QUICKCONVERSATIONS

A continuation of the conversation with The Quick Group’s technology leaders who, in Part 1, shared their experience and expertise on “Managing a Crisis on a Global Stage.” In Part 2 of our two-part series, they discuss best practices for keeping each segment of the global supply chain seamlessly active and secure—all while constantly pushing for continuous improvement.

This episode, part one of a two part series, features The Quick Group’s technology leaders— Eric Bischoff, Chief Information Technology Officer; Michael McNally, Vice President of IT Product Management; Ed Wendell, Director of User and System Support Documentation & Training; and Bob Rottinger, Director of IT Infrastructure and Compliance. Their lively discussion is focused on business continuity and supporting customers’ mission-critical logistics during a crisis—particularly when that crisis is a global pandemic.

Mike LoRusso, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Quick Specialty Logistics, joins host Chris Riback for his second QuickConversations podcast. In this episode, Mike shares the wealth of knowledge that comes from a career in both financial and logistics management. He fully understands the urgency of high-tech and IT services -- whether it’s a component that needs to be immediately replaced or a data center moved. In this program, he covers it all – and just what it takes to deliver finely-tuned technology logistics.

What does it take to deliver the logistics solutions needed to support the global aviation supply chain? Sterling’s Claus Engelbrechtsen tackles that question – and shares how his team works with clients every day to help keep their planes in the air. Host Chris Riback sat down with Claus in February of this year in New York, right before the COVID-19 outbreak, to talk about running a just-in-time supply chain – expertise that takes on even greater significance as the world copes with the impact of a global pandemic.

In this episode of QuickConversations, host Chris Riback speaks with Paul White, Corporate Executive Vice President for Quick. Paul, who’s based in the UK, caught up with Chris by phone at the time when Brexit deadlines dominated the headlines and the coronavirus crisis was emerging. They covered a wide range of global logistics topics, including best practices for managing a supply chain during a crisis -- from bad weather to Brexit to a global pandemic.

In this episode, host Chris Riback speaks with QuickSTAT’s Scott Ohanesian, Senior VP of Commercial Operations, North America. This program was recorded on April 27th, 2020, as the COVID-19 crisis was continuing its dramatic impact on lives globally. Scott shares what goes into supporting logistics for clinical trials and the solutions that ensure these clinical trials can continue -- all while addressing the pandemic-created obstacles faced by life science companies around the world.

This episode of QuickConversations was recorded on March 30, 2020 in New York City – the current epicenter of the coronavirus. Quick's Mike LoRusso talks about how he and his team are working through the crisis, supporting the needs of businesses ranging from the financial services sector to healthcare, high tech, automotive to hospitality and beyond.

Host, Chris Riback talks with Quick's Executive Vice President of Quick Specialized Healthcare Logistics about the healthcare logistics. Dave covers a wide array of topics from the evolution of personalized medicine to delivering life-saving shipments while faced with natural disasters or a global health crisis.