MERISEL

Simultaneously, in 1998, I submitted a business consulting report to Merisel, a Fortune 500 computer products distributor, that outlined IT industry threats & a 4-pronged services program that Merisel could implement to help its resellers mitigate these threats while simultaneously helping them secure their reseller market share. Ironically, my inspiration for this IT industry proposal stemmed from my grocery industry experiences more than 10 years earlier. Specifically, I had witnessed first-hand how this sector's automation (i.e. Telxon bar code scanners) & vertical integration (i.e. National Grocers & the Valu-Mart program) initiatives had greatly improved ordering, shipping & invoicing efficiencies while helping independent grocers compete against supermarkets. I felt that computer resellers were now facing similar circumstances & likewise would embrace such services. Seizing on the E-Commerce component of this proposed program, Merisel created the E-Commerce Manager position & I..