Michael H. Collison, 2009 Honoree
- Title
- Director, IS operations and software integration
- Employer
- Auto Warehousing Co.
- Location
- Tacoma, , Wash.
- Favorite vice:
- "Playing too many video games."
- Passion outside of work:
- "Spending time with my kids."
- Twenty years ago, I was ...
- "moving and replacing Wyse terminals."
- In high school, I should have been voted "Most Likely to ..."
- "Not know what he wanted out of life."
- Leadership philosophy in a nutshell:
- "Lead by example and try to enable those who report to me to use their skills to complete their projects. I try to give them direction and the tools to get the job done and then try to get out of their way."
- Energy-smart initiative:
- "Our proprietary systems control all vehicle movement in our facilities. Each time a vehicle is relocated, it must be driven to its new location and parked. By reducing moves, we cut fuel consumption, which lowers costs and emissions. Since we handle 5.5