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• Managed rail transportation and the paper supply chain for International Paper’s North American Printing Papers in North America. Optimized paper supply, logistics, and service reliability for 5 paper mills and plants and their customers.• Developed and negotiated rail contracts (freight rates, Rule 11, tariffs, routing) for transportation, logistics, paper mills and plants, and storage facilities. Sourced suppliers, managed commercial contracts, and resolved rail service issues. Analyzed all rail freight and accessorial invoices for paper production facilities. Managed suppliers, logistics, and distribution network of all railroads and other regional railroads servicing IP paper mills, and customers.• Administered budget (includes freight, rail transportation, demurrage, switching, lease, storage and maintenance) and developed and executed railcar procurement initiatives and commodity transportation strategies. Rail Team SME (Subject Matter Expert) for all commercial rail operations, market intelligence, sales & business development, and rail infrastructure projects. Reported all data for accounting and logistics in SAP, TBC, and Intellitrans systems. • Collaborated with Legal, Loss Control, Credit, Finance, Warehouse Managers, Sales, IT, and customers. Managed and developed key relationships with rail carriers, and internal/external customers. • Oversaw railcar loading compliance policies and programs set forth by the Association American Railroads AAR.

• Planned, implemented and executed safe crude oil, coal, intermodal, vehicle, and manifest rail operations/logistics management for Memphis Terminal. (Memphis, TN). Coordinated manifest, unit, intermodal and specialty train operations in Memphis for interchange with five Class 1 Railroads. Led and oversaw 10 Yardmasters and 200+ TYE (Train, Yard, & Engine) employees in performance of train (unit, manifest and switch service) and yard operations (storing, sorting and assembly). Managed onsite and offsite rail fleet inventory for BNSF and the five Class 1 Railroads operating in Memphis, TN. Ensured compliance with BNSF policies, DOT, FRA, and 49 CFR federal rules and regulations. Led team to exceed performance goals and commit to safety culture practices. • Identified, recommended and executed strategies for improving OTP (On-Time Performance), service reliability, safety and security, data integrity, sales and budgetary metrics. Coordinated the goals and responsibilities between Mechanical, Maintenance and Operations departments to ensure the customers’ supply chain goals were achieved.• Planned, designed, developed, and launched efficient operational plans in support of core organizational functions and safety processes, and drove a zero injury culture of compliance and commitment.• Proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help maximize the focus on risk identification and rules compliance.• Engage superiors and peers on the "best" practices for achieving operational success at Memphis Terminal by participation in Terminal safety meetings, morning crew briefings and field contacts with employees on how to improve “safe” production and risk identification at Memphis Terminal.

• Served as Deputy Director of the Littoral and Riverine Department, comprised of approximately 75 military, civilian and contractor personnel, responsible for providing environmental intelligence support to all elements within the Department of Defense.• Consistently conduct daily and weekly business meetings with department heads concerning, production, manpower and other vital topics for rapid resolution and necessary updates. • Effectively performed as liaison between the Naval Oceanographic ISR team and outside military and government agencies as well as selected for deployment around the world to brief and train military and government organizations on Naval Oceanographic Office capabilities.

• Served as Operations Manager at Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) which provides the highest quality, most relevant and timely worldwide meteorology and oceanography support to U.S. and coalition forces from its Operations Center in Monterey, California.• Authored and enforced procedures for increasing command security posture in the face of progressing Homeland Security threats and yielded passing DOD standards and physical security inspection with zero discrepancies.• Subject matter expert. Maintained liaison with operational naval fleet units, responding to fleet requirements and advising on the application of cognizant sciences to naval warfare.