Opportunity: Dinner and a discussion of the Day in the Life of a UPS Executive

Location: NJ/NYC

DAVE IS CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC DISTRICT AT UPS AND BASED OUT OF NEW YORK CITY.

WITH MORE THAN 37 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, DAVE LEADS BY EXAMPLE AND IS A STRONG ADVOCATE, TRAINER AND MENTOR FOR HIS TEAM.

HIS UPS CAREER BEGAN IN 1986 AS A PART-TIME EMPLOYEE IN THE SOUTH NEW ENGLAND DISTRICT.

THROUGHOUT HIS TIME WITH THE COMPANY, HE'S HELD POSITIONS OF INCREASING RESPONSIBILITY IN SMALL PACKAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS, INCLUDING PACKAGE, HUB AND FEEDER DIVISION MANAGER AND DISTRICT OPERATIONS MANAGER. IN 2019, DAVE OPENED THE CRANBURY AUTOMATED HUB, WHERE HE BUILT A NEW TEAM FROM SCRATCH AND DEVELOPED AN INCLUSIVE AND PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED CULTURE WHILE MEETING THE COMPLEX AND EVOLVING DEMANDS OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

IN 2021, DAVE BECAME THE DIRECTOR OF SAFETY - EAST ZONE TRANSPORTATION, WHERE HE LED THE WAY IN PROMOTING A SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PLAYED A LARGE ROLE IN SETTING UP THE HEALTH AND SAFETY STRUCTURE FOR THE EAST ZONE TRANSPORTATION GROUP. DAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR OPERATIONS, DELIVERING RESULTS WITH SPEED AND AGILITY. MOST RECENTLY, HE SERVED AS GARDEN STATE TERRITORY MANAGER. UNDER HIS LEADERSHIP, THE TERRITORY ACHIEVED TOP RANKINGS IN THE BALANCED SCORECARD AND CONSISTENTLY DROVE EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE "BUILDING FUTURE LEADERS" MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE.

DAVE HAS PARTICIPATED IN EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT COURSES SUCH AS THE COMMUNITY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, DIGITAL FLUENCY AND IMPLEMENTING WINNING STRATEGIES THROUGH COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY. DAVE SERVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CASA HOUSE OF HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, AND ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE LEONIDAS FOUNDATION.

IN HIS FREE TIME, DAVE ENJOYS SPENDING TIME WITH HIS FAMILY, WHO SHARE HIS LOVE FOR SPORTS. HE AND HIS WIFE, ANN, ARE PROUD PARENTS TO FOUR CHILDREN, SEAN, KEVIN, KACEY AND COLIN. WHILE THEIR YOUNGEST IS STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR THREE OLDEST CHILDREN ATTENDED THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY.

TODAY, TWO SERVE IN THE U.S. NAVY, AND ONE SERVES IN THE U.S. MARINE CORP.