Dan Gilmore
President and Editor in Chief

Mr. Gilmore serves as Chief Editor of Supply Chain Digest. He has a 15-year career in the supply chain industry, most recently serving as Sr. Vice President of Marketing and Strategy for RedPrairie. Prior to that, he was the chief supply chain analyst at META Group, the IT industry’s second largest research and advisory service. He has also held management positions at Pitney Bowes and NCR Corp. He is known as one of the supply chain industry’s knowledge leaders, and has written dozens of articles for major trade publications and spoken at dozens of industry shows and seminars. Mr. Gilmore has an undergraduate degree in journalism, and an MBA in Marketing.

Mark Fralick
Chief Technology Officer and Technology Editor

Mr. Fralick directs web site, video and related technology efforts for SCDigest and The Supply Chain Television Channel. He also writes about supply chain technology issues, with a special focus on RFID. Before joining SCDigest, he was president of consulting firm ROI Solutions LLC, and prior to that Vice President of Architecture for RedPrairie. He is co-founder of Software Architects International, a successful Warehouse Management System (WMS) provider subsequently purchased by McHugh Software (RedPairie). Mr. Fralick is a recognized expert in RFID, Service Oriented Architectures (SOA), Warehouse Management, material handling systems integration, and other technologies.

Gene Tyndall
Associate Director

Mr. Tyndall writes the Executive View column for Supply Chain Digest, and is assuming additional editorial responsibilities, including editing a new Executive-focused hard copy newsletter.

A man who wears many hats, Mr. Tyndall is also president of Supply Chain Executive Advisors, LLC, (SCEA), a global firm comprised of senior executives who provide strategic advice and management counsel to senior business and public officials around the world.  Gene is a globally experienced and recognized management consulting and business executive, having advised over 100 corporations in over 40 countries.  He has co-authored four books (including SUPERCHARGING SUPPLY CHAINS); written dozens of articles; and is frequently quoted in business and industry media.  He is a frequent seminar/conference speaker, moderator, and panelist around the world.  He is a Director on Public and Private Boards.

Prior to founding SCEA, Gene was Executive Vice-President at Ryder System, Inc., a FORTUNE 500 global corporation based in Miami, FL.  He was also President of the company’s Global Logistics Division, a $1.8Billion Business Unit.. In addition to leading substantial improvements in profitability and shareholder value, he helped lead the corporation’s strategic planning process; transformed its business processes and operations; and initiated new technologies, change management, and knowledge management programs, as well as a new product development process. Prior to joining Ryder, Gene was a Senior Partner and Leader of the Ernst & Young Global Supply Chain Management Consulting Practice, growing the business to over $1Billion annually. He advised and led business transformations for over 100 well-known global corporations during his consulting career – across several industries including High-Tech, Consumer Electronics, Health Care, Energy, Transportation/Logistics, and Automotive. Examples of these global clients include:  P&G; Coca-Cola; 3M; Kellogg’s; Dell; HP; Cisco; Samsung; Philips; Ford; GM; Toyota; Harley-Davidson; J&J; Eli Lilly; Xerox; Exel Logistics;  and dozens of others.  Many of the Supply Chain practices and processes in place in business today are due to his contributions.

Gene was recently awarded the “Global Logistics Person of 2007” by the Global Institute of Logistics, which also voted him into the Global Logistics Hall of Fame.

Jason Stegent
Vice President of Sales

Mr. Stegent handles sales of all programs for SCDigest and The Supply Chain Television Channel. Call him to discuss your interest in e-marketing, advertising, white papers, Supply Chain Videocasts, market research, and other marketing opportunities, including speaking engagements for Dan Gilmore or Mark Fralick.

Connie Venema
Editor, The Supply Chain Digest Letter
Marketing and Administrative Support

Ms. Venema provides a variety of support functions for Supply Chain Digest. Email her to get the help or resources you need.