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Surya Sahoo, PhD, P.E,

Vice President, IT Logistics

Surya joined Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) as a Vice President and head of WM Logistics. He has over 25 years of industry experience in identifying cost savings opportunities for various organizations and has been very successful in delivering optimization solutions nationwide.

Surya is the former owner of Institute of Information Technology (IIT, Inc.), and has spent over twelve years in providing consultation services and delivering logistics optimization products to various industries ranging from the waste services industry, municipalities (police and fire), school bus transportation industry, and retail pickup and delivery industry.

Prior to IIT, Surya spent five years at FedEx, Memphis, TN, and two years at ESRI Inc., Redlands, CA.

He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from NIT Rourkela, India, and a M.S., and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN. Surya is the finalist for Franz Edelman award (2004) and has published several papers in well-known periodicals.

Mr Sahoo Took Guest Lecture at IIM Indore-

Topic:

Use of technology (IT) in solving business problems in Logistics domain.

IIM Students says It was pleasure to have Mr. Surya Sahoo on campus and provide valuable insights on use of technology (IT) in solving business problems especially in Logistics domain. Also the demonstration of the application by Ms. Nidhi Kanodia (Program Manager) was an enriching experience for the students as to how IT is being used for logistics purposes like route optimization, planning, scheduling, dynamic dispatching, mobile communication and GPS real-time asset tracking”