RAS Senior Associates

Felix Aguilar, BS, MS, PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Expertise in Information Technology, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality & Strategic Planning (25 years)
· Professor, Information Technology, Taylor University
· Director, Information Technology, Babcock & Wilcox

Marc Altman, BA Economics/Political Science, MBA Marketing & Finance
Expertise in Finance, Marketing, Business Planning and Product Development
· Core Strategies, Principal
· Group Head, Proprietary Brand management, Bank of New York
· Senior VP, Credit Card Management, First of America Bank Corporation

Richard Armstrong, BA in Anthropology
Expertise in Logistics Management, Transportation & Purchasing (25 years)

· Armstrong & Associates, President
· VP Traffic, Advanced Transportation

John Badger, BS in Business
Expertise in Domestic & International Logistics focussing on Chemical and Proxcess Industries
· General Traffic Manager, Dow Chemical Company
· President, Badger Consulting, Inc
· Logistics Manager/Transportation Manager

Michael Bell, BS in Industrial Engineering
Expertise in distribution, warehousing and benchmarking
· Senior Vice President, Benchmark Analysis
· Senior Consultant, Kurt Salmon Associates

Michael Berzon, BA in Business Administration
Expertise in Custom House Brokerage, Freight Forwarding, Import, Logistics Management, Marketing, Contracts, Quality & Transportation (25 years)
· President, Mar-Log, Inc.
· Manager Ocean Transportation, DuPont

Newton Birkhead, MD in Internal Medicine, MS, PhD in Medicine
Expertise in Pharmaceuticals and Medicine (30 years)
· Senior Medical Advisor, Research & Development Dept., DuPont Pharmaceuticals
· Consultant, Aerospace Biology and Medicine

Lloyd Chris Blake, BA in Liberal Arts, MBA in Int. Management, MA in Education
Expertise in Logistics Management, Purchasing, Strategic Planning & Warehousing (25 years)
· Professor Logostics/Supply chain at Erasmus University; Rotterdam, Netherlands
· Consultant, Triangle Management Services, LTD. ; London, England
· President, MXWorldwide
· General Manager, Dayton Hudson

James Blaze, BA in Liberal Arts, MA in Geography (Transportation & Economics)
Expertise in Economics, Rail Transportation, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, Strategic Planning, Transportation (20 years)
· Director of Strategic Planning & Special Studies, Zeta-Tech Associates
· Senior Consult, Kingsley Associates

Frank Breslin, BS & MBA in Business, Executive Logistics Program (Columbia)
Expertise in Logistics Management, Strategic Planning, Transportation & Warehousing (30 years)
· Dean, Institute of
Logistics Management
· VP Transportation & Distribution, Scott Paper Company

Bill Bush, MS Industrial Engineering
Expertise in Manufacturing, Packaging, Purchasing & Quality (15 years)
· Package Design & Engineering, DuPont
· Warehouse & Plant Design, DuPont

Bill Creamer, BS,MBA Business/Economics
Expertise in Value Chain Analysis and Business Positioning, Marketplace Analysis, Company Turn-around Management, New Business Formation-Launch and Implementation Programs
· Presidant,CEO, HEARTParteners LLC
· Senior Executive and Business Director-Bank of America, American Internationel Group, Asia Online, CSC

Scott Deasy, BA in Economics and Transportation & Academy of Advanced Traffic
Expertise in Economics & Transportation (30 years)
· Senior Transport Consultant, J&E Transport
· Independent Contractor to PRR & Penn Central Railroad

Becky Diamond
Expertise in Clerical, Information Technology & Training (20 years)
· Independent Consultant

Tom Dix, BS in Industrial Engineering, MS in Industrial Management
Expertise in Strategic Planning, Inventory Control, Packaging a Material Handling & Transportation (30 years)
· Independent Consultant
· Logistics Planning Manager, Jaguar Cars

Brian Flood, BA in Accounting, MBA in Finance/Marketing
Expertise in Economics, Finance/Accounting, Logistics Management, Strategic Planning & Warehousing (20 years)
· President, Chesapeake Logistics
· Senior VP & General Manager, TNT
· Controller, Ryder Systems

Regina Flood, BS in Biology, MBA in Operations Research
Expertise in E-Commerce, Enterprise Resource Planning, Information Technology & Logistics Management (15 years)
· Director of Management Consulting Services, Price Waterhouse
· Project Management, CASE

John Frink, BS in Mathematics, MS, Certified Computer Professional
Expertise in E-Commerce, Information Technology, Process Engineering & Strategic Planning (30 years)

· Senior Consultant, Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
· Systems Manager, DuPont

Len Gineitis, BS in Business, MS in Education
Exertise in Customer Service, Logistics Management, Marketing, Purchasing, Quality, Strategic Planning, Transportation & Supply Chain Management (25 years)
· Independent Consultant
· VP Purchasing, Sealy, Inc.
· Senior VP Procurement & Transportation, Foamex, Inc.

