Chris Gopal

Former Vice President in Worldwide Operations

Dell

Christopher Gopal has over 30 years of experience in supply chain & operations management strategy and execution, sourcing, product development and information technology in the global arena. His experience encompasses line management, consulting and academia. He has worked for, and consulted to, several leading global companies in the high technology/electronics, communications, and consumer products industries.

Senior management positions have included Director of Global Supply Chain services and consulting for Ernst & Young Consulting, and Vice President in Worldwide Operations for Dell Computer, as well as senior supply chain services positions in Unisys and SAIC.

He has served as an advisor to leading–edge technology companies in the fields of Supply Chain Management.

Recognized as a global thought leader in Supply Chain Management and technology, he is the co-author of three books on Supply Chain and Operations, the latest being “Supercharging Supply Chains: Creating Shareholder Value through Operations Excellence” John Wiley & Sons; (now published in Japanese), has authored several articles and has spoken at leading conferences and forums. He was an invited panel member at the Harvard Business Review Supply Chain Forum (results published in the June 2003 HBR issue), and at the Milken Institute Forum on Business and Risk.

Chris holds a Ph.D. in Business from the University of Southern California, an MBA from the Cranfield School of Management, UK, and a B.Sc. in Physics and Mathematics from Bangalore University, India.

Chris Lennon

Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Solutions

NAL Worldwide

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.

Fernando Salgado

President-Transformational Strategies and former VP-Global Solutions IBM

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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.

Greg Aimi
Research Director
AMR Research, Inc.

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.

John Gray is the Director of Supply Chain and Information Services for Hickory Hill Furniture Corp. John serves as a change agent for Hickory Hill and is driven to deliver customer value and improve operational performance by building supply chain capabilities through implementation of cross-functional processes, 3PL partnerships and enabling technologies.

John's professional experience also includes serving as a supply chain consultant for Accenture and grocery buyer for Food Lion.

John holds a bachelor degrees in business management and M.I.S. from Emory & Henry College and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

About Hickory Hill Furniture Corp.:

Hickory Hill Furniture Corp. is a $55 million subsidiary of Norwalk Furniture Corporation. Hickory Hill's core product offerings are mid-priced upholstered sofas, loveseats, chairs, sleeper sofas, and complimentary wood accent furniture. Hickory Hill markets their furniture to independent and regional chain furniture stores in the US, and is building a licensed manufacturing network in Central and South America.

Lance Trebesch
President

New Water LLC

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Lonny Warner

VP High Tech Industry Group

Menlo Worldwide

Lonny E. Warner is vice president of the Hi-Tech Industry for Menlo Worldwide, Inc., a $1.4 billion supply chain services subsidiary of Con-way Inc. that manages a full range of logistics activities in the United States and internationally for companies primarily in the automotive, technology, manufacturing, food and beverage, consumer product, chemical, and retail industries. Con-way Inc. (previously known as CNF Inc.) is a $4.2 billion transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload motor carriage, truckload carriage, air freight, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing.

Named to his current position in 2005, Mr. Warner is responsible for the continuing growth and management of Menlo Worldwide as a leader in managing hi-tech company supply chains. He previously served as vice president of sales and marketing responsible for all aspects of the company’s sales and marketing activities. He had served as director of global business development since 1997.

Mr. Warner has been with Menlo Worldwide and CNF for more than 15 years in both operations and sales capacities. He joined the organization in 1989 and held a series of increasingly responsible positions including vice president of high-tech sales, director of business development, and other logistics operations management and sales positions within the CNF companies. Before joining Menlo Worldwide, Mr. Warner was a sales executive with Xerox Corporation.

Mr. Warner is a native of Clinton, OK; he holds a bachelors degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Oklahoma and has completed several executive management programs with Northwestern and Michigan State Universities. Mr. Warner is based at Menlo Worldwide’s offices in Coppell, TX.

Michael Waithe

Manager - Supply Chain Modeling & Solutions

Intel

Michael has over 18 years of Electronics Industry experience developing and implementing Factory Automation Systems, Automated Distribution Center and Supply Chain solutions. Over the last 9 years he has focused on enabling and improving the supply chain. Management and leadership responsibilities included Logistics Engineering, Global Logistics Strategy and Worldwide Supply Chain Modeling & Solutions.

Accomplishments include the implementation of the first fully automated process operation (inter/intra-bay) in a US wafer Fab, and implementation of a fully automated Distribution Center . Supply Chain accomplishments include the start up of 3 semi-Automated Distribution Centers (375 K sq. ft) in 3 countries in 2 years and developing the worldwide warehousing / distribution strategy.

Developed and leads a worldwide supply chain modeling group that has contributed to over $200M in cost savings in 4 years.

Patrick Burnson

President

Burnson Consulting

Patrick Burnson is President and Founder of Burnson Consulting, a full-service consulting firm that advises Fortune 500 corporations, non-profits and government agencies on strategy, resource development, and media campaigns. He has over 20 years of experience as an editorial leader and content developer for international trade conferences and executive seminars, such as The Economist Group's supply chain series on behalf of the Journal of Commerce.

Mr. Burnson has also been responsible for forging key alliances between US West Coast trade associations and national political action groups to create regional roundtables. He previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of the World Trade Magazine, a monthly publication dedicated to promoting globalization. In this position, Mr. Burnson was responsible for appointing the first editorial advisory board, hiring writers, writing a monthly column, introducing an e-mail newsletter, and implementing a series of awards to recognize leaders in trade services. He was also formerly the World Trade Editor for Pacific Shipper.

Mr. Burnson holds a Postgraduate publishing certificate of merit from Stanford University and a BA in Journalism from the University of California , Santa Cruz .

Mr. Brescia is responsible for executing supply chain redesign and outsourcing of Michelin's physical distribution network. He is responsible for supply chain, information services, logistics costs, international shipping, customs, and quality. The perimeter in North American logistics and supply chain solutions includes 8,000 SKUs, 23 distribution centers, and all Michelin plant warehouses in North America. He directly manages the Director of Quality, Director of Mexican Operations, Director of Logistics Network Operations, Director of Domestic Transportation, Director of International Transportation, and the Director of Financial Accounting, and through these subordinates manages a staff of 400.

Associations:

Chairman, Logistics Board of Directors - South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Board of Directors & Steering Committee member - South Carolina Supply Chain Consortium
Board of Directors – Supply Chain and Logistics Forum
Member – CLM, APICS, SOLE, Epsilon Tau Sigma
Frequent industry conference speaker on RFID technology & application

Publications:

Published the official Army review of General William G. Pagonis' “Moving Mountains – Lessons in Logistics from the Gulf War”
Contributing author of “RFID for Dummies” – best-selling book on RFID
“Charting the Future of Automotive Logistics”, The Odyssey

About Michelin North America:

Michelin North America, Inc., a $7.1 billion subsidiary of Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin employing 23,453, makes and sells tires throughout Canada, Mexico, and the US to consumers; trucking fleets; and auto, aviation, and vehicle manufacturers. The company's brands include Michelin, BF Goodrich, Uniroyal, and Cavalier. In addition to tires, Michelin also produces inner tubes, wheels, and maps and guides. Michelin North America's operations include manufacturing facilities in Canada, Mexico, and the US.

Sandra Scott

President and CEO

SASync Borders LLC

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Tim Radbourne
President
Radbourne Consulting

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.