Michael H. Hugos

I've spent several decades in that space where information technology, supply chains and business overlap. I have advised and mentored development teams at Microsoft Xbox, Starbucks Coffee, U.S. Navy Medical Logistics Command, World Food Program and numerous smaller companies. My company SCM Globe (www.scmglobe.com) provides cloud-based supply chain modeling and simulation applications for education, training and business. Previously I was chief information officer (CIO) of a North American distribution organization where I developed a suite of supply chain and business analytics applications that transformed the company's operations and revenue model. For this work I received the CIO 100 Award for resourcefulness, the InformationWeek 500 Award for innovation, and the Premier 100 Award for career achievement. I earned my MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and am author of several business and technical books. I'm also a student of history (if a supply chain geek can venture into something entirely different). There was once a time historians call "Late Antiquity" when the seemingly eternal Roman Empire and the classical world it represented faded away, and the Medieval world emerged. Something about that age when one culture died and another was born has haunted me for a long time. My book Leptis Magna: Emperor's Dream on the Edge of the Desert, is a historical novel based on the writings of a Roman historian from that time. It's a series of short stories told by the heir of an imperial Roman family. He reflects on how the Roman world has changed in the years since its peak when his famous ancestor was emperor. In memoir style, he recounts his struggle to make sense of what has happened, and to find his place in what comes next. [You can reach me at mhugos@scmglobe.com.]