Michael Legler

  • Transportation Planning Program Analyst -- Distribution Center Hawaii | Logistics Management Directorate
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency
  • https://www.fema.gov/

Michael Legler is a Transportation Planner for the Federal Emergency Management Agency focusing on the Pacific Region. He retired from the US Army in 2013, after serving 29 years as an enlisted parachute rigger and logistics officer. His last military assignment was as the Director of Logistics for the Pacific Theater Sustainment Command in Hawaii. Prior to coming to FEMA, he worked was a Realtor on Oahu and Director of Overseas Agencies for an international shipping company. He has a master’s degree in economics from Oklahoma University, enjoys fishing, coin collecting and lives in Hawaii (because his wife says so).

Sessions

  • Session 1C: Lessons in Resiliency: Typhoon Sinlaku

    Following from the morning session which looked at strategic logistics for military buildup, this session will focus on supply chain logistics from the perspective of disaster recovery. Using the very recent example of Typhoon Sinlaku, panelists will highlight how pre-planning and collaboration allowed CNMI and Guam to overcome the damage caused.