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Dover, PA, US

United States

York, PA

Irwin, PA

• Develop, manage and improve current logistic / warehousing / inventory management processes.
• Train shipping department personnel in role responsibility regarding logistic strategies.
• Work closely with Project managers, Construction managers, Customer supply teams, General contractors and Third party logistic companies to project delivery dates and process shipments in order to meet required.
• Handle day to day operations, problem solving using root cause analysis and ability to implement corrective actions and efficiencies in all distribution channels.

Pittsburgh, PA

• Analyze job plans for chemicals and ensure proper inventory levels are available for current and future forecasted requirements with third party vendors.
• Utilize SAP to receive purchase orders and transfer inventories into appropriate locations.
• Create web applications for internal users and vendor interaction utilizing MS SharePoint.
• Review vendor contracts for billing accuracies.
• Approve or deny demurrage charge on invoices for transportation of chemicals.
• Create purchase orders and receive products into SAP.

Blawnox, PA

• Managed a transportation team at the corporate headquarters responsible for delivering products on time in a cost effective manner generating yearly revenue of $600,000.
• Ensure departments profitabilityo Pursuing accounts on aging reports over 30 days past due.o Monitor and maintain positive margins with an average of 18%
• Generate monthly, quarterly, and yearly business review reports to be discussed with the presidents of multiple departments
• Locate and qualify new transportation carriers for reduced costs and increased performance
• Negotiate rates with carriers
• Visit customers in the US to solicit transportation business

Westinghouse Electric Co. Nuclear Services - Madison, PA

• Direct and execute the physical movement of export and import shipments both radioactive and non-radioactive.
• Determine and prepared all legally required documentation for international shipments including: carnets, temporary import bonds, NAFTA documents, and customs invoices.
• Assure customs compliance with all U.S. and foreign laws and regulations relating to commerce including applying Schedule B and harmonized tariff schedule codes to all shipments.
• Maintained awareness of regulations and ensure compliance with U.S. customs laws and hazardous materials regulations.
• Identify and implement alternative solutions to solve difficult transportation problems.
• Expedite, trace and obtain proof of shipments as requested.

Youngwood, PA

• Responsible for all Logistics operations in an importation and distribution environment. This included but not limited to international and domestic purchasing, master scheduling, forecasting, warehouse management.
• Designed and implemented into the daily activities many software programs as well as professional and analytical reports.
• Strong negotiating skills with the transportation and brokerage industry resulting in reduced transit time and very favorable tariff contracts.
• Obtained a working relation ship with U.S. customs officials and began the implementation of the C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism).
• Reduced international transit times by 50%
• Reduced customs duties and brokerage fees by 45%

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Operations Management

Education record

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Applied Business Programming