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Industry Experience
Prior to joining Colliers Wilkinson Snowden in 1988,
Robert was:
- Owner/Operator of Wildrose Kennels, Inc.
Grand Junction, TN, 1972-1996
- Owner of Junction Press Publishing Co., 1972-1996
- Logistics Consultant, 1992 to Present
- USAFR, 1967-1996, Lt. Col. - retired
Business Affiliations & Accreditations
Licensed Broker in Tennessee
Licensed Affiliate Broker in Mississippi
Council of Logistics
- Vice President & Past President
Memphis Roundtable, Management
Council of Logistics Management National Roundtable
- Advisory Committee Member
American Society of Transportation & Logistics
- Sustaining Member
Memphis Uniport Association
- Director
Uniport Rail Commitee
- Chairman
Memphis & Shelby County Strategic Freight Planning
Committee - Chairman
Memphis Superterminal Intermodel Project
- Steering Committee
Military
Overview:
Lt. Col. USAF Reserve (Retired), Active Duty 1967-1972
Reserve Duties 1972-1995
Specialist in Logistics, Disaster Response,
Electronics Maintenance
Graduate of:
Squadron Officer’s School
Air Command and Staff College
Air War College
One Year Active Duty in Logistics for Desert Storm.
Managed a 5.5 million square foot warehouse
complex including 10,000 order-per-day pick
and pack fulfillment operation.
Experience:
Commissioned 2nd Lt., USAF, 1967
Ground Electronics Officer Course, 1968
Radar Maintenance Officer, Communications
Officer, and Disaster Control Officer for radar
station of 125 men at Las Vegas, 1968-69
Ran quality control/radar evaluation program on twelve
radar stations of 25th NORAD Region, 1969-72
Left Active Duty, 1972
Assumed Air Force reserve position as USAF Academy
Liaison Officer, recruiting for the Academy, 1973
Assigned to 14th Air Force as CAT A Individual
Mobilization Augmentee and attached for training as
Disaster Preparedness Officer at Columbus AFB,
Mississippi. During his assignment at Columbus, he
rewrote the Base Disaster Response Plan, participated
as Disaster Response Officer in numerous exercises,
including nuclear, biologic, and chemical warefare
scenarios. He managed the disaster response at one
aircraft crash and several chemical spills. He assisted
with development and implementation of NBC training
programs for mobility personnel. He wrote NBC
training plans and conducted NBC training. He also
participated with Mississippi Army National Guard in
several exercises of military support to civil defense.
1981-1986
Assigned as Emergency Plans and Operations Officer at
Memphis Defense Depot. During this time period,
he rewrote the Depot Emergency Response Plan
and restructured and retrained the HAZMAT
response team. 1986-1996
Called to full-time active duty for one year during and after
Desert Storm. He managed the 3.5 million square
feet of bulk warehousing at the Memphis Defense
Depot, including having operational control and
responsibility for all of the hazardous material, of
which there was around 1 million square feet of
warehousing. He was in charge of the HAZMAT
response team during this period, and managed
the response to a number of chemical spills. 1991-92
Military Schools & Training:
Disaster Response:
USAF Disaster Control Officer Course
USAF Disaster Preparedness Refresher Course
DOD Nuclear Emergency Team Operations Course
FEMA Civil Defense Director/Coordinator Course
Emergency Management USA
General:
USAF Ground Electronics Officer Course
USAF Squadron Officer School
USAF Air Command And Staff College
USAF Air War College
USAF Combined Air Warfare Course
Professional Accomplishments
Memphis Distribution Digest, Editor & Publisher
Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce,
Military Affairs Committee
Navy League, Member
Military Order of World Wars, Member
Air Force Association, Member
Other
Search Team Manager and Director of Canine Training –
Federal Emergency Management Agency Urban
Search and Rescue - Tennessee Task Force 1
Author of the book, Retriever Training for the Duck Hunter
Author of the book, Retriever Training - A Back to Basics
Approach
Author/producer of the video, Retriever Training - A
Better Way
Former Gundog Writer for the following magazines:
American Hunter, Waterfowler’s World, Duck’s
Unlimited, American Shotgunner
Judge for Shooting Times and Country Magazine’s
Open Gundog Trial Held at Sandringham,
Norfolk England Past Judge of World Duck
Calling Championship, Stuttgart, AR
Originator, initiator and a major driving force behind
SuperTerminal Memphis, a major transportation
initiative currently being implemented by the City
of Memphis and State of Tennessee. Superterminal
Memphis is a 1,000-acre intermodal rail terminal
which will house all five of Memphis’ Railroads. This
public-private partnership is funded by a $200 million
private sector investment and $160 million in public
funding. This project will remove $63 million per year
of cost from the Memphis area intermodal system.
The 20-year Mid-South economic impact will be 20
billion dollars, and since Superterminal Memphis
adds capacity to the national intermodal system, the
Department of Commerce models have demonstrated
that the 20-year national economic impact is $2.7
trillion.
Areas of Specialization
Industrial, Logistics
Education
University of Memphis - Bachelor of Science
Mathematics and Chemistry
CCIM Courses
Graduate Realtors Institute (GRI)
Graduate Courses in:
Logistics Management, Inventory Management,
Strategic Marketing, Multinational Marketing
Achievements
Various Air Force Commendation and Service Medals
Joint Service Commendation Medal
AFRES Outstanding Disaster Preparedness Officer (1984)
Defense Logistics Agency, Outstanding Individual Mobilization
Augmentee of Year
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