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Natchez, Mississippi, United States

Responsible for cost-spend analysis for entire company, including owned vehicle fleet and maintenance, owner-operator costs, and leased vehicles and trailers.Identify areas of waste and potential savings, and directly assist COO and CFO in maximizing financial and operational efficiency.

Houston, Texas, United States

Responsible for developing and implementing a fleet maintenance strategy for a newly purchased and reorganized oil and gas organization with 100 years of history. Managed and maintained a fleet of 1000 pieces of on-road and shop yard equipment, including purchasing new inventory, managing leased inventory, and ensuring repairs are completed in a high-quality, timely manner. Identified and monitored equipment sent to external vendors for repairs and provide support to Operations team regarding all equipment-related issues, with a key focus on equipment up time and overall utilization. Developed tracking and drove continuous improvement around a comprehensive set of fleet-related KPIs, including but not limited to: tractor R&M $/mile, trailer R&M $/mile, tire $/mil, fuel $/mile, R&M labor $/mile, total R&M $/mile, truck utilization, parts inventory controls, field service vehicle costs, and DOT SMS Fleet R&M-related scores.

Houston, Texas

Responsible for developing and implementing a written fleet maintenance strategy for each geography and for total Trade Star organization, and ensuring equipment repairs are completed in a high-quality and timely manner. Monitoring employee performance and plan daily staffing to meet workload, and developing strategies to monitor and analyze opportunities to cut costs and improve efficiencies. Identifying and monitoring equipment sent to outside vendors for repairs. Providing support to the Operations team regarding all equipment-related issues, with a key focus on equipment up-time and overall equipment utilization. Developing tracking and driving continuous improvement around a comprehensive set of fleet related KPI’s including but not limited to; Tractor R&M $/Mile, Trailer R&M $/Mile, tire $/Mile, Fuel $/Mile, R&M Labor $/Mile, Total R&M $/Mile, Truck Utilization, parts inventory controls, field service vehicle costs, DOT SMS Fleet R&M related scores, et. And complying with all applicable laws/regulations, as well as company policies/procedures

The Woodlands, Texas

Developed and maintained relationships with vendors and leasing company for a $1.5 Billion equipment fleet across more than 115 North American locations. Sole approver for maintenance and service on all owned light-, medium-, and heavy-duty vehicles and trailers, including negotiating service contracts with approved and new mechanics.In charge of all accounting and physical transport of intercompany equipment transfers between branches, including U.S. and Canadian locations. Responsible for earmarking of vehicles and equipment for potential sale based on useful life and current market opportunities. In charge of item master file, which included more than 200,000 pieces of parts and merchandise for rentals, sales, and repairs across company fleet. Ensured data integrity of maintenance work orders and purchase orders across both rental fleet and company vehicles.In charge of special projects between DOT, safety, service, and marketing departments to assist fleet purchasing and sound vehicle and equipment maintenance decisions. Used Microsoft Visual Basic and Adobe Acrobat with some JavaScript work to develop new forms and processes for company-wide data entry (OEM Score Card).

Houston Tx

Proactively develop and maintained relationships with large bank clients who use U.S. Bank’s retail prepaid debit cards for their business solutions.Monitored all card inventory levels and ordered needed materials to ensure successful fulfillment of all bank clients’ needs in order to meet all service-level agreements.Work closely with Business Development, Client Support and Development, and Implementation departments to meet all customer needs, including technology solutions tailored to clients’ requirements.Identify possible savings and developed and executed new processes to add revenue for U.S. Bank and save clients time, effort, and money.Develop and present ongoing financial analysis to senior-level executives to provide a high-level understanding of retail payment system’s health and growth.

Houston, Texas

Maintained solid relationships with maintenance suppliers and all major U.S. leasing companies for the 34th-largest commercial fleet in the country, including fielding inquiries regarding invoice payment status, statement of account audits, and slow or stopped payments from accounts payable mandated by company treasury department.Processed all fleet invoices, with a working knowledge of general ledger coding, expense accounts, budgets, and payment terms, and interfaced with accounts payable outsourcing company to align accounts.Responsible for leasing, registering, and titling of 2500 heavy duty, medium duty, and trailer fleet vehicles across all regions of the United States in accordance with company treasury department requirements and local, state, and federal regulations, to provide expedient service to all Weatherford branch plants.Assisted branch plants with coordinating registrations, renewals, fuel cards, and maintenance troubleshooting to ensure the fleet ran legally, efficiently, and safely, maintaining Weatherford specifications while meeting unique regional needs.Assisted transportation manager in moving fleet assets to different locations to meet changing regional needs, including clearance to authorize vehicle repairs and maintenance and negotiate price agreements.Served as spend-and-sourcing analyst to compile reports accounting for money spent with different suppliers, leveraging spending for savings with top suppliers, and monitoring authorized use of company resources by employees.

Trained at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, NC; served at Camp Lejeune, NC; Fort Sill, OK; Grand Prairie, TX; Jackson, MS; Camp Smedley D. Butler at Okinawa, Japan; and Marine Corps Forces Reserve at New Orleans, LA. Completed more than 10 hours of Operational Risk Management training within that time.Served a six-month combat deployment as fire-team leader to the Horn of Africa region with Operation Enduring Freedom; meritoriously promoted to corporal and received two Certificates of Commendation.Served in every billet from fire team leader to platoon commander, holding leadership positions responsible for safety, well being, and tactical employment of 36 Marines. Served as Duty Non-Commissioned Officer for Marine Corps Forces Reserve and Marine Forces North Headquarters in New Orleans, responsible for all communication, force protection, anti-terrorism measures, and major incident response on all Marine Corps installations in North America.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, History

High School Diploma