2010 Faculty List
Keynote Speakers
William D. Eggers
Global Director, Deloitte Research-Public Sector
Deloitte Services LP
An author, columnist and popular speaker, Bill is one of the country’s leading authorities on government reform. A global director for Deloitte Research and director of the Deloitte Public Leadership Institute, he is responsible for research and thought leadership for Deloitte’s public sector industry practice.
He coined the terms “Government 2.0” and (with co-author Stephen Goldsmith) “Governing by Network” in his 2005 and 2006 books of the same names. His writings have won numerous awards including the Louis Brownlow award for best book on public management, the Sir Antony Fisher award for best book promoting an understanding of the free economy, and the Roe Award for leadership and innovation in public policy research.
He is a former manager of the Texas Performance Review and director of e-Texas. He has advised governments around the world and his commentary has appeared in dozens of major media outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Chicago Tribune. He splits his time between Austin, Texas and Washington, DC.
Barry Maher
Consultant
Barry Maher and Associates
Today Barry Maher is in demand for audiences of all types. And whether as a speaker or a consultant, he’s hired to get results: to improve productivity and attitude.
Some of his clients include such world-class organizations as ABC, the American Management Association, AT&T, Budget Rent a Car, Canon, Cessna, Fuji, Hewlett-Packard, Humana, Infiniti Automotive, Johnson & Johnson, Lufthansa Airlines, Merck, the National Lottery of Ireland, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. Army, U.S. Government, Verizon and Wells Fargo.
Barry is the author of Filling the Glass which has been cited as “[One of] The Seven Essential Popular Business Books” by Today’s Librarian magazine. His other books range from The Prentice Hall Marketing Yearbook to No Lie: Truth Is the Ultimate Sales Tool to the cult classic novel, Legend.
You may have seen Barry on the Today Show, NBC Nightly News or CNBC. And he’s frequently featured in publications like USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the London Times, Business Week and—what he insists is his personal favorite—Funeral Service Insider.
John O'Leary
Research Fellow
Harvard Kennedy School
John is a Research Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School. His writings on public policy have appeared in The Boston Globe, The Wall Street Journal, The San Diego Union-Tribute, and elsewhere. His new book (with William D. Eggers) is If We Can Put a Man on the Moon: Getting Big Things Done in Government (Harvard Business Press, 2009).
He has held several leadership positions in Massachusetts state government, including Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, Director of the Division of Unemployment Assistance, and Chief Human Resource Officer.
A process engineer by training, Mr. O’Leary has been a Vice President at Scudder Kemper Investments and the Director of Business Process Reengineering at Lycos. He is a 1984 graduate of MIT and holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He can be reached at johnoleary@alum.mit.edu.
Sharon D. Subadan, CAFM, CPFP
Director, Fleet Management
Hillsborough County
Sharon has been the director of fleet management since 2007. With 17 years of fleet management experience, she was named one of the most Influential Women in Fleet by Automotive Fleet Magazine in 2008 and is currently a nominee for the 2010 Public Fleet Manager of the year award. Prior to this, Sharon was the fleet management services chief of Montgomery County in Rockville Maryland from 2000-2007. She is the chair of the American Public Works Association (APWA) Fleet Certification Council, member of the National Association of Fleet Administrators, Inc. (NAFA), and recipient of MC’s Best 2005 Partnership and 2004 Honor Awards. Sharon is also a graduate of the George Washington University in Regional Excellence and Leadership Development.
Confirmed Speakers
John E. Alley, CAFM
Deputy Director, Fleet Services Division
City of San Diego, CA
A former career military aviator with over 40 years of fleet management experience, Deputy Director John E. Alley and his team of professionals have successfully implemented the City’s new Business Plan for Fleet Management by consolidating the fleet operations for all customer departments under one organization. The results have saved the City over $12.5 million in the first three years with staff savings, fleet reductions and other efficiencies identified. It has allowed the City to fold the General Fund Departments of Public Safety (Police & Fire) under the umbrella of the Internal Service Fund; establish long-term vehicle replacement plans for all departments; implement a comprehensive vehicle financial plan and purchase over 1,850 vehicles in the first three years; establish standard lifecycle classes for all city vehicles; improve the PM to unscheduled maintenance ratios from 45:55 to 55:45 immediately and is expected to improve to 30:70 over the next four years; reduce the maintenance backlog and increase fleet availability to over 95%; increase customer service satisfaction to over 95%; reduce overall vehicle emission levels; and increase team morale in all shops (Two Blue Shield Shops). Fleet Services lives “Mission First, People Always!”
