Mr. Coats joined the REAL ALLOY team in July of 2021 as the Director of IT Applications, bringing over 20 years of IT application management, managerial, strategic and supply chain planning experience. Prior to joining REAL ALLOY, Mr. Coats was Sr. IT and Business Intelligence Manager at Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District and Sr. IT Manager supporting eCommerce and Supply Chains Operations at TTI Floorcare. Mr. Coats holds a BS degree in Computer Information Systems with a Minor in Criminal Justice from Kentucky State University and MBA with a focus in Finance from Cleveland State University. He has completed several leadership courses from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University.