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We are seasoned supply chain experts dedicated to guiding you through today's toughest supply chain challenges. With a unique blend of technical expertise and industry experience, we collaborate closely with our clients to develop tailored solutions that streamline operations, reduce costs, and maximize efficiency. From strategic planning to seamless implementation, Alpine delivers innovative solutions with a focus on driving tangible value.

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Leadership Team

Michael Wohlwend

Managing Principal

Jesse Parker

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Greg Utter

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Brenda Stoltz

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Jim Chamberlain

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Jerry Spence

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Steve Simonson

Senior Managing Director

Landon Davies

Vice President of Sales

Paul Gedert

Senior Director of Business Development

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In Memory of Pat Gallagher

“Alpine Supply Chain Solutions is an organization built by each of our team members passion and experience. Pat’s enthusiasm for all things supply chain influenced those around him and his contributions to the Alpine team will live on. As we grow the Alpine Supply Chain team, we will always remember Pat’s contributions and know that his spirit is reflected in who we are today.”

Michael Wohlwend

Co-Founder of Alpine Supply Chain Solutions

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Michael Wohlwend

Managing Principal

Michael Wohlwend is a trusted advisor with a proven track record that includes 30+ years of supply chain experience. Throughout his career, he has helped dozens of Fortune 500 Companies develop and implement their supply chain strategies. He has also held top leadership positions with global software companies and private equity firms, making him skilled to assist with due diligence, acquisitions, roll-ups, and divestitures for both on-premises, hybrid, and Cloud solutions.

Before founding Alpine, Michael spent six years with SAP running the Midwest Services Business, where he was the executive sponsor on three SAP EWM installs. Michael also spent seven years with Manhattan Associates where he was involved in over 30+ WMS installs. Prior to his time at Manhattan, he was a member of several supply chain consulting firms and provided solutions.

Michael is extremely passionate about the logistics industry and sharing his knowledge. He frequently authors articles for trade publications and has presented more than 100 seminars and speeches at industry events, including Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC) events, Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) conferences, ProMat, and MODEX.

Michael also supports numerous non-profit organizations. He served as an Executive Board Member of WERC from 2008 – 2014 and is a current Executive Board Member of Gigi’s Playhouse, a nationwide network of Down Syndrome achievement centers. He has a passion for helping young adults with Down Syndrome find employment.

Contact Michael Wohlwend

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Jesse Parker

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Jesse Parker is an entrepreneur with experiences ranging from the corporate boardroom to the start-up garage. As the Chief Operating Officer at Alpine, he is driven to create efficiencies within the organization to enable the company to scale to the ‘next-level’. Prior to Alpine, Jesse was the Vice President and General Manager for BroadReach Communications. He also started an all-natural sports drink company called ASPIRE whose mission was to improve the health and performance of young athletes across the country. 

Jesse also has experience driving entrepreneurial creativity in a corporate environment. He rose through the ranks of Intel and QLogic, creating new innovative products within Intel and integrating new acquisitions into QLogic. Jesse also takes part in advising small businesses and mentoring students. He has taught over 300 high school business classes throughout the United States through a partnership with DECA and Young Business Leaders of America. Jesse joined the CEOs of Caribou Coffee and Buffalo Wild Wings when presented with the 2015 Business Executive of the Year award by the Business Professionals of America. 

Jesse also owns a couple hockey stores which are businesses he started for and with his three sons. He has served on Boards with the Minnesota High Tech Association, Rear Window Media, Chaska/Chanhassen Hockey Association, Chaska/Chanhassen Clay Target Shooting Club, and is currently President of the Chanhassen High School Boys Hockey Blue Line Club. In his free time, he enjoys time with his family, hunting, traveling, skiing/boarding, playing football and bag toss, and listening to country music.

Contact Jesse Parker

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Greg Utter

Senior Managing Director

Greg Utter is a seasoned supply chain technology and operations professional focused on driving revenue through value engineering (ROI Analysis) and business development. He has spent his entire career as an innovative leader in supply chain sales, consulting and implementation and is now a Senior Managing Director at Alpine responsible for the Warehouse Systems practice. 

Greg possesses over 30 years of progressive hands-on experience with a broad range of mission-critical supply chain technologies including on-premise, cloud-based, and SaaS solutions. He has deep domain expertise across a variety of solutions sets including supply chain execution, supply chain planning, labor management, and supply chain advanced analytics. Greg also has extensive experience evaluating, selling and implementing technologies related to big data, predictive analytics, and artificial intelligence.

Greg spent the first 10 years of his Supply Chain career at Fleming Foods, a $40B Grocery Wholesaler where he was responsible for rolling out WMS and Labor solutions to over 30 Distribution Centers within the Fleming network. He then transitioned to Dallas Systems/EXE Technologies where, for almost 10 years, he served in various leadership roles. Prior to joining Alpine, Greg spent 15 years at Manhattan Associates, the leading global provider of supply chain software and services. While at Manhattan, he had a proven track record of delivering solutions to a variety of Fortune 500 Companies in all key vertical markets.

Greg enjoys supporting the industry by working with Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC) and speaking at various events including ProMat and MODEX. He regularly contributes thought leadership content to industry publications including  Supply Chain Xchange and was named a Food Logistics 2023 Rock Star of the Supply Chain. Greg also serves in various capacities with several non-profit organizations including Feeding America, Native Americans in Business, Habitat for Humanity and The American Red Cross.

Contact Greg Utter

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Brenda Stoltz

Senior Managing Director

Brenda brings a unique mix of Human Resources, Operations and Finance experience to the supply chain industry. She began her career as Financial Analyst at Boeing and then spent close to 10 years at Target where she served as Group Leader, Senior Operations Manager and ultimately a Senior Human Resources Manager. She excels in the areas of staffing, employee relations, performance management, payroll/compliance, organizational restructuring, workforce planning, and change management.

