Management Team

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2011-07-06 12:33

The people who comprise the DST management team are recognized leaders in developing technologies that drive greater efficiency and profitability in global supply chains.

  • Stan Gowisnock, President and Chief Executive Officer

    Stan joined DST in 2009 as President and Chief Executive Officer. Stan has substantial expertise leading the development and application of e-Commerce, electronic data cataloging and distribution management software solutions in the automotive and heavy-duty aftermarket industries.

    Prior to assuming leadership of DST, Stan spent several years at WHI Solutions as Executive Vice President, responsible for leading the company’s deployment of e-Commerce, date service and ERP technologies that help automotive, heavy duty parts and other distribution networks manage supply chains. The company saw significant growth during his tenure and grew into a leading supplier of supply chain technology.

    Stan has been instrumental in building and leading several start-ups in the e-Commerce and distribution spaces, and his expertise has allowed the companies to achieve significant growth and develop into leading suppliers of supply chain technology. Stan was part of an ownership team that developed the first distribution system deployed as an ASP for the automotive aftermarket, a high-risk venture that successfully changed the model in a change-resistant industry; this ASP model is still a leading supply chain distribution solution today. Stan is a veteran of 33 years in the automotive space.

  • Steve Ricketts, Vice President of Operations

    Steve is Vice President of Operations, for DST and was one of the company’s founders in 1987. A 30+-year veteran of the automotive industry, Steve is a key member of the management team and Board of Directors, and served as President during DST’s start-up years.

    Prior to helping establish DST, Steve spent several years with TRW’s European business before helping form the DCS Group, an automotive software developer. His work managing key relationships with Audi-Volkswagen and Mercedes Benz helped DCS grow from start-up into Europe’s market leader in less than a decade, and gave him the opportunity to engineer DCS’s joint venture into North America with his DST co-founders.

  • Floyd Beadle, Vice President of e-Business Solutions

    Floyd came to DST in 2002 as an aftermarket industry consultant, and served as Vice President of Business Solutions from 2003-2008.

    In 2008, Floyd was asked to narrow his focus on a crucial growth area for DST and became Vice-President of e-Business Solutions and Director of e-Commerce development. In his current role, he oversees the programming team responsible for developing DST’s e-Commerce applications, user interfaces and electronic catalog integrations. Prior to joining DST, Floyd spent over 20 years in the heavy duty parts distribution and service industry, and has first-hand experience with the impact technology has at every level of an aftermarket parts business, from counter personnel to executive management.

  • John Sidlauskas, Vice President of Sales

    John brings nearly 30 years of experience into his position, having begun his career with Triad, one of the aftermarket’s first technology providers.

    A background in field services allowed John to successfully transition into a sales role at Triad, where he was consistently a Top Performer and earned the respect of colleagues and clients. From Triad, he joined a start-up company, icarz, and helped launch the aftermarket’s first ASP ERP solution, before moving on to WHI and helping drive the organization’s growth in both the ERP and the e-Commerce space.

  • Kyle Johnson, Vice President of Strategic Accounts

    Using his unique blend of sales, organizational and technical experience, Kyle has guided DST’s business development activities since 2009.

    Kyle began his career with Profit Pro, developing point of sale and shop management systems, and managing programming, data analysis, help desk and quality assurance teams. After Profit Pro was acquired by WHI Solutions, Kyle led development of the WHI Automotive Parts Catalog, as well as the company’s e-Commerce and e-Catalog solutions. Prior to joining DST, Kyle was a member of WHI’s Management Committee as Vice President of Strategic Accounts.

    Kyle has been heavily involved in developing aftermarket catalog data standards, serving as a member of the AAIA Technology and Standards Committee for several years and spearheading development of the AAIA Catalog Exchange Standard (ACES).

  • Gary August, Vice President of Customer Service

    Gary began his aftermarket career more than 30 years ago at a mid-sized distribution business in NY, and has fulfilled various sales and operations roles in all levels of the Aftermarket, from distributor to manufacturer to technology provider.

    Gary held a number of management positions with the business, which was a founding member of Federated and later a member of Parts Plus, supplying 23 company-owned stores as well as independent jobbers in the upstate New York and western New England area from a 100,000 sq ft warehouse. Gary has served on the board of the NYS Automotive Aftermarket Association, and been a member of the AWDA Information and Technology Committee; he also chaired the Parts Plus IT Committee.  Prior to joining DST, Gary spent 5 years as the Director of eCommerce and Systems at the Automotive Distribution Network where he managed WD and Jobber sales, implementations and support for ADN's private labeled distribution management system.  In that role, Gary was also responsible for promoting the development and use of ADN's eCommerce solution, and was the staff liaison to ADN’s IT Committee.

  • Sandy Taylor-Davey, Director of IT & Integration

    Sandy Taylor-Davey is Director of IT & Integration for DST, a position she has held since 2009.  In her current role, Sandy is responsible for overseeing and implementing high availability infrastructure programs within DST, as well as maintaining and improving upon the company's e-Business infratstructure.  She also oversees all sales and data reporting projects.

    Sandy joined DST in 2004 as Implementation Specialist, and has held a series of positions of increasing responsibility, including: Certification Lead, Integration Manager, and Director of Customer Service and IT.  Prior to DST, she worked at Bayer Diagnostics as a Business Systems Analyst.  Sandy is a graduate of Harvard University and earned her Project Managment Certification from Boston University.