Meet the Supply Chain Information Technology Team
Let us first introduce you to the Tompkins Associates SC IT leadership team. These are the guys who will be writing the majority of the posts. From time to time, we expect to have guest bloggers, but these are the folks you will get to know as you follow this blog – as we hope you will (subscribe to get updates when a new post is available here).
Don’t be shy. You can go ahead and say hello, if you’d like. We look forward to sharing what we know and hearing any thoughts or questions that you may have.
John Spain is a founding partner of Tompkins Associates. He’s an experienced SC IT veteran (I mean really experienced) – been around so long his social security number only has three digits. And he can read barcodes with his naked eye. He has strong distribution operations and supply planning background in all fields and verticals.
Susan Evans is our European expert and adds a nice, global balance to our SCIT team. Susan has been living in Europe for 15+ years, working for several different software vendors in the area of supply chain and logistics technology. She has a keen understanding of European logistics requirements, challenges and regulation across the board, having worked in the retail, logistics service provider, and consumer products industries across northern Europe, Africa and Scandanavia. Coming from the vendor side of SCIT, and after seven years in northern Europe, she bases herself in Italy for all the right reasons (great weather, fine food and drink, beautiful scenery, and a great networking and technology environment).
Paul Faber is one of the founding fathers of the Tompkins Control System (TCS); he doesn’t wear a funny wig though. He once wrote a program that was able to tell when a politician was lying – not surprising that it didn’t sell. He’s a recognized expert in RFID solutions and the application of RFID in industry.
Kevin Hume is an expert at analyzing processes, systems and equipment for supply chain optimization and a pioneer in the field of Internet retail fulfillment. He took a lot of arrows back in the day, too. His Conestoga wagon is full of tools, tips, and tricks that turn the dangerous and dirty trails into 8-lane wide expressways for your supply chain systems projects.
David Meyers is highly experienced in CPG distribution operations and pharmaceuticals (shipping them, not taking them), with deep knowledge about everything and anything even remotely related (through marriage or otherwise) to warehouse management systems.
Tom Singer has been with Tompkins for more than 12 years, primarily with rolling out top-tier best of breed and ERP WMS solutions. He’s been working with distribution and supply chain applications for more years than he’ll ever admit. Tom is often quoted as an authority on auto-ID and voice applications in the DC, which is surprising given he is such a shy and retiring guy.
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