Joe Smith, Vice President of Operations, Starbucks

Joe Smith joined SWT in February of 2007. He has 17 years of distribution experience with his most recent position as General Manager for HAVI Food Services managing the largest CDC for SBUX in the United States. There he was responsible for managing the distribution of product to over 700 SBUX retail locations in Southern California per night, 24/7. Prior to HAVI, Joe worked as a Logistics/Operations Manager for Corona Clipper where we was responsible for managing one location in California and one location in Louisville, KY distributing manufactured garden tools to Home Improvement and retail locations across the entire country. Joe was also the Operations Manager for Foamex, the largest foam manufacturer and distributor in the world, as well as Orange Plastics, a plastic extruding company supplying bags and can liners to many retail customers. Joe attended college at Fullerton JC with an emphasis on Business Management.