Dave Malenfant brings over 25 years in Supply Chain Management. After graduation from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he worked as Distribution Manager and Director of Materials, Canadian Operations for Wyeth Ayerst Canada. In Canada, Dave was Co-founder and President of Signature Consultants, Inc., (1973) a business, finance and economic consulting firm. Signature Consultants, Inc. was sold in 1993. Dave implemented and operated several other business initiatives that are still profitable in Canada. Dave has worked for Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas since 1993, holding positions as Purchasing Manager, Materials Operation Manager and Director Global Supply Chain. Dave is currently Vice President Global Supply Chain. As Vice President he provides strategic direction for the company’s Global Supply Chain initiatives which includes execution of all Global Supply Chain Projects, Global Standards, physical distribution and Global Data Management. Over the years, Dave has been responsible for the implementation of over 24 different computer systems -- ERP, Finite Scheduling, Order Entry, among others. At Alcon, Dave's group continues to manage Global initiatives that will ensure that Alcon has a world-class supply chain.

Chris Hare heads Sourcing for Supplier Technology Incubation at Sony Ericsson. The global sourcing team establishes, negotiates and controls supply and logistics for all components and subassemblies used by Sony Ericsson in their mobile handsets business. Prior to this he headed Sourcing for the Central Business Unit and for the Americas. Prior to this Chris was President of Digit Wireless a start up in Boston. He has over 20 years experience in a range of management roles in the wireless industry. Other history includes work with Lucas, TRW, Ericsson, and other companies in telecommunications/manufacturing. Chris has received awards including the IBM Design & Innovation Award. He holds a graduate degree in Operations Management and Certificate in Industrial Management from Cornwall Business School (UK) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (UK) and IEEE (US). Chris is on the Advisory Committee of the Congressional Internet Caucus (Washington DC).

Mondher is an Industrial Engineer and a Global Supply Chain Strategist with over 14 years of global management and manufacturing consulting experience. Primary focus has been on designing and implementing innovative global Supply Chain Management strategies and tools for Global 1000 Companies, Mondher is a frequent speaker at various supply chain events (APICS, SCC, AMR, etc.) and has published a number of articles on various topics ranging from supply chain strategy to reducing the environmental impact of logistics operations. He is also a co-inventor of a supply chain carbon modeling tool (patent pending). Mondher is a universal citizen and his passion for solving global supply chain problems along with his fluency in 4 languages has led him to operate on all five continents

As vice president and general manager of AMR Research’s Industry Value Chain Strategies Service, Roddy is responsible for managing the company’s value chain analysis and research across all industries. Roddy researches a variety of topics including systems support to operations, IT, and manufacturing strategy. Roddy was a key contributor in the development of AMR Research’s demand-driven supply chain model. His research brings together the strategic, business, and organizational issues faced when implementing IT and enterprise architectures, processes, and applications across the value chain. Roddy has over 27 years of experience, most recently as an executive at South African Breweries (SAB), one of the three largest brewers in the world. He held leadership roles in SAB's World Class Manufacturing program and the Strategic Corporate Change Management program. Prior to SAB, Roddy worked for ISCOR (Iron and Steel Manufacturers) as a technician and millwright in production operations. He also worked for G.H. Marais and Partners, an electrical and electronic engineering consulting firm. Roddy's qualifications include a millwright trade, a technician’s diploma, and a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

David Parsley is President and CEO of the newly formed purchasing cooperative, Centralized Supply Chain Services, LLC, based in Lenexa, Kansas. CSCS is the exclusive buying agent for the Applebee’s and IHOP systems, with over 3,300 restaurants combined. Mr. Parsley is the former Sr. Vice President of Supply Chain Management for DineEquity, the parent company of Applebee’s and IHOP. He was appointed to that position when DineEquity acquired Applebee’s International in November 2007. He originally joined Applebee’s in April of 2000. Mr. Parsley was responsible for the procurement of food, paper and disposable products as well as procurement for equipment products and services that supported all company and franchise restaurants for both the Applebee’s and IHOP brands. The team also managed a third party distribution network that supported the restaurants. Prior to joining Applebee’s, Mr. Parsley was the Senior Vice President of Quality and Supply Chain Management for Prandium, Inc., operator of El Torito, Chi-Chi’s and Koo Koo Roo. He has also held purchasing positions with The Panda Management Company, Carl Karcher Enterprises, Proficient Food Company, Inc., and Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