Mike Antich
Editor
Government Fleet Magazine
Mike Antich is also the editor and associate publisher for Automotive FleetWork Truck Magazine, and Fleet Financials Magazine. He is involved with a variety of fleet and remarketing industry associations, including the International Automotive Remarketers Alliance (IARA), where he serves as secretary on the board of directors, along with being the chairman of the IARA certification task force. Mike is also a past president of the Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) and currently serves on the association’s board of directors. Mike is also a long-time member of the NAFA Affiliates Committee and a member of the NAFA Foundation board of directors.
Eric Bearly
Associate Publisher
Government Fleet Magazine
Eric Bearly has been involved in the fleet industry for over 9 years in a variety of sales and marketing roles at Bobit Business Media. He is also responsible for the development of the concept and plan for the Government Fleet Expo & Conference. Eric is dedicated to promoting the awareness of innovative public sector fleet managers and is heavily involved in the management of Government Fleet Magazine, the Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year Award and the 100 Best Fleets in North America Award.
Kenneth Bernard, CAFM
Fleet Manager
City of Roanoke, VA
Kenneth Bernard is currently the Fleet Manager for the City of Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke is the first Virginia city to purchase and operate all-electric vehicles. Bernard is a Certified Fleet Manager and has a wealth of fleet experience [20+ years] in both the private and public sectors that is proving to be quite valuable in today’s economy. In Virginia, he led the program for alternative fuels which resulted in the production and selling of biodiesel and ethanol fuels.Bernard is an active member of the NAFA Fleet Management Association – his activities include: current chairman of the Fuels & Technology Advisory Council and current treasurer (past secretary) for the Virginia’s Old Dominion Chapter. Some of his activities and accomplishments at the City of Roanoke include: Transportation Director for Roanoke’s Emergency Response Team, chairman of the United Way Campaign, member of the Diversity Advisory Council, member of the City’s team that won Virginia’s first Green Sustainability Award and attainment of the E2 Certification granted by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality for outstanding environmental stewardship.
Sherb Brown
Vice President and Group Publisher
Bobit Business Media
Sherb Brown is the vice president and group publisher for BBM’s Auto Group. Brown has covered the auto industry for more than 15 years in various positions with Bobit Business Media and is actively involved in several auto industry associations including the Automotive Fleet and Leasing Association and the American Car Rental Association.
Paul Condran
Equipment Maintenance/Fleet Manager
City of Culver City, CA
Paul is the Equipment Maintenance/Fleet Manager for the City of Culver City. He has been with the City for 24 years. Six years ago, Paul decided to embank the City fleet into a national fleet certification program and in 2009 Culver City, Equipment Maintenance & Fleet Services Division was named the 5th best fleet in North America out of 38,000 participating fleets and also earned the ranking as the #1 Best Green Fleet in North America! He has also developed new programs to continue with the fleet goals of continuous improvement. Prior to joining the City team, he worked for Ferrari for starting as a technician and eventually becoming the service manager for a large Ferrari dealer in Los Angeles. Paul is a Los Angeles native.
Craig Croner, CPFP
Administrative Services Manager
City of Boise, ID
Craig has worked in the fleet industry for 26 years and has managed private and public fleets since 1992. Most of Craig’s fleet management experience came from the private sector, where he was the fleet manager for a large family owned Beverage Company in Idaho. He has been the fleet manager for the City of Boise since 2008 and helped implement a rapid centralization to the formerly decentralized city fleet. The City of Boise was recognized last year as one of the100 Best Fleets in the nation.
