The Team
Will boyd-owner
William “Will” Boyd Jr. grew up in Hawaii in a military family. He did his first tandem skydive at the age of 9 and his adventures ensued! Two countries, five states, five elementary schools, two junior highs, and one high school later, Will developed his ambition to help others and serve. He finished his undergraduate education as a Distinguished Military Graduate at the University of North Alabama with a major in Mathematics. After more than a decade on active duty in the Army as an Engineer, Will pursued a career in Aerospace culminating as the Production and Ground Operations Lead for Sierra Nevada Corporation’s Dream Chaser® Engineering Test Article Space Plane. Soon after successful atmospheric flight testing, Will and his wife, Sarah, founded Alpha Zulu Logistics. Will holds an M.S. in Engineering Management from Missouri University of Science & Technology as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Will has continued his service in Army Reserve as a Space Operations Officer (FA-40) out of Fort Carson, Colorado.
John carter-operations manager
Prior to joining Alpha Zulu Logistics in January of 2019, John was a Senior Land Planner/Landscape Designer with a focus and passion for designing Master Planned Golf Course Communities. Following many years behind a drawing table, John traded out his pencils for a pair of running shoes and the great outdoors. John has been in his role as Operations Manager for Alpha Zulu Logistics for the past 5 years, working alongside Will and Sarah Boyd to help grow and promote excellence in delivery logistics. Outside of work, John enjoys photography, snowboarding, golf and relaxing with his family and mini-golden doodle named Goose.
ERNESTO VELEZ VELAZQUEZ- TRAINING AND PERFORMANCE MANAGER
Prior to joining Alpha Zulu Logistics in August of 2021, Ernesto was a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner focused on helping his clients achieve their health goals by teaching the different ways food interacts with the body and to create understanding around wholistic and sustainable lifestyles. It is this history of coaching, guiding, and building relationships that Ernesto uses daily in helping the team of drivers at Alpha Zulu Logistics to strive for quality while delivering packages and keeping the community safe while doing so. Alongside pursuing a degree in organizational leadership, he enjoys the challenges of bouldering, scuba diving, and drawing with pen and ink.
JAMES BARRETT -
FLEET MANAGER
James joined Alpha Zulu Logistics in 2020 and after working as a Delivery Associate for a year, he became the company’s Fleet Manager - filling one of the roles most critical to ensuring a safely running fleet of vehicles for our Drivers and the communities we serve. Prior to joining Alpha Zulu Logistics, James managed quick lube facilities, drove a semi truck, and worked in the oil fields as a frac hand doing pump maintenance. While in the oil industry, James also 'worked the dance floor running a forklift known as Big Red.' That fun fact alone could have gotten him the job, but he also happens to be a master at his trade. Outside of work, James loves to spend quality time with his wife and three kids and hone his skills as a first degree black belt in Tae-Kwon-Do.
Sarah Boyd - Jill of all trades/ AZ HYPE MANAGER
Prior to starting Alpha Zulu Logistics with Will, Sarah was in the Advertising + Packaging Design space - working on campaigns for heavy hitters like Method Soap, Victoria’s Secret and AT&T. Her true career love though was working with start-ups in food and beverage packaging - seeing people’s ideas take flight from their kitchens to the store aisles. Sarah is also a published children’s book author and a go-to for the Alpha Zulu crew - happy to plan big, load packages, answer HR questions, run the company sports teams, and most of all be an advocate for safety for all of our drivers and the communities we serve. Outside of work, Sarah loves spending time with her family, nailing flips on the trampoline, and running until she finds coyotes and hawks.