Management Team
The leadership team of DSS-Retail is impressive. Together they comprise more than a century of Retail and Information Management Experience.

Kevin Geary, Managing Partner
Kevin has 18 Years experience in sales and supply chain analysis, forecasting and application development.
 
John Zalonis, Managing Partner
John is a 35 year veteran of the retail industry. John was the founder and CEO of Product Management Inc. and previously served in senior management roles for Payless Cashways and Montgomery Wards.
 
Jerry Gurthet, Partner
Jerry has over 20 years experience in Merchandise Management and Retail Data Management.
 
Mike Coffey, Partner
Mike has 20 years of experience in relational database technologies. He has worked with Accenture, IBM, DiscoverCard, and McDonalds.
 
Michael Douthitt, Business Manager
Mike has over 30 years experience in IT hardware and software solutions.
 
Sean Lee, Senior Advisor
Sean has over 35 years of retail experience. His management positions included roles as CEO of HomeBase and CEO of W.R. Grace Homecenters.
 
Steve Geary, Senior Advisor
Steve has over 20 years of Technology Integration and management experience with Accenture, DriveTime, Avnet, Sears, Kmart, and UPS.
Decision Support Services is a privately-owned consulting firm with offices in Northern Indiana, Bentonville, AR, and Mooresville, NC. The firm has successfully served the needs of retail vendors and suppliers for more than 10 years. During that time, DSS has built an impressive compilation of Retail Industry knowledge and Information Technology expertise.

DSS understands retail information and how to make it presentable and usable, thus driving optimal decision-making for suppliers and vendors. By leveraging the latest portal and database technologies, DSS can start adding information value to your organization in days or weeks, rather than months.

Decision Support Services has a proven track record of reducing costs and increasing revenues for our clients.

Our Methodology

Our methodology starts with retail transactional data and transforms it into information and knowledge.