Aaron Denton
Sales Manager
Zonar Systems
Aaron joined Zonar in 2002 as an Account Manager and now serves as the Sales Manager. He is responsible for managing the sales team, establishing and managing channel partnerships and also serves as a National Account Director. Prior to Zonar, he worked on the technical end of several dot.com projects.
Robert founded GPS Insight in 2004 and remains the highly active owner and CEO. GPS Insight leverages significant technology from his team’s prior days consulting for hedge funds and dot com’s. They have roughly 1,000 customers and 20,000 vehicles under management. Robert holds Masters degrees in both Finance and Computer Science from DePaul University and a BS of Finance from the University of Illinois, Champaign - Urbana. He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army, where he was first introduced to GPS technology over 16 years ago. Robert is a native Chicagoan who currently resides in Scottsdale, AZ.
Troy Goldhammer
Chief Operating Officer
E.J. Ward, Inc.
Troy Goldhammer is the COO at EJ Ward Inc. (Ward), an industry pioneer and leading technology company providing fleet asset management solutions for public and private companies throughout North America and select markets worldwide. For 36 years Ward has been at the forefront of technology to ensure accountability and security of fuel usage and provide vehicle telematics for public and private fleet vehicles. Prior to joining Ward, Goldhammer was with Booz Allen Hamilton, a global strategic management and technology consulting firm. Goldhammer received his MBA from the University of Texas in Austin, with an emphasis in Corporate Finance and Strategy, and his BS degree in civil engineering from the United States Military Academy.
James Gough
Commercial Vehicle Fleet Director
U.S. Marine Corps
James L. Gough became the Commercial Vehicle Fleet Director for the United States Marine Corps in January 2005.
With a Masters of Science Degree in Information and Telecommunication Systems Management from Capitol College, Laurel, Maryland Mr. Gough began his education with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mr. Gough was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) in May 1980. He began his career with 3rd Tank Battalion serving first as a Tank Platoon commander and Company Executive Officer. In June 1986 he was assigned as the Recruiting Station Executive Officer in Kansas City, Missouri managing the Station’s administrative, logistical, financial and public relations functions. In 1989 Mr. Gough returned to 3rd Tank Battalion to assume command of the ‘B’ Company and deploy to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait for combat operations in Operation Desert Storm.
After leaving the Marine Corps Mr. Gough took up his current responsibilities as the Commercial Vehicle Fleet Director. As such Mr. Gough develops and oversees the planning and execution of USMC strategies for the efficient use of over 13,000 end items of garrison support equipment valued over $260M through an annual $40M vehicle acquisition program. In addition, he is responsible for the strategies taking the Marine Corps non-tactical fleet into the future through the use of alternative fuels and vehicles such as ethanol, biodiesel, Compressed Natural Gas, electric vehicles and hydrogen powered vehicles. In demonstration of his commitment to the success of Federal motor vehicle program, his guidance of vehicle acquisitions and alternative fuel/B20 use, caused the Marine Corps’ to achieve an AFV Percentage (Covered Light-Duty Vehicle Acquisition) of 310% for 2009. With his proactive approach to efficient fleet management, the Marine Corps achieved a 36% reduction in petroleum fuel use since 1999, and is currently two years ahead of the EO13514 requirement for petroleum consumption reduction.
Greg Haglin
Contract Manager
National Joint Powers Association (NJPA)
Greg Haglin is a Contract Manager at NJPA®. As the owner of a construction and development company, Greg gained over 15 years experience in business and sales. His experience of business development, project management, sales and marketing, and relationship cultivation provides Greg with a background well suited to work cooperatively with both the vendors, and members of NJPA®.
As a Contract Manager, Greg plans sales training for the vendor contracts that he manages, to ensure their sales growth and overall contract success. He recommends communication methods, program benefits, sales strategies and value to awarded vendors. Greg also manages and ensures NJPA’s presence and maximum conference exhibiting exposure.
Another area vital to the success of NJPA’s contracts, is the development and implementation of an aggressive marketing strategy to promote the contract. As a Contract Manager, Greg works closely with all of his contracts to make sure the marketing plan is followed, as well as managing vendor/customer interaction by supporting vendor customer calls while working with vendors to ensure customer satisfaction.
