global Logistics. He served in a strategic management position in helping to expand logistics supplier partnerships in the current account base through technology and supply chain management. Stankiewicz is based in Houston, Texas. A 22-year logistics industry veteran, he is responsible for business development support, identifying target markets and managing successful startup support and assisting in the implementations of new major accounts. He reported to John McVaney, Executive Vice President of Logistics, Eagle Global Logistics Worldwide Division. Stankiewicz has had extensive experience in managing multi facility distribution networks in both a strategic planning and transportation operations role. His experience has included benchmarking assignments in Europe and the Middle East-United Arab Emirates, pertaining to Texas Instruments, Apple Computer, ICL, and IBM. While in Dubai, Bill set up product storage for supplies and furniture for the “Burj Al Arab Hotel” as one of the projects there.
  
  
• Prior to joining Eagle Global Logistics, Stankiewicz worked as North America Operations Manager for Redwood Systems. He was responsible for the transportation management of Sprint, Nortel, JoAnn Fabrics and Philips Consumer Electronics. Stankiewicz managed all alliances and partnerships for the division and reported to a senior vice president. He is well-versed in warehouse operations, transportation management, quality control, productivity improvement and customer service. Redwood Systems was a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated Freightways.
  
  
• Prior to joining Redwood Systems, Stankiewicz worked as a supply chain management consultant to medium and large-sized multinational companies, and as a general manager for Exel Logistics in Roseville, Calif. At Exel he managed all distribution and transportation for Hewlett-Packard’s Support Materials Organization. This included multiple distribution sites, international inventory management in France and Germany, demanufacturing of PC’s and CFTZ, California Free Trade Zone for HP’s monitor shipments with a staff of over 1250 employees.
  
  
• Stankiewicz is a frequent contributor to numerous business and industry publications, and has been a featured speaker at logistics events and conferences throughout the industry. This has included speaking on transportation topics related to the Internet at the World Logistics Congress in Miami and at eCommerce 2000, March 2000 in San Francisco. Stankiewicz is a graduate of DePaul University business school. In September of 2000, he addressed the attendees at ePurchasing Week, a conference for senior level executives, in Chicago, Illinois. In June of 2002 Bill was a speaker at Eye for Transport in San Francisco, California. For the NAFTA Conference in McAllen, Texas in 2001 and 2002 Bill was involved with the host University and in supporting the efforts. In 2001 and 2002 Bill helped in a Restore Center for Habitat for Humanity in Houston and worked as a mentor for about 120 students that assisted in the project for the University of Houston. Bill was also on the Board of Directors for the St.Vincent DePaul Foodbank in Roseville California helping with the fund raising and meals to the poor program. While based in Northern California he was successful in fund raising programs for the Crusade of Mercy and helped Father Dan Madigan at the Sacramento Food Bank also.

Reid Thompson is currently the Sr Director of International Logistics, for the Solectron Inc. Solectron is a leading global provider of electronics manufacturing and integrated supply chain services that has revenues in excess of $11B. Solectron has locations on 5 Continents and over 20 Countries.

Prior to joining Solectron in Oct 1999, Reid was the Director of North American Logistics for AlliedSignal, (now Honeywell) located in Morristown, NJ. Prior to these two positions, Reid had a 18year career working on the carrier side having completed long term engagements with UPS and Preston Trucking. He has completed numerous assignments in operations, logistics and systems development.

Currently residing in Charlotte, NC, is married and has 3 children. He is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a B.S. degree in Physics.

Rick Miller is the Director of Market Services for Solvay Engineered Polymers, a provider of compounded plastics for the automotive, leisure motor sports, and other industries. His responsibilities include supply chain and customer service. Rick has been in supply chain management for over 20 years, with a focus in distribution and inventory management.

• Prior to Solvay, Rick was the AVP of Logistics at Caremark, a larger mail order pharmacy provider. His focus there was improving the supply chain in and out, for the 16 million annual prescription package network.
• Prior to Caremark, Rick was the VP of Operations and Service at the 3PL division of US Freightways, servicing large retailers like Rite Aid, Albertsons, Walgreens, Gart Sports and others. Rick managed a network of over 30 warehouses around the country handling shoes to food products.
• Prior to US Freightways, Rick spent nearly 15 years at Walgreens in many roles from financial to distribution to IT. His 3PL experience began back in the 80's with Walgreen's needs for seasonal outside warehousing.

