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Ericsson Contractor (Nashville, TN – Houston 1 week/month) 2012 – presentCell Phone Infrastructure• Work with professional construction project management team to build cell towers for TN and parts of Kentucky.• Responsible for site asset readiness and inventory management related to the successful construction of towers on time and in compliance to regulations.• Manages Budget (Inventory) $150,000,000 in 2 State Area (TN, KY.).• Oversee Day to Day operations of 6 facilities with emphasis towards on-air dates.• Direct report Director Logistics.

Led the turnaround of traffic and logistics operations experiencing excessive shipping costs, distribution bottlenecks and customer service issues. Skillfully renegotiated freight agreements that saved over $290,000 to date. Created the international logistics model for Sam’s Club generating an additional $8 million in revenue. Negotiated steamship and forwarder rates for new international customer valued at $24 million annually. Manage a $3.5 million budget, all distribution strategy, export logistics and freight negotiations (ocean, bulk, LTL and truck). Accepted additional turnaround assignment in December 2011 for an underperforming bulk chemicals operation comprised of a staff of five.

Private Label Manufacturer with Nationwide Distribution• Handpicked to establish a 200,000 square foot manufacturing and warehouse facility from the ground floor to include layout, staffing, infrastructure development, policies and procedures, telecommunications and technology implementation, facilities management, carrier sourcing and selection, auditing, quality control, international and domestic shipping, warehousing and customer service management. • Assumed leadership for a team of 75, a $5 million operating budget, and concurrent responsibility for inbound and outbound shipments in warehouses in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York. • Recommended and secured executive buy-in to consolidate the Illinois facility that reduced freight costs by $200,000 annually.• Saved the company an additional $300,000 annually through the skillful negotiation of shipments and the implementation of pre- and post audits. • Secured documentation as a food grade warehouse within 30 days.• Delivered less than 1% material variance in inventory during tenure.

Led successful turnaround of an underperforming warehouse and logistics operation. Implemented new processes and controls, recovered $60,000+ in aged receivables, restored customer relationships and recaptured lost business. Identified new profit center for the company that added an additional $120,000 in annual revenue.

Top ten privately-owned transportation services companies in the country• Recruited to exclusively manage the company’s key client “Johnson Controls” with revenues exceeding $100 million annually. • Accepted leadership for 70 union employees, all scheduling, production management, safety, fleet management (50 tractors/trailers), budgeting, pricing agreements, vendor sourcing and selection, facilities maintenance, security, expense control and reporting. • Reduced lost work time 20% by introducing an interactive safety program and elevating a union employee to safety group leadership role.• Fostered and improved communication between sales and operations that resulted in a more customer-focused approach.

Wholesaler & retailer of industrial & construction supplies…$2 billion in revenue… publicly traded on NASDAQ• Handpicked to identify new revenue producing opportunities and to maximize company’s existing trucking services and storage capabilities. • Assumed leadership for a $6 million budget, a team of dispatchers, all product movement and distribution operations throughout a six-state region.• Spearheaded third party logistics and split carrier discount programs with key customers (Paul J. Harris, Cincinnati Association of the Blind, Woods Equipment) that delivered $20,000 in monthly revenue.• Generated an additional $75,000 in monthly sales revenue by marketing trucking and storage services.• Supervised staff of 8 coordinators to secure Backhauls to optimize 300 truck fleet and generated 60,000.00 per month in additional revenue.

Prominent global expediter publicly traded on the AMEX• Challenged to establish a third party brokerage operation from inception and to develop partnering alliances with major transporters (FedEx, Panther, Tri City, Holland Transportation). • Cultivated and developed brokering alliances that delivered $480,000 monthly in new business revenue.• Introduced a backhaul program to optimize a 120-truck fleet and generated $45,000 monthly in additional revenue. Supervised staff of 4 for this program.

Fortune 500 global transportation services provider now known as YRC Worldwide • Recruited as Dock Supervisor to manage 50 drivers and 40 dockhands in the loading and segmentation of outbound shipments. • Introduced a cross-docking process that eliminated staging, increased load factor and dock bills per hour, and boosted productivity levels by 50%.• Advanced to Pricing Auditor to ensure the weight/classification of every freight bill for 5,000 customers daily. • Saved Yellow Freight over $600,000 annually through skillful research and audit of all industry modes, and ranked No. 10 (out of 400 terminals) for auditing revenue.• Promoted to lead the turnaround of the Chicago terminal experiencing excessive safety incidents and labor costs. • Assumed P&L and operating management for a supervisory and support group of 50, all union labor negotiations, pricing and incentive planning, expense control, safety, regulatory compliance and reporting.• Instituted a safety program and an incentive program to reward performance that reduced safety incidents by 90% and overtime by 15%.• Co-developed a new bidding and pricing program that generated an additional $90,000 monthly.