“We went from data centers to the cloud, and connecting data and applications in a secure, containerized ways is the direction all things are going and where the Army needs to go with its data and IT.” “The LOGSA experience taught me to think big and think strategic,” Kuenzli said.
“It was an incredible experience and expanded my eyes.”Īnd what comes next, such as predictive analytics, will have even more impact, he said. “From that warehouse, we could see the Army logistics readiness of tanks, helicopters, Bradley fighting vehicles and whether it was broken or ready for operations,” he said. IBM made that data available to 70,000 users globally and they had access to it 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “We created a logistics data center with two petabytes of data and over 100 applications,” he said. With LOGSA, Kuenzli had the opportunity to work with multiple data bases behind the Army’s myriad logistics systems and start to integrate it into a single data center. “Leaders know that data-based decisions are better decisions.” “Logistics has been around since the beginning, whether it was Napoleon’s army foraging across Europe or today were we are moving equipment across oceans,” he said. “I believe the Army has the data to show all kinds of trends and to make predictions if we put the right analytical tools to bear,” he said.ĭuring his career, Kuenzli has seen a sea change in the logistics world from separate stove-piped systems for things such as ammunition, equipment and personnel tracking to integrated data bases. Kuenzil can’t work on that specific requirement That aside, IBM is bringing him on for his expertise on power predictive analytics and how the use of that could both lower risks to the mission and to soldiers on the battlefield by reducing untimely breakdowns. “I was the requirement writer on that and took it part of the way through the acquisition process before I retired,” he said. The only other restriction placed on him is the Army Predictive Maintenance prototype that is being competed as an Other Transaction Authority. But he can work on the recompete as well as other Army opportunities. Kuenzli is restricted from working on the current LOGSA contract. The most recent win for IBM regarding that project came in 2017, where the company was tasked to introduce cloud computing capabilities under a managed services agreement. He was an IBM customer when he ran the Army’s Logistics Support Activity, which Big Blue has supported since 2012.
John Kuenzli, who has nearly three decades of expertise in logistics.
That’s what IBM has done with the hiring of recently retired Army Col. They also spend internal resources on research and development efforts.Ī third tool at their disposal is strategic hires, the addition of specific people with valuable skills and expertise. They often make acquisitions that either augment current skills or bring a new portfolio on board. IBM hires Army vet with an eye to next-gen logisticsĬompanies invest in growing their capabilities in a variety of ways.
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