As an officer in the U.S. Air Force for 12 years and as a supply management professional for 24 years at John Deere, Keith is a world traveler and has more than 30 years of experience in supply chain management, with expertise in manufacturing/quality assurance, supplier auditing, procurement and materials management, contract negotiations, contract administration, logistics management, new product development, global strategic sourcing, commodity management, business relationship management and project management. He was also a Master Instructor at Officer Training School during his Air Force career.

Jeff has more than 30 years of industry experience, covering a broad swath of supply chain management and logistics. His work experience includes roles in procurement, materials/warehouse management, integrated operations planning, operations management, new product development, quality assurance and system development and deployment. He has worked in both large multinational companies and local startups and has spent the past decade in the biomedical industry.

AC resides in Raleigh and is a retired U.S. Army soldier and disabled veteran. As a soldier, AC spent his entire 22-year career focused on supply chain management, warehousing, transportation and logistics and resource planning. After retiring, AC went to work for the Defense Logistics Agency, performing inventory management of fuel assets, audit readiness, process improvement, policy creation, editing and enforcement, as well as program management. As a process improvement professional, he focuses on ways to enhance systems and overall efficiencies.