Robert J. Bowman, Senior Editor of Global Logistics & Supply Chain magazine has more than 20 years' experience writing about logistics, the supply chain, transportation and international trade. Mr Bowman will be lending his industry knowledge to the conference and chairing each presentation providing his unique perspective on the session topics. Prior to joining Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, Bob was former editor-in-chief of Pacific Shipper, and senior editor of Distribution. In addition, he has written for numerous journals including Traffic World, Journal of Commerce, Shipping and Trade News of Tokyo, Lloyd's List, Lloyd's Maritime Asia, Warehousing Management, Cargovision and Area Development. For six years, he authored the entry on international trade for Collier's Yearbook and Funk and Wagnalls’ New Encyclopedia Yearbook. He is a regular speaker at industry conferences and seminars.

Kevin Harrington is Vice President, Global Business Operations for Cisco’s Global Supply Chain Management organization. His organization serves as a single point of accountability for all GSCM business operations, ensuring consistency and quality in the organization’s operating structure and governance. Kevin is responsible for core, cross-functional supply chain functions, including strategic planning, risk management, compliance, leadership development, business intelligence, strategic communications, acquisition integration, organizational change management, and market intelligence. He also oversees Cisco's green initiatives, social responsibility and collaboration programs as well as the integration of these efforts across Cisco’s extended supply chain. Kevin has also held senior leadership positions in Customer Advocacy and Global Supply Chain Management during his five year tenure at Cisco. Kevin is a high technology business veteran with broad experiences in large and small companies. His twenty year career spans five different industries; including networking and telecommunications, mission critical computing platforms, software, precision manufacturing capital equipment, and financial services. Kevin has held a variety of senior management and corporate officer positions. Prior to joining Cisco, Kevin was President and COO of Centegy Corporation, a B2B Supply Chain software and services company. He also served as Vice President of Operations at Satmetrix Systems and Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at Micro Optics Design Corporation. Earlier in his career he led the North American Service organization at Amdahl Corporation. Kevin serves on the Executive Advisory Board at Michigan State University’s Graduate School of Business. He speaks at industry conferences on subjects including supply chain transformation, collaboration, green supply chain, supply chain risk management and leadership development. Kevin holds a B.S. Business Administration degree, magna cum laude, from California State University, Chico and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

As chief strategy officer for AMR Research, Kevin O’Marah brings a unique blend of intellectual prowess, practical business experience, and energy to AMR Research’s clients. During his nearly seven years with the firm, Kevin has worked with hundreds of companies on manufacturing, product lifecycle management (PLM), and supply chain strategy. Kevin launched AMR Research’s PLM practice, and is a seminal author on PLM, having been included in over 100 articles defining the application's footprint, business impact, and market dynamics. He has also contributed to the firm’s definition and coverage of demand-driven supply networks (DDSN), having authored several reports, including the AMR Research Supply Chain Top 25, defining the link to business operating metrics. He was named an AMR Research Fellow in 2002. Prior to joining AMR Research, Kevin worked on supply chain projects in a variety of industries including telecommunications, semiconductors, and chemicals. As a vice president at Oracle Corporation, Kevin focused on supply chain and product data management strategy. He spent several years with Gemini Consulting, now part of Ernst & Young (GCE&Y), working with manufacturing companies on supply chain and product strategy. He worked with Mercer Consulting in London and Company Assistance Limited in Warsaw earlier in his career. A graduate of Boston College, Oxford University, and Stanford Business School, Kevin frequently speaks at industry events and executive conferences, where he is noted for his dynamic and engaging style. He is a widely published author and has been quoted in numerous business publications including The Financial Times, Fortune, BusinessWeek and The Wall Street Journal.

David Parsley is Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Management for DineEquity, Inc., based in Glendale, California. DineEquity, Inc. franchises and operates restaurants under the Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar and IHOP brands. With more than 3,300 restaurants combined, DineEquity is the largest full-service restaurant company in the world. Mr. Parsley was appointed to his current position with the acquisition of Applebee’s International, Inc. by DineEquity in November 2007. He joined Applebee’s in April of 2000. Mr. Parsley is responsible for the procurement of food, paper and disposable products as well as procurement for equipment products and services that support all company and franchise restaurants for both the Applebee’s and IHOP brands. The team also manages a third party distribution network that supports the restaurants. Prior to joining Applebee’s, Mr. Parsley was the Senior Vice President of Quality and Supply Chain Management for Prandium, Inc., operator of El Torito, Chi-Chi’s and Koo Koo Roo. He has also held purchasing positions with The Panda Management Company, Carl Karcher Enterprises, Proficient Food Company, Inc., and Baxter Helathcare Corporation. Mr. Parsley received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics degree from California State University Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Southern California (USC). After graduating from USC he served two years as the president of the USC Executive MBA Association. He also holds a lifetime certification as a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) from the Institute for Supply Management (formerly the National Association of Purchasing Management). He lives in Overland Park, Kansas with his wife Gloria.

