Executive Leadership
Gene Schindler
Chairman & Owner
- Founder of EMLS
- 22+ years as company President
- 35+ years of industry experience
Attentive to the need for quality suppliers in the manufacturing industry, Gene Schindler, our president and founder, started Elite Material & Logistics Solutions in 1998 as a fabricator and material handling supplier for large local manufacturers.
Though Gene himself has over 35 years of experience in this industry, he credits the continued success of Elite Material & Logistics Solutions to the hard work, extensive industry knowledge, dedication, and customer-first attitude of the 300 employee EMLS team. From the beginning, Gene has maintained a family-like culture in the operations resulting in a workforce dedicated to delivering quality products in a timely manner.
After 22 years, Elite Material & Logistics Solutions has grown into a multi-million dollar 3PL by continuously improving quality management systems, providing customer-centric service, cultivating managers and executives with extensive experience in the industry, and investing heavily in industry-leading technology. The leadership and innovation he continues to provide keeps EMLS one of the leading Logistic companies in North Texas.
Melissa Whitlock
VP, Human Resources & Accounting
Melissa has been the Vice President of EMLS since 2018. She first joined EMLS in 2004 after earning a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of North Texas with a focus in Human Resources Management. She began the EMLS Human Resource department and built it from the ground up developing HR policies and practices for multiple company locations. She rejoined EMLS in 2017, after 10 years working in Career and Technology Education. She has multiple years’ experience in Teaching and Training Strategies, Relationship Management, Benefits Administration, and Management.
David Buschbacher
General Manager
David Buschbacher has been the General Manager at Elite Material & Logistics Solutions since 2008. has over 24 years of experience running multiple fulfillment facilities in a cost-efficient and cost-effective manner..
His ability to interface with clients while simultaneously managing daily workflows and functions is one of the primary drivers behind our client’s continued success.
- Experience managing multiple fulfillment facilities
- 300+ hours of management classes
Donnie Greene
Plant Manager
For more than 25 years, Donnie Greene has worked with small businesses and large corporations in the Logistics industry and has overseen everything from warehouse operations and quality assurance to inventory control and operations.
Donnie began his career in the printing business, moved on to a fortune 500 company, overseeing receiving, order fulfillment and shipping, and worked as an operations manager and project coordinator before joining EMLS.