Todd Goldie, BS in Computer Science,MS in Logistics
Expertise in Distribution, Logistics and Systems
· Plant Manager Faurecia Interior Systems
· Distribution Operations Supervisor, Rollins Logistics, Inc.
· Warehouse Operations Manager,
U.S. Army

Chris Graham, BS in Business Management & Supply Chain
Expertise in Import and Export Operations, FTZ, Benchmarking, IT Project Management, ERP & Distribution (15 years)
· ERP Implementation Consultant, Kodak
· Distribution Mgr., Parts & Services in US and Southeast Asia, Johnson & Johnson

Brent Grant, BS in Chemical Engineering, Certified ISO Auditor
Expertise in Finance/Accounting, Process Engineering & Quality (35 years)
· Independent ISO Lead Auditor
· Technical and Quality Manager, DuPont

Hank Graygo, BE in Civil Engineering
Expertise in Finance/Accounting, Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Site Selection & Warehousing (25 years)
· Director of Operations and Facilities, Erie School District
· Independent Professional Industrial Engineer

Phil Hobson, BA & MA in Business Administration
Expertise in Custom House Brokerage, Finance/Accounting, Freight Forwarding, Import, Marketing & Purchasing (15 years)
· President, Phoenix International
· Freight Forwarding Administrator, Schenker International

John Hoffmann, BS, MS Information Technology
Expertise in Finance/Accounting, Information Technology (25 years)
· Independent Consultant
· Program Manager, Amtrak

Dieter Hotz, BS in Computer Science and MBA
Expertise in Systems, SAP Implementation and Project Management
· President, Delta Consulting
· VP Integration Associates
· Consultant SAP
Germany and U.S.

John Jones, BS in Psychology
Expertise in Security, Inventory Management and Warehousing
· Director of Operations, Graphco Technologies, Inc.
· International Inventory Operations Manager, Engelhard Corp.
· Consultant SAP
Germany and U.S.

Chris Koelfgen, Professional Certificates
Expertise in Logistics Management, Foreign Trade Zones & Warehousing
· Senior Consultant, KPMG
· President, Foreign Trade Zone Services

Bruce Koepcke, BS Degree in Business
Expertise in Strategic Planning, Marketing,and Sales Management
· President, New Horizons Market, INC
· Marketing Manager, DuPont

Bill Lako, BS, MBA in Packaging and Distribution
Expertise in Inventory Control, Manufacturing, Purchasing, Quality, Strategic Planning & Warehousing (20 years)
· Logistics Manager, Avery Dennison
· Logistics Manager, RTL Services
· Distribution & Transportation Manager, Scott Paper Company

Kevin Michel, BS in English
Expertise in Distribution, Warehousing and Systems
· Executive VP, Michel Distribution Services
· President, Micro-Application Design

Jagdesh R. Mirchandani, MA in Operations Research;BS in Mathematics/Statistics
Expertise in Project Management , Analytical Skills including Mathematical Modeling and Strategic Planning (15 years)
· Director of Operations Planning-International, Nabisco Holdings Company

Clint Norris, BS, MS in Chemical Engineering
Expertise in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Purchasing, Quality & Strategic Planning (30 years)

· Chief Operating Officer, BC International
· Senior Flourocarbon Consultant, United Nations
· Chemical Engineering Staff, DuPont

Stephen Patras, BS in Aerospace Engineering, MS in Industrial Management
Expertise in Customer Service, Inventory Control, Logistics Management, Process Engineering, Site Selection and Warehousing (25 years)
· Logistics Director, Millenium Corporation
· Logistics Director, Great Lakes Chemical
· Distribution Manager, DuPont

Hermann Pohland, BS, MS, PhD in Organic Chemistry
Expertise in Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality & Strategic Planning (30 years)
· Independent Technical Consultant , Water Purification and Processing
· Technical Consulting, DuPont

Allison Ryan, BA and MS in Transportation Management
Expertise in Human Resources, Warehousing & Transportation (8 years)
· Technical Rail Intermodal Consultant, National Xpress
· Account Executive Distributor Sales, CSX

Gus Santos, B.S. Industrial Engineering and graduate studies in business
Expertise in Procurement, Supply Chain and Negotiations
· Global Sourcing Director, Invista
· Global Sourcing Director, Nylon & Lycra

Jeff Schirmer, Penn State, Film & Video
Expertise in all phases of Cinematography, Film & Video (12 years)
· Technical Consultant, Media Bureau
· Designing, Producing and Directing, Monsoon Microstudios, Inc.

Randy Schirmer, BS in Computer Science / Mathematics
Expertise in Information Technology (10 years)
· System Director,
West Chester University

Robert Schirmer, BS in Commerce & Engineering, MBA in Operations Research, PhD in Supply Chain and Econometrics
Expertise in Custom House Brokerage, Customer Service, E-Commerce, Exporting, Imporingt, Logistics Management, Purchasing & Warehousing (30 years)

· President, RAS Associates International, Inc.
· Global Logistics Director, Philips & DuPont Optical
· International Business Consultant, DuPont

Merrick C. Shook, B.S. in Economics, MBA
Expertise in Distribution, Transportation, Procurement, Finance and Quality Processes
- Manager of Traffic Operations, Tyco Electronics
- National Distribution / Operations Manager, IBM Corporation
- Operations Manager, Standard Products

Gene Weiner, BS & MS in Electrical Engineering
Expertise in E-Commerce, Finance/Accounting, Manufacturing, Quality, Strategic Planning, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Technical Development
· President, Gene Weiner Associates
· Consultant, Electrical Industry Standards

Jos Willemse, BS
Expertise in Export, Import, Marketing, Strategic Planning & Warehousing (25 years)
· President, Supply Chain Management, Europe

· European Director of Operations, RAS
· Senior Consultant, KPMG

Juan Winter, BS, MS, PhD in Chemistry
Expertise in Manufacturing, Marketing & Quality (30 years)
· Technical Management / Marketing, DuPont
· Production Control for 5 Manufacturing Plants, DuPont

Philip Wolhar, BS in Administration, CPA
Expertise in Finance/Accounting & Strategic Planning (25 years)
· Independent Consultant
· Director of Finance / Accounting, DuPont