Speaker Bios
Joseph C. Andraski
President and CEO
Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions
Joe is the President and CEO of VICS (Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions) Association. VICS was established in 1986 to provide a forum for companies to develop supply chain processes and technology that improve supply chain efficiency and effectiveness. VICS has more than 200 members, including retailers, suppliers, information systems solution providers, consultants and third party providers, whose annual sales exceed $2 trillion. He has been an adjunct professor at Penn State University's Smeal College of Business Administration for 10 years and was recently appointed to the Rider University, Center for International Business Advisory Board. He is a member of the GS1 Canada Board of Directors. His work has been recognized by Michigan State, Penn State, Syracuse U, Scranton U, CSCMP Distinguished Service Award and the VICS Milliken Award.
Rick D. Blasgen
President and CEO
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals
Rick D. Blasgen is the president and chief executive officer of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) in Lombard, Illinois, USA
Blasgen began his career with Nabisco, working in a regional customer service center in Chicago, Illinois. While at Nabisco, he held various logistics positions of increasing responsibility in inventory management, customer service, order processing, and transportation and distribution center operations management. Blasgen became vice president, supply chain, at Nabisco in June 1998, then vice president supply chain for Kraft in June 2002. He joined ConAgra Foods in August 2003 as senior vice president integrated logistics.
Throughout the past 25 years, Blasgen has devoted much of his time to furthering a number of company’s supply chain management programs and initiatives. This experience has given him a solid foundation for his role in advancing CSCMP throughout the world.
Blasgen has been a member of CLM’s Executive Committee, and is a past president of the Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC). He was also chair of the Grocery Manufacturers Association Logistics Committee and is a member of Northwestern University’s Transportation Center Business Advisory Committee. Blasgen is a 1983 graduate of Governor’s State University, earning his degree in business administration and majoring in finance.
John J. Coyle
Director of Corporate Relations
Center for Supply Chain Research
John J. Coyle is currently Director of Corporate Relations for the Center for Supply Chain Research and Professor Emeritus of Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Smeal College of Business at Penn State University. He holds a B.S. and M.S from Penn State, and earned his doctorate from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, where he was a U.S. Steel Fellow. He joined the Penn State faculty in 1961, and attained the rank of Full Professor in 1967. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, he has served in a number of administrative positions including: Department Head, Assistant Dean, Senior Associate Dean, Special Assistant for Strategic Planning to the University President, and Executive Director of the Center for Supply Chain Research. He also served as Penn State's Faculty Representative to the NCAA for 30 years and to the Big Ten for ten years. Dr. Coyle was the Editor of the Journal of Business Logistics form 1990 to 1996. He has authored or co-authored 20 books or monographs and numerous articles in professional journals. He has received 14 awards at Penn State for teaching excellence and advising. In addition, he received the Council of Logistics Management's Distinguished Service Award in 1991; the Philadelphia Traffic Club's Person of the Year Award in 2003; the Eccles Medal from the International Society of Logistics for his contributions to the Department of Defense and the Lion's Paw Medal from Penn State for Distinguished Service, both in 2004. Dr. Coyle currently serves on the Boards of three logistics and supply chain service companies, the Advisory Board of the NLDC and continues to be active in teaching in the Executive Education Programs at Penn State.
Brad Gallin
National Retail Systems, Inc.
Brad worked with NRS over the last three years in business development as analyst. His responsibilities include project manager of quality programs, implementation, and supply chain solutions.
Drew Glassman
Assistant Vice President-Intermodal Marketing
CSX Transportation, Inc.
Drew Glassman joined CSX’s Sales and Marketing organization as Assistant Vice President – Intermodal Marketing, in March of 2011. In this capacity, Drew is responsible for CSX’s intermodal marketing, yield management and customer service, as well as CSX’s intermodal interline rail relations and strategic infrastructure planning.
Since joining CSX in 2004, Drew has held various positions in the Finance department, including Assistant Vice President – Financial Planning & Analysis, and Assistant Vice President – Intermodal Finance. Drew has also served on CSX’s capital planning and strategy development teams.
Prior to joining CSX, Drew worked in various financial and business planning roles in the telecommunications industry and also worked as a Certified Public Accountant for one of the national big-four audit firms.
Drew currently serves on the board of directors of Four Rivers Transportation, Inc. and on the advisory board of the CSX Good Government Fund. He is an At-Large member of the Intermodal Association of North America and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Drew is a native of Glastonbury, Connecticut, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. In 1999, he received an MBA from the University of Colorado.
