Colonel Kevin Sampels (Ret.)

Mr. Sampels is the Associate Vice President, Defense Logistics, for the LinQuest Corporation where he is responsible for developing and executing corporate strategy to grow the LinQuest logistics portfolio across the Federal market. He is a highly experienced logistician, bringing over 35 years of expertise in logistics operations including systems acquisition; demand planning, supply planning, supply chain design; storage operations; global distribution; organizational, intermediate and depot level maintenance; and material disposition. He is certified by the Department of Defense in both Lifecyle Logistics and Program Management. Mr. Sampels is a retired Air Force Colonel, successfully delivering logistics support services to the Air Force and Joint Warfighters around the world. He has served at all levels in the Air Force, commanded multiple organizations, and deployed in support of numerous operations and exercises around the world. Additionally, he is the Vice Chair of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Logistics Management Division, serves on the Logistics Officer Association (LOA) Board, and sits on the Aviation Week Network Advisory Committee.