Christopher V.

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Vice President of Operations at A1 QLS @ A1 Quality Logistical Solutions
3055 Blue Rock Rd, Cincinnati,Ohio 45239,United States
Christopher V.'s Location
Litchfield Park, Arizona, United States, United States
About Christopher V.

Vice President of Operations with a strong operational background, expertise in transportation, warehousing, and customer relations in both internal/external settings. Significant contributions in customer retention and workforce engagement as well as ensuring compliance with all operational requirements. Strong ability to help identify and implement key technology initiatives and process improvements. Through these process improvements we as a team can identify areas of inefficiencies along with action plans to produce significant and sustainable savings.

Christopher V.'s Current Company Details
A1 Quality Logistical Solutions

A1 Quality Logistical Solutions

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Vice President of Operations at A1 QLS
3055 Blue Rock Rd, Cincinnati,Ohio 45239,United States
Website:
a1qls.com
Employees:
20
Christopher V. Work Experience Details
  • A1 Quality Logistical Solutions
    Vice President Of Operations
    A1 Quality Logistical Solutions May 2021 - Present
  • Capstone Logistics, Llc
    Senior Director Of Operations
    Capstone Logistics, Llc Apr 2018 - May 2021
    Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Us
     Oversight of 61 business units located across the continental United States. Managing various customers such as Kroger, Ben E Keith, Affiliated Foods and Frito Lay.  Responsible for operations with an annual gross revenue of $120mm. Conduct weekly P&L calls with all my Director(s) to review site performance and future forecasting of volumes and expenses. Operational structure of 4 Regional Director of Operations reporting directly to me with 50+ managers and 600+ employees within my operating group. Daily interaction with operations to ensure service levels are maintained through proper manpower that aligns with customer volumes. Communication with our various customer partners to identify areas of opportunity to ensure continuous focus is maintained. Develop and drive improvement/growth initiatives to better position Capstone for contract renewals with our partner groups. Communicating the financial performance of our business units within my area of responsibility to the executive team. This communication also includes a deep dive analysis of the operation(s) to identify strategic plans for underperforming sites. Strong ability to create and maintain various KPI reports that are specific to the unique partner groups within my region.
  • Updike Distribution Logistics, Llc
    Regional Director Of Operations
    Updike Distribution Logistics, Llc Mar 2015 - Mar 2018
    Phoenix, Arizona, Us
     Oversight of 13 warehouses located in Arizona, California, and Virginia. Managing various customers as Ergo Motion, JPL NASA, Anheuser-Busch, Coke, Pepsi, Phillips 66, various home furniture companies. Responsible for operations with an annual budget of $15mm with approximately 7 managers and 70 associates. Additionally, managed Profit and Loss statements to ensure areas of opportunities are addressed and or managed appropriately. Designed and implemented processes that improved on-time ship performance from 84% to 99% within four months. Put into service a 24/48-hour order-to-delivery process on order processing. Managed 1,000+ containers on an annual basis. Generated cost savings initiatives to ensure timely processing of containers. Led cross functional supply chain teams focused on developing logistical processes and various inventory control measures. Streamlined our warehouse fulfillment center network reducing operational costs by $200k annually. Reconfigured the warehouse layouts to manage additional products and opened an additional warehouse to expand market reach. Established company-wide SOP for each department. Streamlined processes to eliminated inefficiencies. Negotiated labor contracts and various vendor agreements for all warehouse locations. Work with warehouse managers to ensure operating costs are in line with current operating statements. This includes making sure that all charges have been credited and or accrued towards the correct GL code/Account. Ensured billing to various customers are completed timely and accurately. Create KPI reports to track productivity of the operation. These reports are derived from communication with the customer on items they wish to capture and quantify.
  • Ruan Transportation Management Systems
    Regional Director Of Transportation
    Ruan Transportation Management Systems Oct 2006 - Mar 2015
    Des Moines, Iowa, Us
     Oversight of 20 terminals in the Western Region; Nevada, Washington, Colorado, California, Utah, and Oregon and their Dedicated partner groups. Responsible for terminal operations with an annual budget of $65mm with 15 managers and 350 drivers plus office staff. Managed Profit and Loss statements to ensure areas of opportunities were addressed and or managed appropriately. Championed Six Sigma projects with run rate savings of $1mm in 2009 and 2010. Introduced Static Carrier program that grew to manage 30% of all TL shipments, resulting in 5% savings in transportation spend in 2012 over 2013. Union negotiations. Ultimately ensuring that we operated to the terms of the negotiated CBA. Create KPI reports to track productivity of the operation. These reports are derived from communication with the customer on items they wish to capture and quantify. Communicating with customers to ensure all their needs are being met by each terminal. Assist in developing ideas to reduce cost to the customer and be more efficient in our operations. Involvement with start-up team for new terminals. Responsibility of being designated as the Project Manager for major start-ups such as: Farmer John, Whole Foods, Air Liquide, Marmon Keystone, Moark and Republic Services. Assist terminal managers in creating their yearly budgets. Responsible for the review of final budget books prior to sending to the executive group. Regular involvement in various Safety Program. This includes audit of e-Logs, e-DVIR, and Hours of Service to ensure compliance via our People-Net system.  Work side by side with the Maintenance group to ensure the service of our equipment is maintained and expenses are managed. Timeline of my employment: Regional Analyst (Oct. 2006 – Jan. 2009), Operations Manager (Jan. 2009 – Jun. 2012), Director of Operations (Jun. 2012 – October 2015).

Christopher V. Education Details

  • Grand Canyon University
    Grand Canyon University
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    Grand Canyon University
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Christopher V. works for A1 Quality Logistical Solutions

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Christopher V.'s current role is Vice President of Operations at A1 QLS.

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Christopher V. attended Grand Canyon University, Grand Canyon University.

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