Jon DeCesare

President

Jon DeCesare, President, WCL Consulting, after spending 20 years as an VP – Supply Chain – Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA and Senior Vice President-California Cartage Company & President – W.W. Lynch Inc. (Kuehne & Nagel Division), DeCesare established World Class Logistics Consulting, Inc. (WCL Consulting) in 1985. WCL Consulting specializes in advising clients on global supply chain strategies including port of entry risk mitigation, warehouse network optimization, 3PL mergers and acquisitions, information technology and operations process improvements. Clients include: American Honda Motors, APL Logistics, BNSF Railway, CBRE, CenterPoint Properties, First Industrial Realty Trust, IKEA, Kuehne & Nagel, Michael Kors, Payless ShoeSource, Pioneer Electronics, Port of Houston, Port of Long Beach, Port of Prince Rupert, Rockefeller Group, Shell, Southern Wine & Spirits, Stevedoring Services of America, Target Stores, Watson Land Company and WW Grainger.

Supply Chain Solutions:
American Honda Motors – Western Region Parts DC Network Optimization
• BNSF Railway – Southern California Transload Market Profile
• First Industrial Realty Trust – East Coast Warehouse Demand Paths of Growth Investment Strategy
• PierPass – Program Introduction Collaboration with Stakeholders
• Pioneer Electronics – 3PL Outsourcing Optimization
• Port of Long Beach – North America Cargo Routing Study
• Port of Prince Rupert – West Coast Port of Entry Benchmarking
• Stevedoring Services of America – Marine Terminal / Drayage Operations Interface Best Practices
• Target Stores/Yusen Logistics – Southern California High-Volume Transload Operations Optimization
• Watson Land Company – Warehouse Tenants Operations Survey

INDUSTRIES
Economic Development
Industrial Real Estate
Marine Terminal Operator
Port
Retail/Consumer Goods
Third Party Logistics
Transportation

SERVICES
Information Technology
Investment Due Diligence
Market Research
Mergers & Acquisitions
Operations Optimization

EDUCATION
B.A. Economics/Statistics, California State University-Long Beach

Graduate Studies in International Management/Global Supply Chain Management – USC/Michigan State University/American International Management Institute – Thunderbird Program

MEMBERSHIPS
California State University Long Beach – Alumni
Association – Active Supporter
Council of Supply Chain Professionals (CSCMP) – Past
Board Member
Harbor Trucking Association – Past President
International Management Consulting – USA – Certified
Management Consultant
Los Angeles Transportation Club – Past Board Member
National Association of Office & Industrial Properties
(NAIOP)