Steven A. Harmon
Vice President Transportation
Kimberly-Clark
Steve is Vice President Transportation for Kimberly Clark and serves as the site leader for their Knoxville based Shared Services Center. He is responsible for transportation services supporting the company’s North America and international supply chains. Steve has been with Kimberly-Clark for 33 years and held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in supply chain management at various manufacturing and corporate locations in North America and Europe.
Steve serves on the Board of Directors for the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions Association (VICS) and chairs the Global Logistics Committee. He is a past recipient of the Top 25 Supply Chain Executives Award from the Global Supply Chain Leaders Group recognized for exceptional industry contributions. Steve has served as an Executive in Residence for the University of Tennessee Business College and currently serves on the advisory board for the University’s Global Supply Chain Forum.
Steve received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Memphis with a major in marketing. He completed his accounting equivalency with post graduate work at Samford University and the University of Arkansas.
Sue Hutchinson
Director Portfolio Strategy
GS1/US
Sue Hutchinson joined GS1US in April 2003 and was instrumental in the formation and launch of EPCglobal. She brought with her more than 20 years of experience in high tech product management and technology transfer. Her specialties include product and portfolio planning, strategic market development, and predictive analytics. As director of portfolio strategy for GS1 US, Ms. Hutchinson is responsible for planning and delivering a comprehensive portfolio of tools, information and services for the many companies served by GS1 US. Ms. Hutchinson has written and spoken extensively on the topics of RFID and visibility in the supply chain.
David Jones
Transportation and Customs Compliance Manager
Kimberly-Clark
David Jones has spent 17+ years in the Logistics and Supply Chain industry. He is currently the Transportation and Customs Compliance Manager for Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a top 100 US importer and exporter. His role includes leading the import operations team that controls the supply of products and raw materials to support Kimberly’s growing global business. He is also responsible for implementing and maintaining initiatives with U.S. Customs that facilitates secure and efficient clearance of goods into North America. Since joining Kimberly-Clark in 1994, David has held a number of roles and leadership positions exposing him to various business functions including Transportation, Distribution, and Customer Service departments.
David has chaired the VICS Global Logistics Management Sub-committee for the past 5 years, focused on the development of industry guidelines and best practices for implementing electronic commerce in the global transportation area.
David received a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from University of Tennessee with a major in Transportation & Logistics. He worked 14+ months with both Nabisco and Dow Chemical while completing his undergraduate studies.
Reena Krishnan
Vice President - Equity Research
Wolfe-Trahan
Reena is a Vice President with Wolfe Trahan and has been covering stocks within the Transportation sector for two years, previously with Citigroup Capital Markets, prior to joining Wolfe Trahan in May. Prior to joining Citigroup, Reena spent over four years covering stocks within the Business Services sector at Morgan Stanley. Reena received a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.
Steven J. Matheys
EVP, Chief Administration Officer
Schneider National Inc.
Steven J. Matheys is executive vice president, chief administration officer for Schneider National Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services. In this position he is responsible for strengthening Schneider’s workforce development initiatives, leading the corporate procurement team and delivering the company’s Asian business plan. Additionally, Matheys leads Schneider National’s sustainability strategy and efforts.
Matheys joined Schneider National in 1994 and held progressive leadership roles in the Information Technology department before becoming executive vice president, chief information officer in 2000. Matheys was promoted to executive vice president, sales and marketing in 2004 and added customer service to his responsibilities in 2006. Prior to his Schneider National experience, Matheys held various IT roles at Nielson Marketing Research, The Trane Company and General Motors.
Matheys holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Daniel J. Mullally
Senior Vice President, Sales
FedEx Services
Dan Mullally leads the largest of three sales divisions at FedEx Services, and has served as a Senior Vice President for 12 years. Under his direction, nearly 4,000 U.S. Field and U.S. Inside Sales team members work together with other FedEx sales organizations to provide customers with the best solutions from a broad portfolio of transportation services.
Leading a team of six vice presidents, Mullally is responsible for FedEx Sales objectives in the U.S. small and medium customer segments, as well as sales support for local facilities of large customers. His duties include building volume and revenue growth in U.S. domestic and export shipping, growth in the freight market sector and planning for leadership development within his organizations.
A 25-year veteran of the trucking and transportation industries, Mullally’s extensive experience has well served him in the numerous FedEx leadership positions he has held since joining FedEx in 1995 as director of Express Freight Sales. He was promoted to Vice President of Air-Ground Freight Sales in 1998. Mullally was named Vice President of Global Sales and Freight Services in 1999, and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Sales, later that year.
Prior to joining FedEx, Mullally worked 15 years at the management and office levels at Central Transport, ANR Freight System and Consolidated Freightways.
