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St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

ATS is one of the largest, most experienced specialized transportation companies in America. In business for more than 60 years, veteran-owned, & offering a fleet of more than 850 trucks and 2,500 trailers, ATS is uniquely qualified to safely & efficiently serve the needs of the defense industry. Our diversity within our fleet size and capacity capabilities, creative transportation solutions, in-house pilot car services, attention to safety and in-house permitting makes us a perfect fit to partner with the Aerospace industry for their shipping needs.After successfully working at ATS as a Regional Sales Manager for 17 years I was promoted to the position of Aerospace Account Executive. I generate revenue and profitable growth through new business acquisitions and expansions involving an existing portfolio of customers. I also focused on enhancing strategic customer relationships in an effort to gain competitive market share in the specialized and aerospace industry. I manage key accounts within our specialized division with my major focus within the Aerospace industry, continuously building new business opportunities through strategic planning to find new transportation services and solutions to offer our current and potential customers alike.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

I began my career at ATS as a Fleet Manager where I managed the day to day activities of our drivers, ensuring high quality and profitable operations by coordinating the personal, performance, training and service needs of my assigned group of drivers. I communicated fleet needs with internal partners and was responsible for motivating and retaining drivers in accordance with the ATS quality objectives.I quickly moved from Fleet Manager into my position as Regional Sales Manager where I built new business acquisitions from prospects and made expansions within an existing portfolio of customers. My essential duties included negotiating rates, managing and adapting to high volumes of work in a fast paced environment, researching and locating a potential customer base, vetting the prospect lists through cold calling in order to generate compatible prospects to gain results from those prospecting activities.I also worked closely with Operations and Customer Service to ensure value-added products and services were sold in the market. I secured business through building strong relationships, always staying accessible to my customers and keeping an open line of communication, which was essential for customer retention.

St. Cloud, Minnesota Area

As shipping supervisor I planned and organized freight loads to strategically place cargo for delivery optimization. I negotiated rates with a large capacity of transportation companies and prepared shipping documentation. I also collaborated with our production team to establish well synchronized shipping and delivery schedules.