David Whitmer

David Whitmer has a extensive work experience in supply chain management. David is currently serving as the Vice President of Supply Chain at Austin GIS. Prior to this, they worked as the Sr Director of Global Supply Chain at DJO Global from 2017 to 2021.

Before joining DJO Global, David was the Sr Manager of Global Supply Chain at Pivot 3, Inc., where they played a crucial role in simplifying and unifying the virtual servers, shared storage, and networks through software innovation.

In 2014, they worked as the Sr Manager of Procurement & Logistics at Charta Group LLC, where they successfully implemented NetSuite and a Multilevel BOM process to manage inventory and cost of goods sold. David also developed suppliers to support local manufacturing, resulting in a cost reduction of 20%.

Prior to that, David excelled as the Director of Supply Chain at BRiGGO in 2013, where they planned and executed manufacturing and supply chain operations for a new product, achieving material cost reduction of 28% on the initial production build.

From 1992 to 2012, David held the position of WW Procurement Supply Chain Manager at Dell Inc., where they showcased their skills in MRP planning, forecasting, procurement, contracts, negotiations, supplier development, supply chain network design, and project management. David managed global teams and oversaw Dell's global supply chain operations.

At the start of their career, David worked as an Inside Sales and Operations Manager at Arrow Electronics, where they led the sales and operations team of a new branch, responsible for inside sales, warehousing, local delivery, and line stock replenishment at customer facilities.

David Whitmer attended Blair Jr College from 1989 to 1991, where they pursued an Associate of Arts (AA) degree in Business Administration and Management, General. Prior to that, from 1979 to 1982, they attended Broomfield High School, though no specific degree or field of study information was provided for this period.