Our Instructors and Associates

Yu-Cheng Chien, CSCP-F, CPIM, CLTD

Yu-Cheng has more than 20 years of manufacturing experience in automotive and telecommunications, with special expertise in global sourcing. Mr. Chien holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering plus an MBA from Strayer University, with a concentration in Supply Chain Management. Post graduate studies include certificates within the APICS Risk Management and MWCC's Lean Facilitator programs.

He travels extensively to the Far East, visiting more than 25 vendors per year. Yu-Cheng was a featured speaker at APICS’ Shanghai conference in April 2015. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Taiwanese. Yu-Cheng was instrumental in chartering the student chapter at the University of Maryland’s R.H. Smith Graduate School in 2014, growing its membership to the fourth-largest ASC within the Mid-Atlantic District of APICS.

David E Credicott, CPIM-F, CSCP

Dave has been an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation consultant for over 20 years. His roles have included project management, business process development, configuration specialist, enhancement developer, and trainer. He has proven experience in several ERP systems, including SAP, Oracle, Infor SyteLine, Foresight MXP, and a major demand forecasting system. His clients have covered a broad range of size and scope: the federal government, a $4B electronics contract manufacturer, a national family-owned food manufacturer and grocery chain, and numerous international and local firms. His most recent work has been with a federal agency that operates all USA overseas military cemeteries and memorials. At its core, the government work would be considered business process and ERP-centric, but also incorporates other domains, such as Contract Lifecycle Management, Facilities & Asset Management, Enterprise Risk Management, Project Management, and exploiting technology to optimize operations in multiple countries, currencies, cultures, time zones, and languages.

Consistent with this career focus, Dave became associated with the Richmond Virginia APICS chapter in 2001. He earned his CPIM certification through the chapter training workshop and served on the chapter board for several years. Dave added his Master CPIM instructor credentials through the APICS Instructor Development Program. He has been the primary Richmond chapter CPIM instructor for over 15 years and has also taught the program to organizations such as DuPont, Phillip Morris, Dominion Energy, Alstom Power, and the Richmond community college. Dave holds an APICS lifetime CPIM-F certification.

Christopher Kulch,CSCP

Christopher Kulch has more than 20 years of supply chain experience in different industries, including consumer packaged goods, nonwovens, specialty construction materials, and healthcare. Chris has worked at companies such as The Gillette Company, Kellogg, Merck & Company, and the LEGO Group in a variety of different roles. Chris has worked with colleagues, customers, and suppliers across the world primarily in Europe and South America. He has held roles in Procurement, Customer Logistics, Supply Planning, and Demand Management. Mr. Kulch holds a BA in Business Management from Eastern Nazarene College. Post graduate studies include becoming an APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and completion of the APICS Procurement, APICS Risk Management, and APICS S&OP certificates.