
Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 67
“Profiles in Supply Chain Leadership: Blake Mathies”
Blake Mathies, SCOR-P, CSCP, CPIM, PMP, LSSGB is the Vice President of Operations for Boston Incorporated. Blake graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1995 and obtained his Master of Public Administration from Troy University in 1999. He has over 23 years of Supply Chain, logistics and transportation experience in multiple industries, both public and private.
Blake has managed supply chain for the US Air Force, Navy and Army, NASA, Department of State and Department of Interior. He has also managed and operated supply chains for Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Woods Equipment Company and Vanderlande. Connect with Blake Mathies on LinkedIn and learn more about Boston Incorporated here: https://www.furnitureappliancemart.com/
Scott W. Luton is the founder of Supply Chain Now Radio and also serves as Managing Partner for TalentStream. He has worked extensively in the end-to-end Supply Chain industry for more than 15 years, appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Dice and Quality Progress Magazine.
Scott currently serves as Executive Vice President of APICS Atlanta, was recently named a 2019 Pro to Know in Supply Chain by Supply & Demand Executive. He served on the 2018 Georgia Logistics Summit Executive Committee and currently serves as Chair of the 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards Planning Committee. He is a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and holds the APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) credential.
As a Veteran of the United States Air Force, Scott also volunteers on the Business Pillar for VETLANTA, and maintains active membership in the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance & CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable. Connect with Scott Luton on LinkedIn and follow him on Twitter at @ScottWLuton. Learn more about TalentStream, a leading recruiting & staffing firm that helps companies find top talent in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain space, by visiting their website here: www.talentstreamstaffing.com
Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode
APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here
Veteran Scholarship Opportunity for SCM Certifications: click here
2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards: https://youtu.be/z8QCs8lgyMM?t=1
eCommerce Operations Summit: https://www.operationssummit.com/
MRO Americas: https://mroamericas.aviationweek.com/en/home.html
Velocity 2019 Conference: https://velocity-conference.com/
AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit
Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19
EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here
Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us


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Matt Marshall joined Flexport in San Francisco in 2017 and is currently a Senior Director and General Manager for the Southeast Region based in the Atlanta office, which opened in June 2017 and has since grown to more than 100 employees. Atlanta has become a critical area for Flexport to service many enterprise-level clients, such as Georgia Pacific.
Ben Harris is Director of Supply Chain Ecosystem Expansion for the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Ben comes to the Metro Atlanta Chamber after serving as Senior Manager, Market Development for Manhattan Associates. There, Ben was responsible for developing Manhattan’s sales pipeline and overall Americas supply chain marketing strategy.

Karin L. Bursa, executive vice president at Logility, oversees the company’s market positioning, strategy development, solutions marketing, media relations, lead generation, business development and branding. Karin is known for her strategic vision, industry knowledge and expertise in the development, support and marketing of software solutions to accelerate and automate enterprise-wide operations including advanced analytics, supply chain management, manufacturing, retail, sales and operations planning and financial management. She began her career with Accenture where she focused on the manufacturing and telecommunications industries.

Karolina Mallahan serves as Vice President for Supply Planning at Smithfield Foods. Karolina has more than 20 years of supply chain experience, 12 of those years with her current company. Karolina’s career spans across various areas of supply chain including but not limited to production planning, inventory management, demand planning, systems transformations and implementations.
Fred Tolbert has over twenty-five years of supply chain management experience. He is Principal of Southeast Demand Solutions, LLC, the Southeastern reseller of the Demand Solutions suite of supply chain planning software. In this position, he leads the Demand Solutions marketing, training and consulting activities in the Southeast
Steve Huster serves Global Director of IT for TenCate Geosynthetics. He is an experienced technology and business executive passionate about leveraging technology to bring about innovative change that increases profitability, improves performance, and allows the organization to focus on real added value. TenCate Geosynthetics is the world’s leading provider of geosynthetics and industrial fabrics.
John Koroluk is VP Operations, Demand Solutions Northeast. He has over 25 years of experience in supply chain systems in various industries and markets. He is a noted expert in process/people improvements with a focus on optimizing efficiencies, controlling costs, and increasing the overall effectiveness of business processes and systems.

Mark Balte serves as Executive Vice President of Research and Development at Logility. Mr. Balte is responsible for all product development and technology strategies for the Logility Voyager Solutions™ suite. His leadership and creativity are crucial to driving innovation in Logility’s cloud strategy, product architecture, advanced analytics, and mobility. Mr. Balte has more than 30 years of experience in development, implementation and support of supply chain software solutions.
Mark Burstein serves as President of NGC, where he leads all of the company’s sales, marketing and research and development operations. Mark joined NGC in 2002 and has served in numerous executive sales and marketing positions, including Vice President of PLM and Global Sourcing Solutions. Mark has many years of experience working with design and sourcing professionals at major U.S. retailers on the production of private-label apparel. Prior to joining NGC, Mark was president of Caribbean Apparel Associates (CAA), overseeing all operations for a clothing manufacturer with factories in Colombia and Mexico.
Glenn Pascrell is the Senior Vice President of Merchandise Planning and Market Analytics at CITIZEN WATCH AMERICA. He is responsible for merchandise planning, inventory management, purchasing, and product pricing for the US market. Competitive market research and analytics is his newest area of responsibility.

Sean Willems is the Haslam Chair in Supply Chain Analytics at the University of Tennessee (Knoxville). He has been a visiting professor of operations management at the MIT Sloan School of Management since 2016. His work has led to finalist selections for the 2003, 2010, and 2017 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Sean has been a finalist in 2006, 2008 and 2012 for the Daniel H. Wagner Prize for Excellence in Operations Research Practice. His work on inventory placement under non-stationary demand won the Wagner Prize in 2008.
Bill Harrison serves as President of Demand Solutions. Mr. Harrison is responsible for the company’s corporate strategy and direction as well as its operations including development, sales, marketing, services, customer programs, alliances and channels. His career in supply chain operations began over 25 years ago on the loading dock of a TrueValue warehouse.
PJ Jakovljevic serves as Principal Industry Analyst for Technology Evaluation Centers (TEC). He is an internationally recognized enterprise applications market guru with extensive knowledge of leading enterprise software vendors, products, competitive intelligence, and market trends.

Kyle Garcia serves as Demand Planning Manager for Lacrosse Footwear. He has over 9 years of experience in S&OP related management roles and has come to love the drive for continuous process improvement.
Ann Grackin is CEO of ChainLink Research. For more than two decades, Ann Grackin has been on the frontlines of the Supply Chain Management technology and eCommerce frontier, leading global strategy and technology implementations in the high technology, semiconductor, automotive, textile, and apparel industries.
Mike Griswold is a Research VP in Gartner’s Consumer Value Chain team, focusing on the retail supply chain. He is responsible for assisting supply leaders in understanding and implementing demand-driven supply chain principles that improve the performance of their supply chain.
Dr. Ruth Gotian is the inaugural Assistant Dean of Mentoring and Executive Director of the newly launched Mentoring Academy at 