Leggett & Platt Global Services (LPGS) manages the international supply chain umbrella for Leggett & Platt, a Fortune 500 company, with 160 domestic and 60 international diverse manufacturing operations. LPGS is responsible for managing the international supply chain including 8 global Supplier Development and Sourcing offices transacting business in 22 countries, US Customs and C-TPAT Compliance, Quality Assurance and International Supplier Accounting. Prior to LPGS, Wally was Vice President of Operations for an L&P division with responsibility for five domestic manufacturing facilities, which were successfully converted to 100% import operations including relocating one operation to Mexico. Prior to L&P, Wally held senior GM positions in two green grass plant start-ups and one conversion for Allied Signal, Gates Corporation and Hamilton Industries respectfully. Wally will discuss the L&P path from a decentralized international purchasing function to a sustainable and compliant centralized supply chain.

Maureen Strahan has spent the majority of her time over the last 10 years leading HP's Service Supply Chain and Procurement. HP was the first major corporation to outsource it warehouse and transportation organization under Maureen's leadership. Her Global organization dealt with many different product lines requiring unique solutions design and implementation. This required a delicate balance to service unique customer requirement while delivering exceptional cost reductions.

Autumn Bayles is the Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations at Tasty Baking Company. Tasty Baking Company is one of the country’s leading bakers of snack cakes, pies, cookies and donuts. The company, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, was founded in 1914 and is the manufacturer of the popular Tastykake brand. In her role, Autumn has responsibility for Operations – Manufacturing, Demand Planning, Distribution, and Transportation. Autumn also leads the company’s current construction and engineering project to build a new state of the art bakery to replace our original aging flagship bakery. Autumn served previously as the Chief Information Officer until her promotion in 2006 to Senior Vice President. During her tenure at Tasty, Autumn has focused on leading numerous organizational, technology, operations, and process based initiatives that bring the company’s Strategic Transformation Plan into action and directly impact the bottom line. Prior to joining Tasty Baking Company, Autumn was a Managing Principal consultant with IBM Business Consulting Services, previously PricewaterhouseCoopers and PWC Consulting before mergers. At PricewaterhouseCoopers she held various positions of increasing responsibility during her tenure, including Consultant, Senior Consultant, Manager, Senior Manager, and Managing Principal Consultant. Her clients included Chemical Bank, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Duke Energy, Bank of America, Comcast, JP Morgan, FirstEnergy, and Shell Oil. While client service was her primary responsibility, she also had internal responsibility for management of a firm-wide center of excellence, management of the development of internal project implementation methodologies, instruction of internal consulting classes, leadership of numerous proposal and sales efforts, leadership of staff evaluation committees, recruitment activities, and serving as a Manager and Coach to numerous staff members. Autumn also has quality control and engineering experience from Kraft Foods, Drinkhouse Engineering, and Essroc Materials. Autumn is a graduate of Lehigh University, where she received her bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering. Autumn also holds an MBA degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Autumn is affiliated with many local organizations such as the Union League of Philadelphia and serves on the boards of the Wilma Theater and The Forum of Executive Women.

Chris Sieburg is Vice President of Transportation for Tree of Life, Inc.- a leader in Natural, Organic, and Specialty foods distribution and is responsible for US inbound and outbound transportation operations. Sieburg has more than 18 years of supply chain experience including positions in Trucking, Rail, Intermodal, and Distribution Organizations including the US Air Force, D.M. Bowman Trucking, Maines Paper and Foodservice, and Florida East Coast Railway. He is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the National Private Fleet Council. Sieburg holds a B.S. from the University of Maryland and M.A. from the University of Oklahoma.

