Diego Pantoja-Navajas – President and Chief Executive Officer
Diego Pantoja-Navajas founded LogFire in 2007. He has nearly a decade of strategic supply chain execution experience working with some of the world’s largest retailers and food service companies, including Macy’s, Sysco, Ripley, and ARAMARK. Before LogFire, he was a consultant, design lead, and manager at Manhattan Associates and Aldata Solution. At both organizations, he led multiple supply chain execution software implementations, team-building efforts, and reengineering initiatives while playing a key role in these companies’ successful growth in the U.S., Latin America, Europe, and Asia.
Mr. Pantoja-Navajas is an industry leader in transforming physical distribution processes, and he believes that a company cannot maximize its potential without strong supply chain execution. He holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Vikrant Angia – Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Angia has had over 10 years of software implementation experience in the supply chain and telecommunication markets, where he has led projects at all stages of software development and project implementation.
Previously, Mr. Angia served in senior software design, development and implementation roles at Manhattan Associates. While at Manhattan, he was instrumental in the design and development of new functionality for the company’s base WMS product. He also played key project management and software development roles in dozens of WMS implementations for some of the largest retailers in the U.S. and Latin America. Before his tenure at Manhattan Associates, Mr. Angia was a senior software programmer for SchlumbergerSema/LHS, where he developed and maintained the company’s business support and control system (BSCS), which is a wireless billing solution for telecom operators. He holds a M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri.
Kelly K Love, CPA – Chief Financial Officer
With more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors of the accounting industry, Ms. Love coordinates the company’s administrative, business planning, accounting, and budgeting efforts. Before joining LogFire, Ms. Love served as CFO for several organizations while working for CYK Management, Inc. She was also a partner in the Atlanta CPA firm of Aarons Grant & Habif. Ms. Love holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of South Carolina and a Global Executive MBA from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Her knowledge is key to developing and directing the successful implementation of strategic business and operational plans for LogFire’s growth into the global marketplace.
Alain Poirier – Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales
Alain Poirier serves as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales. With more than 20 years of enterprise software sales experience, Mr. Poirier has an extensive background in supply chain management software and solutions that includes project management, client management, and business development experience in various industries. His experience and understanding of retail specific supply chain and best-business practices helped retailers enhance distribution efficiencies through the integration of all supply-chain constituents, including manufacturers, distributors, retailers, suppliers, transportation providers and end consumers.
Prior to joining LogFire, Mr. Poirier held various executive and sales leadership positions at Aldata Solution (acquired by Symphony Technology Group), Sterling Commerce (acquired by IBM), TrueDemand Software (acquired by Acosta) and Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ:MANH).
Mr. Poirier received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada and his master’s degree with a concentration in finance from Indiana University.
Bruno Carvajal – Vice President, LogFire Latin America
Mr. Carvajal has more than 10 years of experience in the supply chain software industry and long-standing relationships with Latin American companies in different industries. Previously, Mr. Carvajal worked at Manhattan Associates, where he took a lead role managing the consulting practice for Latin America. Earlier in his career he worked with several U.S. companies implementing WMS and transportation management solutions (TMS). He also worked in different logistics roles at Ofixpres, a business supplies outsourcing company, and Carpak, one of the leading packaging companies in Colombia. Mr. Carvajal holds a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Arun Murugan – Director of Research and Development
Mr. Murugan has worked on supply chain software implementations and development for more than a decade. He focuses on warehouse management systems software development and transportation management systems.
Before joining LogFire, he served in several positions at Manhattan Associates, with the most recent role as a director in the Research and Development department for one of the product development teams. He also provided R&D management for the company’s Warehouse Management Open Systems product. Before Manhattan Associates, he worked as a senior software engineer for HBOC (currently McKesson Corp.) in the healthcare software domain. Mr. Murugan holds an M.S in Computer Science from the University of Georgia, Athens.
Board of Directors
Neil Thall
Neil Thall joined LogFire in 2010. His background includes over 30 years of experience in the retail arena. Prior to joining LogFire, Mr. Thall served as the Chief Executive Officer of Aldata Solution, Inc, a global provider of Merchandise Planning and Management software. During his time with Aldata, he spearheaded the company’s initial entry into the US market and helped secure Aldata’s first North American customers including Albertsons, Giant Eagle and Trader Joe’s. Before joining Aldata, Mr. Thall served five years as Executive Vice President at Manhattan Associates (NASDAQ: MANH), where he oversaw global operations, including the company’s consulting and implementation practices.
Mr. Thall has also held senior leadership positions with The Garr Consulting Group, a supply chain consulting firm focused on the direct-to-consumer, retail, wholesale, distributor and consumer goods industries and Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), an international management consulting firm specializing in the consumer products, retail, and healthcare sectors. He also served as CEO of NTA, a firm specializing in forecasting consumer demand employing artificial intelligence.
Mr. Thall has served on several Boards of Directors and continues to provide assistance to multiple startup technology companies. Mr. Thall has been both published and quoted frequently in Stores and RIS News among other media outlets. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology, and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin.
