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High profile Manager charged with guiding the planning, organization, and logistics for motor carrier system shipping freight nationwide, both intra and interstate, operating within strict scheduling guidelines and compliance standards. Scopes of responsibilities included managing the office and warehouse, promoting new and existing business, recruiting operations and sales associates, as well as the overall profitability of the operation.

Essential Planner recruited to direct and restructure work methods, procedures and staffing to dramatically enhance organizations systems and processes. Primary responsibility included load recovery for approximately 1000 trucks, at any given time, covering the Mississippi River to the east coast. Customers included FedEx, General Mills, Polaris and Toro.

Hired and given full autonomy to advance operations through various methodologies that included the recruitment of qualified candidates to perform assigned jobs, coordinating regular on-going meetings with staff to evaluate performance and potential and identify roadblocks, ensure compliance with Customs and Government regulations and guarantee efficient shipping of all inbound and outbound freight.

Consistently provided top management and team building in the supervision of 135 employees supplying 106 Toyota and Lexus dealerships on a nightly basis.Consistently promoted and maintained safety standards and vital adherence to company policies by conducting daily inspections.Improved key business performance by inventing a dolly capable of safe operation by a single person, substantially reducing workmen’s compensation claims and boosting adherence to safety goals.Initiated and implemented a quality control inspection process that achieved in a marked reduction in customer damage and loss claims

Managed the day to day productivity and performance of the operations department.Executed company policy and procedures that ensured the department facilitated excellent teamwork and high customer service ratings both internally and externally. Managed a fleet of seven trucks and a warehouse staff of 18.Hired, trained, disciplined all warehouse, packers, loaders and drivers