Tom Baker is a mathematician and a sailor. He was educated at ITESM in Monterrey, Mexico, Case Institute in Cleveland, Ohio, and Imperial College in London, England. He holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering. Tom's professional activities have been in the field of Operations Research. He has ten publications in professional journals including Operations Research and Management Science. For several years he served as an Associate Editor of Operations Research. Tom founded and directed a successful software and consulting company in the Supply Chain area. Along the way, he has managed to log over