- I strive to be considered an up-and-coming strategic leader in North American supply chain modeling. By keeping close tabs on industry trends and formulating efficiency and reliability to the supply chain network, I provide visionary leadership in transportation management. I believe in forecasting, optimization, simulation, and great communication to drive performance and remove excess cost / expense from the network. - I provide an in-depth knowledge in all modes of transportation from LTL, TL, Intermodal, private fleet & dedicated contract services operations, as well as maintaining C-Level relationships with my counterparts in the industry.- I’ve grown as a proven leader who excels at strengthening others through coaching, mentoring, developing /creating departments, team building, acquiring talent, developing talent; including promoting talent. Drives results as a leader role and team player in transportation and supply chain projects.- Understanding the value in new technological advances in systems and data mining is vital to me; e.g. integration and knowledge of TMS, ERP, API visibility, Digital Freight Matching and other applications for optimization and network modeling.Specialties: - Network modeling & optimization.- Forecast planning & modeling to drive results.- Financial management with P&L ownership- Negotiating contracts for mutually profitable relationships.- Contract administration to minimize / mitigate risk.- Leader in acquiring & developing talent.- Strategic direction on RFP / RFQ transportation / distribution bid events from preparation, launch, analysis and implementation.- TMS / ERP system analysis, implementation and applications experience.