Chris Hare heads Sourcing for the Central Business Unit for Sony Ericsson. Chris is responsible for supplier technology incubation – driving the front end of the sourcing activities within Sony Ericsson to provide a framework and pipeline for new technologies to enter our development cycle. The global sourcing team establishes, negotiates and controls supply and logistics for all components/subassemblies used by Sony Ericsson in their mobile handsets business. His team is based in Japan, China, Sweden and the US. Prior to this Chris was President of Digit Wireless a Boston company that launched the FastapTM technology. He has over 20 years experience in a range of management roles in the wireless industry. Chris has received awards including the IBM Design & Innovation Award. Throughout his presentation Chris Hare will demonstrate how Sony Ericsson have created a consumer driven supply chain, reacting to customer demands. Chris focuses on the challenges and variables Sony Ericsson had to consider when developing this dynamic and flexible supplychain.

Dave Malenfant brings over 25 years in Supply Chain Management. After graduation from the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada, he worked as Distribution Manager and Director of Materials, Canadian Operations for Wyeth Ayerst Canada. In Canada, Dave was Co-founder and President of Signature Consultants, Inc (1973), a business, finance and economic consulting firm. Signature was sold in 1993. Dave implemented and operated several other business initiatives that are still profitable in Canada. Dave has worked for Alcon Laboratories, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas since 1993, holding positions as Purchasing Manager, Materials Operation Manager and Director, Global Supply Chain. Dave is currently Vice President Global Supply Chain. As VP he provides strategic direction for the company's Global Supply Chain initiatives which includes execution of all Global Supply Chain Projects, Global Standards, physical distribution and Global Data Management. Over the years, Dave has been responsible for the implementation of over 24 different computer systems - ERP, Finite Scheduling, and Order Entry among others. At Alcon, Dave's group continues to manage Global initiatives that will ensure that Alcon has a world-class supply chain

Rashid Shaikh is the Senior Director of Global Supply Chain for Nypro, a $1.2 billion contract manufacturer with heavy focus on injection molding and sub assemblies for consumer electronics, healthcare, automotive, and packaging industries. Rashid has over 20 years experience in lean operations and supply chain development. He has designed, developed, and coached lean and matrix manufacturing and supply chain organizations in Americas, Europe, and Asia for the consumer electronic and healthcare industries. With the consultation of plant managers and regional VP’s he realigned global organization’s objective and created goal measuring tools that saved tens of $ millions in material cost while enhancing firm’s speed, efficiency, and leverage. Rashid initiated “Front to Back” communication strategy that ensured improved working relations among cross functional teams, increased profit margin, and shorter response time to customers. The “Back End Branding” effort successfully helped mitigating steep raw material price increases in the recent years. Rashid is a global supply chain and lean operation leader known for creating sustainable competitive advantage with “Back End branding”, lean structures and with uniquely designed “Total Value System” that ensures operation excellence at significantly reduced system cost. Brought sustainable change by leading with example and by conducting custom designed leadership workshops where hands-on training is followed by real life experience. Developed and managed over $20 billion global collaboration cluster with fortune 500 customers and global suppliers. Developed international organizations in Americas, Europe, and Asia by coaching and developing three dimensional business managers who possess domain expertise along with vision and will to successfully execute and train others. Rashid has designed and conducted several dozens of lean operations and change management workshops at various global forums. Most recently he has presented on the ‘Ten Step Process for Developing Lean and Efficient Next Generation Supply chain’ at the 2007 AME Conference, ‘Developing a Lean Supply Chain’ at the Aberdeen Group Supply Chain Summit, and he also participated as a panel member for The Logistics & Supply Chain Forum in April 2007

Tom Murray is a senior biologist with the United States Environmental Protection Agency. Tom has over 36 years in government service. He currently manages several key components of the agency’s pollution prevention and toxic substances program including the agency’s effort to address the cross-media human health and environmental issues associated with priority persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT) chemicals. He is a founding partner of the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) program, a partnership with the American Hospital Association that is improving the environmental footprint of the healthcare industry. More recently, Tom and his staff created the Green Suppliers Network. This partnership program works with large manufacturers to engage their suppliers in low-cost technical reviews to identify strategies for improving process lines and using materials more efficiently. The lean and clean advantage offered through this program targets and eliminates the root causes of waste resulting in improved environmental performance and a stronger bottom line.

