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Joshua, TX, US

Cincinnati, OH, US

• My goals were to build a centralized team to leverage our continued growth through acquisition to reduce truck purchase costs, reduce maintenance, and improve fleet compliance. I implemented a safety program using AI.
• Prevented carrier insurance rate increase of $1M by purchasing and installing new AI Camera and ELD technology for over 700 drivers and 1000 trucks, which prevented lawsuits related to accidents that may have occurred.
• Built and managed a five-year CAPEX plan for Fleet Replacement Purchases of $45M per year, reduced the age of the fleet by 3 years, reduced asset purchase prices by 10% because of vendor alignment, and reduced fleet.

Cincinnati, OH, US

• Western Marketing Inc. hired me to lead the procurement team supporting lubricant purchasing for eight warehouses in TX, OK, and KS. I aimed to improve customer order fill rates and reduce excess inventory by $2.5M in.
• Inherited a procurement department that was underutilizing the new software, resulting in excess inventory and poor order fill rates, and by leveraging the S&OP functionality of the software, reduced $2.5M in excess.

Trussville, Alabama, US

• I was hired to manage the distribution team (75 drivers / 6 dispatchers) responsible for 150M annual gallons of Shell, BP, Citgo, and Chevron gasoline and diesel fuel deliveries to retail and commercial accounts in AL.
• Reduced inventory by $3M and improved order fill rate by 10% by sourcing, purchasing, and implementing a new inventory management software that paid for itself in 6 months by eliminating excess inventory.
• Sourced and implemented fuel dispatch software that predicted customer fuel needs that prevented late deliveries, increased average delivery size, reduced the number of deliveries required, increased fleet capacity.
• Sourced, purchased, and installed truck GPS, ELD, and eDVIR technology for 80 trucks. I implemented all new 2013 DOT Hours of Service changes and passed the FMCSA DOT Audit in 2013 with a Satisfactory rating/no fines.

Walnut Creek, California, US

• Plant Logistics Manager, Haagen Dazs Plant, Tulare, CA (2005 - 2007)
• Managed Raw Materials procurement and warehousing, production scheduling, as well as finished goods warehousing and distribution for Haagen Dazs production facility in Tulare, CA.
• Co-Leader of national strategic transportation leadership team for finished goods of Dreyers/Edys Grand Ice Cream, Nestle and Haagan Dazs brands.
• Restructured and designed dedicated transportation network for outbound shipments of finished goods to California Distribution Centers and backhauls of production materials and raw ingredients throughout west coast.
• Member of national WMS redesign and implementation team for all 20 finished goods distribution centers.
• Implemented WMS upgrades in ingredients and finished goods warehouses.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Information Technology Project Management

Bachelor Of Physcial Education And Sports Study, Coaching