Keynote Speaker and presenting the afternoon seminar:
“Applying Strategic Vision – A Case Study and Examples from the Field”
Wade C. Ferguson
Senior Associate
Lewis and Associates
Wade C.Ferguson,DBA,C.P.M.,CPSM,CPSD, isa Senior AssociatewithLewis and Associates,offering training andconsulting services tocompanies seekingtoimprove value fromtheir supplychains.Drivenbya beliefthat PurchasingandSupplyManagementcanbe an effective competitive weapon,Lewis and Associates specializes in assessingcurrentstrengths and potentialofpurchasingorganizations,and assistinginthe transformation oftraditional functions intoleading-edge strategiccontributors.Prior tojoining Lewis and Associates in 2010, Dr.Ferguson heldvariouspurchasingandcontractingpositions withthe SouthCarolina
PublicService Authority for over 30 years.Histraining seminars are basedin practicalapplicationofleading- edge supplymanagementskills andtechniques,andheis widely regarded as anexpertin strategicsupply management.
Dr.Ferguson has presentednumerous programs forISM Affiliates and Chapters,ISM Regional andInternational Conferences,otherprofessionalassociations andprivatecorporations acrossthe United States and Canada. He contributed over 50 articlestotrade and professionalpublications,includingSouthern Purchaser,InfoEdge, Purchasing Today,Electronic BuyersNews,InternationalJournalofPhysical Distribution andLogistics Management,andnumerousConference Proceedings.He has longexperience in presenting supply managementseminarsandcertification reviewcourses.
Dr.Ferguson servedthesupply management profession for many yearsthroughvolunteer participation inISM
atalllevels from localtonational.He servedonthe Board ofDirectors andas Presidentofboth his localaffiliate chapter andat the regional affiliate level(ISMCarolinas-Virginia,Inc.)He also servedfor many years withthe NAPM (ISM)District Councilandwasa member oftheNAPM (ISM)nationalBoard ofDirectors. He isthe recipient ofthe1995ISM-CVThomas Award,that association’s highest award forcontributiontothe profession; the 1999 Charles C. Johnson award, given bythe NAPM (ISM) DistrictVCouncil;andwastwiceawardedthe
NationalProfessionalDevelopment Person oftheYearby NAPM(ISM). He currentlyserves onthe Carolinasand VirginiaaffiliateBoard ofDirectors.
Dr.Ferguson has 30 years ofclassroom experience as an adjunctprofessor teaching adult education coursesat boththe under-graduateand graduatelevels.He currentlyteachesMBAclasses inProduction andOperations
Management,Managerial Economics,andBusiness PolicyatWebster University and severalonline business coursesforStrayer University.He was recently honored asthe2011Webster University CharlestonMetroCampus Professor oftheYear.
Dr.Ferguson has aMaster’s Degree in Business Administration from TheCitadelanda Doctor ofBusiness
Administration Degree from Nova Southeastern University.
CPO Roundtable Panelist and presenting the afternoon seminar:
“Leading within the Vision”
Dr. Stephen B. Gordon
Old Dominion University
Stephen B. (Steve) Gordon, PhD, FNIGP, CPPO, is a Professor of Practice in Public Administration and the Director of the Graduate Certificate in Public Procurement and Contract Management program at Old Dominion University. A past national president of NIGP, Dr. Gordon is a veteran of more than thirty-five years in the public procurement arena. One of two academic advisers to the Universal Public Procurement Certification Council governing board, Steve is the author of the regular feature “Procurement Ponderable” in Government Procurement magazine.
CPO Roundtable Panelist
Robert M. Klein
Director, Manufacturing & Headquarters Procurement
Altria Client Services, Inc.
Robert Klein serves as Director of Manufacturing & Headquarters Procurement, Altria Client Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc.
He leads the procurement activities for indirect materials and capital expenditures for all of Altria Group Companies. Before assuming his current position in January 2012, Robert served as Purchasing Director of Manufacturing Site Support for all of Altria’s Operating Companies.
Robert joined PM USA in June 1989, as a Mechanical Engineer in the Central Engineering Department. During his career at PM USA and later Altria Client Services, he has held a variety of leadership positions in Engineering, Manufacturing Operations (Richmond, VA and Cabarrus, NC), Strategic Planning and Procurement.
Robert received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Louisville. He also has an MBA from Wake Forest University. He became a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) in 2004.
Active in the community, Robert previously served on the Board of the Central Carolina (Charlotte, NC) Food Bank. He currently volunteers regularly to support Habitat for Humanity and the YMCA Bright Beginnings Program.
CPO Roundtable Panelist
Kristy Shaffer
Director of Procurement
CarMax
Kristy Shaffer is the Director of Procurement for CarMax. She is responsible for strategic sourcing, contracting, and supplier relationships for the procurement of goods and services used nationally at the CarMax stores and corporate offices. Kristy started with CarMax in 1996 in the retail store environment, where she held several positions before moving to the Accounting Department at the Home Office. Shortly after CarMax separated from Circuit City, Kristy transitioned to assist in the formation of the Procurement department. Over the last twelve years she has led a procurement team focused on efficient execution, deploying new stores, and bringing value to the company. Kristy is a member of ISM and past Vice President of the ISM Metro Richmond Chapter. Kristy received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Mary Washington College. Kristy is also an active community volunteer, past-president of The CarMax Foundation Richmond Giving Committee and she serves on the Board of Directors for Greater Richmond SCAN.
CarMax Corporate Profile
CarMax, a member of the FORTUNE 500 and the S&P 500, and one of the FORTUNE 2014 "100 Best Companies to Work For," is the nation's largest retailer of used cars. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., we currently operate 139 used car superstores in 69 markets. The unique CarMax consumer offer allows customers to shop for vehicles the same way they shop for items at other "big-box" retailers. We provide low, no-haggle prices; a broad selection of CarMax Quality Certified vehicles; and superior customer service. During the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, we retailed 526,929 used vehicles and we sold 342,576 wholesale vehicles at our in-store auctions.
CPO Roundtable Panelist
Bob Gleason
Director, Division of Purchases and Supply
Virginia Department of General Services
Bob Gleason is a Certified Public Purchasing Officer (CPPO) and Virginia Contracting Officer (VCO), with more than twenty years of both public and private procurement experience.
He is currently responsible for the state eProcurement system ("eVA") and State Procurement as the Director, Division of Purchases and Supply (DPS), which is part of the Virginia Department of General Services (DGS).
From 2006 to late 2013, he was the DGS Agency Procurement Director and was responsible for the acquisition of all goods and services for DGS, as well as overseeing the statewide and federal surplus property programs for Virginia.
From 1999 to 2006, he was an Information Technology Contracts Manager with the Virginia Information Technologies Agency, formerly Department of Information Technology, performing various strategic sourcing and contract management activities for enterprise-wide IT systems, goods and services.
Before joining VITA, he worked with the Division of Purchases and Supply as a Procurement Review Manager traveling throughout Virginia to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of procurement activities across state government.
Before joining the State in 1996, he was the procurement director for the Christian Children's Fund (now "ChildFund") with procurement responsibilities for corporate headquarters, as well as various national and international sourcing activities.
Before this he served twelve years with the U.S. Army Field Artillery.