Tim Murnin joined The Boeing Company in July 2006, and is the Director of Supply Chain Planning, Systems and Lean. In this role, Tim is responsible for defining the roadmap for Support Systems’ Supply Chain Management strategy. In addition, he sets direction for supply chain technology, demand forecasting and supply chain planning as well as coordinates Lean efforts within the Supply Chain organization. Prior to joining The Boeing Company, Tim was a Consulting Practice Manager for Salesforce.com from 2004-05 where he worked with clients such as Honeywell. From 2001-2004, Tim was Director of Consulting Services for Manugistics, Inc., focusing on the supply chains of consumer goods and retail companies. While at Manugistics, Tim led supply chain transformation efforts at companies such as Kraft Foods, Tyson Foods, and Philip Morris USA. From 1999-2001, Tim was a Principal Consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he led supply chain consulting engagements at Avon and Church & Dwight. From 1997-1999, Tim served as Manager of Supply Chain Consulting with TLB Supply Chain Solutions in Cape Town, South Africa. Tim holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in business administration from Saint Louis University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

IPL Inc. is a leading North American producer of injection - and extrusion - molded plastic products. The Company grows by bringing to market innovative, value-added products. The engine that drives this innovation is the sharing of knowledge and technologies across the Company’s six market sectors. Founded in 1939, it employs more than 1,000 people and manufactures and markets over 400 products.

Dave Northcutt is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and a thought leader on the Delivery Excellence LEAN team within IBM's Integrated Supply Chain. Dave has been involved in quality for over 20 years, and holds Masters degrees in Statistics (Rutgers), Economics (Northwestern), and Computer Science (Univ. of Illinois at Chicago). Dave is a Senior Member of ASQ and a Certified Quality Engineer.

St. Onge Company was founded in 1983 as an independent consulting engineering company. Over the past 20 years, we have grown into a global company with over 75 consultants, engineers and project managers. We are headquartered in the rolling foothills of York, Pennsylvania, midway between Baltimore and Harrisburg. In recent years, we have developed offices in Europe, China, and the Middle East to better serve our international clients wherever they may need our assistance around the world.

Jim Burleigh brings more than 19 years of software experience to SmartTurn supported by a record of achievement as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) strategist, entrepreneur and architect of innovative supply chain solutions. His broad marketing and business perspective helped identify the need for a smart, simple and safe way to manage inventory and warehousing in an on-demand, green approach. Previously as Sr. VP of Marketing and Corporate Development at Navis, a leader in the supply chain execution industry, he was responsible for Navis' overall marketing and product management, as well as business development, acquisitions and development, marketing and sales of new ventures. He also managed Navis' Distribution Center solutions, and initiated the founding of SmartTurn as a Navis subsidiary in 2004. Jim's background includes sales, marketing and technical experience at salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM), Remedy, BayStone Software and Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL). Most recently, Jim comes from salesforce.com, the most successful on demand service to date where he was the #6 employee, and served as Vice President Business Development, then Vice President Marketing and Product Management. Jim earned a BS degree in Engineering and Applied Science from the California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

Guy Yehiav brings strong leadership and innovative thinking to this executive role where he is responsible for the Sales and Strategy of Oracle Value Chain Solutions which includes – APS, TPM and Retail Execution. Prior to this role, Guy founded Demantra US and over the last ten years he has held multiple executive positions where he guided the Product Management and Strategy organization, and developed the roadmap for Demantra's Marketing and Promotion Planning Solution. He also directed the Global Professional Services group, where he recruited the internal team, managed many complex supply chain projects, created methodologies and infrastructures and helped to ensure outstanding customer satisfaction. Guy was the lead executive in selling Demantra to Oracle on June 2006. Prior to joining Demantra, Guy served as a Product manager for Scitex Corp. In addition, he taught computer/math courses in Farleigh Dickinson University's MBA program and at Shenkar College in Israel. Guy is fluent in French, Hebrew and English.

Srikanth Srinivas is passionate about helping clients make focused changes to critical variables that will achieve more with less. He has over 20 years of experience in business strategy, supply chain management, and performance management. His global career has taken him to Australia, Canada, China, India, Korea, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. In addition to consulting, he has authored books and articles, and he’s presented at forums such as APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) and SCC (Supply Chain Council). Currently, Srikanth is the Director of Consulting Services at River Logic, the leading provider of integrated business planning and advanced business modeling solutions.

