Starting in the transportation industry in 2014, I grew from winning awards in customer service positions to fleet facing roles allowing me to understand and excel in both sides of the business. While 2020 presented both challenges and opportunities, the highlight for me professionally was working with a talented team on arranging the urgent shipments of PPE to struggling healthcare facilities in the beginning stages of a global pandemic to using that same urgency and organization when the first vaccines were made available. Having reached the peak of my career in operations, I took an opportunity with PepsiCo in 2021 as a Traffic Team Supervisor where after only six months I was asked to act as the Interim Safety Manager over our 65+ OTR drivers before formally being offered the position. In the 8 years that I’ve spent in an industry that I sort of fell into just as I was finishing my bachelor’s degree in an unrelated field, I’ve continuously rose to the occasion in every position I have held gaining a strong background in logistics, supply chain and transportation. However, I’ve learned many invaluable transferable skills including project management and conflict resolution that I’m confident will benefit me in any position or company I may work with in the future regardless of the industry.