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Houston, Tx, Us

Lake Oswego, Or, Us

Managing railcar maintenance, compliance and logistics for shippers in various industries.

Wichita, Kansas, Us

● Outstanding contributions in fleet operations and strategy implementation, maintenance and project management, maintenance cost reduction and system process improvement.● Maximized utilization of over 2000 railcar assets including high pressure tankcars, general purpose tankcars, and covered hopper cars.● Successful management of multiple fleet projects including interior coating project, on and off-boarding activities, and implementing a standardized sealing component program. ● 100% completion of annual compliance programs on all railcar assets as regulated by FRA and DOT while saving thousands of dollars minimizing empty/dead freight.● Implemented strong initiatives to complete cost saving preventative maintenance programs.● Strict and consistent evaluation of repetitive component failures and perform root cause analysis with vendors, installer and procurement teams to maximize utilization and prevent future downtime scenarios.● Exceptional network of industry connections for successful product consumption,delivery schedules and position strategies, addressing railcar operating issues, replacement parts procurement, storage network and industry market knowledge.● Built customer incentive program for railcar detention.● Reduced delivery delays and EDI accuracy issues by modernizing automated notification tools.● Lead support for Bourque Logistics rail transportation applications systems, Railtrac, eBill, YardMaster and Railport, user training at company and 3rd party shipper locations, network and EDI support, software enhancements and process improvement recommendations with application developers and software vendors, and information technology teams.● Completed transportation system enhancement and implementation project for production plant yard visibility and EDI data management solution with Bourque Logistics at 10 loading sites to increase process efficiencies and streamline data integrity between shipper systems and TMS.

Ensure railcar fleet position and availability are optimized for marketing strategies to meet fertilizer plant and terminal production needs and satisfy customer delivery requirements by working with transportation coordinator.Communicate with operations leads and customers about any potential delays or change in commodity levels for continued railcar shipments and minimize service disruptions.Push Enid plant operations for maximum unit train loading processing speed and minimized overhead costs of additional manpower.

Track and expedite railcar hopper and tank car fleet across North American production plants and customer locations.Build relationships with network of shop and mobile repair service providers.Continue growth and utilization of Bourque rail logistic applications.Produce daily and monthly analytics and make recommendations for asset utilization enhancement.Planning of repair needs for both scheduled and urgent fleet needs.

Miami, Florida, Us

● Superior development of new and existing relationships with small, medium, and large size businesses, school districts, city and state government agencies including local military departments, supporting business owners and technology teams, emphasizing the value of CompUSA business sales department, focused on dedicated and personalized service and marketing technology solutions.● Continuing education with extensive personal development is areas such as computer workstation setup, in-home networks troubleshooting, home and business entertainment system recommendations in addition to diagnosis and remedy of some minor computer technology issues.● Top commercial sales person for 6 month based on total sales revenue and margin.

Raleigh, Nc, Us

● Built lasting business knowledge of retail store responsibilities to move from part-time assistant management to running my own top volume store as a general manager at one of the largest retail locations in Wichita, KS● Develop network of suppliers for in-town parts procurement as a resource to build and develop commercial delivery service and same day service alternatives.● Maintained balanced P&L, reduced payroll expenses by 25% by recording daily customer traffic trends and maximizing part-time and full-time talents during peak times.● Successful commercial delivery program utilizing fleet of delivery service trucks, commercial minded group of employees including drivers that offered add-on high margin products and dedicated inventory specialists.● Reported to Regional and District managers.

Mechanical Engineering

Information Technology, Graphics Design