Gene Tyndall is currently President of Supply Chain Executive Advisors, LLC, (SCEA), a global Professional services firm comprised of senior executives who provide strategic advice and management counsel to senior business and public officials around the world.

• He is a founding partner of the firm in 2003. Gene is a globally experienced and recognized management consulting and business executive, having advised over 100 corporations in over 40 countries. He has co-authored four books; dozens of articles; and is frequently quoted in business and industry media. He is a frequent seminar/conference speaker and panelist around the world. Gene is a Director of Public and Private Boards.
  
  
• Prior to founding SCEA, Gene was Executive Vice-President at Ryder System, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 global corporation based in Miami, FL. He was also President of the company’s Global Logistics Division, a $1.8Billion Business Unit.. While at Ryder, he led the corporation’s strategic planning process; transformed its practices and operations; and initiated new technologies, change management, and knowledge management programs, as well as a new product development process.
  
  
• Prior to joining Ryder, Gene was a Senior Partner and Leader of the Global Supply Chain Management Consulting Practice, growing the business to $1Billion annually. He advised and led strategy formulations for over 100 well-known global corporations during his consulting career – across several industries such as High-Tech, Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Energy, Transportation, and Automotive. He lived in 4 countries and worked in over 40 nations. He also was a member of the firm’s Strategic Planning Team, as well as a lead facilitator with the firm’s Accelerated Strategy Solutions Center.
  
  
• Gene was a U.S. Navy Officer, serving on an aircraft carrier and at the Pentagon. He graduated from the University of Maryland; The George Washington University; the Institute of Management Development in Switzerland; and several short executive training programs at Stanford, Harvard, and the University of Miami.
  
  
• Gene was named one of the “Top Ten Innovators for 2002” by Information Week magazine. He has won several awards as a Keynote Speaker, Group Facilitator, and Conference Chairman.

Joe Madden started his career as a 7th grade Math teacher in New York City, which has more than prepared him for all his subsequent endeavors. Later, he applied his drive, creativity and communication skills toward achieving success in the Transport Logistics Industry. There, Joe was consistently recognized at the national level for sales and achieved success as a business owner with Transgroup Worldwide Logistics in San Francisco.

• More recently, in an effort to combine his experience in Supply Chain Management with his belief in business as the primary vehicle for positive change in society, Joe chose to pursue a M.B.A. in Sustainable Management at the Presidio School of Management in San Francisco.
  
  
• During his time at Presidio, he has worked with the school to successfully launch DriveNeutral, a CO2 offset provider, and has developed a number of successful endeavors including the 3PL industry’s first greenhouse gas (GHG) offset program, TransNeutral. At present, he is the Director of Fleet Sales for Advanced Transit Enterprises, a trailer efficiency application. Joe is also in the process of launching Sustainable Transport Systems, with a mission of helping firms to reduce transportation costs through efficiency measures while simultaneously leveraging the marketing capital associated with sustainability efforts to gain market share.

Chip Brackett is Transportation & Logistics manager for Traylor Chemical in Orlando, FL based manufacturer and supplier of micronutrients for the Agricultural, Turf and Lawn Care, and Industrial markets worldwide. He manages a small private fleet, several 3PL's, 3 manufacturing plants and 2 warehouses. The last 5 years have seen a shift from US raw material suppliers to world wide suppliers of material for manufacturing and distribution.

Chip started out in transportation driving tractor trailers coast to coast in the 70's progressing to dispatcher, terminal manager, operations manager, and VP of operations for Land Transport Corp. one of the first contract carrier permits issued by the ICC in the 1980's. This background along with a decade of import/export and hazardous waste operations management in Boston has allowed him to bring Traylor Chemical & Supply Co. from a US only company to a world wide company involved in every aspect of transportation and logistics. To keep all aspects of daily operations in compliance he also spent several years as a Hazardous Materials consultant to the automotive and marine industry.

Laurie currently manages the 3PL solutions group for The Home Depot. Home Depot uses a variety of 3PL providers and has 6 of the top 25 3PL providers supporting our Logistics Department. Prior to coming to The Home Depot and setting up the 3PL solutions group Laurie spend 5 years at Ryder Integrated Logistics working as senior logistics manager on multiple accounts. Laurie was promoted and moved into the Program Management Department at Ryder as a program manager and was responsible for large integrated distribution center implementations. Laurie has had various leadership positions at Avon Cosmetics, ProSource Food Distribution and Rocket Express. Laurie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Transportation Management and Physical Distribution from Auburn University and an MBA with a concentration in MIS from Auburn University.

