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Birmingham, Al, Us

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

I own and managed a flatbed operation which included the dispatching, collections, on time services, maintenance, revenue enhancement, and federal information reporting to optimize performance of the equipment in the southeast region.• Directed the planning, scheduling, and regulating the day-to-day operations of flatbed operation.• Coordinate and provide direction to ensure timely execution of all operational responsibilities.• Manage cash flow ensure profitability. • Ensured compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and D.O.T regulations.• Oversight of marketing and developing freight broker relationships.

Bessemer, Alabama, United States

Logistics manager supervising the daily international shipping operations of a $5+ million in automotive parts. Spec specializes in custom built clutches and flywheels that are built and designed in-house. Manufacturing is allocated on a per order basis which requires a very fluid and dynamic level of versatility to meet timely order fulfillment demands. • Overseeing the daily order fulfillment of both household and corporate customers. • Maintaining carrier relationships while resolving service delays. • Supervise fulfillment deadlines to provide safe and on-time LTL freight shipments. • Material management including forecasting replenishments to avoid delays.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

Assist homeowners and commercial clients in buying, selling, or renting properties by providing advice, conducting research, and drawing up legal contracts. With my background in logistics, I was able to demonstrate my talent in all these areas with a strong negotiating skillset. • In-depth knowledge of the local area, including schools, churches, healthcare, and recreation.• Passionate about building effective relationships and providing exceptional customer service.• Self-motivated entrepreneur with a problem-solving mindset and strong attention to detail.• Expert multitasker with strong organizational and problem-solving skills.• Advanced written and verbal communications skills.• Customer-focused professional who thrives under pressure.

Birmingham, Alabama

I held responsibility for material management of tubular steel products in an industrial pipe yard. My oversight included the daily inbound and outbound of inventory cycling, safe and accurate handling, storage, shipment, and collaboration with American Cast Iron Pipe Co. of both raw and finished materials. I was also responsible for all the procurement and maintenance cost of the heavy machinery required for production. • Implemented a variety of inventory control process that resulted in a $4+ million reduction of cost.• Directed the implementation of process improvements resulting in a record high of $250k per day for over 18 months of simultaneous intermodal shipments of both tractor trailer and railcar movement.• Supervised the tracking, placement, and inventory of raw and finished material with a staff of 75+. • Created a schedule utilizing forecasting and scheduling tools to provide maximum efficiency and labor savings.• Oversaw the inventory cycle counts are completed, reconciled, and submitted within schedule times. • Managed all material management for product specific shipment preparations in accordance with the production schedule.• Maintained federal and local government compliance regulations for intermodal shipments involving trucking and railroad.

Calera, Al

I maintained full oversight of the branch (terminal) to ensure profitability and cost controls which include utilization, capacity, and customer relationships. • Directed the planning, scheduling, and regulating the day-to-day operations of a dry bulk tank fleet of 130+ drivers.• Profit and loss responsibilities include an operating budget of $5M with improved cost reduction of 5% from previous year.• Ensured compliance with the Department of Transportation to produce higher delivery efficiency.• Refined operational process and policies allowing increasing profitability by 12% over prior year.

I directed a fleet of drivers covering the Southeast. I was also engaged in managing the warehousing operations. • P&L accountability for the location.• Recruited, qualified, hired, trained, and coached the labor force.• Directed the daily planning, scheduling, dispatching, and billing. • Reduced damages and claims resulting in 40% improvement from year prior.• Maintained industry regulatory compliance such as D.O.T, OSHA, and APSC.

I was responsible for overseeing federal compliance of a trucking fleet of 140+ drivers across the Southeast. I performed all the recruiting, training, and onboarding of new drivers. • Provided strategic leadership within the safety department and actively participated in incident reduction.• Ensured compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety, D.O.T, MSHA and OSHA regulations.• Conducted and collected all activities involving accident investigations.• I had direct responsibility for all the safety training in every terminal.• Assisted in development of training procedures, policies and manuals.• Conducted and coordinated D.O.T, OSHA, audits and investigations.