A3 FREIGHT PAYMENT - Key Persons
Brian is a gifted IT professional with over 18 years of freight payment industry. Brian began his career as a developer at AIMS Logistics in August, 2000. During his 7 years at AIMS Logistics, Brian excelled in the development and implementation of customized freight payment and transportation solutions to meet the challenges and unique business demands of Fortune 1000 companies. After being acquired by U.S. Bank in October, 2007, he moved into a Group Development Manager roll, and upon the U.S. Bank PowerTrack spin off to create Syncada LLC, finished as a Director of Product Development for Data Exchange designing internal and external solutions based on business strategy. Brian is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a B.S. in Computer Science. He is married with two children and lives in Germantown, Tennessee. He has numerous hobbies, most of which involve spending time with his family.
Craig is an accomplished sales and marketing professional with over 20 years of experience in the freight payment industry. He has excelled at a variety of operations and sales/marketing positions with responsibilities for project management, customer implementation/solutions, strategic account management, and sales and marketing at AIMS Logistics, U.S. Bank PowerTrack, and Green Mountain Consulting. His diverse skill set enables him to engage with customers to understand not only the tactical but also the strategic needs of each client and how they correlate to the A3 Freight Payment service offering.
Craig has been a member of numerous industry organizations including CSCMP, RILA, Memphis Traffic Club and NASSTRAC and has been published in Traffic World, Inbound Logistics, and Journal of Commerce. He holds a B.S. in Marketing from Christian Brothers University. Craig is married and lives with his wife and children in Arlington, Tennessee. He enjoys numerous hobbies including recreational flying, golf, exercising, and motorcycling.
Michael Reighn is responsible for the long-term technology initiatives of A3 Freight Payment. With more than a decade of development experience, Michael brings a wide range of technical, security and analytical knowledge to this role. A major focus throughout his career has been designing the architecture for complete information systems, and he has done so for multiple organizations with a track record of creating high quality, secure products. Michael is a graduate of Auburn University with a B.S. in Management Information Systems. He lives in Collierville, Tennessee, with his wife and son.
Ross has worked in the freight payment industry for almost all of his professional life. Ross began in freight payment in 1989 by creating the first EDI program of CTSI Global. From there, he went on to serve as a founding executive of AIMS Logistics. Through nearly 14 years at AIMS, Ross had broad responsibilities including global treasury, finance, sales, European operations, global sales, and the company's consulting group. After AIMS sold to U.S. Bank, he served as the CFO of the combined business unit. He helped to engineer the spin off of that unit into what is now known as Syncada, and served as the founding financial executive of that organization. Ross is designated a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Financial Analyst (CFA). He received a B.S. in Accountancy from Christian Brothers University and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Memphis. Ross lives in Memphis, Tennessee, and enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife and three daughters.