Michael DeVault is the Vice President of Global Distribution & Logistics for Timex Corporation. Timex Corporation is the nation's leading watch manufacturer. With manufacturing facilities in Switzerland, France, India, China and the Philippines, Timex is one of the largest producers of watches and wrist instruments in the world. Timex distributes these products on every continent, under the some of the most recognizable brand names in the industry, such as Timex, Ironman, Guess, Nautica, Marc Ecko, Versus, TX and Versace. As the VP of Global D&L, Michael is responsible for design, execution and operations relative to demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, transportation and distribution functions world-wide. Michael has more than 16 years of experience in the supply chain field, in both the 3PL and Manufacturing arenas; designing, implementing and operating world-class logistics solutions for some of the most respected companies in the automotive, high tech, fashion, retail, consumer, healthcare and chemical industries.

Michael holds an undergraduate degree from Valparaiso University and a master’s degree from Webster University.

Ron Cain is the CEO of TMSi, a 3PL logistics firm located in Florida and New Hampshire. Named one of the Top 100 logistics firms, TMSi differentiates itself through a performance-driven culture resulting in sustainable cost savings and improved service levels. Mr. Cain has more than 20 years of experience in developing high-performing logistics management teams. He joined TMSi in 1999 after working with several Fortune 100 companies in which he was responsible for designing, building and executing supply chain solutions.

Mr. Cain believes that performance is driven by a cultural platform with shared values that closely tracks results, relentlessly seeks continuous improvements, collaborates with customers, and empowers employees - resulting in improved company performance and customer satisfaction.

Ron holds a BA from Northeastern University, Supply Chain Logistics Certification: MIT, Logistics Management Program: Penn State University, the Sloan School of Management, EMBA: Harvard University. CQM, Quality Manager Certification, Six Sigma Certification. Ron can be reached at ronc@tmsilog.com or via the web site at: www.tmsilog.com.

Bob Koerner’s career in logistics began approximately 30 years ago. In 1975, after graduating from United Electronics Institute and then going on to the University of Louisville, Bob bought his first over-the-road truck. During the next three years he traveled the US hauling food products, and ended up buying a small trucking company. While running this company (and then eventually selling it) he interfaced with many companies, and eventually went to work for one of them.

• From 1980 until 1998 Bob has held various senior management positions in the logistics business. He has been a warehouse manager, managed multiple warehouses, and run a trucking company. He lived in Europe twice, and helped start new operations in Germany, England, Mexico and throughout the United States. During this time he was a company President on 5 different occasions.
  
  
• In 1998, Bob started his own logistics company, which was later purchased by TLC in 2000. Today, he is the President and CEO of Total Logistic Control which is located in Zeeland, Michigan.

Pete joined TLC in 2006 with over 20 years of experience in our industry. Pete was a President of Livingston Group International, a third party logistics company specializing in health care products. In 2001, Livingston Group International was so highly thought of that it was acquired by UPS. Pete went on to become the President of another third party logistics provider by the name of Universal Solutions International in 2003. Pete is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.

Mr. Sanderson brings more than 20 years of industry experience in logistics technology and services. Most recently, he served as chairman, CEO, and president of Clicklogistics; a company that provided hosted logistics technology solutions and outsourced logistics management services to manufacturers and retailers. He was also president and co-owner of PTCG.

• Prior to that, Mr. Sanderson spent three years at J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. and five years at Schneider National, and five years with Mercer Management Consulting. Sanderson has a master's in business from Indiana University and is a frequent speaker at industry events as well as author of numerous articles.

Kevin Higgins joined Transplace in 2006 and is tasked with building International services that allow Transplace to serve customers needs all over the world. - As Vice President of International Logistics, Mr. Higgins is responsible for developing and executing International logistics services and strategies while ensuring that the company grows substantially and forges partnerships around the globe. Most recently, Mr. Higgins was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for American World Alliance, Inc. He has also previously served as Director of the Grocery Fleet, Director of the Office of Regulatory Compliance, and Director of Global Transportation for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Jeff Tucker is a third generation CEO of Tucker Company, a 46 year old freight brokerage and third party logistics firm. Tucker operates America's oldest privately held freight brokerage authority. Tucker Company was founded by Jeff's grandfather Jacob Albert Tucker in 1961. Today, Jeff and his brother Jim equally own and manage a rapidly growing Tucker Company. The firm specializes in transportation of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, project and military freight.

