J. Douglass Coates - Principal |
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J. Douglass Coates, prior to MICP Capital, was a principal of TranSystems Corporation, formerly
Manalytics consulting. In this capacity he managed the sale of Manalytics to TranSystems and then led the firm
in its transportation and logistics practice. Mr. Coates consulted across a wide range of institutions in the
domestic and international transportation and logistics supply chains. These institutions included ocean, rail and truck
carriers, equipment suppliers, freight forwarders, retailers and educational institutions.
Before Manalytics Mr. Coates was President of ACS, American Consolidation Services, a very large forwarder and
logistics provider for mostly retail and high value products. This company has now been re-branded as APL Logistics.
At American President Lines LTD, Mr. Coates also headed the marketing for IMC services at APL, formerly known as National
Piggyback, one of the largest shippers' agents in North America. For four years Mr. Coates was head of marketing for Sun
Carriers and CEO of Milne truck line. Milne was a $125 million dollar LTL truck line servicing the eleven western states.
Mr. Coates is a graduate of Penn State University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania.
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