Edward Cole is a Senior Vice President of Transportation at East Coast Warehouse and Safeway Trucking Corp. Colleagues describe him as "I have had the pleasure of working very closely with Ed for the past 10+ years at Airborne and DHL Express. Ed and I first worked together in Manhattan, where Ed was assigned to manage the single largest operation in Airborne Express in a turn around situation. Ed was instrumental in totally rebuilding the management team and driving significant performance improvement taking the operation from one of the worst in the company to the number one operation in 1998. Ed decided to leave Airborne for another opportunity however after consulting with Ed over a period of 12 months I was able to convince Ed to return to the organization which was a good choice for Ed and DHL as he has flourished ever since. Ed returned to Airborne as a District Manager and managed key operations for me throughout the North East. Ed was promoted to Regional Director as I moved into the Sr. VP role for the Northeast and he ran a key region for the company through a time of change and significant rebuilding as a result of integrating 2 multi billion dollar organizations, Airborne Express and DHL. Ed did a tremendous job in rebuilding the region to drive best in company performance with a talented management team that became the foundation for talent growth elsewhere in the company. Ed has been a loyal, steady, hard working and results driven leader. He is respected by all in the company for his professionalism and steady performance and has an outstanding ability to attract and develop talent for the organization. It's been great having Ed as a key player on my team and I strongly endorse Ed for leadership roles of greater responsibility in other organizations." and "Ed is one of the finest Leaders and Managers I have had the honor of working with. He is able to balance the demands of a very fast paced work environment while providing impressive focus on individual employee engagement. Ed always exhibits a professional calm demeanor and has a superior ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization. Along with the qualities listed above Ed’s dedication and work ethic will make him a key asset in any company."