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Houston, Texas, United States

Foster and maintain 15+ carriers transporting 40+ loads a day by enforcing HAZMAT and plant guidelines.• Collaborate with project team to collect and analyze data to implement oil line efficiency project, whichincreases truck rack capacity to load/scale double the amount of oil daily.• Streamlined scheduling process that increased OTIF (On Time in Full) to 95% or higher weekly.• Use transportation management system to communicate freight cost and delivery times with carrier,customers, and supplier.• Sourced new transportation service providers when necessary and ensured adherence to company andregulatory compliance in procedures and policies.

Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Coordinate and enforce standards and procedures to work safely and meet KPIs.Manage key account factors and operational functions such as, revenue generation, billing, DOT safetycompliance and payroll.Supervise 22 to 30 OTR (over the road) drivers, and assign loads by optimizing routes based on mileage, stops,and dispatch destinations.Partner with Penske Truck Leasing to ensure preventative maintenance of leased equipment remain compliantregarding Department of Transportation.Manage Driver’s hours of service to ensure safety and compliance regarding Department of Transportation and Driver Compliance Services

Duluth, Georgia, United States

Administered and monitored vehicle/unit fleet efficiently, resulting in cost-effective utilization.• Assisted in managing financial functions such as billing and debt/invoice collecting, ensuring commercialcustomer contract compliance.• Lead district revenue sales in household, one-way, and/or commercial consecutively over 4 months includingconversion percentages• Support and resolved issues for up to 15 agent locations to ensure operational excellence and exceptionalcustomer service• Assisted in the on-boarding, growth and development of new management trainees, preparing teammates topass annual reviews• Established up to 12 new commercial business relationships, and fostered ongoing servicing relationships withcommercial accounts ensuring satisfaction and new business revenue

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Each Planner is the leader/business owner of their region to include, but not limited to, DC Support and FTEA (operational & financial reporting analysis & action)Ensure all vendors/carriers needed to operate a region are set up properly in TMS with regards to location IDs, SKU data (cube/weight) & tendering strategy. Also responsible for Vendor On-boarding.• Ensure vendors are following proper protocol for communicating information to THD - provide frontline compliance enforcement for RTSEnsure all freight is tendered within 30 minutes of being made available & that load tenders follow the desired tendering strategy, to maintain optimal cost.Ensure all loads are picked up and delivered on time. Review the loads in trouble report each day to identify loads that are delayed from pickup or delivery and troubleshoot them until resolved.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Managed day-to-day operations, including supervision and assignment delegation for 35 to 50 associates depending upon peak season demand.• Decreased associates standard work steps by 25% to increase Units per hour from 53 UPH to 62 UPH.• Assessed projected business demands and maintained adequate employee coverage.• Streamlined efficiency, reduced labor hours and boosted profitability to optimize overall productivity.• Ran daily reports to assess performance and make proactive adjustments.• Conducted employee performance reviews to identify areas for training, provide feedback and set goals for improvement.• Decreased labor cost by 15% costs by adding more tier rack also improving lift driver productivity from 7 UPH to 15 UPH.

Greater Omaha Area

• Spearheaded a $4.5 million project "California Gold Rush" implementation to improve TNT (Time in Transit) to the West coast region.• Consolidated freight eliminated Santé Fe Rail and redirection of volume through Utah territory.• Identified opportunities for savings by analyzing practice patterns in relation to office visits, referral, and specialty care.• Reviewed post-implementation results to ensure projected savings are realized and recommends modifications as applicable.• Used Excel, MS Access, VBA to create automated reports to support team and department.• Implemented project, TNT service was improved to 9 states including California, Nevada, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Alaska, Arizona, and Idaho.• Diminished the competitive service disadvantage of 89% to FedEx.

Albany, Georgia

• Tracked production metrics and development outcomes of 20 associates by planning, monitoring, appraising, and scheduling.• Maintained lead store status by effective coaching, counseling, and disciplining of employees.• Planed inventory capacity using excel and cause production increased production 28% year over year.• Maintained optimal staff load by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training new staff.• Created and managed accurate and detail reports and dashboards of inventory on the floor and back.

Albany, Georgia

Athens, Georgia

• Transferred a Million-dollar project from a Canadian company to production by working diligently with suppliers to prepare for product launch.• Increased quarterly savings by $63,000 through contract negotiation, supplier management, and cost analysis.• Reported trends in PAPP analysis to determine effectiveness and quality of the products.• Participated in developing automated reporting processes and creating efficiencies for projects.• Used Excel and MS Access to analyze production and future cost estimates.• Mastered part drawings, specifications, and measures of PPAP samples against part requirements.• Reduced production errors and improved efficiencies with supplier assessments in 8D supplier corrective system.• Improved manual production processes with technology saving at least 40 hours a quarter.

Albany, Georgia Area

Albany, Georgia Area

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, 3.9

Bachelor’S Degree, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Student Government Association, Residential Assistant, and Royal Court