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Omaha, NE, US

Omaha, Nebraska, US

Tontitown, AR, US

Dallas, Texas, US

• Led team to support operations of company flatbed operations and oversaw product management of LTL, drayage, and intermodal product lines, including vendor negotiations, service performance, capacity commitments, and.
• Managed team of 37 to support $117M product lines with multiple modes of transportation, including flatbed, LTL, drayage, and intermodal.
• Streamlined operations processes creating improved procurement strategies, dispatch, and customer service functions.
• Held P&L responsibility and managed cross-collaboration with internal pricing and account teams to affect YoY growth while reducing OpEx.
• Oversaw BNSF Railway materials movement to support 32.5K-mile BNSF Railway network managing supplier and vendor networks to source equipment and supplies on time and budget supporting supply chain directives.

Dallas, Texas, US

• Led LTL team to develop carrier relationships, procure LTL freight rates, and provide strategic guidance to product line. Managed drayage and intermodal operations teams, executing customer service and account.
• Drove change and growth in LTL, drayage, and intermodal products and led operations team to provide 99.6% on- time service to largest customer.
• Increased IML and dray product lines YoY, with 6% GM, 25% GM Load, and 20% increase versus budget.
• Led LTL product line increases of 4% GM and 51% GM Load.
• Acted as SME for intermodal and drayage modes during implementation of new proprietary TMS technology platform.

Omaha, NE, US

• Led operations and customer experience team to ensure timely movement of auto parts from suppliers to automotive manufacturing plant in JIT environment. Ensured rail-owned equipment utilized to budget standards and.
• Led intermodal operations team of 46 to execute JIT service of $550M business unit with automotive plant shutdown liability risk.
• Reduced average equipment time on street by 18%, saving $2M annualized.
• Eliminated failure costs by 91% versus previous year, saving $2.2M annually to improve overall budget through enhanced procurement strategies with service focus.

Omaha, NE, US

• Led team to integrate three prior marketing and sales subsidiaries, including Streamline, UPDS, and Ship Cars Now, into one subsidiary. Developed new website, integrated technology platforms, and determined new TMS.
• Led business integration team in collaborative effort to consolidate three Union Pacific M&S subsidiaries into company, including efforts to secure trademarks, insurance, legal, website build, and TMS search.
• Attended Plug & Play technology accelerator quarterly conference as company representative.
• Drove improvement in employee engagement survey NPS, resulting in 41 basis points increase.

Omaha, NE, US

• Served as interim leader and coordinated merging drayage spend of prior Streamline and UPDS subsidiaries to leverage spend and carrier performance of Union Pacific subsidiaries. Improved equipment utilization for UPDS.
• Led premium strategic initiative team on supply chain vision analysis of M&A alternatives.
• Negotiated, contracted, and managed procurement of over $235M in drayage transportation and equipment spend.

Omaha, NE, US

• Developed, implemented, and supported contracts, rates, KPIs, and people to allow business to grow profitably. Developed and built carrier relationships to ensure capacity and rates support growth. Developed green.
• Negotiated, contracted, and managed procurement of over $100M in drayage transportation and equipment spend.
• Created and implemented innovative fast pay solutions to drive business performance.
• Implemented strategic dedicated fleet of tractors and drivers with routing guide TMS strategy growing to exceed 50 tractors.
• Drafted and implemented RFIs and RFPs for optimal supplier performance.
• Ensured strategic sourcing capacity for 180K annual loads and built relationships with over 400 drayage carriers.

Bonn, DE

Led and motivated team responsible for strategy, procurement, and performance of $350M intermodal product. Created standardized drayage program. Developed strategy in response to BNSF equipment privatization initiatives, owned TMS search and mode business, and increased program revenue and margins by 3.7% and 6.7% respectively. Led team to support agent.

Frisco, TX, US

Acted as on-site lead of JC Penney account with procurement of $120M and 100K shipments. Utilized Six Sigma tenants for innovation. Integrated transportation solutions with warehouse functions for key customers, supported customer supply chain strategies, and negotiated contract renewals and multiple initial contracts. Supported customer transportation.

Lowell, AR, US

Oversaw sales in Ohio territory. Monitored all Burlington Northern intermodal shipments and developed schedules and products to compete with OTR truck service. Performed various planning roles and provided account management for logistics customers with overall support of client, including tactical transportation support, rate and contract negotiations.