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ManagementJ. Michael Head - CEO
Mr. Head graduated cum laude from the University of Kansas in 1975 with a BA/BS in Political Science/Accounting. After graduation, he joined the Kansas City Office of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Head earned his CPA designation in 1978 and was promoted to Manager in the Tax Department.
In 1981, Mr. Head left public accounting to join one of his clients as a partner and Managing Director of an investment partnership (RCE Family Partnership). Among other investments, the partnership formed a startup company that became nationwide trucking company, MNX, Inc. After serving as the Chief Financial Officer of MNX, Inc., he was named President of MNX, Inc. in 1984. Mr. Head completed an IPO for the company in 1985, a secondary offering in 1987, and engineered the start up of Mark VII, Inc., a subsidiary of MNX, Inc. in 1989. In 1990, he was named President of MNX Holding Company and engineered the growth of Mark VII from start up to $250 million in 1992.
In 1992, Mr. Head negotiated the sale of MNX, Inc.’s trucking operation to Swift Motor Carriers, one of the largest truckload operations in North America. MNX Holding Company’s name was changed to Mark VII, Inc. and a public offering for stock in the “new” entity was completed in 1994 with the proceeds being used to buy out Head’s original partner in the trucking company. Mark VII became one of the nation’s largest logistics management companies with revenues in excess of $750 million. After the sale, he served as Chief Financial Officer and President of the Risk Management Division of Mark VII from 1992 to1997.
Mr. Head decided to leave Mark VII after its purchase by international logistics management company, Exel in 1997. Mr. Head formed Innovative Transportation Solutions, LLC in 1997 and was involved in several start up’s and turnaround projects for his own account as well as a consultant. He worked with several transportation consulting firms including Crossroads Consulting, STS Consulting, and Canyon Management. In 1999, he was raising funds for a start up internet transportation concern when he was introduced to myFreightWorld.com. From 1999 to 2002 he consulted with management of mFW on business development plans. In April of 2002, he joined the company as the VP of Business Development. Mr. Head was named President of the company in December of 2002.
Mark Hebden – EVP / COO
Mr. Hebden is responsible for all operating aspects of myFreightWorld. He oversees a technology-driven operation that encompasses multiple transportation sectors and is growing rapidly, with employees and independent agents spread across multiple locations. He joined myFreightWorld in 2006 in his current capacity, bringing to the company his 21 years of international experience and accomplishments in transportation sales, marketing, and operations.
For the five years just prior to joining myFreightWorld, Mr. Hebden was Vice President of National Accounts with a large national LTL carrier. Previously, he held positions of increasing responsibility in sales with other LTL carriers, and in regional management with non-asset-based logistics companies.
A native of Wales, Mr. Hebden started his professional career as a Graduate Management Trainee with TNT Logistics in the UK. TNT is one of the world’s largest international logistics management firms. He was promoted through the ranks of management to Regional Operations Manager for the Southern England, London region. He moved to the United States in 1991.
Married and father to three children, he devotes most of his rare free time to dance recitals and soccer games.
Shawn P. Mulkey – Senior Director of Information Technology
Mr. Mulkey joined mFW in 2007 as the Director of Information Technology. He has over 14 years experience in the Information Technology industry and has worked for several fortune 500 companies. His most recent position, previous to joining myFreightWorld, was as a Platform Systems Architect with Reuters America, in the design and development of that company’s real time trading and analytics applications.
Previous to his position at Reuters, Mr. Mulkey worked for several other organizations including a large telecommunications company (Sprint, Inc.) in their long distance switching network division. Mr. Mulkey holds a Master of Science with Honors computer science degree from the University of Kansas and has had published research regarding the performance of web services in real time environments (IEEE Communications, March 2008).
Wayne Auer – Special Director
As President and CEO of Computer Technology Corporation dba CACTUS Software, Mr. Auer has directed the company’s development and services efforts to become a leading source of Provider Management Software solutions in the healthcare market.
His technical background and business process knowledge has led the company’s growth while expanding the businesses bandwidth in enterprise software solutions.
Mr. Auer’s idea of a non-asset based online freight community was designed and created by the talented software development team of CACTUS Software. Utilizing a proven software platform Mr. Auer directed the creation and deployment of the startup efforts of myFreightWorld. Mr. Auer continues to direct the technical activities of mFW in addition to expanding the company’s ability to deliver productivity tools to its broker base.
Executive Vice President of Aegis Consumer Finance
After selling his company to then client Aegis Consumer Finance, he was the creative arm in developing an automated nationwide subprime auto loan program that serviced 37 states. The system that Mr. Auer developed “PRIM” enabled the pooling and securitizations methods of the loan originations program, providing assets manager and rating agencies complete access to asset level information. Scaling the system to securitize over 40 Million per month in loan originations Mr. Auer developed methods to include others asset types such as home improvement loans, 12b1 fees, and a conduit to home Loans from Argentina.
Founder and President of Knowledge Banc Inc
As a nationally recognized developer of custom software solutions and office automation firm, Mr. Auer’s firm created an extensive array of applications for clients such as United Way, United Telecom, Sprint and SBC. As an early adopter of network technology, Knowledge Banc was one of the first companies in the country to direct clients to the advantages shared office solutions known as “Networking”. As a visionary of automation opportunities, Mr. Auer’s firm became nationally recognized as a premier solutions provider and ultimately was acquired by then client Aegis Consumer Finance after creating an asset pooling tool “PRIM”
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