Darin Hatch, Cds Email & Phone Number

United States

Director of EHS

Savage, Minnesota, United States

• Seamlessly leads fleet operations, including the management of 150+ drivers and 150+ trucks, promoting a shared mission of providing a seamless experience to reduce downtime, improve performance, and reduce expenses
• Promotes a strong safety culture, managing driver relationships to ensure DOT compliance through frequent driver safety messages, risk analysis, and open dialog with all elements of the operations team
• Drives the efficiency of fleet operations through KPI implementation, optimizing the planning, monitoring, and delivery of excellence across the organization and third-party channels
• Collaborates with executive leadership in relation to company mergers and acquisitions, serving as a trusted resource related to fleet operations and the impact of expansion
• Champions the Enterprise Fleet Management dashboard, maintaining records of vehicles specifications, registrations, assigned users, and coding details, ensuring all expenditures are in compliance with varying.
• Effectively facilitates the buying and selling of fleet vehicles and aftermarket equipment, coordinating maintenance, record management, and registration requirements

• Served as the functional leader of fleet operations, including the management of 100 trucks, 200 trailers, and 100+ drivers, promoting a safety-focused culture to ensure superior compliance with strict DOT regulations
• Maximized the efficiency of fleet operations and profitability through measuring KPIs, optimizing the planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight across the organization and third-party channels
• Defined and communicated transportation metrics, identifying areas of opportunity and leveraging the 7-CSA Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories to drive carrier performance
• Deployed a wide range of creative and proactive sourcing methodologies to develop a robust pipeline of candidates, attracting highly qualified logistic professionals in a highly competitive market
• Proactively identified, researched, and implemented process improvements, supporting driver relationships by clearly communicating business objectives and evolving standard requirements
• Led training initiatives and driver appreciation programs, improving driver retention and career progression opportunities through clear and concise communication of personal and organizational goals

Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

• Led and energized a team of 20 customer service and sales professionals, clearly articulating visions, KPIs, and promoting team collaboration to successfully grow sales revenue from $1.3M to $2.1 M within 2 years.
• Ensured efficient workflows, challenging peers on best practices by frequently delegating inventory, maintenance and communication duties, remaining hyper focued on continuous innovation and customer satisfaction
• Championed inventory management, ensuring efficient stock levels of products while simultaneously forecasting future budget and inventory projections, proactively anticipating promotions and marketing campaigns
• Spearheaded training and onboarding initiatives, serving as the subject matter expert and ongoing resource related to corporate policies, product information, customer service best practices and consultative selling.
• Accurately produced weekly reports to track inside sales and marketing initiatives, confidently communicating updates and projections to store ownership

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Thoroughly investigated home care facilities and providers to evaluate compliance with state and federal regulations, ensuring all investigative actions upheld the constitutional rights of all parties
• Liaised with government agencies to support the forward progression of investigative initiatives, serving as an advocate for vulnerable individuals

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Inspected the mechanical condition of commercial motor vehicles, exercising statutory authority while enforcing laws, rules, and regulations set by local, state and federal agencies
• Conducted post-crash investigations involving commercial vehicles, submitting detailed reports to state and local officials to support criminal and civil case filings
• Reviewed complex documentation to determine regulatory compliance, utilizing deep industry knowledge and independent judgment to issue citations while upholding the highest standard of ethical conduct
• Facilitated the Minnesota Annual Inspection Program training to 500+ commercial vehicle mechanics, serving as the SME related to statutory regulations and industry best practices

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Performed audits of motor carrier operations and records, proactively investigating discrepancies and violation complaints to improve functional business operations and transportation standards
• Promoted safety and compliance buy-in across internal and external partners, recommending process improvements and corrective actions to drive compliance-related initiatives
• Researched and tracked evolving regulations and compliance standards, translating complex information into productive operational strategies

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

-Provided investigative services to the court/releasing authority and supervisory and/or referral services to offenders in order to protect public safety and facilitate law-abiding behavior. -Conducted assessments of offenders in order to determine/recommend appropriate supervision levels and prepared case plans.-Supervised offenders to monitor behavior.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

B.S, Sociology, Criminal Justice

A.A, Liberal Arts

Civil Affairs Specialist