Pat Bower has a wide area of expertise, including S&OP, Demand Planning, Inventory, Network Optimization, and Production Scheduling. A recognized expert on demand planning and S&OP, and a self-professed “S&OP geek” - he was previously Practice Manager of Supply Chain Planning at the consulting firm, Plan4Demand where his client list included Diageo, Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Foster Farms, Cabot Industries and American Girl. Pat’s experience encompasses tenures with Cadbury, Kraft Foods, Unisys, and Snapple. He also worked for the supply chain software company - Numetrix and was Vice President of R&D at Atrion International. Pat was the recipient of IBF’s 2012 award for Excellence in Business Forecasting & Planning.