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ABOUT OUR FIRM:

Bluewater Consulting's VISION is to bring clarity, creativity, and flexibility to organizations and individuals in today's fluid markets.

Bluewater Consulting's MISSON is simple: we deliver value. We do this simply, efficiently, and ethically.

Bluewater Consulting's VALUE PROPOSITION for its clients is focused on ROA impact through increasing revenue, decreasing expenses, and optimizing asset utilization.

Bluewater Consulting's DIFFERENTIATION is based on lean management, rapid deployment, straight shooting, common sense, and truly innovative methodologies. We are exceptional problem solvers.

Bluewater Consulting's TALENT is experienced, educated, and offers deep skills in service areas that delivers tangible value to clients. They are also very candid, approachable, and grounded.

The Bluewater BRAND represents the concepts of flexibility, clarity and pureness. In the supply chain management / maritime world, blue water equates to international trade, navies, pirates, and oceans.

It was 1991 when I first referred to myself as a consultant and entrepreneur - selling home security products in Memphis, TN. It was not until a trip to the Florida Keys (mostly spent at the Lorelei Cabana Bar) in 1994 that reinforced my interest in the brand and symbolism of Bluewater. In October 1999 and after a long day of snorkeling at “starfish alley” of Trunk Bay in St. John with Margaret Johns, I decided to rename my venture Bluewater Consulting. We celebrated the naming of Bluewater at Duffy’s Love Shack bar in the port of Red Hook, St. Thomas with our new island friends. In 2002, I obtained the domain www.BluewaterConsulting.com and we formed our company into a corporate entity in 2006. In 201o, the USPTO granted our company a federal registration for the brand Bluewater Consulting.

Both Margaret and I have had successful careers in industry and hold appreciation to our Memphis heritage along with those first jobs. After graduate school at UT in Knoxville, both Margaret and I enjoyed working in technology - I worked for i2 and Margaret worked for AC. With those experiences, we were destined to impact the world. Today, Bluewater Consulting has international clients, still is a leading innovator, and has top talent supporting its missions in four "core" industry areas. We are the very best at what we do: minimizing risk, communicating and selling technology, driving results, and helping organizations and people. - Bill Johns, MBA, MPA

Bill Johns is a serial entrepreneur, “Silicon Valley” veteran, and Fortune 100 alumnus. Bill is a well known technologist, strategist, brand creator, sales executive, and problem solver. Bill is also one of the very few in the country that holds accredited graduate degrees in both business (MBA) and public (MPA) administration. Bill earned his MPA and BA from The University of Memphis. Bill is also widely known as the “Supply Chain Guy”. Bill earned an MBA from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville pursuing its Supply Chain concentration which was ranked #1 in the world upon his graduation. Bill was heavily recruited by i2 and held senior roles

Margaret Johns is an expert in Test & Measurement, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Marketing Communications, and Change Management. Margaret holds a MS in Communications in Public Relations from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville and supplemented her graduate degree with most MBA Marketing classes. Margaret also holds a BA from The University of Memphis where she was a campus leader, honor student, and Miss U of M finalist. Upon graduation, Margaret worked for Accenture (Andersen Consulting / AC) specializing in marketing communications and change management for the Pharmaceutical & Biotech practice. Margaret’s focus at Accenture was on M&A

there in sales, alliances, consulting, and management. Bill developed the Logistics Strategic Opportunity Assessment (LSOA) sales methodology which became "the supply chain software industry standard" for selling supply chain execution software. Bill started his supply chain management (SCM) career 25 years ago beginning as a “blue collar” worker in Memphis, TN. During his career, Bill worked for Baxter, GM, 3M, HighJump Software / Battery Ventures, Ducks Unlimited, and the City of Germantown. Bill also consulted/sold to most industries/companies of the Fortune 500, lead logistics providers (3PLs), most software companies, and many investment entities. To learn more about Bill Johns, please visit www.SupplyChainGuy.com and www.BillJohns.com and/or visit his other entities.

integration, sales team management, technology, and training. Margaret joined MTS Corporation’s nanotechnology division as a Marketing Manager eventually becoming the Worldwide Sales & Marketing Director of the division. Margaret was responsible for all product marketing, integrated marketing communications, strategy, tactical marketing, sales training, and distributors for her division. Margaret also re-branded the division and positioned it for rapid sales and market growth which led it to record sales and also recognition from the Advertising Federation, Business 2.0, Merrill Lynch, and R&D Magazine. Margaret was also instrumental in her division’s acquisition by Agilent Technologies (spin out of HP) where she remained in a similar capacity until joining Bluewater Consulting full-time.

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Bluewater Consulting

11803 Kingston Pike, Suite #107

Knoxville, TN 37934

office: 865.671.4358

sales: 877.BLUE.H2O / 877.258.3426

email: info@bluewaterconsulting.com