Sonny SmithFounder and Board MemberAn industry leader, Sonny Smith has innovated breakthrough products and methods that set new industry standards and revolutionized the way businesses manage their mailing and shipping supply chain. He is the industry’s leading expert on Expedited Mail, a high-service, low-cost mail concept he invented in 1996. Sonny uses his industry expertise and solution-driven management style to serve MailExpress customers, and also donates considerable time to the U.S. Postal Service and trade associations to teach businesses how to accelerate delivery, leverage resources, maximize services and enhance revenue. Previous to founding MailExpress, Sonny was President/CEO of The SmartPro Group and co-founder of SmartMail, Inc., where he combined mailing, express and shipping services with pioneering software to expedite the delivery of Flat Mail. Sonny also started Express Management Services, Inc. and The Smith Bennett Group, consulting companies that helped businesses reduce costs and improve service in mailing, express, shipping, reprographics and printing. Some of his innovations during this time include the Official Mail Management Guide”™, the Official Express Management Guide™ and SmartExpress™, the industry’s first rate-shopping software. Sonny sold Express Management Services to Kelly Services in 1994 and continued as Vice President of the newly established division. Sonny has worked in the mail, transportation and distribution industries for more than 35 years. He is credited with developing the Time Sensitive Delivery Guide, the first information base of national and international express carriers that calculates the best service and rate by zip code, time factor, weight and cost. The guide, still acknowledged as the leading resource in the industry, was sold to Pitney Bowes in 1986, and Sonny served as the company’s Executive Vice President of Information Services. |
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