Today as a Senior Managing Director at Alpine, Brenda leads the Human Resources practice and brings a full understanding of the impact changes make on not just finances and operations, but on people themselves. Her daily focus is on business development, project management and developing a positive culture that promotes employee growth. Brenda’s greatest source of inspiration comes from witnessing the growth and development of team members. 

Brenda is all about working side by side with clients to create new opportunities for women to work in the supply chain industry and was named a 2023 Women in Supply Chain award winner by Food Logistics and Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazines. Outside of work, she is an outdoor enthusiast who loves spending time in the company of her husband and three boys.

Contact Brenda Stoltz

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Jim Chamberlain

Senior Managing Director

Jim Chamberlain has over 30 years of engineering experience within distribution operations and supply chain logistics. Prior to joining Alpine, he spent 24 years with DSC Logistics where he led engineering teams that provided innovative solutions for Fortune 500 companies within the food, tobacco, CPG, electronics, and medical device industries. Today as a Senior Managing Director at Alpine, Jim leads the Labor Management practice.

Jim focuses on lifecycle support to ensure customers receive exceptional value from RFP to start-up. His key areas of focus are warehouse layout design, engineered labor standards, labor management, continual improvement (Lean & Six-Sigma), material handling management, and operations excellence. Jim has led over 50 successful labor management implementations that reduced each customer’s variable labor expense by an average of 20+%. Jim also focuses on best practices within logistics operations to ensure consistent, high performance across the entire network regardless of business vertical.

Jim is involved in several industry organizations and associations including Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Institute of Industrial Engineers, and the MTM Association. He has also served as the Chair of Blue Yonder’s LMS Special Interest Group.

Contact Jim Chamberlain

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Jerry Spence

Senior Managing Director

With a rich background as an engineering leader in the retail industry, Jerry Spence brings invaluable expertise and leadership to the realm of warehouse management. His journey in the warehouse domain includes pivotal Director-level roles at Crate and Barrel, where he spearheaded the development of multiple 800,000 sq ft distribution facilities. His visionary approach played a crucial role in supporting the complex needs of both retail and e-commerce businesses. Jerry has also held roles with Tesla, where he served as a Senior Program Manager in Warehouse Logistics and BAE Systems where served as a Senior Logistics Engineer. Today as Senior Managing Director at Alpine, he leads the Warehouse Consulting Practice.

Jerry is well-versed in a spectrum of skills, ranging from Microsoft Word proficiency to expertise in Systems Engineering, Management, and Lean Manufacturing. His strong operational acumen is complemented by a MS degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo.

Contact Jerry Spence

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Steve Simonson

Senior Managing Director

Steve Simonson is a Senior Managing Director at Alpine and a seasoned expert in supply chain design, strategy, and warehouse management systems. With nearly 30 years of experience in supply chain engineering and management, he excels in creating and implementing top-tier solutions for warehousing, manufacturing, third-party logistics (3PL) vendor selection, logistics, and organizational excellence initiatives.
 
A proud Northern Illinois University alumnus, Steve has led consulting teams from strategic planning through facility design and implementation. He has successfully guided clients through complex projects in network design, outsourcing, change management, and software implementations across industries such as industrial, pharmaceutical, consumer packaged goods, food and beverage, convenience stores, grocery, and retail. His background includes operational leadership roles at United Parcel Service and as a General Manager at a regional 3PL.
 
Steve resides in Marengo, IL, with his wife Kimberly and their three children—James, Hayden, and Sarah—where they have called home for 25 years. Their family also includes two dogs, Brigg and Abby. In his free time, Steve enjoys fishing, golfing, cooking, and traveling with his family.

Contact Steve Simonson

Email: michael@alpinesupplychain.com

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Landon Davies

Vice President of Sales

Landon Davies has 20 years of engineering experience in logistics, with a primary focus on warehouse operations. He has led engineering and sales engineering teams, with a significant portion of his career spent implementing slotting solutions in over 75 distribution centers globally. This includes extensive work in e-commerce facilities and collaboration with various levels of automation. Landon launched his career at TNT Logistics, where he gained valuable experience initiating process improvements in manufacturing environments, designing numerous warehouse layouts, and developing financial models for warehouse operations. Additionally, he managed outbound materials for one of the country’s top five exporters. 

Landon is an active member of the Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC) and was recognized as a Pro to Know by Supply & Demand Chain Executive in 2018. He earned an Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech and an MBA from Vanderbilt University. When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his wife and two kids. Landon’s hobbies include investing in commercial real estate, relaxing on the lake, and mountain biking.

Contact Landon Davies

Email: Landon.Davies@alpinesupplychain.com

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Paul Gedert

Senior Director of Business Development

With over 23 years of experience in business development, marketing, and sales, Paul Gedert brings extensive expertise in driving growth and success for leading companies. Most recently, as Director of Business Development at Tompkins Solutions, Paul led initiatives across marketing and business development, managing multidisciplinary teams to increase revenue from both new and existing clients. His leadership in building and maintaining a comprehensive database of over 50,000 prospects, clients, and alliance partners helped to grow the sales pipeline significantly. His team’s achievements were instrumental in securing the largest client in Tompkins’ history.

At TranSystems Inc., Paul managed a proactive inside sales team, developed cross-selling education programs, and maintained a database of over 20,000 contacts, streamlining the sales process and maximizing opportunities across North American offices. Throughout his career, he has remained focused on strategic growth, collaboration across departments, and fostering strong relationships to drive business success.

Paul holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Bowling Green State University.

Contact Paul Gedert

Email: Paul.Gedert@alpinesupplychain.com

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