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Casey is currently employed at Schneider Electric as a Supply Chain Planning Manager in Columbia, MO, where he leads a team of 15 Supply Chain Professionals supporting the production and distribution of industrial circuit breakers. Previously, he served as an Inventory and Flows Supervisor at the same location. He is also enrolled in the MBA Program at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with focus area specializations of Business Analytics and Global Challenges in Business.

Prior to working at Schneider Electric, Casey worked for 3M as a Supply Chain Analyst within 3M’s Medical Solutions Division in Columbia, MO. Preceding that Casey worked for 3M as a Supply Chain Analyst remotely supporting US And Canada (USAC) outsourced manufacturing operations. Casey's previous role was as a Supply Chain Analyst within 3M’s Medical Solutions Division in Eden Prairie, MN. Before progressing into the Supply Chain Analyst role Casey was an Optimized Operations (O2) Analyst with placements in Columbia, MO and Eden Prairie, MN. Both rotations were in support of 3M’s Medical Solutions Division. O2 is a supply chain-based program that provides recent Engineering, Supply Chain Management, and Environmental, Health, and Safety graduates with the opportunity to jump-start their careers. Casey interned at Caterpillar in the summers of 2015 and 2016 in East Peoria, IL as a Supply Chain Management Intern and at Amazon in the summer of 2017 in Indianapolis, IN as an Area Manager Intern.

Casey Walker is a May 2018 graduate of the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. While there, Casey studied Supply Chain Management and Information Systems/Information Technology. In addition, Casey completed a minor in Technology and Management.

Casey received numerous honors and certifications leading up to, while at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and in his professional career including the Susan Teegarden Morrison Leadership Scholarship, Eagle Scout Award, Edmund J. James Scholar Award, Dean’s List Designation, Dean’s Scroll Award, Poets & Quants Best & Brightest Award, MIT Supply Chain Excellence Award, Gies College of Business Highest Honors Designation, 3M Company Process Technology Excellence Award, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (LSSGB) Certification, is Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), and is a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP).