John M. Hill is Vice President at TranSystems, a leading engineering and consulting firm focused upon road, rail, air and maritime infrastructure and network optimization.

John M. Hill is Vice President at TranSystems, a leading engineering and consulting firm focused upon road, rail, air and maritime infrastructure and network optimization. He is also the former COO/CEO and officer of automatic data collection, material handling and supply chain execution systems firms with over 100 successful AIDC (bar code, RFDC & RFID), warehouse equipment and warehouse (WMS) and transportation management (TMS) systems installations. 

Co-founder of the Automatic Identification Manufacturers (AIM) Trade Association.  Former president of the Material Handling Education Foundation, Inc. and the Material Handling Institute, Inc.  Member of the Board of Governors of the Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA).  Co-founder of MHIA’s Supply Chain Execution Systems & Technologies and Integrated Systems & Controls groups.  Member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) and the Warehouse Education & Research Council (WERC). 

Recipient of the 1997 Norman L. Cahners and 2004 Reed-Apple awards for contributions to the U.S. material handling industry.  Inductee into Modern Material Handling magazine's 20th Century material handling Hall of Fame.  Named to DC Velocity magazine’s roster of Logistics Rainmakers and World Trade magazine’s Fabulous 50.  Widely published in trade and professional journals in the U. S. and overseas.  Over 350 seminars and presentations for academia, corporate clients, trade and professional societies in North and Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia.  Faculty member of The Supply Chain & Logistics Institute at Georgia Institute of Technology.

TranSystems is a leading engineering and consulting firm focused upon road, rail, air and maritime infrastructure and network optimization, warehouse and handling systems design and requirements definition, selection and implementation of warehouse, labor and transportation management technology and systems.