Mullally is a four time recipient of the FedEx Five Star Award (1998, 2005, 2009 and 2011), the highest honor for outstanding service to the company. In 2006, Mullally received the FedEx Services Diversity Champion Award, honoring his commitment to workplace diversity.
A native of Chicago, Ill., Mullally holds a bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University. He and wife Shirley reside in Memphis, Tenn., and have two daughters
Thomas P. Olive
Ecommerce Application Development Manager
Schneider National Inc.
Thomas Olive is the Ecommerce Application Development Manager for Schneider National Inc., a premier provider of transportation, logistics and intermodal services. In his role, Tom is responsible for identifying Ecommerce needs/requirements for the business, assisting in the design and implementation of Ecommerce solutions and the business process designs that support those solutions.
Since joining Schneider in 1992, Tom has held a number of roles and leadership positions at Schneider in Customer Service, Billing, Logistics, and IT. For the past 10 years, Tom has lead a team dedicated to the onboarding and support of EDI/Ecommerce partnerships across the Enterprise and Supply Chain. Schneider’s Ecommerce partners are a diverse group that include Shippers/Consignees, TL and LTL Carriers, Railroads, Ocean Carriers, 3PL’s and Financial institutions.
Tom has chaired the VICS Collaborative Transportation Management Sub-committee for the past 4 years, focused on the development of industry guidelines for implementing electronic commerce in the domestic transportation area.
Jeff Pilof
Group Vice President of Transportation
Macy’s, Inc.
Jeff Pilof has spent 20+ years in logistics planning, development, and execution capacities. He is currently the Group Vice President of Transportation at Macy’s, Inc., and is responsible for Supply Chain Collaboration, Transportation, and Advanced Receiving operations. The corporate Transportation group manages the flow of merchandise and related information from Vendors to Stores and/or the ultimate Customer in support of Traditional Store and Direct to Consumer channels.
Prior to joining Macy’s in 2009, Jeff was the co-founder and President of Logicity SCS Corporation. Logicity provided time-definite, ground-based, dock-to-dock and dock-to-door solutions for direct corporate accounts and freight forwarding entities.
Jeff has held various logistics positions at Abercrombie & Fitch, PPG Industries, Nabisco, and Merck and holds an M.S. and B.S. in Business Logistics from Penn State.
Dale Rogers
Professor
Rutgers Center for Supply Chain Management
Dale Rogers is a Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and the Co-Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management at Rutgers University. He is also the Leader in Sustainability and Reverse Logistics Practices for ILOS - Instituto de Logística e Supply Chain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is the leader of the sustainable supply chain research project currently underway. (sustainable-supplychain.com)
For 20 years Professor Rogers was the Foundation Professor of Logistics and Supply Chain Management and the Director of the Center for Logistics Management at the University of Nevada. In 2001, he was the Paper Foundation Visiting Eminent Scholar Chair of Logistics at the University of North Florida.
Steven Rosenberg
Global Standards Director
GS1 US
Steven Rosenberg is a Global Standards Director for GS1 US, an organization that brings communities together to solve supply chain problems by creating and leveraging global GS1 System Standards. Steve manages GS1 US’ electronic commerce strategy encompassing Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and eXtensible Markup Language (XML), and their use of GS1 identification numbers. He supports business process and electronic commerce development initiatives for the food and beverage, foodservice, meat and poultry, general retail, industrial/commercial and healthcare industries.
Steve also manages the GS1 US X12 Requirements Group, which handles the development and maintenance of GS1 US EDI implementation guidelines. He is the chair of the X12M Supply Chain subcommittee at ASC X12, which is responsible for the X12 EDI standards for supply chain-related business processes. And, he supports the VICS Logistics groups focused on the development of industry guidelines for implementing electronic commerce in the domestic and international transportation area.
Prior roles at GS1 US include Technical Manager and Director of Channel Management.
Steve has an extensive and varied background in business administration, business systems consulting, information systems, funds transfer and electronic commerce systems. Prior to joining GS1 US he held positions at Citigroup and Mellon Bank.
David P. Zimmermann
Senior Director, East Region
Maersk Inc.
David Zimmermann was appointed as the Senior Director of NAM East Region Sales in July, 2008 with responsibility for sales activities from Maine to Florida.
Prior to this role, he served nearly 6 years in Hong Kong as Director, Asia Global Sales; Director, South China Sales and Director Hong Kong Cluster with responsibility for Sales, Terminal Operations and Customer Service.
Dave joined the company in 1990 as a Management Trainee and has held several management positions in both Intermodal and Sales before his posting in Hong Kong.
Dave graduated from Miami University in 1988 with a B.S. in General Business. In 2007, he completed an Executive Management Program at the London Business School. Dave is married with 2 children.
