Education
Currently, Steve is a Professor of Logistics at Georgia
Southern University. Steve
received his Ph.D. in Logistics and Transportation from the University of
Tennessee in 1995. Prior to
that, he earned a MBA in Marketing and Logistics from the University of
Alabama. Steve also has a
B.A. in History from Millersville University of Pennsylvania.
Professional
Experience
Steve has a diverse background both in and out of logistics and
transportation. After
college, he spent three years on active duty in the U.S. Army.
His responsibilities included transportation, logistics and
managerial duties. After he
left the Army, he spent over twenty years in the Alabama National
Guard and the US Army Reserve as a Transportation Officer.
This includes two tours in the Middle East as part of Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
He also spent time at IBM working as a Strategic Analyst in the
Service Sector Division for Alliances.
Research
Steve’s research background covers a number of major streams of
interest. He has worked in
the area of strategic alliances and partnerships in transportation.
These and research projects have led to publications in the International
Journal of Logistics Management and Physical Distribution, Transportation
Journal, International Journal of Transportation Planning and Technology,
Transportation Quarterly, International Journal of Logistics, and
others. He has also made over
fifty presentations to academic and professional organizations such as
CLM, IDEA, Air Cargo Conference and others.
Service
Steve supports the logistics field in a number of ways. He is the former Director of the Southern Center of Logistics and
Intermodal Transportation at Georgia Southern University.
Currently, he is the Director of the PhD Program of Logistics/Supply Chain
Management.
Also, he has worked with the Georgia Freight Bureau’s Logistics
Foundation of America to develop the ITRAN training course for
transportation professionals. Another
area he supports is organizing the Intermodal Distribution Education
Academy and American Society of Transportation and Logistics annual
conference.
