Thomas P. Waddell, C.P.M.
Practice Manager - Supply Management

Mr. Waddell is an accomplished professional with over 30 years of experience in the areas of diversified procurement, global sourcing, supply chain management, alliance building, contract negotiation and project management. His skills include team building, export regulations, business opportunity analysis and computer utilization.

Mr. Waddell was a Director of Global Procurement at Unisys Corporation where he negotiated and wrote key agreements and directed the procurement contracting and relationship management activity of buyers and procurement managers. He has employed the principles of supply chain management to gain maximum advantage in realizing the power of the suppliers/partners. Mr. Waddell also gained extensive experience in purchasing and procurement while at General Electric.

Mr. Waddell received a BS in Industrial Administration and minored in Industrial Engineering at Iowa State University. He is a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.).

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J. David Lister, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Practice Manager - Supply Management

Mr. Lister is a Senior Level professional with over 30 years experience in Supply Chain, Inventory and Material Management and General Management. He has designed and implemented procurement policies and procedures for Fortune 400 companies with both domestic as well as international locations.

Mr. Lister has been the Manager MRO Procurement for North America for Cabot Corporation. While at Cabot, he designed and implemented new item master description for inventory, raw materials and maintenance items. This reduced the total items individual count from 280,000 to less than 80,000. He negotiated and established strategic sourcing contracts that when implemented could produce annual saving of $15 million. He was also Director of Procurement and Facilities Management for First Commerce Corporation, a major financial institution in Louisiana, which was acquired by Bank One. While there he implemented a forms management program that produced an annual saving of $250,000. Mr. Lister has held many other positions of leadership for Fortune 400 companies and federal agencies and DOD contractors.

Mr. Lister has an MBA and a BS in Accounting from Mississippi College. He as elected into Delta Sigma PI a professional business fraternity; and elected outstanding pledge while at Mississippi College. Mr. Lister has received both the Certified Purchasing Manager and Accredited Purchasing Practitioner certification from Institute of Supply Management Association and has a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. Mr. Lister has served in many leadership roles for the Institute of Supply Management on the national as well as local level. Mr. Lister received the outstanding member award given by the National Association of Purchasing Management -Greater New Orleans Association.

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Barry R. Goodman 
Practice Manager - Supply Management

Mr. Goodman is an experienced business and procurement professional, an Engineer and Attorney, with a unique combination of purchasing, supply chain, contract negotiation, legal and business development/management experience. He has expertise in drafting, negotiating and closing Agreements, with a strong track record in IT, Network Services, Telecommunications, Construction, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Sales Operations, Performance Tracking and Evaluation, with International Corporations in the Service, Delivery and Installation of Complex Systems.

With over 25 years of experience in major and start up corporations he has the experience in building and maintaining a high level of developmental business and procurement matters including OEM, subcontracts, licensing, regulatory, research and development, joint ventures and strategic supplier and vendor alliances.

Experience in service companies in high tech, telecommunications and construction, international negotiations, claims and insurance, provides a wide array of expertise in helping manage a Company's or Firm's essential business needs.

Mr. Goodman also has exhibited awareness of the Community and Minority affairs. He has been the Chairman of a major corporate United Way program, on the Board of United Way and Youth Sports Programs. He has represented corporations in affirmative action programs, minority compliance and 8A minority contracting.

Mr. Goodman has an undergraduate degree in Engineering from the University of Illinois and a JD from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago. He is a licensed Attorney in Illinois. He has also held an NASD Series 7 license, Life and Health insurance license from the State of Florida, as was a trained and qualified ISO 9000 auditor.

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Robert N. Kenney
Director Process Optimization

Mr. Kenney is an accomplished professional with over 27 years of experience in the areas of process engineering, six sigma, lean manufacturing, and supply chain management. His skills include building collaborative support, cross-functional teams, identifying and implementing sustainable cost savings and customer service improvements.

