Tony Purpura—Eastern Region Project Engineer, Supervalu
"As Project Engineer for Shaw's /Supervalu, the 3rd largest supermarket chain in the U.S., I work closely with many extremely talented IT professionals. I consider Duane Kelling at the top of this list.
Duane has been developing, supporting and assisting my company for over twenty years with World Class type support and exemplary service. His ability to work collaboratively while guiding a project quickly and effectively is outstanding. Many times he has successfully completed multiple tasks with favorable results despite deadline pressure.
Duane demonstrates a strong work ethic and has an incredible initiative with a strong dedication to succeed. He has developed and successfully implemented many IT programs that have helped to streamline our operational process
Duane exemplifies a strong moral fiber and character that would be a tremendous asset to any company or organization. For these reasons, I offer the highest recommendation for Duane without reservation.
If you should have any further questions with regard to Duane's qualifications, please don't hesitate to contact me."
Gary Q'Hearn—Director of Operations, Stein IndustriesWorked directly with Duane at Stein Industries
"Working with Duane I found him as a person with great experience and deep knowledge of IT solutions. Duane is smart, careful manager with very good communication skills. Perfectly organized, professional, creative and insightful professional, his knowledge is vast and thorough. Knows how to work from a distance."
Aleem Qureshi—Web Developer, Stein IndustriesReported to Duane at Stein Industries
"Duane and I worked together while Duane was with Stein Industries and I
provided consulting services for QAD thru the Strategic Information Group.
Duane had inherited a very convoluted implementation of QAD's Advanced Repetitive and Work Flow operational environment due to many past regimes coding errors. Duane and I worked on data clean up, data query and business process Improvement.
I found Duane to be one of the most knowledgeable and competent IT Operations Managers I have had the pleasure to work with over 20 years in ERP systems. Duane's understanding of ERP was not just restricted to the Data Base and technical side of IT, but Duane also has a detailed grasp of MRP concepts and Business Process flows. His many years in the progress data base environment, a thorough understanding of networks and programming languages give Duane a set of skills that I would be happy to have in all my IT contacts with ERP system.
I would recommend Duane without reservation for any senior IT or supply chain organization."
Operations Manager
"I found Duane to be a very supportive, insightful individual who always did his best to balance the needs of his (internal) customers while considering the impact on the business as a whole. I think any organization would benefit from Duane's IT knowledge, business
knowledge, and leadership skills."