Giles Taylor – Owner and President
B.S., Engineering, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
MBA, Providence College
Giles started Trans-solutions, Inc. in 1998 after a successful career in corporate logistics. He began his career as an engineer and worked his way through the ranks to Vice President of Operations.
Giles brings a well-rounded perspective to his freight management and logistics assignments, having run warehouses, logistics operations, transportation departments, truck fleets, facilities, call centers and customer service centers.
Giles has either operated or consulted in the following freight management services: Truckload, Flatbed, Small Package, Less-Than-Truckload, Dump Trucks, Ocean, Air, HAZMAT, Protective Services, Fleets (large & small truck), Courier, Household Moves, and Drayage.
According to Giles, “Having walked in the client’s shoes, I can be more of an active listener, asking probing questions that get to the heart of a problem. My training as an engineer contributes to that, as well. I’m hard-wired to try and understand all the elements of the process in order to see opportunities.”
Giles’ work spans many segments of business: manufacturing, retail, mail order, wholesale and e-business. Some of the companies for which Giles has done work are: General Dynamics, Canon U.S.A., Hoffman La Roche Pharmaceutical, AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical, Allergan, GlaxoSmithKline, EMI Music, Warner Music Entertainment, West Marine and many third-party logistics providers and consultants.
Giles is sought after as a freight expert and speaks regularly at logistics conferences and seminars. He also holds workshops on negotiating contracts and improving transportation operations.
Giles is regarded as an authority on small parcel transportation and network opportunity studies for small parcel distribution.
Håkan Andersson, Establish, Inc. – Alliance Partner
Master of Science in Industrial Management and Engineering – Direction Supply Chain Management and Marketing, Linköping Institute of Technology.
Trans-solutions partners with Establish for its expertise in Strategic Network Design, Warehousing and Supply Chain Assessments.
Håkan has been developing successful large and complex operational solutions in Europe, USA and China for over 30 years. Håkan has a wide and deep knowledge within Supply Chain and has completed projects in most Industries and companies of all sizes. His strategic skills and ability to transfer strategies into real value combined with a way to make organizations committed and enthusiastic ensure successful projects with lasting value. Establish has performed network design and warehouse optimizations in over 2000 engagements for over 40 years.
Håkan began his career in the airline industry. Over a 20 year period, he held various management positions within Scandinavian Airlines. He is a frequent guest speaker at Universities and professional organizations and serves on the board of directors for Schening BAS AB.
David Bovet, New Harbor Consulting – Alliance Partner
MA and MBA in economics, Stanford University
Engineering degree, Webb Institute and George Washington University
Mr. Bovet, a Partner at New Harbor Consulting, leads engagements for clients seeking strategic counsel and cost/service improvement in transportation and logistics operations.
He brings 30 years of experience consulting in a range of industries, from consumer goods to high-tech and automotive manufacturing, with projects typically delivering short-term cost savings that fund medium-term business transformation. He also helps craft successful strategies, marketing plans and operational upgrades for logistics providers.
Selected assignments:
- For a medical device manufacturer delivering from 140 service centers to hospitals, nursing homes and patient residences, assessed service delivery route optimization opportunities. Savings of $4-5 million were identified.
- As part of a legal proceeding, provided analysis and expert witness testimony involving courier services utilized by a leading healthcare logistics company. Our work product was compelling and the client obtained a settlement.
- For a pharmaceutical manufacturer, analyzed transportation by courier, LTL and truckload modes across the US and recommended process and efficiency improvements. This led to an RFP process for temperature-controlled truckload freight.
Mr. Bovet is co-author of Value Nets: Breaking the Supply Chain to Unlock Hidden Profits (Wiley & Sons, 2000), focused on a new class of logistics-intensive business designs. David also speaks widely at logistics conferences and writes about operations in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal Europe, Supply Chain Management Review, and Inside Supply Management.
Prior to starting New Harbor Consulting, Mr. Bovet was a Partner at Norbridge consulting and Managing Director of Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman), where he co-led the supply chain team. He is a dual US and Swiss national.
