Over 22 years experience in mobile phone industry working for Panasonic, Nokia, Huawei, and Silent Circle.  The first half of my experience was spent in R&D, and the second half spent in Reverse Logistics.  I have ridden the roller coaster of fast market ramp ups with high return volumes, and fast market declines with low return volumes.  Over the years, I have managed the Reverse Logistics network to accommodate very large volumes of repairs and very small volumes of repairs.  I am currently designing a Global Reverse Logistics network for a startup company, Silent Circle, to manage low sales volumes sold in every corner of the globe.  This involves setting up global repair partners, global material distribution, and development of core service software to manage repair activity.

Howard founded B-Stock Solutions in 2008 with the idea that technology could revolutionize how businesses leverage the secondary marketplace to sell and buy excess inventory.  Prior to founding B-Stock, Howard served as General Manager of eBay’s enterprise B2B business, known as the Private Marketplace group, which he launched in mid-2004. Through his work Howard has helped a variety of enterprise clients liquidate over $1 billion in excess inventory via bulk lot, online auctions; this includes launching dozens of online marketplaces for a variety of Fortune 1000 organizations and working with hundreds of companies selling through eBay’s B2B Reseller Marketplace.

Prior to launching the Private Marketplace group at eBay, Howard was an early member of the team that built eBay Motors where he focused on business development. Prior to joining eBay, Howard was founder and CEO of a web-based, user-generated, on-demand video service which offered members access to an online library of independent films.. After launching and running the company for 18 months Howard sold it to Hollywood Media (NASDAQ: “HOLL”). Prior to that, he was a venture capitalist with Rosewood Capital and involved in the investment of approximately $70 million in consumer companies including branded product manufacturers, business services, retail, restaurants, and e-commerce companies. Prior to joining Rosewood, Howard spent two years at the Blackstone Group in New York. He holds dual degrees with honors in Economics from The University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School of Business and an MBA from the Harvard Business School

Howard spent four years on the Advisory Board of the Reverse Logistics Association and has been a frequent speaker on techniques to optimize liquidation recovery.

Alexis Stewart has spent the majority of her career focused on the improvement of operational environments.  She spent the first 7 years of her career consulting with many major retailers focusing on improvements in store operations, associate learning and designing and implementing systemic solutions to gain operating efficiencies.  In her current role at the Home Depot, Alexis is responsible for  After Service Sales focused on the negotiation of vendor return policies, liquidation of products on the secondary market as well as the repair of customer and store owned product.

Necati is a doctoral student at Texas A&M University. His primary research interests involve consumer returns in retailing, closed-loop supply chains, and value of information. He is currently working on multiple industry-driven research projects with two national retailers. Necati was one of the recipients of the 2013 Texas A&M University Institute for Advanced Study (TIAS) graduate fellowship funded by the HEEP Foundation. He was also awarded the 2015 Mays Business School Outstanding Research Award  and the 2014 Mays Business School Outstanding Teaching Award. Before coming to Texas A&M University, Necati served eight years as an officer in the Navy, rising to the rank of Lieutenant before resigning from the service in 2011. Necati and his wife are the proud parents of one daughter. Necati anticipates completing his degree in the spring of 2016.

Rob has 12 years of progressively responsible roles in Manufacturing Management with Tier 1 and 2 Automotive Component Suppliers.   Most recent job roles have been with Dell Computers for 5 years in Operations leadership and 3+ years of Reverse Logistics Leadership with Lenovo Computers.

Rob Bromley has LSS experience, Quality Circle Training and Kaizen Event training and facilitation.  

Rob Bromley is from Statesville, North Carolina and a graduate from Appalachian State University with a BSBA degree in Business Management.   Bromley lives in Burlington, NC with his wife and 5 children.

Aleem Lakhani is Executive Vice President of AMT Warranty Corporation and AmTrust North America, Specialty Risk Solutions Division.  He joined AmTrust Group in 2003 and established the administrative practice for Extended Warranty in consumer goods, including contact solutions, information technology, operations, account management and sales support.  Pursuant to the acquisition of Warrantech, Aleem served as the Chief Operating Office and then Chief Innovation Officer.  The latter role included identifying programs and practices to help clients improve program and revenue performance.  Today, Aleem is the global account executive for Microsoft responsible for underwriting and compliance management of Microsoft’s extended warranty program in more than 60 countries.  In addition to developing skills pertaining to global insurance, compliance and operations. Prior to joining AmTrust Group, Aleem held executive management positions with other warranty companies specializing in system engineering, business process engineering and advanced business analytics.  Today, Aleem is heavily focused on disruptive technology impact to insurers of products, including consumer electronics and automotive.   Aleem Lakhani holds several advanced degrees and qualifications specializing in empirical methods and supply chain management from institutions such as McGill University, University of Michigan and MIT.

Walter Alcorn is vice president of environmental affairs and industry sustainability for the Consumer Technology Association (CTA)TM, the trade association representing more than 2,200 companies.  CTA also owns and produces CES®  - the world's gathering place for all who thrive on the business of consumer technology. Mr. Alcorn is responsible for legislative initiatives impacting electronic product recycling, design, eco-labeling and hazardous materials restrictions. Previously Mr. Alcorn was a nationally recognized environmental consultant specializing in electronics recycling systems.  Walter has authored and co-authored numerous studies and research products on e-waste issues.

Paul Baum, CEO & Founder, entrepreneur to the core. Paul has a 20 year proven track record of creating “Sustainable Green Value” in the IT Asset Disposition & Returns Management industry. Paul has spent his entire professional career perfecting the industry leading Asset Value Recovery model he calls “Market Match”.

Paul began in the industry when he founded Rumarson in 1991 and soon developed many of the first and largest OEM & Retailer “cash-in and trade-up” programs. Rumarson was #164 on INC 500 and was often featured in major business media. Paul led Rumarson for 10 years as CEO before selling the company to Selectron which has since been acquired by Flextronics.

In 2001 Paul took his expertise and formed PlanITROI, focused on the concept of “Planning IT Return-on-Investment.” The foundation of this innovative IT asset disposition and returns program is that it “Starts with the end in mind.” – The approach creates a match in the marketplace for a clients returned assets prior to getting the return back. The proprietary “Market Match” system assures that time and resources are only invested if there is an acceptable projected return on that investment. The system integrates the data from today’s industry sale price comps, future industry trends, potential value add and original asset costs into the decision making process for each of our clients’ assets.

PlanITROI is now recognized as one of the leading providers its category and is listed on the Gartner Magic Quadrant. Paul is considered a visionary in the category and has consistently developed innovative programs that drive “Sustainable Green Value.”