Dr. Rutner is an Professor of Logistics and Intermodal Transportation at Georgia Southern University.  He also serves as the Director of the Southern Center of Logistics and Intermodal Transportation.

Steve received his Ph.D. in Logistics and Transportation from the University of Tennessee and earned a MBA in Marketing and Logistics from the University of Alabama.

Steve professional background includes serving as a transportation officer in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve.  He also spent time at IBM working as a Strategic Analyst in the Service Sector Division for Alliances.

His research background has covered the areas of logistics value, logistics information systems, capacity problems in aviation, and alliances and partnerships in transportation.  He has published in a number of the major logistics and transportation journals.