I think there are two kinds of people who go into the cold chain industry: those who try it, immediately dislike it and get out, and those who fall in love with it and never look back. I’m one of the latter. Each day I feel a sense of accomplishment solving problems and satisfying customer needs so they can move products to their customers. I’m always cognizant that a lot is riding on the service we’re able to provide. Everything we do is focused on protecting food safety and quality, which in turn protects the client’s brand and the food that families eat.

I’ve worked in cold chain logistics for more than four decades. Today, I’m Vice President at Eskimo Cold Storage in Gainesville, Georgia, about an hour north of Atlanta. Our primary focus is poultry, which is more than 80% of our business. About 75% of what we do is exports, shipping around the world to places like China, Honduras, Antigua, the West Indies, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, the Congo, Haiti, Columbia and Cuba.