Albert Ames

Albert Ames is Associate Dean in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship, and the Director of the Bachelor’s Degree Program in Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management. He holds graduate degrees in Engineering and Business Administration, from reputed institutions. He completed the Executive Education Program in Strategic Management from the Sloan School of Management/CTS at MIT. He then went on to the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, to complete his executive education program in organizational change.

His research work in natural gas pipeline economics and policy, has been presented at international conferences, and published in peer reviewed journals. His research grants funded, include a $80,000 grant (STEP) from the US Department of Transportation.

Albert is a member of the national Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), Transportation Club of Seattle, Transportation Club of Tacoma, and the Beta Sigma Delta (International Honor Society in Business, Management, and Administration). He has established an active program advisory committee comprised of senior executives with the local industry. The committee has helped place his program graduates in reputed organizations such as PACCAR. His program faculty includes senior managers from UPS, Microsoft, SeaTac Airport, Honeywell, PACCAR, BNSF Railways, Lynden Transportation, and APL Shipping Lines.

Prior to joining LWTech in 2014, Albert served for over twenty years as a tenured faculty, in an AACSB (International) accredited School of Business at a university in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Eric Daniels

Eric Daniels is a national transportation network planner for UPS where he develops and implements transportation solutions to meet strategic goals. Eric has over 25 years of experience in the supply chain career field and has worked in both air and ground transportation service areas. His work in Asia, Europe, and Africa with the U.S. military has given him a global perspective that he believes is essential when planning the networks of tomorrow. Eric holds a B.S. in Logistics Management and a Masters in Transportation and Logistics Management.

Brad Mayer

Brad Mayer is a transplant from Wisconsin before moving around the U.S. extensively following undergrad while serving in the Air Force.

Brad has a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, a Master’s in Criminal Justice from Saint Cloud State University, and a Master’s in Supply Chain Management from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville.

Brad has over 11 years of experience in the Supply Chain industry. His previous roles include: Import Analyst at Target HQ, Account Manager at Costco for NYK Shipping Line and Yusen Logistics Transportation, and Planning Manager at Yusen Logistics. His current role is a Project Manager at Yusen Logistics.

In his free time, Brad enjoys exploring the PNW with his four children, ages 16 to 4, hiking the many terrific trails throughout the region, and trivia nights. He is looking forward to the new NHL team arriving in Seattle!

Luis Navarro

Luis is Director of Social Responsibility for the Port of Seattle. Previously, he worked in aviation for more than 25 years in finance, real estate and procurement, working for domestic and international airlines, and he managed the real estate department at Sea-Tac International Airport. He managed the small business program, the workforce development and community giving programs, and is proud to support the Port's Veteran Fellowship Program, which creates internship opportunities for transitioning veterans. Luis is a part-time adjunct professor of aviation and seaport management at Lake Washington Institute of Technology.

Luis received an MBA from the University of Washington (Bothell) and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Illinois in Chicago. His community work includes social justice, economic opportunities for small businesses and international commerce, in particular, trade with Mexico and Latin-America.

Memberships: Current member of the Advisory Board of the University of Washington, Bothell, board member of Leadership Eastside, past member of the WA Department of Transportation DBE Advisory Group and the WA Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE) Advisory Committee, the Susan G Komen Foundation Puget Sound, and a proud member of the Seattle Sounders Community outreach group. Luis was a past president of the Costa Rica Association of WA State and past president of the US-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Pacific NW chapter and the Hispanic Chamber of Northern NV (Reno, NV).

Skills: Airline and Airport management, community outreach, equity and inclusion, and international trade.

Alan Van Boven

Alan Van Boven coaches enterprises in logistics process and applied technology. Alan’s current focus is logistics technology strategy, collaborative business models and product selection and its deployment where real economic and sustainability benefits are achieved via technology-enabled innovation in e-commerce, optimization & collaboration processes.

Alan progressed through enterprises in national security technology, wireless telecommunications and the application of optimization solutions for freight transport. Alan was the CEO of ShipLogix until it was sold in 2007. He was a principal in Supply Chain Visions, a boutique thought leadership consultancy.

In addition to his consulting practice, Van Boven coaches social entrepreneurial startups and is an angel investor in sustainable enterprises. He is actively involved in several supply chain academic programs as an Advisory Board member, including UW SCTL. He holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of Washington with graduate level studies at Stanford and Seattle University.