THOMAS DEAKINS

Thomas is an Executive with a demonstrated successful history of 30 years working in the supply chain technology and consulting/services industry.

Thomas is Founder and Managing Director of Thomas Deakins Consulting, a supply chain technology advisory. Thomas is well known in the supply chain ecosystem with a history of success in the supply chain technology and consulting/services industry. Thomas is recognized as a leader in building strategic world-class supply chain partner ecosystems. He is also known for his experience in TMS applications, real-time supply chain visibility applications, digital supply chain strategies and ESG Scope 3 Transportation Sustainability.  Thomas earned his Executive MBA in Global Supply Chain from the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Experience Matters:

Thomas has worked with many Fortune 500 companies guiding them on their digital supply chain journey and technology selection (TMS and Visibility). Supply chain technology can be a game changer and used as a competitive advantage, but you must have a strong foundational data strategy and understanding how to interpret the data to reap the benefits!

Thomas has worked with supply chain technology companies, systems integrators and consulting companies, where he developed, implemented and grew strategic partnership ecosystems. Thomas believes in the power of strategic partnerships and lives by this rule - Partnerships are a two-way street and there must be value to both organizations for a true partnership to flourish.

Over his 30+ year career, Thomas has worked for project44, Oracle, G-Log, Trimble, MavenWire, MercuryGate, CHEP, SLI Consulting Inc. and JB Hunt. During his undergraduate years (1992-1994) at the University of Tennessee Knoxville, Thomas worked for UPS as a loader/unloader and Skyline Transportation (LTL Carrier) as a Rate Clerk and Management Trainee.