Greg is a 1989 graduate of St. Cloud State University. He and his children reside in Staples, MN. Greg’s hobbies include hunting, fishing, and camping.
William O. Howland, Jr.
Director of Public Works
District of Columbia
William O. Howland, Jr. is the Director of the DC Department of Public Works, a position he has held since 2004. As Director, Mr. Howland provides the leadership to achieve DPW’s mission of providing environmentally healthy municipal services that are both ecologically sound and cost effective. To that end, DPW serves all District residents, businesses, visitors and commuters by providing:
- Solid waste, recycling and bulk collection from 110,000 households.
- Street and alley cleaning of the District’s residential neighborhoods as well as cleaning along commercial corridors.
- Solid waste education and enforcement.
- Parking enforcement, including towing, booting and removing abandoned vehicles.
- Fleet management, including vehicle acquisition and disposal, fueling more than 6,000 DC government vehicles and vehicle maintenance services for 3,500 mission-critical vehicles.
He is especially well-versed in managing organizational operations such as finance, human resources, information technology, and procurement. At his direction, the District became the first jurisdiction to apply the Zipcar reservation model to its motor pool operation. The District also is the first Washington area jurisdiction to provide free, weekly document shredding for residents. Mr. Howland increased the District’s residential recycling rate by 50 percent by introducing the single stream recycling program (blue carts); initiated weekly household hazardous waste and e-cycling collections; improved snow and ice removal operations along residential streets; eliminated the backlog of abandoned vehicles from public space; consolidated the city’s impoundment lots thus saving over $1 million per year in lease costs; increased fleet operations productivity by applying integrated management techniques; and continued to increase its use of alternative fuel vehicles in the District’s fleet.
Mr. Howland’s vision of incorporating technology in DPW’s operations is now a reality. For instance, the District is the first local jurisdiction to apply license plate recognition technology to a range of parking enforcement operations. The newest application is Sweepercam, which a camera mounted on a mechanical sweeper that photographs vehicles illegally parked along residential street cleaning routes. The vehicle auction program now is Internet-based so anyone in the world may bid.
From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Howland served as Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Operations, resolving issues in the Department of Motor Vehicles, the Office of Contracting and Procurement and the Office of Property Management. Mr. Howland joined the District in 2001 as Deputy Director for the Department of Human Services, where he directed administrative management. He also managed the capital budget, oversaw construction and renovation of agency buildings and led a team of eight departments to create an emergency management plan to shelter displaced residents and reunify families.
Mr. Howland also served in the Fairfax County government for 17 years, as a Personnel Analyst, an Assistant to the County Executive, and finally as Director of the Department of Administration for Human Services.
Mr. Howland is Vice President of the Board of Directors of Vanguard Services, a provider of substance abuse/recovery treatment programs.
John Hunt
Fleet Manager
City of Portland, OR
John led the City of Fresno, CA, Fleet in the completion of the nation’s most rigorous fleet industry certification, and was recognized as Government Fleet’s first-ever “Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year.” In 2005 the City of Portland, OR, hired John to lead its fleet. He received “The Professional Manager of the Year Award in Public Fleet” in 2008 from APWA, which cited his innovative ideas, accomplishments, and the growth in credibility and recognition he and his team have earned.
Tom Johnson
Founder
Government Green Fleet and 100 Best Fleets
Tom C Johnson was employed by the largest fleet management company in the world for 17 years. His job is to analyze fleets……3500 of them in the past 30 years. His first book on teambuilding has sold over 25,000 copies and was customized by Sears-Roebuck for their Corporate University. His second book is on the 7 Qualities of the 100 Best Fleets in North America. One fleet manager in the book invested $400.00 and got a return of $44,000. Tom started the Government Green Fleet and the 100 Best Fleets in North America awards. He facilitates fleet roundtable discussions monthly around the country to find solutions to common problems. His articles on best business practices are seen monthly in different Fleet publications.
