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Gordon Heisler

Career logistics executive in petroleum, biofuels & chemicals distribution

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Gordon is an accomplished career logistics executive with over 35 years experience in petroleum, biofuels, and chemicals distribution. Prior to joining PLG Gordon spent over 20 years with Sunoco, Inc, where as the Director of Transportation he managed the transportation group’s annual freight and equipment budget of over $150MM and staff of 30+ employees and contractors. In addition to logistics strategy development, business process improvement, and extensive contract negotiations, Gordon also led the transportation due diligence assessment and subsequent acquisition and integration of eight chemical plants, 700 gasoline stations, and two refineries into Sunoco from 1996 through 2005.

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Graham Brisben

President

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Graham is the president and founder of Professional Logistics Group, Inc., a consulting and management services company focused on transportation, logistics, and supply chain. He formed the business in 2001 following a career in the railroad and trucking industries, where his various operations and business development roles helped to identify the market need for objective, expert consulting services for shippers, transportation companies, financial firms, government entities, and other stakeholders in the world of logistics.

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Jean Arndt

Accomplished logistics executive experienced in rail, distribution and transportation

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Jean is an accomplished career logistics executive with over 30 years experience in the rail, distribution, and transportation consulting industries. She has in-depth expertise in a wide variety of disciplines, including executive leadership; logistics/railroad network operations and transportation analysis; problem solving and process simplification; systems design, development and implementation; business management; budgets, financial analysis and administration.

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Michael D Alston

Transportation operations and compliance manager

+1-412-651-8776

 

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Mike Alston is a highly accomplished transportation operations and compliance manager with over 27 years of experience in regulatory affairs, supply chain management,logistics,distribution,transportation auditing, and barge, rail, motor carrier, and transloading and terminal operations. His special expertise is in the handling, safety, security and regulatory compliance of hazardous materials, and he brings to PLG clients an excellent knowledge of DOT, IATA, IMDG, USCG, OSHA, and TDG laws and regulations. Mike has extensive experience in regulatory compliance and safety audits, training, monitoring, and reporting for shippers, production facilities, transloading terminals, warehouses, rail terminals, and rail, water, and motor carrier operations.

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Robert Levy

Transportation, materials management & industrial development expert

+1-206-295-0779
rlevy@prologisticsgroup.com

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Robert Levy’s 27-year career spans Logistics and Transportation, Industrial Development, Private Equity investing and Materials Management. Robert has eight years experience working with private equity as an operating partner and board director, 12 years in seaport and surface transportation operations and capital projects, six years in big ticket development and optimization in mining, metallurgy, pulp and paper. Robert’s private equity experience includes funds with $450MM-$2B under management, portfolio company revenues to $350MM and individual career capital project values to $2B.

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Roger H. Nelson

Executive in class I, short line and regional railroad management

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Roger is career freight railroad executive with over 35 years of experience in Class I, short line, and regional railroad management and ownership. Prior to joining PLG, Roger was the founder and managing partner of North American RailNet, Inc. (NAR), a privately owned short line railroad holding company with six railroads operating in ten U.S. states and the Province of Alberta, Canada. Prior to NAR, Roger spent over 25 years with Burlington Northern Railroad and BNSF Railway, where he held various management and executive management positions in Operations, Engineering, Marketing, and Safety.

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