arcia brings a rich background in international economics, urban design and business development to her current sales and business development work. She graduated in 1987 from Georgetown’s renowned School of Foreign Service, (B.S.F.S., International Economics) Marcia has always integrated her academics with on-the-ground experience, for example, working on USAID projects and living and working overseas. A decade in Washington, DC took her from small, non-profit groups to the World Bank. Those busy years in the development economics field taught Marcia the value of applied skills coupled with big-picture thinking. She brings that experience to her current work in business development at the executive level.
She followed her passion for urban design and development, and completed in 1995, Magna Cum Laude, her Masters in Landscape Architecture at University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Design. The Landscape Architecture Program at Penn is well integrated with the other professions offered at the Design School where she worked side by side with planners, architects, fine arts, and historic preservation students.
Post graduation, having a business orientation, Marcia was naturally inclined towards and was often involved in presenting and pitching the value proposition of projects.
After graduate school and starting a family, Marcia recommenced her business life in 2007 with the launch of a successful online marketing business. The flexibility and creativity required to grow the business tapped into her skills of collaborating, getting companies on board with the value proposition, and creating relationships. This lead her to current position as head of Sales and Marketing at PMA Fulfillment where she devotes her time to creating partnerships, discovering opportunities and problem solving for her clients.
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Lloyd Barger, OwnerSHIPThe key to scalability to most businesses is information handling, management and the ability to refine the details while creating the big picture. Lloyd leverages his many years as a senior executive with DHL, the largest shipping and logistics company in the world, where he managed IT Operations for their European division. Responsible for integrating operations and data for dozens of companies, Lloyd knows that high level integration is key to seamless business functionality and he has brought that vision to PMA. He is redefining Outsourcing and 3PL by applying his experience and determination to create the best integration possible with his client’s IT management, making our client’s inventory management and shipping operations as relentlessly efficient as possible. Years with another global giant, IBM, also contributes to his ability to understand information management and technologies. For PMA’s client partners, Lloyd brings both a valued perspective to share with our clients as well as real experience in “Making Ship Happen”. Let us help you grow your business with excellence in IT integration and operational management excellence. Lloyd embraces his OwnerSHIP responsibilities with grace, intelligence and a great deal of kindness. As owner and executive director of PMA, his job depends on strong LeaderSHIP.
Karen Sheriff, Human Resources Director, MotherSHIPWith a Master’s degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from San Francisco State University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of California-San Diego, MentorSHIP, ControllershipSHIP, or InstructorSHIP may come to mind. However, we settled on MotherSHIP as a great title for Karen. With Karen’s hiring and management expertise, PMA has available a wide array of staffing options from seasonal to sudden when your company’s marketing campaign is off the charts. We can handle your SHIP with Karen’s ability to attract the right team members. Karen held the position of Human Resources Generalist at one of DHL’s largest US gateway warehouses in Los Angeles, was a contract recruiter for an Austrian company, as well as managed recruiting needs for her own very successful accounts. Also while in Europe, Karen set up a centralized recruitment function for Honeywell Corp.’s four divisions in the Czech Republic. Outside the corporate model, Karen hired her own team, built the processes, and placed nearly 800 people in positions at Honeywell in only 9 months. Karen helps our clients maximize their use of our facility and staffing; i.e., with light assembly, kitting, packaging and more. She is the mother of a precious 3-year old who keeps her on her toes! That’s MotherSHIP in action.
Joe McMahon, Operations Director, LeaderSHIPJoe comes to PMA with a strong background in implementing world-class operations systems and procedures. His product/process development coupled with his supply chain management skills and 12 years SCM experience is a great asset to our clients. The resources he taps combined with his knowledge have supported PMA’s strong growth in the direct response fulfillment market. He is passionate about streamlining operations to accommodate the company’s commitment to continuous process improvement and working with clients’ IT teams to create seamless data integration. He has over 12 years of supply chain management experience -- we fondly refer to it as CopartnerSHIP inventory management… the term OmbudsmanSHIP could also apply.
Jim Garman, Operations Manager, WorkmanSHIPJJim bridges the space between physical execution, the heart of our operations, and the quality control mechanisms which interface with our order data management systems. He manages the flow of work in the warehouse, prioritizing jobs and maximizing the resources on hand. How does he handle this WorkmanSHIP? He’s smart! With a BS in Business/Information Systems, a MS in Computer Information Systems, and over 15 years experience in warehouse management, he makes SHIP happen efficiently. He’s keen on documenting and improving procedures -- what we like to call GuardianSHIP of process. He keeps our warehouse group working as a team, applying his leader’s, Marcia Karasek’s , skills.
Marcia Karasek, Business Development, EntrepreneurShipM http://www.linkedin.com/in/marciakarasek
Andrew Kolikoff, StewardSHIP“If there was ever a moment to follow your passion and do work that matters, this is it.” -- Seth Godin
Dena Palmer, Operations Analyst SalesmanSHIPDena’s 20 years of retail store management affords a strong understanding of the connection between retail management and backend operational efficiencies. She understands where outsourcing makes sense, and how important it is to have strong integration between the operation’s side and the retail management technology used to manage inventory and ordering. She works with retail consultants and retailers to help businesses optimize both their retail and online channels. She also helps clients cross the bridge from retail to the world of global with many connections in the marketplace.
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