Board of Advisors 

Jan Gullett

A veteran with more than 25 years of executive, general management, marketing and sales experience, Mr. Gullett has broad executive experience at companies in a wide variety of both technical and non-technical industries.  Mr. Gullett launched his career at Procter & Gamble and Sara Lee Corporation, where he served as marketing director, executive director of mergers and acquisitions, vice-president of sales, and division general manager.  He also served as vice-president and general manager at PepsiCo.  In 1995, Mr. Gullett joined Broderbund Software, one of the top two consumer software companies, as senior vice-president.  He has also served as CEO and president of PlanetWeb, a leading developer of Internet software for consumer electronic devices, and as CEO and president of Bullant, a software infrastructure provider backed by JP Morgan and Intel.

 Lorne Jones

Mr. Jones heads up SAP's global product marketing organization for its supply chain execution solutions. His role includes driving global supply chain product strategy and guiding SAP's positioning & messaging for its supply chain executon offerings. Lorne's background includes managing business development, solutions development and marketing at i2 Technologies for the fulfillment and transportation industries. Prior to i2, Lorne has held several management positions in the supply chain software industry, as well as managing a variety of outsourced logistics operations for Tower Group International, now FedEx Trade Networks. 

Pravin Varaiya

Mr. Varaiya is the Nortel Networks Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley, CA.  His research has focused on Transportation Systems, Communications Networks and Power Systems.

 Sheldon Apsell

Mr. Apsell is a seasoned entrepeneur with years of experience in telematics and satellite communications.  In 1982, he received the patent for the LoJack vehicle recovery system, a system for tracing stolen cars that is now used worldwide.  Most recently, he has developed a system which allows industrial customers to track and monitor heavy equipment.

John Roppo

Mr. Roppo is a diversely experienced, accomplished financial/operating executive with years of experience in the auto industry.  He currently serves as the director of finance for Lincoln Mercury, a position he has held since September 2000.  Previous executive experience includes positions at Jaguar Cars North American and the Ford Motor Company.

Pravin Kumar

Mr. Kumar is the Director of Business Development for Supply Chain for SAP. His primarily focus is on supply chain and logistics solutions for the retail industry.