Simon Ellis currently leads the Supply Chain Strategies practice at Manufacturing Insights, one of IDC’s industry research companies that addresses the current market gap by providing fact based research and analysis on best practices and the use of information technology to assist clients in improving their capabilities in key process areas. Within the Supply Chain practice, Ellis specializes in advising clients on LCS (Low Cost Sourcing), Lean, Six Sigma and more. With over 15 years experience in the industry, Ellis most recently was the Supply Chain Strategy Director/Futurist for Unilever North America, a $12 billion division of Unilever, the maker of such well-known products as Dove, Suave, Wisk, all, Q-tips and Vaseline. Simon was responsible for leading the implementation of key new technologies that impacted the future of the Unilever Supply Chain. Specifically he led the North American RFID and e-Catalog teams, and was the project leader for the new Data Management Organization. Having been with Unilever since 1985, Simon has also worked within the sales and finance organization thus bringing a well rounded business side background to the practice he directs. Prior to Unilever Ellis worked for Lipton/Foods in finance from 1985-1990, Lever Brothers in finance and logistics from 1990-1997. Simon received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cornell University. He continued his education, earning an MBA in Finance from Columbia University. He works out of the Trumbull, CT office and resides in Stamford, CT with his wife and two boys.

Learn how you can enable your workforce to be more productive, accurate and flexible with robust handheld, vehicle mount, wireless backbone and speech enabled computing solutions. With increasing pressure to produce more, faster with fewer resources, the supply chain industry requires solutions that deliver immediate results and enable employees to maximize their tool set and time. Advanced next generation wireless computing solutions will enable your workforce to achieve a higher level of productivity while also offering flexibility to add functionality. By utilizing the latest technological innovations, your company can develop a supply chain solution that fits into your operations budget. Join us at this informational session and learn how to maximize your supply chain efficencies and your employees’ time with the latest wireless computing devices.

Luca Bencini is a Sr Managing Consultant with IBM Global Business Services in the Strategy & Change practice. As a Master Black Belt, Luca has over 25 years experience in Lean Six Sigma both as a practitioner and consultant delivering business results through continuous and breakthrough improvements. He has worked in a number of industries such as electric utilities, healthcare, financial services, supply chain, IT, manufacturing (discrete and process) and government. Additionally he has worked in functions like: marketing, finance, operations and sales. He also led several LSS deployments. Luca has worked and lived in the US, Latin America and Europe and is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian. Luca is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Economics and has an MBA from Harvard.

Steve joined the IQS team in 1997 and focuses on ensuring proper use of statistical techniques within the software offerings and application in the customer base. He helps companies from all industry segments implement real-time production for Statistical Process Control (SPC) and advanced statistical tools. He is also responsible for software calculation validation and helps with the technical aspects of demonstrating the software to potential customers. Steve received his BS in Industrial Statistics from the University of Tennessee and began his career as an industrial statistician at Honeywell Aerospace (formerly AlliedSignal Aerospace) and the Boeing Airplane Company. While at Boeing, he co-authored an industry standard, “D1-9000 Advanced Quality System (1991)”, for Boeing Suppliers as well as co-authoring the book “Innovative Control Charting”, published by ASQ Quality Press in 1997.

Dale Brubaker is Executive Vice President and head of the Supply Chain Group at Operations Associates, which creates value through superior global supply chain solutions. He has over twenty years of experience in engineering and management consulting. Dale specializes in global supply chain solutions and on average, helps his clients reduce logistics costs between 15% and 35%. While at Operations Associates, Dale has performed over 100 projects, across a wide array of industries including automotive, consumer goods, apparel, and food & beverage. His clients include Toyota, Barnes & Noble.com, Porsche, Elkay, and DHL. Additionally, working with Toyota Consulting, Dale has co-developed and taught quarterly seminars on TPS and Lean Logistics. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) and the Council of Logistics Management. Dale holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research and an M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering, both from Virginia Tech.

Dave Kasabian brings more than 20 years of business experience within performance management and business intelligence to his position as a research director in AMR Research’s Enterprise Strategies Service group. In his current role, Dave provides research and best practice analysis in performance management strategies, processes, and technologies. Dave helps clients realize benefits from their investments in performance management processes and technology. Before joining AMR Research, Dave was a practice director at Alvarez & Marsal Business Consulting. Prior to Alvarez & Marsal, Dave spent 13 years in a variety of roles at performance management software vendors, gaining diverse experience in product marketing, services management, client advocacy, and channels and implementation. Dave received his BA from the University of New Hampshire.

