In his more than 30-year career, Jeff Barland has held supply chain leadership roles across multiple sectors, including retail, distribution and manufacturing. He is certified in project management through the Project Management Institute and production and inventory management and integrated resource management by the Association for Supply Chain Management (APICS). Before accepting the role of assistant professor of practice at the Haslam College of Business, he was an online instructor of operations management, supply chain, project management, and business analytics for the University of Washington and Arkansas Technical University.