Supply Chain Management Expert Witnesses

This highly-qualified expert has over 20 years of experience in apparel development and sourcing, with an expertise in fabric and garment development and sourcing with a focus on sustainable materials. She earned her BS in economics from Monash University in Australia and completed training in retail business management at Caulfield Institute of Technology, also located in Australia. In Australia, this expert served as the regional director of Country Road and the director of retail, sourcing, and R&D at Table Eight. She then relocated to the United States, where she began working for Banana Republic, first as a senior manager of production and then as the director or production. She then went on to serve as the director of quality management for Gap, the senior director of fabric development, sourcing strategy, and quality for Old Navy, and the senior director of sourcing for Old Navy. Currently, this expert is a global sourcing consultant for an apparel sourcing consultancy based in California.

This highly qualified expert has 25+ years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry developing and implementing tactics and strategies to optimize utilization of assets and maximize ROI. He has four years of consulting experience in E&P, with an emphasis on Natural Gas drilling costs and Enhanced Oil recovery and insights in Upstream oil trends. His has also experience on Wall Street with a boutique brokerage firm with exposure to securities, fixed income and alternative investment markets such as Master Limited Partnerships, REITs and Derivatives. He has extensive experience in Crude Oil, Refined products and Natural Gas value chains, pricing, risk mitigation, trading and economics. His technical skills lie in feed-stock selection, refinery production optimization, oil trading, pipeline scheduling and downstream asset management. His core business skills are honed in client relationships, business development, proposal writing and contract negotiations.

This expert has extensive work experience in the healthcare supply chain and hospital procurement fields. He began his career as the Assistant Director of Purchasing at a Michigan medical center, and then served for nearly a decade as a Purchasing Agent for a South Carolina hospital system. Later on, he served as the Director of Capital Equipment Services at Aurora Health Care, VP of Logistics at Amita Health, the Director of Procurement at Avera Health, and the Chief Procurement Officer at Florida Blue. A member of the Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management, he is designated by the Institute for Supply Management as a Certified Purchasing Manager. He earned his BBA from Northwood University in Michigan and is pursuing an MBA, with a focus on Health Care Administration, at Benedictine University. He actively practices in the field, serving as the Director of Materials Management at a Utah hospital and advising a Colorado health alliance.

This expert has extensive experience in dealing with and managing Chinese manufacturing of all kinds as a global chain strategist and architect. On top of the manufacturing process, she has also dealt with quality control of Chinese manufactured products. She has dealt with several Chinese liability cases.

This highly qualified expert has been involved in the construction services industry for over 30 years. He is a licensed general contractor and real estate broker in North Carolina. He has previously led community engagement and business development efforts for Kellog Brown and Root’s commercial construction unit and has extensive experience in construction supply-chain operations and government / corporate diverse and small business inclusion programs. Additionally, he has worked as a director of two higher education business development programs focused on small business diversity. Currently, he is a consultant for and the former Vice President of Business Development and Community Affairs for a construction services company in North Carolina.

This expert is an established specialist on marketing and global supply chain practices within global impact areas, including the fast moving consumer goods and IT industry. He has held a number of executive and senior management roles, including appointments at Proctor & Gamble and TELUS Communications, Inc. He earned his BS in computer science from the University of Windsor, his MBA from Wayne State University, and a PhD in supply chain management from the University of Capetown. He currently serves as an adjunct professor of supply chain management at an Ivy League University and a prominent California university. In addition to his faculty commitments, he has spoken at a TEDx event, OPAL and UN, and consults on a number of supply chain projects globally.

This highly-qualified expert has decades of experience in supply chain management and buying in the commercial aircraft industry. He earned his BS in communications and business from Arizona State University and earned certifications in purchasing principles of management and as a jet engine technician. Formerly, he served as a jet engine technician for the United States Air Force, as a buyer and jet engine technician at Garrett Airesearch, and as a subcontract manager and senior buyer at The Boeing Company as well as a procurement manager at Insitu, Inc, a subsidiary of The Boeing Company.

This highly qualified expert has over 25 years of experience in supply chain and logistics, with experience in warehousing and drayage. He earned his BS in business administration, finance, and real estate from California State University at Northridge and is currently holds a New Jersey real estate license. He has formerly served as a sales and leasing executive for Kroll Commercial Realty, as well as team leader and senior loan officer of residential mortgage banks for First Choice Loan Services. Currently, this expert serves as the director of sales and senior leadership team member for a global supply chain company based in New Jersey.

This highly qualified expert has nearly 35 years of experience in safety products distribution. He received his BSME from the University of Delaware before earning his MBA in finance and strategic planning from Gannon University. This expert specializes in supply chain management for safety products, including product development of electronics, aircraft and aerospace parts, industrial controls, motors, power tools appliances, and sprinklers. He has formerly served as the manager of production engineering and speed variator products operation at General Electric, the plant manager of the US housewares division of Black & Decker, and director of manufacturing planning and vice president of operations for both outdoor manufacturing and the household division of Sunbeam Corporation. Currently, this expert serves as the CEO and founder of a private consulting company based in California.

This highly-qualified expert has extensive experience in global operations and supply chain management. His areas of expertise include profit and loss, business valuation, product reliability, customer service, sales and marketing, and safety and environmental regulations. He earned his BS in industrial engineering technology from the University of Poona in India before earning a certificate of process engineering management from Vincennes University in Paris and completing MBA courses at the University of Texas Dallas. He is an active member of the Locomotive Maintenance Officers Association. He began his career with PC Dynamics, Mwave Inc, serving as their engineering director for 7 years before transitioning to being the manufacturing consolidation project manager for Chromium Corporation. He went on to work with Chromium Corporation for nearly 20 years, serving as the director of business process development, the vice president of operations and business logistics, and the executive vice president of ELKCORP. This expert served as the president of Chromium Corporation for 10 years, leading the organization in the manufacturing of heavy engine's components for locomotive, marine, and stationary power supply units.

This expert earned his BS in civil engineering at Ohio State University and his MBA at the University of Dallas. He is a professional engineer and has worked in roles such as plant manager of Rowe Machinery, senior program director at Raytheon, the director of the Asia-Pacific maritime program and senior director of air force and commercial programs for L-3Harris, as well as vice president of integrated aviation solutions at BAE Systems. He is currently the principal at an aerospace and defense consulting company in Texas.

This expert has over 17 years of experience in the uniform and linen rental industry. After earning his BA in film from New York University, he worked for several production companies, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, and The Walt Disney Company. This expert began his career in uniform and linen rental as a supply chain administrator for Aramark Uniform Services. He worked his way up to a senior management position at the company, holding roles as a supply chain regional manager, senior project manager along the way. Currently, he serves as founder & CEO of a uniform and linen rental services business consultancy based in Texas. He has deep expertise in understanding how invoicing, contracting, and service level agreements work.