Dan Grady
Dan Grady has spent his professional career developing and deploying store technology solutions. He has spent the past thirteen years as Consulting Principal of C-CORE working with numerous Tier 1 and 2 retailers on technology evaluations and project execution.
As the principal architect of the RAPID Project Toolkit methodology, Dan has committed to developing a suite of tools that can facilitate and enable retailers to quickly and successfully execute on large-scale projects.
Prior to forming C-CORE, he worked at A&P for 15 years as VP of Business Process Integration and as Director of Project Implementation. He was responsible for developing and deploying retail technology initiatives, feasibility studies, detailed integrated process design, RFI’s and RFP’s, solution provider evaluations and selections, business case development and strategic outsourcing.
Prior to A&P, Dan was a store manager for First National Supermarkets (FINAST - now part of AHOLD). Dan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Central Connecticut State University.
Dan speaks regularly at industry events and user conferences.
As the principal architect of the RAPID Project Toolkit methodology, Dan has committed to developing a suite of tools that can facilitate and enable retailers to quickly and successfully execute on large-scale projects.
Prior to forming C-CORE, he worked at A&P for 15 years as VP of Business Process Integration and as Director of Project Implementation. He was responsible for developing and deploying retail technology initiatives, feasibility studies, detailed integrated process design, RFI’s and RFP’s, solution provider evaluations and selections, business case development and strategic outsourcing.
Prior to A&P, Dan was a store manager for First National Supermarkets (FINAST - now part of AHOLD). Dan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Marketing from Central Connecticut State University.
Dan speaks regularly at industry events and user conferences.
Frank Urbaniak
Frank Urbaniak has spent his professional career working in retail store automation and operations, and has spent the past thirteen years as a Consulting Principal of C-CORE Consulting Group.
During that time C-CORE has focused on developing RAPID Project Toolkits, a methodology to assist retailers in defining project scope, priorities and requirements and accelerating the evaluation and selection of technology.
This has led to the release of RAPID Project Toolkits for POS, Workforce Management and Fresh Item Management. The toolkit methodology has been used successfully at retailers such as Sobeys, Subway, The Northwest Company, Dick's Sporting Goods and The Pantry.
Before joining C-CORE, Frank spent time with Kyrus (now Agilysys) as a Consulting Principal working with major North American retailers on various store and host technology projects. At A&P, Frank was responsible for developing the Program Management Office providing governance and management of the supply chain re-engineering involving Merchandising, Logistics Store Operation and Finance.
Prior to that he was Vice President of Store Automation, responsible for the deployment of POS and store technology applications including labor scheduling, time and attendance, DSD management, store replenishment, computer-based training, ESL’s, self-checkout, scale management, loyalty programs and the Help Desk.
He began his career with Wakefern ShopRite, a retailer owned co-op, as Director of Retail Technology and a District Manager, and was involved in the startup and deployment of early generations of scanning systems and back office applications.
Frank has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lafayette College. Frank speaks often at industry events and user conferences. He is also an aspiring musician in a 'virtual' band with friends from the Netherlands.
During that time C-CORE has focused on developing RAPID Project Toolkits, a methodology to assist retailers in defining project scope, priorities and requirements and accelerating the evaluation and selection of technology.
This has led to the release of RAPID Project Toolkits for POS, Workforce Management and Fresh Item Management. The toolkit methodology has been used successfully at retailers such as Sobeys, Subway, The Northwest Company, Dick's Sporting Goods and The Pantry.
Before joining C-CORE, Frank spent time with Kyrus (now Agilysys) as a Consulting Principal working with major North American retailers on various store and host technology projects. At A&P, Frank was responsible for developing the Program Management Office providing governance and management of the supply chain re-engineering involving Merchandising, Logistics Store Operation and Finance.
Prior to that he was Vice President of Store Automation, responsible for the deployment of POS and store technology applications including labor scheduling, time and attendance, DSD management, store replenishment, computer-based training, ESL’s, self-checkout, scale management, loyalty programs and the Help Desk.
He began his career with Wakefern ShopRite, a retailer owned co-op, as Director of Retail Technology and a District Manager, and was involved in the startup and deployment of early generations of scanning systems and back office applications.
