Driving Continuous Improvement in Route Execution: Insights from Industry Leaders

• Optimizing Delivery Processes: Learn how leading companies update routes and operational efficiencies to improve profitability, reroute dynamically, and manage acquisitions seamlessly. 
• Boosting Productivity Across Teams: Get insights into streamlining strategic and daily planning, from warehouse efficiencies to on-the-road adjustments for drivers. 
• Empowering Teams through Data: Understand how real-time insights are shaping team roles, creating clearer paths for career growth, and engaging sales and drivers more effectively. 
• Managing Risk and Safety Proactively: Hear from experts on risk-reduction strategies and building trust in new technologies to promote safer, more efficient operations. 

Our mission at Descartes, Uniting the People and Technology That Move the World, is more than a statement—it’s a commitment to your success. We’re here to help you harness the power of technology to connect teams and streamline operations.  

Our team of solution experts is here to help answer your toughest questions and unlock your fleet’s full potential. 

Cyndi Brandt  

VP, Fleet Solutions 

Cyndi Brandt serves as the VP of Fleet Solutions at Descartes where she drives go-to-market strategy in routing, mobile, and telematics, ensuring alignment with industry demands. 

Matt Fannon 

Silver Eagle Distributors 

Matt holds a business degree from the University of Houston and an MBA from Rice. With 10+ years in operations leadership, he previously served as Operations Leader at UPS, leading the Houston warehouse to #1 in cost reduction per piece during peak season 2021-2022. Since joining Silver Eagle in 2022 as Director of Routing, Matt has transformed routing operations, focusing on data, technology, and analytics while leading a team of route engineers and coordinators.

Will Woodall 

Sales Execution Coordinator

Will joined Mitchell Distributing in 2016 as the Operations Execution Coordinator. He transitioned to the Sales Execution Coordinator a year later and has focused on route optimization and evaluation since 2019.

Tat Wong 

National Transportation Leader 

Tat Wong, a 37-year insurance specialist in transportation & logistics, leads the Commercial Automobile/Transportation division at Fenchurch General Insurance in Toronto. Using real-time telematics and data, he helps clients manage risk profiles. Formerly, he led Canada’s Transportation Practice at the world’s largest insurance broker and headed Canadian underwriting for a multinational insurer. A Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada and a Canadian Risk Management holder, Tat is passionate about bringing his expertise to innovation in today's connected world.