He lives in San Francisco with his wife Hildeliza. He has degrees from the University of Iowa and Florida International; he was working on his MBA but was only able to receive an M. He can be reached at tom@the100best.net or 415-285-8391 his web site is www.the100best.net
David Kilbourne
Fleet Director
San Antonio Water System
David Kilbourne is the Fleet Director at the San Antonio Water System for the City of San Antonio, Texas. He currently manages 1,174 pieces of on and off road equipment valued at 59 million dollars. He overseas the operation of 49 fleet personnel located at four service centers; one for each quadrant of the City of San Antonio. David has been involved in equipment maintenance and Fleet Management since the seventh grade where he was fortunate enough to be accepted into Vocational Training for light powered equipment. In High School he was in Auto Hobby shop. He has kept his passion for operations throughout his career. David was a Heavy Equipment Technician in the United States Air Force. He crossed trained into maintenance control and analysis. He served numerous assignments at different levels of command with various responsibilities throughout his career. Of special note were 5.5 years designing and building Fleet Maintenance software and a tour at Headquarters United States Air Force’s Pacific Air Forces as the Command Maintenance Superintendent. He was responsible for the oversight of maintenance at ten Main Operating Bases and 27 Co-located Operating Bases. David holds several degrees and certifications. He holds an Associate Of Science in Business Administration, Associate Of Science Computer Information Systems, Associate Of Applied Science Automotive Maintenance, Associate Of Applied Science Maintenance Production Management, Bachelor Of Science Computer Science and a Master Of Arts Resource Management and Information Systems. He also holds several other certifications all related to Fleet Maintenance and Fleet Management.
Steve Kirchner
COO
SOMS Technologies, LLC
Steve is the former Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing for Valvoline Oil Company and has over 25 years of marketing, sales and operational experience in the automotive industry. He developed and led dynamic new marketing and sales changes within the industry. Steve was awarded a Cannes Film Festival and a Clio Award for an Environmental Marketing Campaign. Steve has led the introduction of the new patented microGreen oil filter that is saving fleets up to 65% on their oil maintenance costs. Currently, 7 of the top 20 commercial fleets in the US and many government fleets are using the microGreen filter.
Sam Lamerato
Fleet Maintenance Superintendent
City of Troy, MI
Sam Lamerato has been involved in fleet maintenance for 36 years. Lamerato is a State of Michigan Master Certified Mechanic & ASE Master Auto & Medium/Heavy Truck Certified. He oversees a fleet operation with over 500 pieces of equipment. Lamerato received the MIAPWA 2005 Professional Manager of the Year – Fleet Management Award in recognition of his outstanding career service achievements of public sector fleet management, operation, and maintenance and for exceptional performance in fleet maintenance education. He also received the APWA Certified Public Fleet Professional Certification (CPFP) in 2007 and received the APWA Top Ten Leader Award in 2008. In 2010, Lamerato received the APWA's Professional Manager of the Year - Public Fleet Award.
Paul Lauria
President
Mercury Associates, Inc.
Paul Lauria is the President of Mercury Associates, Inc. Over the last 26 years, he has provided consulting services to federal, state, provincial, and local government jurisdictions, public transit authorities, utility companies, higher education institutions, school districts, and a wide array of commercial enterprises touching on virtually every facet of fleet management and operation. He has advised clients on how to optimize vehicle replacement cycles and implement effective fleet replacement programs for more than 20 years. Paul also has conducted presentations and seminars on fleet management best practices around the world for thousands of fleet management professionals. Before co-founding Mercury Associates in 2002, he held executive positions in the consulting divisions of Maximus and Ernst & Young. Prior to joining E&Y in 1984, he served as an analyst with the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Durham (NC) Transit. He holds a Master’s Degree in Transportation Planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jane Leonard
Fleet Management Analyst
Culver City Transportation
Jane Leonard has been a Fleet Management Analyst with Culver City Transportation for eight years, with expanded responsibilities during the past five for Air Quality Programs and grants administration. Her team has been named #1 Green Fleet in North America 2009 and the #5 Best Fleet in North America 2009 by the Best 100 Fleets Program. They have been awarded over $2.2 million in grants over the past eight years, with 70% being attained since Jane’s participation. As the City’s Employee Transportation Coordinator, Jane advocates building bridges between mobility and fleet professionals through communication, collaboration and education.
