Hi, I’m Brad Trnavsky, warehouse automation operations leader, data analytics professional, and supply chain veteran. Seven-plus years running automated DC operations. Twenty-five-plus years of broader ops leadership. All of it pointed at one thing: turning complex operational data into real results.
Welcome to S2 BI Analytics, where floor experience meets business intelligence.
Brad Trnavsky’s Background
I didn’t learn supply chain from a textbook. I learned it from the floor.
Before my business career, I served as a Hospital Corpsman (HM3) in the U.S. Navy, attached to Fleet Marine Force with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines. That service shaped how I think about leadership, pressure, and what it actually means to be accountable. It’s carried through everything since.
The career path wasn’t linear, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve led recruitment teams, coached high school football, worked as a project manager, managed freight terminals, and eventually landed in one of the most technically complex automated fulfillment operations in the country. Every stop taught me something the next one required.
Today, I serve as an Operations Supervisor at Gap Inc.’s Longview, TX fulfillment center. The operation runs a fully integrated automation ecosystem: TGW 24-crane AS/RS, Manhattan WMS, Kindred AI robotics, Vargo COFE, Eurosort high-speed sortation, processing 145,000+ units on a normal day. On a great one? Our team helped set a Gap network record: 750,000 units in a single shift. That kind of day doesn’t happen without real-time data visibility, tight cross-functional coordination, and operational instincts you can’t fake.
Here’s what that gives me: I know what the data actually means on the ground. Most analysts don’t.
Education & Continuous Development
I hold an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a BA in Business/Economics from The Evergreen State College. Right now, I’m finishing a Master of Information Systems Management with a Business Intelligence and Project Managent concentration at the University of Arizona Global Campus, because operations expertise without analytics depth only gets you so far.
The formal degrees cover the foundation. I’ve also put in real time on the technical side, taking courses and earning certifications from Google, IBM, Codecademy, and DataCamp in data analytics, SQL, IT infrastructure, networking, systems administration, and Python. Cybersecurity and AI essentials are in there, too. Not because I’m collecting badges. Because the tools supply chain runs on keep changing, and I’d rather stay ahead of that than catch up to it.
I stay current through ongoing work in data engineering, machine learning, and the BI tools that actually matter in supply chain environments. This field moves fast. Standing still isn’t something I do well.
The goal? Bridge the gap between what happens on the floor and the analytics that should be driving those decisions, whether that’s through consulting or a leadership role with a company that takes automation seriously.
What You’ll Find Here
No generic advice. No “10 tips for supply chain success” content written by someone who’s never touched a WMS.
This blog is for supply chain professionals, operations managers, and data people who want a real-world perspective from someone who’s been on the floor, in the data, and everywhere in between. Topics rotate through supply chain fundamentals, data analytics and visualization, SQL, Power BI and Cognos, warehouse automation, Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement, and financial decision-making through a data lens.
If something here makes you think differently about your operation, that’s the point.
Let’s Connect
Best insights come from good conversations. If something here resonates, or you want to talk supply chain, automation, or BI, reach out.
Brad M. Trnavsky, MBA Warehouse Automation Operations Leader | BI Analytics Professional | Supply Chain Veteran