Jeff has a B.A. from U. of Delaware (1991) and an M.B.A. in Physical Distribution from Temple U. (1997). Jeff received his Certified Transportation Broker (CTB) designation in 1992. Jeff began in dispatch and moved up through various sales positions at Tucker Company from 1991 through 2001. He was then promoted to Executive Vice President, in charge of sales and marketing and development of Tucker's dedicated freight management programs which control all or a significant portion of a shipper's freight. Jeff was appointed CEO of Tucker on January 1, 2004.

Jeff has been a guest instructor at Villanova University, Penn State University, Temple University and Rutgers University on the topic of third party logistics and supply chain management. Jeff often writes and speaks on logistics, brokerage, freight management, and the megatrends in the logistics industry. He has presented at annual meetings for NITL, HPCLC, NASSTRAC and the Department of Defense's NDTA.

Jeff is often interviewed, quoted and has written numerous articles and commentary in trade journals like Traffic World, Logistics Management, Transport Topics, AJOT and Logistics Journal, and national daily newspapers.

Jeff and wife Heather live in South Jersey with their three children.

Art is a Partner in The Progress Group LLC, and Chairman of The Supply Chain Group AG, a global consortium of supply chain consultancies, of which The Progress Group was a founding member. With more than 39 years of consulting experience in a 47-year business career, he has a broad-based track record in the areas of supply chain logistics, productivity, and information systems, working with over 150 companies in more than 15 industries.

Art has toured Cuba and Vietnam to assess logistics issues in those countries, and has recently returned from stops in central and Southeastern Europe. He has been published in Warehousing Forum, Material Handling Management, Modern Material Handling, Material Handling Engineering and The Journal of Business Logistics, and co-writes the Basic Training monthly series for DC Velocity, which is now in its third year. Art conceived and co-authored the CSCMP workshop series Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management (now in its third year) and its sequel, Executive Issues In Supply Chain Management. He is co-author of the definitive work, Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management – An Essential Guide For 21st Century Managers, published by DC Velocity Books.

Art is a B.S. graduate of Purdue University.

Contact information: 614 336 0346; 614 364 3601 mobile; avan@theprogressgroup.com

The Vice President of Volvo Logistics North America, Andrew (Andy) Lukoff has spent the last 18 years in Materials Management, Production/Inventory Control and, most recently, Logistics. He is responsible for the flow of all materials, except finished vehicles, to North American Volvo plants as well as from North American suppliers to Volvo plants worldwide. Andy led the multinational team to create the AB Volvo Trucks Brands Logistics Policy for the world’s second largest truck manufacturer.

• He holds a Bachelor of Science in Administrative Management from Penn State, and a Master’s of Business Administration in Marketing from Temple University. He is certified in Production /Inventory Management (CPIM) from APICS, the Association for Operations Management.

Jim Crawford has 30 years retail experience for Wawa Inc, a highly regarded, privately owned Convenience Store chain in Northeast region of the USA.

For the last 10 years he has served as the Director of Supply Chain Operations.  In this role he is responsible to enable achievement of Wawa’s strategic plan by maintaining a dynamic merchandise distribution capability through third party logistics providers.  This capability must cost-effectively exceed industry standards for product quality and delivery reliability.  Jim's responsibility areas account for over $70MM in annual logistics service cost, and $1 Billion in product cost annually.

Jim has a Bachelor’s degree in Professional Communications and a Master’s degree in Food Marketing from Saint Joseph’s University.

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Bill joined Weber Distribution in 1994 as the Vice President and General Manager for the company’s food distribution division that served the U.S. Military in the Western United States and the Far East. From 1991 to 1994, Bill practiced business transaction law with Baker & Hostetler in Los Angeles. He has also held high-level Sales Executive positions with leading business software providers Ariba and DemandTec, where he provided software solutions to Fortune 500 companies. Bill holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Southern California. He is actively involved in the IWLA, CSCMP and WERC.

WPG Team Leader facilitates over-all business objectives. Started with WPG in 1997, John has over 20 years experience in logistics management. Academic credentials include a Masters of Science Degree in Business Administration, and undergraduate degrees in Transportation and Communications.

• The WPG membership service is unique because of its not-for-profit status supporting its concentration on providing low cost transportation servicethat is primarily focused on providing less-than-truckload service throughout 100% of North America. WPG’s low cost approach in providing transportation service is supported by its mission statement: “The mission of the WPG is to meet or exceed the requirements of its members, employees, and members’ customers by continually improving the process of coordinating optimal logistics service at the lowest possible cost.”