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Spring, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

2008 – Present Director: IT & Administration Tasked with providing operational control and management for all aspects of Gateway’s corporate systems worldwide. Career Milestones• Successfully completed validation of three corporate C-TPAT certifications including update of all 3 company security profiles in portal 2.0 of the Corporate Trade Partnership Against Terrorism, along with complete update and re-write of corporate C-TPAT manuals and internal security programs. • Successfully planned and executed transition and/or buildouts of regional offices in Mi-ami, Florida, 2 in the Eagle Ford Shale area south of San Antonio, TX, and also for the corporate office in Houston, TX. This involved transitioning existing facilities and operations between sights including ground up execution of all needed infrastructure requirements in short time period with budgets to $600K.• Effectively completed a Virtualization rollout on an aggressive 6-month timeframe by im-plementing a project plan that reduced server footprint for company by 75% for company that grew at rate of 30% from 2012-2014. New system increased efficiency, accuracy, and productiv-ity for the entire corporation.• Achieved a 15% decrease in GNA Overhead in Purchasing Department within a one-year period by developing purchasing department guidelines and tools to support vendor ne-gotiation decisions. This was accomplished by creating purchasing operations policy and pro-grams that included, ROI templates, business case use, and sales and cost analysis reports that supported strong decision-making.• Developed the corporate TMS software programs and ERP interfaces, which helped gen-erated 40% of total corporate revenues from 2012-2015. This was a particularly notable achievement as software supported a new domestic division for the company in the oil industry (shale plays) and was researched, planned, and implemented corporate wide in less than 6 months.

Houston, Texas, Us

Control and support for all aspects of Gateway’s corporate systems. Growth of company from 35 nodes to over 200 nodes in 5 office locations.Career Milestones;• Led the integration of all internal Government compliance programs for corporation as a whole. Long term success in successfully developing and administering these programs have led to 100% compliance in all corporate requirements in these areas. The company’s steady growth in Air, Domestic, and Ocean related shipping activities, for both import and export business, have necessitated the creation of programs and policies that insure company and employee compliance with multiple programs. Exemplary marks from multiple government agencies and officials are a key point of emphasis in company sales and marketing efforts. • Recognized for effectively managing all Purchasing budget, IT administration, Facility Administration, Human Resources, Government Compliance, and Training Requirements for a 3PL corporation with more than $45 million annual sales.

Trained to increase roll with company through certifications in MCSE, MSCA, Citrix Certified Administrator, account maintenance, and growth of company from 7 to 35 nodes.

Responsible for supervision of staff in handling all aspect client’s cargo via ocean.1994 - Conducted Outside Sales Activities for Gateway International.

Houston, Texas, Us

• In addition to providing prompt and courteous food and beverage services to customers, responsibilities included all money check-outs with the wait staff at the end of a shift, as well as teaching new wait staff the proper procedures and policies of the company. Head bar tending responsibilities included all money check-outs as well as bar inventory and ordering.Worked in this position while attending college, and financed 100% of college expenses without student loans.

Washington, Dc, Us

Active Military Service. Majority of time stationed on USS Vancouver LPD2Rate: Machinist Mate Rank: E-5 Petty officer 2nd Class- Held several positions in machinery engineering room including lower level watch on oil equipment and pumps, upper level watch on generators and distilling plant, and throttle-man watching engineering room operations. During final year of service, was promoted to supervisor of No.2 engine room in steam plant. Responsibilities included overseeing maintenance and repair of propulsion plant during extended maintenance period.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), General Studies