Steve Hopper

Current

Founding Partner & Principal at Inviscid Consulting, LLC

Past

Senior Manager & GoalPost™ Business Development Leader at Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA)
Account Executive, Retail Industry at RedPrairie Corporation
Director, Logistics Business Development, North America at Retek, Inc. (now part of Oracle Corporation)

Systems Sales Manager at W&H Systems, Inc.
Senior Consultant at Deloitte Consulting (The Garr Consulting Group)

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Education

Registered Professional Engineer (PE)
Georgia Institute of Technology
George Walton Comprehensive High School

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Recommended

52 people have recommended Steve

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Steve Hopper’s Summary

Email: steve.hopper(at)inviscidconsulting.com

Do you have a warehousing and distribution operation? Steve can help you discover process improvements and implement lean distribution solutions that drive down costs and boost service levels. Do you offer supply chain solutions and services? Steve can help you penetrate the market and grow your business in a fiercely competitive environment.

Steve is always looking for clients to serve in these ways, and he welcomes referrals. He is also open to a new career opportunity with the right firm.

Stephen T. Hopper, PE, is a results-driven supply chain professional with a record of achievement in management consulting, consultative sales, sales management, and business development. His strengths include an extensive personal network of industry contacts and the ability sell complex solutions that transform distribution operations and deliver measurable value, improving both the top and bottom lines. Steve earned his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE) degree from Georgia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE).

See Steve's comments in a recent Modern Materials Handling article:
http://tinyurl.com/mmh-sth

See a recent Logistics Online interview with Steve:
http://tinyurl.com/scm-sth

Steve lives in the northwestern suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife and two children.

Twitter: http://twitter.com/Inviscid
Plaxo: http://www.facebook.com/Inviscid

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Steve Hopper’s Specialties:

Sales management, business development, marketing, and direct sales of supply chain solutions (e.g., WMS, TMS, LMS & productivity management, slotting, auto ID, RFID, parcel shipping, supply chain visibility, sales CRM solutions) and integrated material handling systems; Strategic and tactical industrial engineering for warehousing, distribution & logistics; Process improvement; Analysis, design, specification & selection of supply chain information systems and material handling systems.

Steve Hopper’s Experience

Founding Partner & Principal

Inviscid Consulting, LLC

(Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

2004 — Present (5 years )

in·vis·cid (ĭn-vĭs'ĭd) - adj.
1. Having no resistance to flow.

Physical distribution costs both time and money. Your business must use these two commodities wisely if it is going to succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace. Inviscid Consulting can help. We are a professional industrial engineering consulting firm that streamlines warehousing and distribution operations, saving clients both time and money.

Inviscid supply chains are more than "efficient." They must also be effective. After all, a chainsaw is very efficient for cutting trees, but it's not a very effective tool for slicing butter. Effective warehousing and distribution requires the right blend of people, processes, facilities, equipment, material handling systems, and information technology.

Inviscid Consulting applies the art and science of effective supply chain execution. We discover and implement lean distribution solutions that drive to drive down your costs, boost your service levels, and streamline your supply chain. Contact us today and let us show you how to save time and money in your warehousing and distribution operations.

Inviscid Consulting, LLC
http://www.linkedin.com/companies/inviscid-consulting-llc
http://www.inviscidconsulting.com
Email: steve.hopper (at) inviscidconsulting.com
Phone: 770-645-5698
Senior Manager & GoalPost™ Business Development Leader

Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA)

(Public Company; mmc; Management Consulting industry)

2007 — 2009 (2 years )

See a recent interview with Steve here:

http://www.supplychainmarket.com/download.mvc/QA-Strategies-For-Improving-Labor-Productivit-0001
Account Executive, Retail Industry

RedPrairie Corporation

(Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

2002 — 2004 (2 years )
Director, Logistics Business Development, North America

Retek, Inc. (now part of Oracle Corporation)

(Public Company; RETK; Computer Software industry)

1997 — 2002 (5 years )
Systems Sales Manager

W&H Systems, Inc.

(Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

1992 — 1997 (5 years )
Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting (The Garr Consulting Group)

(Privately Held; Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

1987 — 1992 (5 years )

Steve Hopper’s Education

Registered Professional Engineer (PE)

Industrial Engineering 1992
Georgia Institute of Technology

Bachelor , Industrial Engineering , 1981 — 1986

Activities and Societies:

Theta Chi Fraternity, FASET Leader, Student Assistant in the School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Institute of Industrial Engineers
George Walton Comprehensive High School

1977 — 1981

Additional Information

Steve Hopper’s Interests:

Hanging out with my family and friends, listening to good music, playing drums, real estate investing, Christian apologetics, conservative politics

Steve Hopper’s Groups:

Shallowford Falls Community Church,
Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC) -- Atlanta WERCouncil board,
Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP),
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) -- Past Atlanta Chapter President,
Ignite -- Independent Associate (with his wife, Lisa)

Georgia Tech Alumni Association
LION™ Worn with Pride! [Choose wisely ... ] < BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITS >
Supply Chain Movement
OpenNetworker.com
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
Supply Chain Management Practitioners & Experts
Industrial Engineering Network
Ramblin' Wrecks from Georgia Tech
The Logistics & Supply Chain Networking Group
Warehouse Management Software Consultants
Supply Chain Management Group
The Sales Association
The Job Board (Find A Job, Post a Job)
Logistics Consulting
Inspired Supply Chain & Logistics Executives
Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)
Theta Chi Fraternity Alumni
Sales/Marketing VP's & Directors - Software & Technology
SCN Supply Chain Network
LION500.com (Open Networkers)
Georgia Tech Industrial and Systems Engineering and alumni
The Supply Chain Wisdom Network
Retek Alumni
TopLinked Consulting Professionals
TopLinked Sales Professionals
Logistics Network
Material Handling Professionals
Supply Chain Today: Latest News & Trends, Delete Spam, Technology Innovation, Search Executive Jobs
Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) Members & Friends
Supply Chain Network International
Link_Atlanta
Warehousing and Logistics
CHAINFLEX - Flexible Supply Chain Solutions
Supply Chain Software
Warehouse Management 2.0
500+
Safe Haven Open Networking
Sales 2.0 Best Practices
Warehouse & Distribution Management
Traceability
Top Recommended People
Material Handling Industry of America
Logjobs - Logistics & Supply Chain Career Connections and Professional Collaboration
Ignite - Turning Energy into Income
Linked Georgia
"Count Me In" The Official Group
Material Handling Management Network
Georgia Open Networkers
Top Recommended People - Gold
VP SALES GROUP
500+ Professional
500+ Find A Job
1,000+
Orange Tree Open Networkers
Dutch Open Networkers
Atlanta WERCouncil