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Jason passed away on March 22, 2019. He was at the São Paulo airport waiting to board a plane to return home from a business trip when he suffered a heart attack. He touched the lives of family, friends and coworkers all around the globe. He will be missed every minute of every day. Jason is survived by his wife Melinda and their children Jake, Jenna and Hank. Communications can be sent to Jason’s family at medoke41@aol.comThe PTO at Hank’s elementary school set up a GoFundMe account...https://www.gofundme.com/f/71w3q9sThank you.Over 20 years of diverse experience in logistics, production, sales, warehouse, purchasing, and customer/vendor management. Directed teams of up to 225 union/non-union employees and held #2 ranking leadership positions. Portfolio of quantifiable achievements includes multimillion-dollar revenue growth, 6-figure shrink reduction, and double-digit employee turnover improvement. Received multiple recognitions for performance, including Circle of Excellence and President’s Award from Pepsi. Offer a strong combination of strategic and tactical skills, process and employee improvement, and big picture/immediate outlook skills. Able to work with diverse groups across all organizational levels, functional areas, and technical disciplines to achieve goals. Confident approach to customer relationship management, with uncompromising emphasis on meeting and exceeding customers’ expectations. Consistent success in improving employees’ capabilities and performance through high-quality training and coaching over 9 locations covering 5 states.Additional Core Competencies:Supply Chain Optimization; Continuous Process Improvement; Purchasing Negotiations; Workforce Training, & Mentoring; Project Lifecycle Management; Key Performance Indicators; Quality & Safety Standards; Unionized & Non-Union Employee Management; Workflow Optimization; Budget Administration; Building Management; AIB Food Audit; Lean Manufacturing; FDA; Primus Audit
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Operations Manager Of The AmericasZespri International Jan 2018 - PresentMt Maunganui, NzOperations Manager of the Americas Responsible for North, South and Central American operations supporting Zespri Kiwi Fruit operations through distributors across the Americas.
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Director Of OperationsFrieda'S Specialty Produce Sep 2013 - Jan 2018Anaheim, California, UsDirector of Operations$50M+ Specialty Produce Importer and Distributor Director of OperationsSupport $50M in fresh produce sales by managing an Import/Distribution and production of over 2 million cases annually ran through a single facility of 82K sq ft, including 27K sq ft of dual zone temperature controlled space while managing over 70% of the companies work force. Responsibilities include a P&L of over $3M, 3 external tenants and all aspects of building maintenance, distribution and production. Managed a production growth of over 200% by increasing productivity through streamlining process while holding expenses to a 9% increase in operation costs.Reduced distribution costs by 3% while incurring 18% growth in volume by adding workforce flexibility through cross training, workload measures and improved work patterns. Reduced our insurance MOD rate by 21% through a reduction of lost time days to zero and exceeding 550 days without a recordable accident.Managed 3 major facility projects totaling $2M in budgetary dollars.Inventory over 600 varieties of specialty produce and over 5,000 SKU’s -
West Coast Logistics ManagerFuji Food Products Inc. Apr 2012 - Sep 2013Santa Fe Springs, Ca, UsManage over 9 locations covering over 5 states and 177 TSR/Drivers servicing DSD and warehouse customers in every major market west of the Mississippi River including warehousing for 3 production facilities in 3 different states. Responsible for all Interstate product transfers, shipping/receiving and raw material inventory management. Reduced fleet by 13 vehicles in the first month by negotiating a rental program with local vendors and flex scheduling allowing the fleet to run without idle vehicles and maximize fleet capacity. 3% Route reduction through a strategic approach transition from static routes to dynamic routing reducing travel time and fuel consumption. Administration reduction through consolidation of reporting duties allowing supervision to introduce a store check program to better facilitate driver training and accountability. Introduction of a $250,000+ Logistics net income by establishing a backhaul program using prior established routes. -
Operations Manager LaBake Mark Usa 2010 - 2012Responsible for up to 150 union and non-union employees, covering warehousing and logistics of over $15M of inventory. Supporting over 4K customers including an International base ranging from Pakistan, Japan and Mexico. Supported daily sales of 20K units daily and an annual production of 106M pounds of manufactured product. Managed 700k sq ft of warehouse space. Played key role in the merger of 2 of the largest bakery production companies in the US by consolidating the production of BakeMark USA and Best Brands La Mirada, growing from 106M pounds to 210M pounds of production annually. Successfully reduced delivery routes by 10% through re-routing, employee accountability and tracking resulting in a 7% overtime reduction. Reduced fleet by 9% in the first year of my tenure by identifying under performing routes and working with sales to reduce deliveries, increase drop sizes without sacrificing customer service.
