A supply chain management expert witness with more than 10 years of experience in management science and engineering, this professional specializes in supply chain management, operations, logistics, inventory control, quantitative methods, and RFID-based systems. Prior expert witness and litigation consulting experience has addressed warehouse and inventory management, federal procurement practices, perishables management, sensor data collection, RFID and real-time location systems, patent disputes, and antitrust-related logistics issues. His technical background also supports analysis of supply chain visibility, inventory policies, product tracking, operational performance, and technology-enabled distribution systems.

Academic leadership includes service as a full professor in operations management and analytics and director of a center focused on supply chain and logistics. His research and teaching encompass business analytics, predictive analytics, spreadsheet-based modeling, RFID, RTLS, sensor systems, food and perishables supply chains, product recalls, emergency logistics, supply chain vulnerabilities, sourcing, procurement, facility location, and production and inventory control. Applied industry work has included warehouse automation, order fulfillment, transportation and asset tracking, automotive assembly, pallet logistics, manufacturing operations, and implementation and business-value analysis of RFID systems.

Educational attainment includes a bachelor’s-equivalent credential in engineering and management science, a Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering, a Master of Science in Management Science and Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering with a concentration in production and operations management. Professional leadership includes board service with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, founding board membership in an RFID industry consortium, associate editorial responsibility for a technology management journal, and prior national committee leadership with the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. His published research on RFID, inventory control, perishables, logistics, supply chain security, and emergency-response systems further supports analysis of inventory, distribution, tracking, and supply chain management issues in disputed matters.