Strategic Global Sourcing
James A. Broderick
James Broderick is the retired vice president, secretary and general counsel of Rayovac Corporation, a leading manufacturer of batteries and lighting devices, where he was in charge of all legal matters for the company, including corporate and securities law, litigation, drafting contracts and settling contractual disputes. Since retiring from Rayovac, he has served as legal consultant for an electronics company near Chicago and continues to be an active educator, teaching three different courses for Executive Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Jim’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Notre Dame and his JD and MBA degrees are from the University of Chicago.
Steve Cassady
Steve Cassady is director of global procurement at Kohler Co. He is responsible either directly or indirectly for all purchasing activity and associates worldwide. Steve is also responsible for Kohler Co.’s Energy Management and Corporate Transportation and Logistics Organization — which includes all U.S. Domestic shipping, international import and export compliance — and Kohler Co.’s internal trucking company Kohler Transport Inc. (KTI). Prior to joining Kohler Co., Steve was with Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T). In his most recent position at Lucent, Steve was the supply chain general manager with end-to-end supply management responsibility for Verizon, which was Lucent’s largest customer account.
Gary T. Prod
Gary T. Prod, C.P.M., is supply chain manager for corporate services at We Energies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In this capacity, he has responsibility for purchases exceeding $150 million annually. Gary completed a BAA at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has over 25 years of experience in supply chain management, purchasing, and systems analysis and development in the electrical manufacturing and utility industries.
John M. Mckeller
John M. McKeller is a senior lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business and co-director of the Purchasing and Supply Management curriculum in the School’s Executive Education unit. He previously served concurrent appointments as the director of education for ISM and as an assistant professor at UW-Madison.
During the last several years, John has conducted hundreds of workshops and presentations for clients in the US, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Central and South America. He currently teaches and consults on supply management-related topics for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) and numerous corporate clients.
John teaches courses in the Grainger Center for Supply Chain Management at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Business. Additionally, he teaches supply management programs in the School’s Executive Education curriculum. He was previously an adjunct faculty member at Arizona State University, the University of San Diego and the University of California at San Diego Business Extension.
Before entering the academic field, John held various managerial positions with subsidiaries of Ralston Purina, Eli Lilly and Company and General Dynamics Corporation. Over the years, his articles on supply management topics have appeared in numerous national publications, academic journals and as the “Purchasing” chapter in the third edition of the APICS Handbook. A graduate of San Diego State University, John also completed an MBA at Pepperdine University and a D.B.A. at United States International University.
Scott Converse
Scott Converse is the Director of Technology Programs for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business. Working within the Executive Education department, he oversees courses in Six Sigma, purchasing and supply management, and information technology. Scott developed and oversees the Technical Leadership Certificate series, a collaborative effort between the College of Engineering and the School of Business. He is also a lecturer in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business’ MBA program.
Scott has developed technology-based training courses for a variety of audiences ranging from the computer novice to the IT professional. Clients have included Fortune 500 firms, the U.S. military, state and local government and not-for-profit agencies. He is engaging, interactive and clear in the presentation of technical material. His ability to break down complex topics, use analogies to develop understanding and include visual and group activities in traditionally lecture-based subjects helps to make learning fun.
Areas of expertise include internetworking concepts and information technologies, predicting and managing emerging technologies, technology project implementation, the role technology will play on the future of business, data analysis and data mining techniques. He also has over a decade of applied experiences in the field as a former IT director for the University of Wisconsin, and technologist for an Internet working software developer.
Scott received his MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and he holds a B.S. degree in Physics from UW-Eau Claire.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this course for 2.1 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) or 21 hours.
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