Resume of Experience in the Transportation Industry

• In-depth assessment of the transportation industry: overall strategic direction of the industry, company profiles, uses of information technology and systems.
• Competitive assessment of technology usage in the automotive and trucking industries.
• Conducted a supply chain and transportation study in Europe and Japan.
• State and Local Tax (SALT) study of the transportation industry for one of the Big Four accounting firms.
• Comprehensive study to determine trends and forecasts in the business travel industry, including airlines, car rentals, hotels, meals, and entertainment. The intent of the study was to help business travel managers control travel costs, and to give them effective tools for price negotiations with suppliers.
• Conducted focus groups for a European airline to determine a new advertising campaign in the US.
• Brand Image Study for a major airline that was conducted via CATI in the USA and the UK. Respondents were international leisure and business travelers.
• Year round study of visitors to a western state, taking into account seasonal and regional variations. Some of the information gathered included: demographics, travel characteristics (e.g. length of stay, travel party size, mode of transportation, accommodations used, regions of the state visited, activities engaged during the trip, sources of information used to plan the trip, etc.), satisfaction with the visit, intent to return, and the total expenditures during the visit.
• Market assessment to identify growth opportunities, market sizing, and methods used to support, particularly in tunneling

Sampling of Clients in the Transportation Industry

• Union Pacific
• United Airlines
• Lufthansa Airlines
• Japan Airlines
• Federal Express
• DHL
• General Motors
• Ford