Lesley has over 20 years of experience in the chemical and petroleum industries. Lesley currently works closely with both domestic and international petroleum / convenience retailers, consumer goods companies, wholesalers and software providers on projects revolving around retail automation, category management and data warehousing. Lesley's focus is on building organizational alignment and leadership, infrastructure and change management to leverage these initiatives for greater returns. Lesley has been a program director for both the Executive and Category Management Tracks for the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) as well as a regular moderator / speaker / facilitator for industry sessions on category management, scanning, and data management / warehousing. Lesley is also a regular speaker on the State of the Convenience Industry and is a co-author and presenter of the NACS Future Outlook Study 2000-2005, the NACS Category Management Framework and the NACS Marketing Toolkit for Store Operations.