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Director Of OperationsChefmaster Dec 2008 - Jan 2010Reported directly to the owner as the #2 ranking leader in the company. Supervised, trained, and evaluated team of 35 direct reports. Held full accountability for all operational functions, including purchasing, production, warehousing, and shipping/receiving activities. Interacted with customers on purchasing matters. Controlled all raw material purchases to optimize current market value.KEY CONTRIBUTIONS & ACHIEVEMENTSServed as a key catalyst in a $3 million annual revenue gain ($4 million to $7 million) within 1 year through the addition of 3 new product launches that contributed 35 SKUs to the portfolio. Received several bonuses for meeting overall revenue growth objectives.Reduced primary vendor line-up from over 25 to 15 while concurrently reducing costs by 5% and improving both service and quality performance.Increased employee accountability significantly by assigning individual responsibilities by job duty; recommended consolidation of purchasing power subsequently adopted by the company.
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Production ManagerPepsi Bottling Group 2005 - 2008Purchase, New York, UsProduction Manager 2005-2008In charge of all production functions within the largest-producing facility in Pepsi (55M+ cases annually), reporting directly to the plant manager. Oversaw employee base up to 150, managing 120 unionized employees, 3 supervisors, and a production coordinator. Monitored cost, productivity, and HR activities to ensure adherence to corporate goals. Planned and administered budget of over $1M monthly. Also involved in warehouse activities.Earning #1 rating on the Employee Insight Survey, 2006 (from last place in 2003)Earned Plant of the Year out of 50 plants.Reduced downtime by 10%.Raise efficiency 11% in the last year, 5 lines. -
Product Availability ManagerPepsi 2002 - 2005Started managing a warehouse 100K sq ft and up to 100 employees, then while managing the DC, managed a warehouse start up in Las Vegas (600K sq ft). Then managed a warehouse 700K sq ft and up to 150 employees at Buena Park. Managed daily inventory of over 400K cases, including turnover of 40K+ cases per day. Supervised and coached team unionized and non-union employees. Earned multiple awards for performance and results, including the Circle of Excellence Award (3 times), Ring of Honor & President’s Award.Co-led operations to earn Plant of the Year honors for both 2007 and 2008, Waste Reduction, 2007 and 2008, and Labor Reduction, 2007 and 2008 at 2 different facilities.Functioned as the Lead in the Avail and Prevail inventory and production scheduling systems implementations; directed integration of Voice Pick within the warehouse and delivery system, creating completely paperless system within Pepsi. Led business segment to achieve #1 ranking in growth for 2 consecutive years.Reduced warehouse shrink by over $300K per year by introducing series of process changes as Product Availability Manager.
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Merchandising ManagerPepsi Dec 1999 - Dec 2000Directed team of 25 non-union employees in meeting the needs for a base of over 100 customers. Controlled all frontline sourcing and hiring through continual recruiting and training initiatives.
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Sales RepresentativeSchwan'S Food Services Jan 1996 - Jan 1998Responsible for Delivering, merchandising and selling to over 75 customers through customer relations and building new business.Increased route sales by 5% in first year with a waste reduction of 12% through organization, rotation and communication of company policies and regulations.
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Department ManagerFood4Less / Boys Jan 1988 - Jan 1996Started at an entry level porter position and advanced to a department head in the fastest moving store in the chain.Was a part of the new store development team responsible for opening over 10 new stores in the Los Angeles region?
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Touro University InternationalBusiness Management
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Jason Donaldson works for Zespri International
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Jason Donaldson's current role is Operations Manager of the Americas at Zespri International.
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What schools did Jason Donaldson attend?
Jason Donaldson attended Touro University International, Touro University International.
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