Frank has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Lafayette College. Frank speaks often at industry events and user conferences. He is also an aspiring musician in a 'virtual' band with friends from the Netherlands.
C-CORE has had a long and successful partnership with IHL Consulting Group , a leader in retail analysis and consulting.
Greg Buzek is the Founder and President of IHL Group. Noted by RIS News as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Retail, he has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from The Ohio State University, and 14 years of experience in market analysis, business planning, product development, and consulting with Fortune 500 companies.
He is frequently quoted in RIS News , Executive Technology , CIO Information Network , Information Week , Supermarket News , Retails Systems Reseller , Kiosk Magazine , The Wall Street Journal , Time Magazine , and the Washington Post and has been used as a retail technology analyst on NBC Nightly News, CBS News, and CNBC.
Before starting IHL Group, Greg worked with NCR Corporation and Sensormatic Electronics as a marketing and development executive on hardware, software, and electronic security products for the Retail Industry.
Lee Holman is Vice President of Product Development. In addition to a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Pepperdine University and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Lee brings over 21 years of sales, product development, and engineering experience in the field of high technology.
Beginning with his first assignment as a design engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and most recently as a sales manager for Dataco DeRex, Inc., Lee has been both on the design and sales end of projects ranging from high speed printers to defense department technologies used in the F-16 fighter, B-1 bomber, and various classes of nuclear submarines.
Lee's retail technology background is quite diverse as he has researched and authored many reports on POS, Printers, Supply Chain, RFID, Datawarehousing, Warehouse Management, and CRM technlogies.
Jerry Sheldon is Vice President of Technology. In addition to having a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Jerry also has an MBA from the University of Miami with a specialty in Marketing and Marketing Research.
He brings 11 years of business experience in engineering and management through assignments with Pratt Whitney - United Technologies, Georgia Tech School of Mathematics, and Milliken & Company. Jerry is our resident rocket scientist. In his previous employment he was managing a stress testing laboratory on the Space Shuttle engines.
In the field of retail technology, Jerry has researched and authored analyst reports on Price Optimization, POS Software Systems, Printers, and Workforce Management Solutions. Jerry also provides the development expertise and analytics that go into our Retailer Technology Databases.
Greg Buzek is the Founder and President of IHL Group. Noted by RIS News as one of the 25 Most Influential People in Retail, he has a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from The Ohio State University, and 14 years of experience in market analysis, business planning, product development, and consulting with Fortune 500 companies.
He is frequently quoted in RIS News , Executive Technology , CIO Information Network , Information Week , Supermarket News , Retails Systems Reseller , Kiosk Magazine , The Wall Street Journal , Time Magazine , and the Washington Post and has been used as a retail technology analyst on NBC Nightly News, CBS News, and CNBC.
Before starting IHL Group, Greg worked with NCR Corporation and Sensormatic Electronics as a marketing and development executive on hardware, software, and electronic security products for the Retail Industry.
Lee Holman is Vice President of Product Development. In addition to a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Pepperdine University and a Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Lee brings over 21 years of sales, product development, and engineering experience in the field of high technology.
Beginning with his first assignment as a design engineer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and most recently as a sales manager for Dataco DeRex, Inc., Lee has been both on the design and sales end of projects ranging from high speed printers to defense department technologies used in the F-16 fighter, B-1 bomber, and various classes of nuclear submarines.
Lee's retail technology background is quite diverse as he has researched and authored many reports on POS, Printers, Supply Chain, RFID, Datawarehousing, Warehouse Management, and CRM technlogies.
Jerry Sheldon is Vice President of Technology. In addition to having a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Jerry also has an MBA from the University of Miami with a specialty in Marketing and Marketing Research.
He brings 11 years of business experience in engineering and management through assignments with Pratt Whitney - United Technologies, Georgia Tech School of Mathematics, and Milliken & Company. Jerry is our resident rocket scientist. In his previous employment he was managing a stress testing laboratory on the Space Shuttle engines.
In the field of retail technology, Jerry has researched and authored analyst reports on Price Optimization, POS Software Systems, Printers, and Workforce Management Solutions. Jerry also provides the development expertise and analytics that go into our Retailer Technology Databases.