Management Team
Ravi Madala - President and CEO
Mr. Madala is a graduate Industrial Engineer with extensive experience in Logistics Strategy Development, Supply Chain Systems, and Materials Handling Systems Design. He has worked extensively in the areas of distribution strategy, operations measurement and performance reporting, pick-pack operations, and materials handling systems, warehouse management systems, design and implementation. Mr. Madala is experienced in developing domestic and international logistics strategies and network designs for wholesale, retail and consumer-direct distribution companies.
Education
- B.S. In Engineering, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga, India
- M.S. in Industrial Engineering, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
- Masters in Business Administration, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
Frank W. Renshaw, PE – Co-Founder
Mr. Renshaw, is a co-founder of KEOGH Consulting. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and has over thirty years of diversified experience in the planning, design, and implementation of modern and efficient warehousing and distribution facilities. Mr. Renshaw’s experience spans a broad array of industrial and commercial organizations ranging from general merchandise, DIY consumer goods, heavy equipment manufacturers, wholesale and retail food distributors, book publishers and distributors, records storage facilities, and retail merchandise distributors, and a variety of Government agencies.
Education
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
- M.B.A. University of Dayton
Scott Sprague – Principal Engineer
Mr. Sprague is a principal engineer at KEOGH Consulting and has over twenty years experience managing projects for a variety of clients in warehousing and distribution. His extensive experience in the planning, design and implementation of warehousing and distribution facilities is supplemented by previous experience in distribution operations management. The combination of engineering and operations experience provides Mr. Sprague with a unique background for developing solutions targeted to achieve client objectives in the field of distribution.
Education
- B.S., Industrial Engineering, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH
John A. Lemire – Associate Principal
Mr. Lemire is an Associate Principal at KEOGH Consulting, Inc. with over twenty five years experience in materials handling system design and project management. His experience includes evaluation, analysis, planning, design, project management, and implementation of materials handling systems for re-engineered and new distribution warehouse facilities. His experience includes gap analysis, scripted demonstration, functional system description, and proposal evaluation and implementation of Warehouse Management Systems. Mr. Lemire's previous operations management experience in retail, grocery, and beverage distribution combine with his consulting experience to provide clients a realistic and practical approach to planning, designing, and managing successful materials handling system projects.
Education
- B.A., Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Thomas M. Walker - Associate Principal
Mr. Walker has more than twenty-five years of experience in the design and implementation of Material Handling Systems throughout North America and Europe. His experience ranges from evaluation, planning, design, project management, implementation and short and long term training for both new and existing manufacturing and distribution environments. He has been involved in and personally responsible for system design, project management, building construction, installation, start-up and training in numerous major systems and facility construction projects that provided both improved throughput and productivity for a variety of companies. The industries and products handled include retail merchandise, dry and frozen foods, cosmetics, hardware and fasteners, automotive parts, books, office supplies, beverages, candy and tobacco, etc. in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe.
Mr. Walker is LEED AP certified in New Construction and Major Renovation Projects based on the Green Building Certification Institutes Standards and Practices.
Mr. Walker is well founded in various Material Handling equipment applications and has considerable knowledge in state-of-the-practice application and design, as well as their impacts and the necessary operational and financial considerations for practical application. His many years of practical experience in implementing hundreds of systems throughout the world result in a realistic and practical approach to solutions for improving Materials Handling Systems and productivity. He has extensive contract and negotiations skills as they relate to the design and implementation of these Material Handling Systems. Mr. Walker’s experience makes him uniquely qualified to provide a wide range of possible solutions to a variety of problems in numerous industries.
Education
- B.A. Business Administration, Maryville College, Maryville, TN – 1981
- B.A. Economics, Maryville College, Maryville, TN – 1981