Thomas E. Brightbill, CMC
joined CGR after previously serving as partner-in-charge of KPMG Main Hurdman's consulting practice in San Francisco. Tom also was a partner in-charge of Arthur Young's (now Ernst & Young) Hawaii consulting group. He is a leader of CGR's public sector, strategic planning facilitation, and quality training practices. Tom also has extensive experience in the design and implementation of financial information systems. He received a B.S. in chemistry and an MBA in management science from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.  Tom can be contacted at tbrightbill@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 105.

Peter A. Crosby, CMC
is a founder of CGR. Peter has twenty-eight years experience in all key areas of supply chain management. He has twenty years of experience as a management consultant with A. T. Kearney, Coopers & Lybrand, Arthur D. Little and CGR. Peter's industrial management experience includes positions as a division general manager for Collins Foods, a senior operations research analyst on the corporate operations planning and analysis staff for Food Machinery and Chemical Company (FMC), and a spare parts logistics and inventory analyst for Ford Motor. He received a B.S. in engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.S. in operations research from Stanford University and the Stanford Business School.  Pete can be contacted at pcrosby@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 103.

J. Keith Kennedy, Ph.D.
has more than twenty-five years consulting experience with more than 100 clients. Prior to joining CGR in 1986, Keith was Managing Director in Australia for one of the UK’s “Big Four” management consulting firms. He also was Chief Executive of a systems house for many years. Most of his consulting has been based on his deep understanding of businesses, and the staff, processes and facilities required to make business organizations great. His clients have included finance, distribution, manufacturing, transport and construction companies, professional offices and public sector organizations.  He is expert in business analysis, information technology, strategic planning, business process design and project management.  Keith can be contacted at jkkennedy@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 102.

James E. Kennedy, MBA, MBCS
joined CGR in 1995 after five years in the financial industries practice for Deloitte & Touche in the London office. He also has experience with Business Research, an information technology firm. Jim has designed and installed information systems for banks, securities companies, government agencies, healthcare organizations, utilities, ports, manufacturers, and distributors. He also has developed many corporate MIS strategic plans. Jim received a Bachelor's of Science in engineering from the University of Manchester in England and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA.  Jim can be contacted at jekennedy@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 101.

Robert N. Rice 
is a founder of CGR. Bob is a specialist in facility network planning and supply chain management. He heads up the design team for the development and use of SITELINK, a facility location and supply chain optimization model. He has conducted studies in logistics and inventory planning, decision support modeling, materials management, production planning, software selection, and productivity improvement. Bob has experience as an officer of a beverage company in charge of all operations and planning functions, as well as an internal financial and strategic consultant for a major chemicals/fibers company. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in chemical engineering from Northwestern and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.  Bob can be contacted at rice@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 104.

James B. Ayers, CMC
has extensive management consulting experience with CGR and other leading management consulting firms. Jim's clients include companies in the defense, aerospace, utility, electronics, health care, chemicals, and service industries. The focus of Jim's practice is on supply chain strategy, operations management, new product development and process improvement. He is the author of three books and numerous articles. He received a BS from the US Naval Academy (with distinction) as well as an MS in industrial engineering and an MBA from Stanford. In the Navy, he served on nuclear submarines.  Jim can be contacted at jayers@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 705.

Craig M. Gustin, Ph.D., CFPIM, CIRM
is a founder of CGR and has twenty years consulting experience with manufacturers, merchandisers, and service companies. His engagements focus on the identification of clients' customer service and information systems needs. Craig also conducts supply chain strategy projects. Prior to consulting, he held engineering and marketing management positions in the automotive, defense, and information systems industries. Dr. Gustin received a B.S. in industrial engineering from Purdue University, and Masters degrees in engineering and business administration. He completed his Ph.D. at Golden Gate University, with a dissertation focusing on logistics information systems. Craig maintains an extensive data base on the information needs of logistics executives in U.S. companies.  Craig can be contacted at cgustin@cgrmc.com or by phone on extension 701.

Robert J. Gumaer
has served in executive positions for software firms over a twenty-year period. As Vice President of Marketing for SynQuest, Bob developed strategies to drive revenue growth exceeding 100 percent per year for five years, and was responsible for sales training and rollout of new supply chain software.  With American Software, he was Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Asia-Pacific, and orchestrated American Software’s re-positioning as a supply chain software vendor. He began his software career as Product Manager with Walker Interactive Systems. Previously, he was Director of Corporate Planning for The GAP Stores, a Senior Consultant with Kurt Salmon Associates, and Analyst with Lockheed.  Bob holds a B.S. in Industrial Management from Purdue University, with post-graduate studies in business.

David R. Malmberg
has over twenty years experience in supply chain management, purchasing, inventory, strategic planning, and information systems. Before joining CGR, he held the positions of Vice President of Inventory Management, Purchasing, Strategic Planning, and Director of Information Systems for a number of Fortune 500 distributors and manufacturers including FMC, McKesson, Merisel, and AmeriQuest. In addition to operational management experience, Dave developed and implemented a series of purchasing and inventory management models, process improvements, and information systems at these companies. He received a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Claremont College, a B.S. in industrial engineering, and an M.S. in operations research from Stanford University.

M.C. (Rink) Wheeler 
joined CGR after over twenty years of experience in the food industry. For ten years, Rink was Vice President of Operations for Coca-Cola Foods (Minute Maid orange juice). His responsibilities included operations, production planning, and distribution. Rink also headed up the corporate operations research group for CPC international. He has conducted many strategic facilities location and manufacturing organizational planning assignments as a consultant with CGR. Rink received a B.S. in chemical engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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