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

Recommended

54 people have recommended Steve

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Logistics and Supply Chain

Steve Hopper’s Summary

► IF YOU OPERATE A WAREHOUSE OR DISTRIBUTION CENTER...Steve can help you discover process improvements and implement lean distribution solutions that drive down costs and boost service levels.

► IF YOU PROVIDE SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES...Steve can help you penetrate your market and grow your business in a fiercely competitive environment.

Steve Hopper is a results-obsessed supply chain professional with a strong record of achievement and in-depth expertise and capabilities in:

♦ Strategic & Tactical Industrial Engineering for Warehousing, Distribution & Logistics
♦ Long-Range, Strategic Supply Chain Planning
♦ Warehouse & Distribution Center Planning, Modeling, Analysis, Design, Reengineering, Process Improvement & Cost Reduction
♦ Improvement of Labor Productivity, Resource Utilization & Customer Service Levels
♦ Reduction & Optimization of Inventory
♦ Advisement, Assessment, Due Diligence, Analysis, Design, Economic Evaluation, Justification, Specification, Selection, Program Management & Project Oversight of
Supply Chain Information Systems & Integrated Material Handling Systems
♦ Business Development, Consultative Sales, Marketing & Sales Management for Supply Chain Solutions
♦ Team Leadership, Training & Mentoring

Steve's strengths include an extensive personal network of warehousing & distribution industry contacts and the ability to deliver measurable value to both the top and bottom lines. He can help you and your clients boost the performance of your people, inventory, facilities, equipment, material handling systems, and supply chain information technology (IT) solutions.

Steve earned his Bachelor of Industrial Engineering (BIE) degree from Georgia Tech and is a registered Professional Engineer (PE).

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

Steve Hopper’s Specialties:

Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) | Labor Management Systems (LMS) | Engineered Labor Standards | Transportation Management Systems (TMS) | Slotting Systems | Order Picking Systems | Integrated Material Handling Systems | Sortation Systems | Warehouse Control Systems (WCS) | Bar Coding & RFID | Parcel Shipping Systems | Supply Chain Visibility | Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Systems

Steve Hopper’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch

Additional Information

Steve Hopper’s Interests:

Driving down costs and boosting service levels in supply chain, distribution, warehousing, and logistics operations

Steve Hopper’s Groups:

♦ Warehousing Education & Research Council (WERC) - Atlanta WERCouncil Vice President
♦ Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) - Atlanta Roundtable
♦ Materials Handling & Management Society (MHMS) - Past Atlanta Chapter Secretary/Treasurer
♦ Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) - Senior Member & 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
•    Professional Speakers and Seminar Leaders
•    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
•    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
•    Supply Chain Software
•    World-class Warehouse Management
•    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
•    Work Measurement & Engineered Standards
•    Georgia Open Networkers
•    Top Recommended People - Gold
•    VP SALES GROUP
•    Atlanta WERCouncil
•    NCOF * Official Group of the National Conference on Operations & Fulfillment*
•    Distribution Center Industrial Engineers
•    The New LIONs

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

Steve Hopper’s Experience

• Founding Partner & Principal

  Inviscid Consulting, LLC

  (Privately Held; Management Consulting industry)

  2004 — Present (6 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 )