Curt Sardeson

Managing Principal at The Open Sky Group, LLC

Location: Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area
Industry: Logistics and Supply Chain

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Curt Sardeson's Overview

Current

Managing Principal at The Open Sky Group, LLC

Past

Senior Project Manager at RedPrairie (now part of JDA Software)
Consultant at AT&T Mobility (was Cingular Wireless)
Software Developer at Emerson Process Management (was Fisher Controls)

Software Verification Engineer at Insight Industries LLC
Customer Service Representative at Lands' End

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Education

University of Wisconsin-Platteville
University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Curt has over a decade of experience and 36+ implementations of supply chain systems delivering solid results each and every time. Curt has held multiple roles in these implementations from software engineering, technical consulting, operational consulting, process improvement, IT consulting, project management, and program management. Curt finds himself equally comfortable with small local single site implementations or large-scale and complex implementations for multi-national companies. Curt is globally adaptable, highly focused, and has successfully implemented projects in North America, Europe, and Asia. Curt has worked in operational roles as well as consulting roles and can easily relate to operational challenges. Most importantly Curt has the ability to understand his customers’ needs and translate them into cost effective solutions with high potential for ROI, cost savings, and/or increased revenues.

Curt is the founder and Managing Principal of The Open Sky Group, LLC located in the Raleigh North Carolina area. The Open Sky Group, LLC is a full service Supply Chain Consulting Company with disciplines in Consulting & Engineering, Implementation & Integration, and Technical Services & Support. We are headquartered near Raleigh, NC with offices near Cincinnati OH, Milwaukee, WI and Indianapolis, IN. Our consultants, many of whom have worked for companies that have implemented Supply Chain Execution Systems, bring an average of ten years experience and credibility to our clients. Open Sky's razor sharp focus is to be the best consulting partner on the planet for implementing Supply Chain solutions.

You can find Curt at local CSCMP roundtables as well as national CSCMP, WERC, and other supply chain events.

Specialties

WMS Implementations, RedPrairie DLx/D & DLx/P, LENS, EMS, Agile SCRUM, Project Management, Program Management, Management Consulting, 3PL Rates & Costing, Reverse Logistics, eCommerce Logistics, Automation Systems, ERP Integrations

Managing Principal

The Open Sky Group, LLC

Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Logistics and Supply Chain industry

February 2006 – Present (7 years 4 months) Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Open Sky Group is dedicated to being the best consulting partner on the planet for implementing Supply Chain solutions, with disciplines in Engineering Consulting, Implementation & Integration and Services for RedPrairie®. From Warehouse and Transportation Management, to Labor Management and Visibility, Open Sky can help your organization reach new heights of supply chain efficiency.

Senior Project Manager

RedPrairie (now part of JDA Software)

Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Computer Software industry

February 1994 – February 2006 (12 years 1 month) North America and Europe

I made lots of WMS projects happen.

Consultant

AT&T Mobility (was Cingular Wireless)

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; T; Telecommunications industry

2001 – 2005 (4 years) Greater Memphis Area

I helped make the supply chain execution systems work more efficient and effective. Also made some good friends and learned a lot about mobile phones.

Software Developer

Emerson Process Management (was Fisher Controls)

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry

June 1993 – January 1994 (8 months) Marshalltown, IA, USA

I enabled sales to create quotes in seconds vs. days by automating the CAD process for semi-custom orders. Was responsible for building the business requirements, functional requirements, detail design, user guide and training personnel how to maintain and extend the application. Created the application on a green screen VAX VMS utilizing the DEC VAX Screen Management routines (SMG).

Software Verification Engineer

Insight Industries LLC

Computer Software industry

January 1991 – May 1993 (2 years 5 months) Platteville, WI, USA

I made sure that the embedded software systems (VOR/ILS) in aircraft did not fail. This is where I also learned Microsoft Project 1.0, VAX/VMS TPU, and creating documents in raw PostScript. More importantly, this is where I first learned how to work with different types of technical and managerial people in the commercial world. I have no doubt this early experience of bridging computer and non-computer people was critical to my future success as a software developer and implementer.

Customer Service Representative

Lands' End

Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; SHLD; Apparel & Fashion industry

August 1988 – December 1990 (2 years 5 months) Dodgeville, WI, USA

I answered the phone for people who wanted to buy and enabled them to buy easier.

Fuquay Varina Chamber of Commerce Large Business of the Year Award

Fuquay Varina Area Chamber of Commerce
- February 2013
Open Sky Group is honored to announce that it has been given the 2012 Large Business of the Year Award by the Fuquay-Varina Chamber of Commerce. Open Sky was chosen for its 20 percent annual growth per year, encouragement of newer employees to move to the area, commitment to championing other local businesses even though most of its clients are out of state and commitment to the Chamber of Commerce through sponsorships and a willingness to teach classes for members.” Small businesses are defined by the Chamber as having less than 10 employees, and large businesses as having ten or more.
SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners

SupplyChainBrain
- July 2012
Open Sky Group is honored to be named to SupplyChainBrain’s 100 Great Supply Chain Partners. This listing, now in its 10th year, is the result of a six-month on-line poll in which supply chain professionals were asked to nominate vendors and service providers whose solutions have made a significant impact on their company’s efficiency, customer service and overall supply chain performance.