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As senior vice president of global transportation services and labor relations, John McDevitt is responsible for managing UPS's worldwide intermodal transportation network, which includes the world's 9th largest airline, a surface delivery fleet of more than 100,000 vehicles, UPS Freight, rail and other distribution services.

McDevitt is also a member of UPS's Management Committee, which is responsible for the day-to-day management of the company.

One of McDevitt's notable achievements was his leadership of the development of Worldport, the air hub that became the largest expansion project in UPS history and the centerpiece of the company's global distribution network.

A native of Upper Darby, Pa., McDevitt spent most of his UPS career in Piscataway, N.J., where he started in 1976 working part-time while attending Rutgers University. After graduating in 1980, he was promoted to full-time management and held various assignments of increasing responsibility. In 1991, McDevitt was assigned to manage hub operations in North Florida. A year later, he was promoted to manager of the East Long Island District, then became manager of the West Long Island District two years later.

McDevitt was assigned to the company's corporate office in 1996 to launch UPS's corporate compliance program. Later that year, he joined the labor relations department to work on union negotiations.

In 2000, McDevitt was promoted to vice president of air operations. In addition to running the day-to-day air operation, McDevitt oversaw the development of Worldport, the air hub that became the largest expansion project in UPS history and the centerpiece of the company's global distribution network.

In keeping with UPS's long-standing commitment to the community, McDevitt served on The Library Foundation board in Louisville and the Board of the Partnership for Kentucky Schools. In April 2005, McDevitt was elected to Junior Achievement's Worldwide Board of Directors.