Colonel (Ret.) Kevin Sampels

Mr. Kevin Sampels is the Senior Vice President of Operations for Systecon North America which provides predictive analysis tools and consultancy services to optimize availability, lower total ownership costs, and transform the way enterprises look at the readiness of technically complex systems. Kevin is a retired Air Force Colonel and a highly experienced logistician, bringing over 35 years of expertise in logistics operations including systems acquisition; demand planning, supply planning, supply chain design; storage operations; global distribution; organizational, intermediate and depot level maintenance; and material disposition.

Kevin has served at all levels in the Air Force, commanded multiple organizations, and deployed in support of numerous operations and exercises around the world. He is certified by the Department of Defense in both Lifecyle Logistics and Program Management. He has successfully delivered logistics support services to the Logistics community around the world, both as a military member and in key positions throughout private industry.

Additionally, Kevin is the Vice Chair of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Logistics Division, on the Board of the Institute for Defense and Business (IDB), on the Defense Logistics & Support Advisory Board for the Institute for Defense and Government Advancement (IDGA) and serves on both the Logistics Officer Association (LOA) Advisory Board and Aviation Week Network Advisory Committee.

Kevin holds a Master of Science in Strategic Studies from the Air War College, a Master of Science in Military Operational Arts and Science from the Air Command and Staff College, a Master of Science in Business Administration from Golden Gate University, and Bachelor of Science in Technical Management from Regis University.