David Collier leads the Demand Planning organization at CARQUEST, a large distributor of automotive aftermarket product with over 750,000 SKUs and 3500 locations. Prior to this role, David provided supply chain strategy and systems implementation consulting services to organizations in a variety of industries at Capgemini. His areas of specialization include demand planning and advanced forecasting, operations management, and process redesign. Prior to his consulting experience, David worked at McMaster-Carr Supply Company, a multi-billion dollar industrial supply firm. During his time at McMaster-Carr, David held various management positions in physical distribution, corporate development, and sales. David earned a B.A. from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Emory University’s Goizueta School of Business with emphases in Marketing and Global Management.

Matthew Smith is the Senior Project Manager for Sony Ericsson’s Supplier Technology Incubation Team – driving the front end of the sourcing activities within Sony Ericsson to provide a framework and pipeline for new technologies to enter our development cycle. The global sourcing team establishes, negotiates and controls supply and logistics for all components and subassemblies used by Sony Ericsson in their mobile handsets business. Prior to this Matt led sourcing direction for major electrical suppliers and led logistical issue resolution teams for production components as a member of Sony Ericsson’s High Volume Sourcing Team. He has over 15 years experience in a range of roles in the wireless and automotive industries.

Stephen P. Crane, Director Supply Chain, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Steve is responsible for global supply chain management for the Global Performance Polymers Business, which includes supply chain strategy, network design, planning, and overall supply chain performance. He began his career at Air Products in 1980 in Research & Development. After holding numerous Technology and Operations management positions, he moved into supply chain management in 1995. Since that time he has worked primarily on the development and implementation of supply chain processes such as Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Advanced Planning Systems (APS), and Supply Chain Network Optimization models. He is currently the Global Process Owner for Sales and Operations Planning and Demand Management processes at Air Products. Steve holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of New Hampshire, is a member of the Board of Directors for the Supply-Chain Council, and has received his APICS CSCP certification.

Miguel Miciano is a Director with Amgen’s Global Strategic Sourcing department. He has served in several leadership capacities within the department spanning multiple spend categories including construction services, facilities services, corporate services, manufacturing automation & equipment, and information technology services, software, & equipment. More recently, Miguel led the transformation of the department’s Business Intelligence Group into a Center of Excellence for industry & supplier analytics and Category Management process leadership, which included the design and roll out of a formal, scalable, and enterprise-wide SRM Program. In his current role, Miguel is responsible for driving continued growth in the SRM Program and in the department’s business systems solutions, which include Spend Management, e-sourcing, Cost Savings, Contract Management, Catalog Management, Lab Supplies Inventory Management, and Supplier Information Management. Prior to Amgen, Miguel was with Dell Computer, in their Worldwide Procurement Group.

Annette Bettis, Managing Partner, for Business Solutions and Ventures, LLC, has over 20 years of experience in supply chain management with global consumer products leader, Procter and Gamble. The breadth and depth of her management experience includes Engineering, Manufacturing, Customer Service/Logistics, Customer Business Development and Procurement combined with customer relationship management, account management, and project management. She developed and executed sourcing strategy formulation to include financial analysis, recommendations for short-term and long-term material plans. She performed sourcing, benchmarking, forecasting, budgeting, supplier selections, supplier service level agreements, and managed supplier relationships for material spend pool. Annette has lead multi-functional teams in evaluating sourcing options, developing strategic sourcing plans, and consulted management on material strategies and technology direction. She has led, developed and managed large organizations to achieve outstanding results and effective teams in both union and non-union environments. As a certified comprehensive interviewer, Annette Bettis recruited individuals to Procter and Gamble and assessed individual capabilities to determine the best job placement assignment. She truly believes that “people are vital assets” to all organizations. Her ability to set direction and manage people clearly illustrates her leadership skills. Annette was a member of North America Training and Development Staff at Procter and Gamble where she instructed individuals on various courses. She has developed and taught numerous training courses such as Coaching, Persuasive Selling, Team Building , Negotiations, Situational Leadership, and others over the years. Annette Bettis has a MBA from the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati , Ohio . In addition, she has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa , Alabama .

Mark Servidio is the Vice President – Logistics & Environmental Supply Chain Planning for Sharp Electronics Corporation. In his five years with Sharp he has been very active in Environmental issues. Sharp is a member of the US EPA SmartWay Program and they have won the SmartWay Excellence Award 2 years in a row. Mark has 23 years experience in the supply chain area. Mark has a B.S Degree in Business Administration from Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Vermont and a MBA in Marketing from the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.

