Leadership
Who Will I Be Working With?
Direct access to experienced supply chain practitioners.
When clients engage Nitro, they don't get handed off to teams of junior consultants. They work directly with experienced professionals who have built supply chains, negotiated contracts, optimized operations, improved warehouse performance, and led organizations through change.
Our team combines expertise across sourcing, logistics, transportation, warehouse operations, labor optimization, and executive-level supply chain leadership.
Meet the Experts Behind Nitro
Brian Snodgrass
Strategic Supply Chain Leadership
Brian brings over two decades of supply chain leadership experience spanning manufacturing, ecommerce, energy, sourcing, procurement, and operations. Before founding Nitro, he served as Vice President of Supply Chain for a growing energy company and previously held multiple global leadership roles within a multinational manufacturing organization.
Throughout his career, Brian has negotiated with suppliers across five continents, built high-performing supply chain teams, and delivered more than $25 million in documented savings. He founded Nitro with a simple mission: bring practical, enterprise-level supply chain expertise to growing organizations that need results quickly.
Areas of Expertise
Supply Chain Strategy
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Negotiation
Cost Reduction
Team Development
Process Improvement
Tim Riehl
Warehouse & Distribution Operations
With over 30 years of supply chain and distribution leadership experience, Tim has helped organizations improve service, increase capacity, reduce operating costs, and strengthen overall operational performance.
Having held senior leadership positions with Dell, Safety-Kleen, Baylor Scott & White, and Premier LogiTech, Tim specializes in diagnosing operational bottlenecks, redesigning facilities, improving throughput, and helping companies unlock additional capacity without major capital investments.
Areas of Expertise
Warehouse Optimization
Facility Design
Distribution Strategy
Operational Turnarounds
Throughput Improvement
Performance Metrics
Priya Ponmudi
Warehouse & Distribution Operations
Priya combines engineering expertise with operational leadership experience from organizations including Amazon, HelloFresh, and Tech Data. Her career has focused on designing large-scale supply chain solutions that improve productivity, reduce cost, and support sustainable growth.
Her accomplishments include delivering millions of dollars in labor, transportation, and operational savings through process improvement, facility optimization, and innovative technology deployment. Priya brings a unique blend of analytical rigor, operational knowledge, and continuous improvement expertise.
Areas of Expertise
Labor Optimization
Warehouse Operations
Process Improvement
Lean Methodologies
Distribution Engineering
Program Leadership
Ajit
Strategic Sourcing & Procurement
Ajit works with organizations to develop sourcing strategies that balance cost savings, supplier performance, and long-term supply continuity. His experience helps clients identify opportunities for improvement while creating supplier relationships that support future growth.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Sourcing
Supplier Management
Category Strategy
Procurement Excellence
Tonia
Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Operations
Tonia brings expertise across procurement, supplier development, and supply chain operations. Her focus is helping organizations improve execution, strengthen supplier relationships, and align sourcing decisions with broader business objectives.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Sourcing
Supply Chain Operations
Supplier Development
Process Improvement
Cindy Bulthuis
Logistics & Transportation
Cindy helps clients evaluate transportation networks, improve logistics performance, and identify opportunities to reduce freight costs while improving service levels. Her expertise supports organizations seeking more efficient and resilient transportation operations.
Areas of Expertise
Transportation Strategy
Freight Optimization
Logistics Operations
Carrier Management
Expertise Built Around Your Needs
Every engagement is unique. Rather than staffing projects with layers of consultants, Nitro assembles the experience needed to solve the specific challenge at hand.
Whether the need is strategic sourcing, warehouse optimization, transportation strategy, operational improvement, or executive leadership, clients gain direct access to professionals who have done the work before and understand what it takes to deliver results.