BARRY GIPSON

Highly experienced and mobile executive with a comprehensive background in leadership, supply chain, transportation, and logistics management, contract negotiations, distribution operations, project management, and business development. With over 20 years of experience aligning systems with business requirements, policies, and regulatory requirements. Passionate about applying excellent organization and communication skills to effectively manage and lead teams. Results-oriented approach based on sound overall business judgment. Well-versed in interfacing and consulting on business processes to drive impactful results. Talented Vice President with excellent employee development, customer service, and analytics skills. Comfortable giving engaging presentations to clients to drive new business, expand accounts, and establish a strong brand profile. Proven as an excellent team builder and leader of initiatives.

Exel Inc./MRC Global Inc., Responsible for Distribution and Fulfillment Operations globally, Manage coordination of over $700-million in transportation and logistics spend., Manage Global Transportation/3PL outsourcing strategy., Developed selection protocol to manage and select service providers via RFP and RFQ submissions., Developed process to garner and generate business requirements and KPI's to ensure vendor has a clear understanding of needs and operating goals commercially and contractually., Consolidated HP shuttle service to generate an additional $8-million in revenue and create a true cost savings to HP of $4-million plus., Global SAP/F2S System Design and Integration—Lead Implementation and Design Team., Led Oracle Transportation Management (OTM)-Design, Implementation and outsourcing initiative., Managed regional and global freight consolidation programs for HP and Intel accounts and devised a 'greenfield solution' for the Oil and Gas vertical., Coordinated ILD solutions for Iraq/Port of Maql facility to ensure utilization of best design, system, and practices, creating efficiency throughout fulfillment chain., Led partnerships between other supply integrators to ensure that contractual, service and price elements were met to ensure success to the partnership and end customer., Saved client over $30 million by devising Supplier-Owned Inventory Model to measure client-owned inventory thresholds, minimize inventory costs, and create efficiency in fulfillment models., Drove inventory accuracy to 99.98% accuracy through implementation of Inventory Improvement Plan., Consistently operates well within annual budget while simultaneously attaining higher financial, productivity and quality performance year over year., Coordinated ILD solutions for multi-site facility to ensure utilization of best design, system, and practices, creating efficiency throughout fulfillment chain.

• James R. Crane: Chairman, Crane Capitol; Ph: 713-259-8903; Email: jcrane@crane-group.com
• Chuck Costanza: Former CEO McClane Technologies; Ph: 254-541-7749; Email: chuckcos@msn.com
• Chris Lewis: Former CAO DCP Midstream; Ph: 303-803-2185; Email: muleball51@msn.com
• Grant Bates: SVP MRC Global; Ph: 832-410-0004; Email: grant.bates@mrcglobal.com
• Robert Stein: Former SVP Business Development MRC Global; Ph: 281-782-9894; Email: rwstein@gmail.com
• Scott Schell: CEO/President TA Services; Ph: 813-205-7005; Email: sschell@taservices.us

Exel Inc./MRC Global Inc., Responsible for Distribution and Fulfillment Operations globally, Manage coordination of over $700-million in transportation and logistics spend., Manage Global Transportation/3PL outsourcing strategy., Developed selection protocol to manage and select service providers via RFP and RFQ submissions., Developed process to garner and generate business requirements and KPI's to ensure vendor has a clear understanding of needs and operating goals commercially and contractually., Consolidated HP shuttle service to generate an additional $8-million in revenue and create a true cost savings to HP of $4-million plus., Global SAP/F2S System Design and Integration—Lead Implementation and Design Team., Led Oracle Transportation Management (OTM)-Design, Implementation and outsourcing initiative., Managed regional and global freight consolidation programs for HP and Intel accounts and devised a 'greenfield solution' for the Oil and Gas vertical., Coordinated ILD solutions for Iraq/Port of Maql facility to ensure utilization of best design, system, and practices, creating efficiency throughout fulfillment chain., Led partnerships between other supply integrators to ensure that contractual, service and price elements were met to ensure success to the partnership and end customer., Saved client over $30 million by devising Supplier-Owned Inventory Model to measure client-owned inventory thresholds, minimize inventory costs, and create efficiency in fulfillment models., Drove inventory accuracy to 99.98% accuracy through implementation of Inventory Improvement Plan., Consistently operates well within annual budget while simultaneously attaining higher financial, productivity and quality performance year over year., Coordinated ILD solutions for multi-site facility to ensure utilization of best design, system, and practices, creating efficiency throughout fulfillment chain.