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Papillion, NE, US

Greater Omaha Area

• Design and build Tableau dashboards to analyze efficiency opportunities for the Brokerage, Final Mile and Corporate Accounts Departments. Compile KPI reports and report overall saving. Audit less than truckload rates.
• Developed an Executive Dashboard that complies Logistics main KPI’s into one dashboard – Allowed executives to monitor and evaluated departments main KPI’s in one place.
• Generated a Corporate Account Dashboard – Gave easy visibility for monitoring and evaluating majoring accounts to help drive area’s that has opportunity to improve.
• Built a carrier bid tool to quickly identify the lowest cost carrier by lane – Saving the Carrier Management team 20+ hours per bid.
• Designed and created an On-Time Service Dashboard giving visibility to service by office –Additional visibility allowed the logistics department to reach its goal of 96% on-time service.
• Established a Sales Performance Dashboard – Allowed brokerage offices the ability to monitor performance compared to monthly goals to drive sales.

Ontario, CA

• Provided all Logistics reporting including KPI’s, Analytics, Project Management and Support, Transportation and Warehouse Metrics.
• Designed and executed a Warehouse Network Re-Alignment - resulting in an alliance with another tire manufacturer to better position out tires for lower cost transportation. 2013 estimated saving was over $4 million.
• Conducted a Yearly Transportation Network bid; 2011 -resulting in a 3.5% - 4% savings year over year in an economy demanding a 8% to 10% increase
• Negotiated a multiple year agreement with our largest intermodal carrier -resulting in a 3.5% annual increase over 3 years instead of a 5 to 6% annual increase.
• Responsible for obtaining re-certification and annual review of the Customs – Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), resulting in less containers being held and searched by Customs.
• Mentored Transportation Manager, resulting in tighter control over carrier’s performance and pricing.

* Received and process all incoming merchandise* Contacted the vendor and process all defective merchandise returns* Monitored employee purchases

Webster City, Iowa, United States

• Developed inbound and outbound supply chain processes and procedures.
• Led global cost-saving projects designed to optimize cubing of inbound and outbound shipping spaces and reduce usage of rental trailers. Improved efficiency and profitability.

Webster City, Iowa, United States

• Oversaw outbound transportation, including over 200 loads per day at one manufacturing plant and three regional distribution centers. Hired, trained, and supervised staff at each facility, including two site managers.
• Analyzed global cost-saving opportunities; negotiated better rates and improved use of space on continental transit shipping containers, resulting in over $2M in profits over two years.
• Worked with Electrolux’s inbound transportation manager to evaluate carrier pricing and determine cost efficient options. Saved over $150K in one year and improved business relationships.

Webster City, Iowa, United States

* On site at Electrolux and responsible for all carrier related issues including rate negotiations, service issues and bringing in new carriers to benefit the customer.* Implemented a truck load core carrier system, taking the number of carriers from 32 to 8, simplifying carrier management* Developed a routing guide as a tool to identify the best carrier.

* Responsible for overseeing 2 employees and 10 customer accounts, including the largest company account * Coordinated appropriate transportation for the movement of customer's freight* Negotiated rates between customers and carriers* Prepared, filed and monitored claims against carriers* Trained office in the use of new shipment tracking software

Laramie, Wyoming, United States

* Ordered and maintained inventory* Managed and trained personnel* Negotiated the sale of tires, wheels, shocks and batteries* Handled customer claims

* Assisted in price / cost analyzing* Maintained 800+ inventory item file and bill of materials* Complied production efficiency reports* Researched end-of-the-month inventory reconciliation discrepancies* Educated and experienced in Dr. W. Edward Deming's Total Quality Management

Bs, Economics

Certified Program, Project Management

Bba, Transportation Logistics

Lean Six Sigma