Rick Longobart
Facility and Fleet Manager
City of Santa Ana
Rick Longobart, previously employed as the Fleet Management and Transit Services superintendent for the City of Inglewood, was a former facility and equipment maintenance supervisor for the City of El Segundo. Rick’s experience consists of fleet and facility maintenance, hazardous waste and AB989, AB32, energy conservation management, and recycling program. He implemented automated fleet and fuel management system that streamlined the divisions operation by using environmentally sound business practices that decreased waste and reduced costs and received over 5.2M in grant funds.
Chris Merrill
Government Sales Manager
Trimble Navigation
Chris Merrill is the Government Sales Manager for Trimble Navigation, a provider of advanced GPS equipment in the fields of surveying, construction, agriculture, and mobile fleet vehicle management. Trimble GeoManager products improve customer’s fuel economy, asset utilization, and driver safety. Chris is responsible for marketing solutions to State, Local, and Federal Government fleets.
Mr. Merrill has sold enterprise-wide software solutions for over twenty years to State Governments, US Departments of Defense, State, Interior, Energy, Agriculture, IRS and EPA. Navigation technologies are both a vocation and avocation for Chris; an avid skier, hiker, sailor, pilot, and Eagle Scout.
Brian Miles
Strategic Account Manager
Networkfleet
Brian Miles is a Strategic Account Manager at Networkfleet, a provider of wireless GPS and vehicle telematics services to over 100,000 vehicles in the US. With over 11 years of fleet industry experience in the public sector, transportation, and distribution markets, Brian has worked extensively with municipalities to help fleet managers indentify areas in which they can improve vehicle operations and realize positive ROI savings with AVL technology.
He has also held several leadership positions in the telematics industry, including Director of Sales and Business Development with MobileAria (a subsidiary of Delphi). Brian can be reached at 810.714.2766 or bmiles@networkfleet.com.
Kelly Reagan
Fleet Administrator
City of Columbus, OH
Kelly W. Reagan has over 25 years experience in the fleet industry and manages over 6,000 units for the City of Columbus. He is a member of NAFA, APWA is a first place winner for the “100 Best” Fleets in 2006 and more recently in the Top 25 for “100 Best in Columbus”. Reagan has a Master Green Belt for ISO 9001-2000 and has helped lead Columbus to ASE Blue Seal for 2008 and 2009. He has been instrumental in driving efficiencies through process changes and is focused on training and testing to enhance technician skill sets on the floor. Reagan has managed as many as 46,000 units in his private sector days and understands the importance of efficiency.
Steve Riley
Automotive Director
City of Coral Gables, Florida
Steve Riley started his fleet management career after his retirement from the United States Army as a helicopter instructor pilot. Steve initially served as the Director of Fleet Services for the City of Forest Park and later took the position as the Assistant Director for Fleet Operations, City of Atlanta. He is currently employed as the Automotive Director for the City of Coral Gables Florida. Steve has instructed many nationwide classes on fleet managed competition and fleet performance management. He personally researched and compiled an extensive library of performance audits, business plans, and standard operating procedures from fleets across North America. Steve is the author of the National Government Green Fleet Award criteria and Public Fleet Audit Self Assessment Checklist. He also serves as a judge for the 100 Best Fleets contest.
