VIP Biography for
William R. Zak
 | William R. Zak |
| Industry | Transportation |
| Title | Software Manager-CIS |
| Expertise | Software and systems |
| Current Organization | Quality Transportation Services, Inc. |
| Type of Organization | Service |
| Major Product | Railcar and rail fleet management |
| Area of Distribution | All of North America |
| University/Degree | M.B.A., Florida Tech, 1981 |
| Born | June 10, 1954, Oak Park, Illinois |
| Affiliations | I.E.E.E.; Information Technology Advancement Committee of N.I.T.L. |
| Hobbies & Sports | Writing music, travel |
| Career Accomplishments | Orchestrated the movement of QTS from a service company with small contractor-provided programs to a software-driven, web-based software and service provider; Developed QTS's @Plant Manager software in its early versions and supervised its development in a "Best of Breed" software tool (1997-present); Presided over the design and implementation of QTS's North American Railcar Tracking System, which makes up-to-the-minute information about customers' railcars available continuously over the Internet (2000-present) |
| Work History | Joined Quality Transportation Services, Inc. (QTS) in May, 1991 after working for several years in public accounting as a CPA; Performed various roles within QTS at all levels, including Financial Officer; Current position was created in 1997 because the company's mission expanded to provide Railcar Management software and a hosted Application Service Provider environment; Current responsibilities include complete oversight of the company IT department, including networking and infrastructure and software architecture and development |
| Children | Will, 14; Angela, 12 |
| Spouse | Evelyn Pouzou |
| Married | July 7, 1984 |
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