Noha Tohamy is responsible for the research and analysis of market trends and technologies in supply chain risk management, strategic network design, inventory management and optimization, demand planning and collaborative forecasting, and price management and optimization. Noha has over fifteen years of experience in supply chain management. Before joining AMR Research, Noha was an independent supply chain consultant, helping various vendors and user companies with messaging, competitive landscape analysis, and technology selection decisions. Prior to that, Noha served as a principal analyst at Forrester Research, where her coverage areas included global supply chain management, trade management, inventory management, transportation management, collaborative demand planning, price optimization and others. Before Forrester, Noha held various senior management and technical positions at supply chain technology vendors including Syncra Systems, ProfitLogic, Logistics.com and The Sabre Group. Noha is currently an adjunct professor at Emmanuel College, where she teaches operations and supply chain management. She is a frequent lecturer on global supply chain management topics at MIT’s Sloan School of Management and Georgia Tech’s Supply Chain and Logistics Institute. Noha graduated from Emory University with a BS in mathematics and from Georgia Institute of Technology with a MS in operations research with a focus on optimization.

Nick Delany is an executive business leader with multinational experience in Supply Chain Management and in all facets of business management. Nick is currently President directing the Sales, SCM, Logistics, HR, Administration, Customer Support, BI & IT operations in the USA for VTech Communications Inc. Previously Nick served as VP and SVP Supply Chain for VTech Communications. He has over 9 years of Supply Chain Management experience in the retail and consumer industries and 23 years sales and management experience in the industrial, construction and mining industries. Nick has a Bachelor degree majoring in Marketing and Financial Management. His sales experience includes the establishment and management of distribution networks with international business experience (USA, Europe, Asia and Africa) in sales and business management. Nick's management experience includes supply chain and operations management, sales, sales training, administration, process improvement, accounting and personnel management skills. Nick is experienced in designing and implementing supply chain processes, business plans, business processes, marketing strategy, preparing and establishing new business strategy within Balanced Scorecard.

Wayne is currently the Sr. Director of Procurement at DHL, the global market leader of the international express and logistics industry. His career in procurement spans more than 20 years in which he has held senior level procurement and consulting positions at Lockheed Martin, Unisys, CBS, Bearing Point, and Accenture. His current responsibilities include the sourcing of more than $1 billion in network supplies, fleet, and transportation. He has recently completed a series of sourcing workshops around the globe entitled “Leave No Stone Unturned”. He has been published by the Procurement Strategy Council and been a featured speaker at several supply chain forums. Wayne is currently working on a book that provides the customers perspective on selling

Based in Dublin, Ireland, Dr. Penny joined IBM as an environmental engineer in 2000, becoming the became Environmental Manager for IBM Ireland in 2002. Her current position includes leading the the worldwide Green ISC Solid waste team. Ms Dr Penny is also a regional environmental affairs manager, ensuring environmental compliance against IBM policy and National and EU legislation in several European countries. She also provides support and counsel to the business development team in Ireland in relation to green business initiatives. Dr. Penny's first degree was attained from Liverpool John Moores University, in Biology, with a leaning towards ecology and the environment. She also holds a Masters Degree in Landscape Ecology that was attained from the University of London. Her PhD was attained from Liverpool John Moores University researching the heavy metal stress responses in conifers.

Dr. Stephen Franks is the Vice President of Professional Services and Channels for River Logic, Inc. In that role he is responsible for all direct client engagements. Prior to joining River Logic in May 2006, Franks served as the founder and President of The Supply Chain Doctor, an online advisory service for business executives and vendors facing supply chain management challenges. The Supply Chain Doctor network was represented in the Americas, Europe, and South East Asia, and clients included Youngs Bluecrest, Manugistics, i2cis, Pavestone Company, Symon and Mxi. Before founding The Supply Chain Doctor, Franks held senior management positions at Manugistics and Scheduling Technology Group Ltd (STG), both Supply Chain and Advanced Planning vendors. At Manugistics, Franks was responsible for the global growth of manufacturing applications within the Manugistics NetWorks suite of Enterprise Profit Optimization software. Additionally, he successfully integrated the STG organization and its products into Manugistics upon its acquisition in 2000. While at STG, Franks successfully increased the size of the company from 10 to 100 employees, with a corresponding 400% increase in revenue, while maintaining cumulative profitability. He successfully negotiated the sale of the business and its assets to Manugistics in January 2000. Franks holds a PhD and a BS in chemistry with honors from the University of London, UK.