Speaker's Name
Steve Harrington

Bio

Steve Harrington is a leader in the logistics field with 40 years of industry experience during which he served as President then Chairman of the Distribution Management Association of Southern California (DMA) for 12 years. DMA is a 250 member logistics industry association he developed, organized, and led. Additionally, he spent 11 years working as an Industry Liaison and sector researcher for the NSF funded National Center for Supply Chain Automation (SCA). In this role, he was responsible for the development and oversight of a national industry leadership team consisting of supply chain executives and logistics industry stakeholders. He is presently the Senior Advisor, Western US, for the Manufacturing Skills Standards Council (MSSC). With MSSC, he is the principle contact for the innovative Certified Technician-Supply Chain Automation (CTSCA) technician certification program he partnered with industry to collaboratively develop. Steve has 28 years of experience in supply chain operations, most recently as the West Coast Geneal Manager for the Perrigo Co., a Fortune 500 generic drug manufacturer. He is a two time "Spirit of the Entrepreneur" award winner for his work in the field of economic development. During the past 20 years, Steve has spoken extensively to industry, academic and workforce development stakeholder groups across the country on supply chain industry trends and the related implication for the 21st century workforce.

Session List

Work-Based Learning Success at Target!! Combining Industry-validated Technician Certifications & Apprenticeship
Friday, December 01st 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM Room: 124 A/B