{"651724":{"#nid":"651724","#data":{"type":"news","title":"SCL Welcomes South Shore\u0027s Claude Bernier to its Industry Advisory Board","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EClaude Bernier has been with South Shore Furniture since 1994 and currently serves as VP of Information Technology. South Shore Furniture, founded in 1940 and incorporated in Quebec, sells ready-to-assemble and fully assembled furniture in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. In 2005, South Shore began selling its products online and adopted the dropship business model. It now has two manufacturing plants in Quebec, Canada, one in Juarez, Mexico and three distribution centers in the United States. During his 27 years with South Shore, Claude has led two major transformations to support business growth and now is in charge of the organization\u0026#39;s digital transformation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EClaude brings 37 years of experience and leadership in information technology, process automation, enterprise architecture, and software implementation. His expertise includes building and leading successful teams focused on results, improving business processes based on business strategy and long-term company vision and goals, and delivering value-added to internal and external customers. Prior to South Shore Furniture, Claude was an information technology consultant specializing in the wood and paper industry.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMr. Bernier lives in Quebec City, Canada. When he his not working he enjoys hiking and camping in National Parks across North America.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Supply Chain and Logistics Institute is honored to have Claude join us to help determine SCL\u0026#39;s future direction.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EClaude Bernier is\u0026nbsp;VP of Information Technology at\u0026nbsp;South Shore Furniture.\u0026nbsp;Claude brings 37 years of experience and leadership in information technology, process automation, enterprise architecture, and software implementation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"We are honored to have South Shore\u0027s VP of Information Technology help determine SCL\u0027s future direction."}],"uid":"27233","created_gmt":"2021-10-14 19:48:24","changed_gmt":"2021-10-14 19:50:38","author":"Andy Haleblian","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"651723":{"id":"651723","type":"image","title":"Claude Bernier,\u00a0VP of Information Technology,\u00a0South Shore Furniture","body":null,"created":"1634240697","gmt_created":"2021-10-14 19:44:57","changed":"1634242179","gmt_changed":"2021-10-14 20:09:39","alt":"Claude Bernier","file":{"fid":"247256","name":"cbernier.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cbernier.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/cbernier.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23838,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/cbernier.jpg?itok=hKd1mfFW"}}},"media_ids":["651723"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.scl.gatech.edu\/people\/industry-advisory-board","title":"SCL Industry Advisory Board members"}],"groups":[{"id":"1242","name":"School of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISYE)"},{"id":"1243","name":"The Supply Chain and Logistics Institute (SCL)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"178600","name":"Industry Advisory Board"},{"id":"143871","name":"Physical Internet Center"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39461","name":"Manufacturing, Trade, and Logistics"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["info@scl.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}