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10 industrial engineering experts
These ten professionals have led industrial engineering work as industrial engineering managers and directors, in current or former roles. A reader can learn how industrial engineering leaders build and run their teams and decide which operating problems to take on first.
Professionals to explore
01—10Dan Humphreys
LinkedInExperience: Director of Industrial Engineering · Ferguson
Director of Industrial Engineering at Ferguson since 2023. Former Executive Director Supply Chain Engineering (2016–2018), Director of Supply Chain Engineering (2015–2016), Director of Engineering & Systems (2011–2014) and Director of Supply Chain Transformation (2008–2010) at Toys"R"Us.
Elizabeth Dang
LinkedInExperience: Director, Industrial Engineering · Walmart
Director, Industrial Engineering at Walmart since 2025. Former Labor Manager (2019–2025) and Industrial Engineer (2018–2019) at The GIANT Company, and Operations Manager at Target (2017–2018). The profile lists process improvement, labor standards development and data analysis among Elizabeth Dang's areas of expertise.
Jason Grbic
LinkedInExperience: Director of Industrial Engineering · Gap Inc.
Director of Industrial Engineering at Gap Inc. since 2022, where the profile says Jason Grbic leads industrial engineering for Gap Inc.'s North America Distribution Centers. Former Senior Industrial Engineering Manager at Gap Inc. (2021–2022), and Senior Industrial Engineering Manager (2020–2021) and Industrial Engineering Manager (2019–2020) at UPS.
Jimmy Dinh
LinkedInExperience: Industrial Engineering Manager · Kroger
Industrial Engineering Manager at Kroger since 2024, where the profile says Jimmy Dinh leads a team of industrial engineers and continuous improvement leaders supporting fulfillment operations teams at 7 sites in the US. Former Industrial Engineer at Kroger (2018–2021) and Continuous Improvement Engineer at Therma-Tru Doors (2010–2018).
Juan Raya
LinkedInExperience: Director, Industrial Engineering · KeHE Distributors
Director, Industrial Engineering at KeHE Distributors since 2025. Former Senior Director, Industrial Engineering - Distribution (2020–2023), Senior Director, Supply Chain Transformation (2023–2025) and Senior Director, Supply Chain Processes, Systems & Projects (2018–2020) at Sysco, and Senior Director, Engineering Operations at Medline (2025).
Matthew Carey
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Industrial Engineering UPS Corporate · UPS
Director Of Industrial Engineering UPS Corporate at UPS since 2021. Former Industrial Engineering Manager at UPS (2006–2020), where the profile says Matthew Carey led a team of 72 engineers, and former Director of Industrial Engineering UPS Freight (2020–2021) and Senior Industrial Engineering Supervisor (2000–2006) at UPS.
Melissa Harkins
LinkedInExperience: Industrial Engineering Manager · KeHE Distributors
As Industrial Engineering Manager at KeHE Distributors (2025–2026), the profile says Melissa Harkins managed a team of industrial engineers across 8 distribution centers and worked on standardizing Engineered Labor Standards (ELS) in Blue Yonder LMS. Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering at KeHE Distributors since 2025. Former Continuous Improvement Manager (2019–2023) and Industrial Engineer (2016–2019) at KeHE Distributors.
Rimante Kure
LinkedInExperience: Industrial Engineer Manager · STMicroelectronics
Industrial Engineer Manager at STMicroelectronics since 2025. Former IE, Lean & Productivity Manager (2024–2025), Lean Manager (2021–2024) and Industrial Engineer (2018–2021) at STMicroelectronics; the profile describes the IE, Lean and Productivity role as leading continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, efficiency, capacities and quality.
Vidyut Pitale
LinkedInExperience: Industrial Engineering Manager · Dollar General
Industrial Engineering Manager at Dollar General since 2017, a role the profile describes as Industrial Engineering Manager - Corporate Distribution. Former Industrial Engineer Sr at Dollar General (2013–2017) and Industrial Engineer at Saks Fifth Avenue (2008–2013).
William Peters
LinkedInExperience: Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering · Tractor Supply Company
Senior Manager, Industrial Engineering at Tractor Supply Company since 2022. Former Senior Industrial Engineer at Tractor Supply Company (2019–2022), and Industrial Engineer at Weber LLC (2014–2019) and at True Value Company (2010–2014). The profile describes a specialization in labor management within retail distribution, including implementing Engineered Labor Standards and labor management programs.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's operating environment to yours, since industrial engineering in retail and grocery distribution centers differs from industrial engineering in a parcel network or a factory. If your main question is about labor standards and labor management systems, ask each person how much of their work centered on that versus layout, automation or capacity planning.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you build engineered labor standards that supervisors and associates accept as fair?
- 02How do you decide whether a throughput problem needs a process change, a layout change or automation?
- 03How do you structure an industrial engineering team that supports many sites at once?
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