Steve Saltzgiver
Fleet Director
State of Georgia
Mr. Steve Saltzgiver works full-time as the Director of the Office of Fleet Management for the State of Georgia the fourth largest state vehicle fleet with over 20,000 units. Current duties include the direct oversight and management accountability to provide management support for 150 agencies statewide. Prior to this current assignment Mr. Saltzgiver worked full time as a consultant specializing in fleet management in which he served as the Executive Director for the National Conference of State Fleet Administrators (NCSFA) under an agreement with Mercury Associates Incorporated which is North America’s largest dedicated fleet management consultation company. Mr. Saltzgiver also served 12 years as Director of Fleet Operations and Surplus Property for the State of Utah in the Department of Administrative Services, where he oversaw a diverse state-wide fleet of more than 10,000 vehicles and pieces of equipment. In addition to his fleet responsibilities, Mr. Saltzgiver also had accountability over the State’s mandated Surplus Property disposal operation. Prior to joining the State of Utah, Mr. Saltzgiver served as a municipal fleet manager at the City of West Jordan (suburb of Salt Lake City) and as a supervisor with Utah Transit Authority. Saltzgiver is a respected public speaker, teacher and author in the fleet management community who has over 30 years experience in the fleet management and public transit industries. Moreover, Saltzgiver holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Business Management (BSBM), a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management (MAOM) and a various array of fleet industry and management certifications.Beginning in July 2010, Saltzgiver will have a new position as director of fleet operations for Coca Cola Enterprises based in Atlanta.
Bob Stanton, CPM, CPFP
Fleet Management Director
Polk County, Florida Board of County Commissioners
Bob Stanton has been the Director of Fleet Management for Polk County for seventeen years. Prior to Polk County he spent 18 years in private fleet management primarily with two Fortune 50 corporations, Pepsi Cola and UPS. Bob is responsible for the maintenance of Fire, EMS, Solid Waste and all other county on and off road vehicles and equipment. Bob is a past President of the Florida Association of Governmental Fleet Administrators, has spoken for several industry and trade groups nationwide. In 2004 he received the “Excellence in Supervision Award” from the Technology and Maintenance Council of the American Trucking Assn. He’s a dual recipient of the Bell Canada Award for Innovation in Fleet Operations and a current member of the Ford Fleet Advisory Board. Polk County Fleet Mgmt. has been recognized as one of the 100 Best Fleets in America and the past 6 consecutive years. Bob received his BA from Mercer University and his Public Management certification from Florida State University.
Roger Thompson
President
Effective Management Decisions, LLC
Roger Thompson is the President of Effective Management Decisions, LLC (EMD). Prior to starting EMD, Roger was a senior fleet management consultant for David M. Griffith and Associates (DMG) later acquired by Maximus (DMG/Maximus). Most recently he was Vice President of Management, Fleet and Facilities for the BWR Corporation.
He served as a Motor Sergeant in the U.S Army, Transit & Public Works Fleet Manager for two midsized Midwestern cities. After his departure from municipal service, Mr. Thompson stared his twenty four year career in the fleet management consulting, and “operationally based” Facility Programming and Planning for public and private sector fleets.
During his tenure, he has delivered over 110 fleet management studies and provided his unique perspective of fleet facility planning to more than 80 clients across the United States and Canada. He recently co-authored Chapter 14 for the American Public Works Association’s “Public Works Administration Manual” – Facility Planning and Design.
Mitch Weller
Sales
Mohawk Resources Ltd
Mitch Weller is currently employed by Mohawk Resources Ltd the manufacturer of vehicle lifts of all types in the sales department handling retail and government sales. He previously worked for Hunter Engineering Company for 15 years beginning in outside sales and was promoted Product manager a position he held for 7 years. Hunter manufactures wheel service products and many types of vehicle lifts. Prior to Hunter Mitch was with Sun Electric Corporation for 10 years serving in sales and management positions. Mitch spent 18 years in the vehicle service industry holding positions from technician and service manager to Director of Operations of a large fleet operation overseeing maintenance operations for up to 60,000 vehicles and over 175 shops and was responsible for all areas of vehicle service, staffing and management. In his spare time Mitch spends time behind the camera doing wildlife photography with his wife of 24 years, Bobbie.
Henry Wischmeyer
Vice President
Energy Xtreme
Henry Wischmeyer is a Vice President at Energy Xtreme. His education background consists of an B.S. EE degree from the US Naval Academy, Navy assignments from being a SEAL to then flying Navy jets for 11 years. Later he ran large sales operations for MCI both in the US and Europe. He has been at Energy Xtreme one year.
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