John C. Manzolillo, founder and CEO of the CEP Group, is an industry expert, delivering logistics, postal and eCommerce business solutions to CEP (courier, express and postal) operators, eCommerce merchants and suppliers, investors, and legal services organizations worldwide
Since 2014, Mr. Manzolillo and his associates have completed 0ver one hundred independent, objective consulting, research, expert witness, and project management engagements for clients including strategic business development and alliances, eCommerce marketplace outlook, trends, assessments, positioning and market entry, logistics and network integration, network dynamics, analysis, and design, customer value chain analysis, organization design, development, and training (sales, customer support and international business development), expert witness testimony and reports, industry presentations on leveraging postal assets, and publication on a new multi-dimensional supply chain
Prior to 2014, Mr. Manzolillo was the FedEx Postal Industry Principal for over seven years, responsible for strategic business development with National Postal Operators (NPOs) worldwide focusing on network integration, supply chains, and global eCommerce. The delivered results included multi-million dollar strategic alliances with NPOs, which were critical to the execution of FedEx’s overall global postal strategy
Prior to 2005, Manzolillo worked in the US Postal Service (USPS), where he designed and launched two business unit organizations — the Sales and Customer Support group and the Overseas Business Development group — for the USPS International Business Unit (IBU)
He led the Overseas Business Development (OBD) group where they successfully established multi-million dollar commercial NPO agreements. Additional key product/service successes included the International Customized Mail Service and the International Business Reply Service
Mr. Manzolillo’s international business experience includes Argentina, Australia, Austria, Benelux, Bermuda, Botswana, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, the Caribbean, Channel Islands, Chile, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, US, and the UK
Dr. Dorine Andrews, Principal Consultant, delivers business facilitation, market research, technology analysis, communications strategy, writing and advisory support
As the Chief Information Officer for the Peace Corps (2010-2015), Dr. Dorine Andrews led the transformation of this federal agency’s global information technology network and systems for headquarters, seven national and more than 65 overseas offices. Additionally, she implemented Agile methodology that cut years off of software development, delivered the agency’s first enterprise-wide data management (CRM) program, and the upgrade of its IT security policies
Dr. Andrews has 30 years of consulting experience with private industry, non-profits and government and teaching at the Georgetown University and University of Baltimore. She has conducted research in managing organization and technology change/transformation, knowledge management, online marketing and online community/social media management. She holds a doctorate in Communications Design, has co-authored two books on IT organization management and business transformation, and has published many articles in these disciplines
She is a noted author of business publications on technology, business process re-engineering and organization design, and most recently a work of historical fiction. She is an avid sailor with offshore experience and captains a Tartan 4600