Mr. Kenney has experience as Project Director and Manager in companies ranging from the Fortune 200 to small business. Using his engineering process methods, he has generated strategies and processes resulting in over $85 million cost savings and $40 million in future liability reductions.

Mr. Kenney received a B.S. in Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and a M.S. from Florida State University. His professional affiliations include: International Society of Six Sigma Professionals, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, Air and Waste Management Association, National Association of Environmental Managers, and the National Association of Manufacturers.

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George Atchison
Practice Manager - Supply Management

During an extensive military career Mr. Atchison held numerous management positions while directing multi-million dollar logistical operations. He consistently maintained a distinguished record of operational readiness, increased efficiency and cost reduction. A versatile leader, with broad experience in logistics management, and administration, Mr. Atchison’s expertise includes; operations planning, customer service, contract negotiation, project management, software systems implementation, and employee development.

Elected Vice President, Communications & Education of a Fortune 500 Telecommunications Company, Mr. Atchison was also chair of the Vendor Alliance council reviewing cost performance and strategic initiatives while maintaining contractual oversight responsibility for 1100+ contracted resources. With a Masters Degree in Business from Central Michigan University and Masters Certificates in “Applied Project Management” and “Organizational Leadership” from Villanova, Mr. Atchison currently provides contracting and consulting services to one of the nations largest cellular companies HR and Business Units on vendor and workforce management issues.

Mr. Atchison has worked in the medical field serving as Director of Support Services with a PPO (Physician Provider Organization) in Atlanta Georgia, and Director of Supply and Distribution at a major regional medical center as well as other leadership positions in the healthcare field.

Mr. Atchison is also a Certified Purchasing Manager and Accredited Purchasing Practitioner with the Institute for Supply Management (formerly NAPM)
 

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Jim Jimenez
Practice Manager - Human Resources

Mr. Jimenez is a Senior Human Resources executive with over 25 years of experience in all aspects of human resources as well as general management. He has been with technology driven companies such as Contel, GTE (now Verizon) and ALLTEL Communications as a Business Partner to Senior Management. He has worked in all areas of human resources including Staffing and selection, Organization Design and Development, Compensation and Benefits Administration, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures and Employee Relations.

Mr. Jimenez was Vice President of Human Resources for ALLTEL Communications in the Southeast Region, based in Tampa, Florida after transitioning 850 employees to ALLTEL from GTE Wireless where he was Area Director of Human Resources. Prior to the assignment in Tampa, he was in a staff role working with all eleven GTE Areas. At GTE, ALLTEL and Contel, Mr. Jimenez was repeatedly recognized for excellence both as a manager and individual contributor.

Prior to Contel Mr. Jimenez was with Whirlpool Kitchens, a division of Whirlpool Corporation, based in Englewood, Colorado as Manager of Employment Services. In this role, he was responsible for all recruiting, interviewing, selection and hiring of employees throughout the United States. Previously, he was a corporate headhunter in Chicago and other locations.

Mr. Jimenez earned a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Phoenix in 1987.

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Dennis Fanneron
Practice Manager - Information Technologies

Mr. Fanneron is VP of Corporate Systems for both InterContinental Hotels and Six Continents Hotels, and is a senior IT Executive with over 25 years of management experience in the area of Computer Operations and Systems Development. He was CIO at Saudia Arabian airlines and is a board member of a small staff augmentation firm in California. He has been involved in the selection of Outsourced vendors and for most of his career he had been actively involved in the purchase of products and Services in the area of Information Technology.

Dennis has managed both large and small IT environments. His career has been with International companies with a broad Global focus. His areas of expertise and Management include: System Development and Support, Legacy Systems and Integration, Vendor Selection, Outsourcing Decisions, Data Center Operations & Production Control shops, Migration/Relocation, and Complex Project Management & Problem Resolution.

Dennis has been a Senior IT consultant with a leading Airline consulting group in the Transaction processing arena. He lead engagements in system reviews, product selection, and suggestions for best products in a merger of two Airlines.

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