Business partner in an aviation fuel and other business industry training company, concentrating on all aspects of aviation line service personnel and other fueling industry functions, helicopter fueling operations; both on and off-shore, Safety Management System audits and Customer Service Excellence Training. Additional responsibilities include all aspects of financial, operational and training aspects of company processes, procedures and ultimate company decisions. Training, Website Development, Program Design and Implementation.

Supervise and manage assigned personnel, which will include a team of Regional Technical Representatives. Ensure that all assigned personnel are properly trained and possess the skills necessary to perform their tasks safely, efficiently, and in compliance with all applicable standards. Ensure that assigned personnel conduct all audits as required, on-time, and per applicable procedures. Ensure all employee reports conduct on-site inspection/training visits to all assigned branded dealer (FBO) locations a minimum of once a year. Field Training and Quality Control Seminar Instructor.Responsible for the overall management of all 3rd party Road Transport Carriers (RTC) and drivers transporting aviation products for the company. Responsible for the overall training and compliance audits for all party RTC's. Negotiate spot, long-term and volume contracts and freight rates with all RTC’s. Develop quality control standards and procedures for all RTC’s. Diagnose and troubleshoot problems and determine corrective action where necessary with all transportation matters. Monitor and assure all carriers remain in compliance with Federal, State and Local DOT, OSHA, HSES and company regulations.

Managed, supervised and ran the day-to-day operations of the Western Region petroleum tanker operation, consisting of terminals in Los Angeles and San Diego, California and Seattle and Bellingham, Washington. The company transported 95% Jet Fuel and 5% Aviation Gasoline. Marketed company's services and interfaced with customers. Determined job requirements and turn times for drivers. Monitored and evaluated all drivers in the performance of their job determined their effectiveness and ensured that they maintained standards in accordance with Federal, State, Local and Jet Star Guidelines. In charge of employee recruitment and termination. Maintained and generated daily truck utilization reports for all four terminals, facilitated quarterly driver/safety meetings, supervised truck maintenance shop, maintained budget for all four separate cost centers. Involved closely with the company’s discussions with our Bellingham, Washington terminal’s drivers, on organized labor solicitations.

Managed, supervised and ran the inspection department, marketed Saybolt’s services in the area, interfaced with customers, determined inspector’s job requirements. Prepared field reports for computer entry, monitored field inspectors in the performance of their job, determined their effectiveness to ensure that they maintained standards in accordance with Saybolt Guidelines. Maintained and generated monthly-allocated expenses, monthly revenue reports, weekly absentee reports, bi-monthly inspector’s hours, monthly inspector’s on-board hours, as well as monthly job unit status report. Facilitated monthly safety meetings for all office and field staff; maintained equipment inventory and equipment calibration logs. Developed and maintained a yearly budget for my cost center. Managed the tank calibration department, which I expanded into Hawaii and Mexico to perform storage tank calibrations.

Scheduled all of the company’s jet fuel and aviation gasoline – via pipeline, vessel, barge and truck and trailer. Managed all inventories west of the Rocky Mountains, located at all airports, third party terminals and company-owned terminals at set, or assigned target levels for proper inventory control and funds flow. Reorganized the scheduling desk operations. Developed a system to computerize the inventories individually and by territory, and developed computerized management control sheets for simplicity. In assisting the company in determining the supply condition for the west coast, I developed and linked a series of comprehensive spreadsheets together, into one summary page report, identifying specific information needed for the supply manager. This enabled him to identify shorts/lengths in the west coast system for proper targets, funds flow and trading positions.