Matt Wilkerson
Accomplished, results-directed supply chain technology leader with 20 years of experience in operations and systems development and implementation, integration and organizational change management. Contribution to major transformation initiatives with budgets from $1M to $100M from initial concept through to deployment with continuous focus on operations, finance and technology adoption.
Involvement in global supply chain operations and technology has spanned the spectrum of the development lifecycle:
- Strategy and business case development
- Merger and acquisition integration, operations and technology alignment
- Organizational development
- Integrated, agile program/project management (PMP certified)
- Requirements definition and process development
- Comprehensive information flow and integration architecture
- Software evaluation and selection
- Equipment and material handling specification, evaluation and selection
- Comprehensive functional specification
- Technical specification and management of software development
- Comprehensive testing and training
- Post-implementation monitoring and tune-up
Extensive work with leading supply chain, ERP and integration solutions as a consultant and alongside global product development teams involving the following:
- ERP: Oracle*, SAP*, PeopleSoft*, JD Edwards*, Oracle/Retek, JDA
- Supplier Integration: Ariba*, IBM Sterling Commerce, Oracle iSupplier Portal
- Forecasting and Planning: Demand Solutions*, John Galt, JDA/i2
- Web Commerce and Order Management (OMS): Oracle ATG, Demandware, IBM Sterling Commerce, Manhattan Associates*
- Warehouse Management (WMS): Manhattan Associates*, JD Edwards*, SAP, JDA/RedPrairie and HighJump
- Transportation Management (TMS): JDA/i2/Manugistics, Manhattan Associates, G-Log/OTM, ILOG
- Project Management: MS Project/Server*, Confluence/JIRA*, HP ALM*, SharePoint*, Planview*
* Hands-on configuration, development, testing, deployment
Earned B.S. in Management from Georgia Tech and has been an active participant in CSCMP, Supply Chain Consortium, National Association of Wholesalers and Technology Association of Georgia. Presented at industry events, produced several white papers and contributed to articles for leading trade publications related to supply chain planning, operations and technology.
Paul Furbish
Over 20 years of experience designing innovative and comprehensive software solutions for the global supply chain. Solutions developed have been implemented at consumer product companies, large and small, around the world.
One of the founding solution and software architects for Kurt Salmon Associates’ WMS solution. Heavily involved in “green field” implementations for Polo Ralph Lauren, Haggar Clothing Co, and VF. Responsible for design and development in all WMS functional areas, ERP system integration and material handling equipment (MHE) integration.
One of several lead solution and software architects for Manhattan Associates’ WMS. Heavy involved with design and development of key retail -related functionality. Designed and developed the TCP-based ERP and MHE real-time systems integration protocols.
Lead solution architect for Manhattan Associates Trading Partner Management solution set – a web based solution for supplier enablement that supports a comprehensive collaboration set including real-time order review and acceptance, remote label printing, shipping, receiving, inventory synchronization, carrier shipment status interfaces, ERP systems integration and intuitive supply chain KPIs.
Graduate of Georgia Tech with a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering.