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Consultant Bio
Bill Shank
Mr. Shank has more than 30 years of experience managing projects and operations in a broad range of
industries. His career has been focused on leveraging technologies across organizational boundaries to achieve
breakthrough and continuous improvement of business results.
Mr. Shank's business process analysis and change management skills have been applied in Operations,
Engineering, Materials and Supply Chain Management as well as Consulting roles. He has built successful,
collaborative relationships with C-level executives, internal teams, customers and suppliers.
Recently, Mr. Shank founded Supply Chain Value Associates (SCVA) and has led projects for clients ranging
from large, global enterprises to small, regionally-focused companies. Engagements have ranged from
restructuring supply chain strategy and operations for a global energy/chemical company, to installing basic
control processes and securing market capitalization for a specialty beverage firm.
Prior to SCVA, Mr. Shank was responsible for integration and start-up of a 19,000-pallet robotic warehousing
system for Cardinal Health that achieved the first FDA approval for automated storage and retrieval security of
controlled substances in the U.S. pharmaceutical industry.
Previously, Mr. Shank was Director of Materials for DSM Engineering Plastics, Americas and Director /
Operations for Rossi Pasta Specialty Foods. Before that he led information technology integration projects for
Union Carbide Specialty Chemicals and Borg-Warner Chemicals / GE Plastics. His career foundation was built in
the packaging industry as an Industrial Engineer, advancing into Engineering and Operations Management roles.
Mr. Shank received a bachelor's degree from the West Virginia University School of Industrial and Management
Systems Engineering.