Speaker Biography

Nathan Wall

Vice President of Supply Chain
The Knapheide Manufacturing Co.

Nathan is the Vice President of Supply Chain for The Knapheide Manufacturing Company, a 173 year old family owned business that is the leading provider of work-ready vehicle solutions and services in North America, headquartered in Quincy, Illinois. He is responsible for the corporate purchasing, supply quality, inbound and outbound transportation, and factory production planning and inventory management organizations.

With more the 20 years of experience in manufacturing and supply chain, Nathan has spent the last 6 years leading and expanding Knapheide’s supply chain organization as the company expands.  Before Knapheide, he held progressive manufacturing and supply chain roles at Caterpillar, JLG Industries and Ingersoll-Rand. During his time at Caterpillar he led teams in international facility construction and expansions for Global Mining and the supporting supply chains, as well as being certified in both DMEDI and DMAIC Six Sigma Black Belt disciplines.

He holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and M.S. in Manufacturing Sciences from Eastern Illinois University and is a current Advisory Board member for the School of Technology at Eastern.