Omnichannel Strategy
Katie Parker
Director of Strategic Solutions
Green Mountain Technology
Katie Parker is a Director of Strategic Solutions at Green Mountain Technology, a Parcel Spend Management service provider for shippers with over 10 million parcels per year. In this role, Katie partners with clients to provide our strategic Parcel Spend Management solutions – network optimization, spend analytics, and contract management. Katie has 15 years of experience working for the leaders in the parcel carrier industry, FedEx and UPS, developing operational best practices, implementing facilities, and providing integrated business planning. In addition to her parcel experience, Katie worked as a consultant at St. Onge providing distribution and warehouse solutions to several large clients. Katie holds a Master of Science Degree and Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Engineering from Mississippi State University. She is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Tennessee and has received advanced training in Six Sigma and Workforce Planning.
Greg presently serves as Ford Motor Company’s Executive Director of Global Business Strategy and Indirect Purchasing. In this role he leads Ford’s $24 billion acquisition of non-production goods and services as well as Ford’s procurement strategies and processes, information technology and supply chain development and sustainability.
Russell W. Goodman has worked in newspapers, newsletters and magazines, with a focus on logistics, business and trade, for nearly 30 years. He also has specialized in editing and writing for publications in world affairs, politics and legal matters. Prior to joining Global Logistics & Supply Chain Strategies, Goodman directed editorial coverage for two leading international commerce magazines. Goodman was managing editor of the Journal of Defense & Diplomacy, a bimonthly edited in Washington that reported on and interpreted the interplay between security and political issues. From Washington, Goodman, as editor-in-chief of Middle East Insight magazine, directed coverage of business and political affairs in that critical part of the world. He also developed and edited Eastern Europe Law Week, a newsletter that covered legal reform in post-Soviet Europe.
Daniel Kaulfus is the Global Head of Logistics and Operations at Alphabet (aka Google), a $90B American multinational technology company that specializes in internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is the most visited website in the the world and has extended it presence into multiple other industries including mobile phones, home automation, self driving cars, global wi-fi access and biotechnology. In his current role he is responsible for Alphabet global operations, transportation, trade compliance and warehousing across 40 international sites. Prior to joining Google, Daniel was the Head of Worldwide Procurement at Amazon.com responsible for over $5B of goods and services spend.
Elliott Rodgers, the Senior Vice President, Logistics of Ulta Beauty, leads retail and ecommerce distribution and transportation for the United States’ largest beauty retailer. During his four years at Ulta, he has led the transformation of the supply chain in support of Ulta’s strategic imperatives. Prior to joining Ulta, Elliott held operational leadership roles spanning, retail, hospitality, and financial services at Target, Citibank, and the United States Army. As an Army Officer, Elliott served in various assignments including leading logistics support operations for humanitarian service missions. Elliott holds a B.S. in Political Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is a recipient of the Corporate Values Award from Target Corporation and the Honorable Order of Saint Martin for distinguished military leadership in logistics.
Linsey Vasilenko, Logistics Director, North America, Global Supply Chain for Schneider Electric, is responsible for transportation in North America for Schneider Electric. She is currently leading the group to a world class organization through strategic carrier alliances, collaboration across the supply chain and high performance culture. Previously Linsey led the Global Costing Organization at Schneider Electric transforming the negotiation approach. Linsey has worked across Supply Chain Management at Raytheon Space & Airborne Company and IBM. Linsey is a Michigan State Alumni in Supply Chain Management and earned her MBA at Thunderbird School of Global Management. In her free time, she enjoys quality time with family and friends.
Lisa Cotter, Sr. Director, Reverse Logistics of Best Buy, has over 20 years of experience leading all areas of Supply Chain. Her current position is Sr. Director of Reverse Logistics where she is the lead for two complex cross functional end to end Lean projects as well as leads Reverse Logistic at 3rd Parties, Reverse Sales and Operational Planning, End of Life Inventory Management, After Sales Vendor Programs, and Development of New System and Process Capabilities. Prior to this role, she had leadership roles in Distribution Management, Inventory Management, Process and System Design, Supply Chain Network Design, and Facility Design at Best Buy, Musicland, and Hewlett Packard. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Iowa State University and a Master of Science from Stanford University in Industrial Engineering.
Mark Pizov, Director, Global Sales & Operations Planning of US Steel Corporation, is responsible for demand plan consolidation as part of S&OP process for US Steel’s North America Flat Rolled products business unit (NAFR). Responsible for infrastructure support of NAFR S&OP team (tools and processes). US Steel global inventory program owner.
Antonio Galvao is a supply chain executive with over 26 years of experience encompassing planning, logistics, sourcing, engineering, manufacturing, product portfolio management, marketing operations and a proven track record of managerial success in generating multimillion dollar cost savings and double-digit percentage improvements in both customer service levels and productivity. He has lived and worked in Brazil, England, United States, Switzerland and Netherlands leading local, regional and global teams. He has served on the APICS Board since 2016. His specialties include change leadership, restructuring, turnarounds, win-win negotiations, conflict management, mergers and acquisitions, strategic sourcing, logistics, planning and channel management. He has experience working in the Oil and Gas, chemicals, industrial, food service, lodging, health care, retail, building service contracts and facilities management sectors.
Mark Bakker is Head of Supply Chain Operations – Americas at HP Inc., managing Supply Chain execution for the Americas Region. He is responsible for enabling achievement of the financial goals established by the company for Printing, Graphics and Personal Systems product categories. Mark leads and oversees the end-to-end operational experience of customer and channel orders for both Commercial and Retail routes to market. This includes order management, demand and channel planning operations, physical claims, regional logistics sourcing strategies and cost & delivery optimization for business operations and logistics in the AMS region. Mark reports to the Chief Supply Chain Officer and dotted lines to the Americas President.
Based in Redmond, WA, Chuck Graham, General Manager, Cloud Sourcing & Supply Chain at Microsoft Corporation, is responsible for sourcing and supply chain of all IT hardware and services needed to position Microsoft as a world class cloud services provider. Specific responsibilities include sourcing, supply planning, product operations inclusive of manufacturing and supplier quality, sustainability, and supply chain operations in addition to supply chain design.
