Category: Consultant

Mark Strug is a performance driven supply chain professional with over 20 years of experience, primarily in the food and beverage industry. Mark has used his strong quantitative and analytical skills to lead projects in S&OP, demand management and planning, capacity planning, inventory management and logistics with outstanding results. Mark’s forecasting modeling in Oracle Demantra, Infor Demand+ and similar tools have led companies to exceed their forecast accuracy targets. Mark has hands-on experience in all phases of projects, including data modeling and interpretation, forecasting, testing, and implementation, leveraging sales strategies and market intelligence to build revenue and to penetrate target markets.

Tony is an operations, supply chain and change management professional with extensive experience managing and delivering successful Cost Reduction, Process Improvement and Profitability Enhancement projects. Tony brings decades of experience leading process improvement, cost reduction, operational excellence and organization change management engagement projects in supply chain, manufacturing and fulfillment operations.

Tim Shaw is a creative and energetic professional with 20+ years of experience in business and information technology leadership roles. He is a highly versatile and experienced business transformation project manager with hands-on knowledge of multiple ERP platforms. Tim has successfully guided organizations through significant improvements with the implementation of various enterprise solutions such as Microsoft Dynamics (GP, D365/AX, NAV/BC), JD Edwards, RentalMan/400, Sage, as well as Salesforce.com, and Dynamics CRM/CE. He has also led several companies through SOX and PCI compliance initiatives. Tim’s program management experience includes the management of complex projects and the re-engineering and turnaround of underperforming programs. He inspires teams to develop solutions that provide organizational enhancements and bottom-line growth and value while creating a vision in tandem with client business strategies. Tim quickly grasps the big picture, focuses on the critical details, manages multiple priorities, tracks and delivers measurable ROI, and is a compassionate people leader for whom working cross-functionally is second nature. He has earned a Master of Business Administration from Capella University and a Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Operations Management from the University of Southern Illinois. He has also earned the following certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) professional, and Certified Information Security Manager (CISM).

Tim Wise is an innovative supply chain leader who excels at developing cross functional business processes and system implementations. Tim has over 25 years of experience in implementing complex supply chain management processes for hi-tech companies like Hewlett Packard and Seagate. Tim is an expert in Sales and Operations Planning, Inventory Management, business process design and supply chain network design. Having led multiple ERP selection and implementation projects, Tim understands the complexities of process development for manufacturing and distribution companies. With a strong background in finance, Tim can work seamlessly across functions and processes to effectively improve any operation. Before Ultra, he led an initiative at a high technology company to reduce inventory by over $100M in less than 12 months. Tim graduated from East Central Oklahoma University with a degree in Accounting and Finance and holds an MBA from the University of Arizona.

*Q2 2021 Employee Recognition Award Recipient Scott Cabrera holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering with a concentration in Logistics and Supply Chain from Bradley University. He has been exposed to numerous business functions in the distribution industry while employed at the nation’s largest food redistributor.