Jim Putnam

Jim Putnam has over 25 years of work experience. Jim started their career in 1993 as a Statistics Manager at the American Trucking Associations. In 1997, they moved to Wegmans Food Markets as a Consultant/Programmer for the Human Resources and Supply Chain groups. In 1999, they joined FedEx Services as a Manager of International Marketing and progressed to Manager of Strategic Marketing Analysis, Marketing Principal of Customer Analytics, and Managing Director of Healthcare and Critical Services Marketing & Pricing. From 2011 to 2018, they worked at FedEx Custom Critical as a Marketing & Pricing Director and Manager of Strategic Marketing & Pricing. In 2019, they became the Director of Advanced Analytics and Data Science at GOJO Industries. Currently, they are the Director of Business Intelligence and Data at Surgere, where they lead a team of business intelligence analysts and database administrators, champions advanced analytics internally, and provides customized BI solutions and KPI's for customers.

Jim Putnam has a diverse educational background. Jim obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Economics and German from the University of Richmond in 1991. Jim then went on to earn a Master's Degree in Economics from Binghamton University in 1994. Lastly, they earned a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in Operations, MIS, and Marketing from the University of Rochester in 1999. Additionally, they have obtained certifications in Pragmatic Marketing (2013), Oracle SQL (2012), Tableau (2011), and TIBCO Spotfire Certified (2022).