Currently
Vice President of Trans Systems and former COO/CEO and officer of automatic data
collection, material handling and supply chain execution systems firms with over
100 successful AIDC (bar code, RFDC & RFID), warehouse equipment and warehouse (WMS)
and transportation management (TMS) systems installations. Has led consulting
engagements including the analysis of requirements, development of
specifications, supplier selection, training and coordination of material
handling, data collection and warehouse/transportation management system
implementations for Armstrong World Industries, Brighton-Best, Burron Medical,
Coca-Cola, Commonwealth Aluminum, CSX Corporation, Emery Worldwide, Ford Motor
Company, Fresh Express/Chiquita, Alliance/Freightliner, General Electric,
General Motors, the Gillette Company, Inland Steel, J. M. Schneider Inc., the
Keebler Company, Litton Industries, Lockheed, MasterTag, Menlo Logistics, Owens
& Minor, Pepsi Bottling Group, Rhodia, RJ Reynolds Packaging, Schurman Fine
Papers, Thomas & Betts, UCSF, Waremart and many others.
Co-founder
of the Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM) Trade Association. Charter
member of AIDC 100, a non-profit association of automatic identification / data
capture professionals and others who have significantly contributed to the
growth of the industry. Former president of the Material Handling Education
Foundation, Inc. and the Material Handling Institute, Inc. Member of the Board
of Governors of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). Co-founder of
MHIA’s Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technologies and Integrated Systems &
Controls groups. Member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
(CSCMP) and the Warehouse Education & Research Council (WERC). Began career with
3M Company and serves(d) on the boards of several industry and high technology
firms including Computer Identics, DataMax, Source Technologies and TrueDemand.
Recipient
of the 1997 Norman L. Cahners and 2004 Reed-Apple awards for contributions to
the U.S. material handling industry. Inductee into Modern Material Handling
magazine's 20th Century material handling Hall of Fame. Named to DC Velocity
magazine’s roster of Logistics Rainmakers and World Trade magazine’s Fabulous
50. Widely published in trade and professional journals in the U. S. and
overseas. Over 350 seminars and presentations for academia, corporate clients,
trade and professional societies in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia and
Australia. Faculty member of The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia
Institute of Technology.
TranSystems is a leading engineering and consulting
firm focused upon road, rail, air and maritime infrastructure and network
optimization, warehouse and handling systems design and requirements definition,
selection and implementation of warehouse, labor and transportation management
technology and systems. |