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Hoffman Estates, IL, US

Greater Chicago Area

• Supported senior leadership to develop annual financial and operational strategies; worked independently to create a roadmap to drive performance improvement efforts. Those efforts generated approximately $2 million.
• Developed communications strategy to support the implementation of new employee benefits such as 401K and health insurance options
• Guided weekly team huddles to address road blocks and successes across all… Show more
• Guided weekly team huddles to address road blocks and successes across all departments such as safety, maintenance, accounting, and dispatch to ensure operational success
• Met and exceeded client deliverables of a 20% increase in seasonal demand by developing employee incentive programs
• Orchestrated the creation of an employee handbook and onboarding process to overcome knowledge gaps and set employee expectations Show less

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed and trained a team of 5 dispatchers, who coordinated the scheduling of over 50 drivers operating a fleet of 30+ trucks
• Fostered the partnership between Distance Trucking and FedEx Ground which led to year-round contracts grossing approximately $6 million in revenue
• Led the implementation of Electronic Logbook Devices (ELDs) meeting 100% compliance with Department of Transportation (DOT) mandates and timelines

Greater Chicago Area

• Managed logistical operations and optimized route planning to drive 5% increase in profits by balancing multiple variables such as federal regulations, market conditions, fuel costs, and weather
• Led account management activities and fostered new relationships which generated long-term contractual agreements for dedicated freight movement with FedEx Ground and UPS
• Developed solutions involving people, processes and technologies resulting in prevention of over $200,000 revenue… Show more
• Developed solutions involving people, processes and technologies resulting in prevention of over $200,000 revenue loss
• Reconstructed processes and policies for business operations and administration to improve integrity and reliability of data; conducted analyses of data to outline areas of improvement for leadership and support.