Matt Elliott Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, Texas Area

Africa Trans is a solution-centric enterprise with a focus on the difficult or unfilled transportation, logistics, and relocation needs of the African continent. Our goal to provide excellent service among the African nations while assisting in the development of a strong African owned independent business class. Clients with an altruistic desire to participate in the development will enjoy working with a company that shares their goals. Customers looking for lower costs, more security, and better transit times will find a solution focused partner in Africa Trans.We handle large project cargo, special commodities, exhibits, medical goods, humanitarian shipments and food aid in addition to general cargos and personnel effects.

• Managed overall day to day operations and marketing programs for company operations and services in Africa. * Reduced underlining agent cost to company by over 25%.* Increased revenue by over 50% to Africa desk.• Developed and implemented training program for 41 African agents. Resulting in increased business in Africa for the company.• Managed supplier development on African continent for over 54 agents. Daily contact with overseas network to ensure quality standards and service are met to the customers satisfaction.• Developed pricing matrix for household goods services offered in Africa. • Received and resolved customer service escalations in regards to service issues pertaining to African shipments.

United States

• Developed International & Domestic logistics solutions for a variety of clients • Leveraged company assets and warehousing facilities to produce client logistic efficiency. • Increase Import/Export business market penetration of Aid Industry organizations. • Project management services with multi modal transport modes • Integrate with various corporate divisions to leverage assets and relationships • Develop international agent network in Africa. • Sales training and supervision of regional sales team. • Developed operational practices and work flow process for new start-up cargo division. • Highest producer in revenue for sales team. • Solicited international air freight, ocean and warehouse opportunities, truckload, expedited and domestic air freight services, • Opportunity Developer - specializing in opening new logistics possibilities for all modes of transport..

Stafford, Va

•Developed and managed a Pan African logistics network of over 41 indigenous owned African transporters and transit agents from concept to reality. •The network covered 54 countries for cargo service and 41 for household goods services. •Marketed the network to domestic clients and international freight forwarding organizations on a global basis with an emphasis on the non-governmental organizations. •Managed large cargo projects in Africa requiring mulit modal systems. •Managed financial services for company•Developed annual revenue to over 2 million dollars in sales.•Developed yearly budget plans and maintained daily operations.The Africa Trans mission is to develop small and medium sized Africa owned transportation and logistics companies in sub-Saharan Africa while providing high quality transportation services to shippers of high value products, project and general cargo, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, food aid, humanitarian goods, household goods and personal effects to, from and among the Africa nations.

Dallas, Texas

Sold and marketed domestic and international warehousing and logistics services. Developed market share for pad wrap truckload and LTL service in the furniture/fixture and electronics industry.

Ft. Worth, Texas

Sold and marketed domestic and international warehousing and logistics services. Developed market share for pad wrap truckload and LTL service in the furniture/fixture and electronics industry. Sold and managed client transportation needs for trade show displays. Ensured that displays were picked up, transported and delivered in the required time period so client could have successful show.

Round Rock, Texas

Directly marketed specialty truckload and LTL services to the furniture/fixture electronics industry.

Stafford, Virginia

Marketed and provided operational services of domestic truckload and LTL with pad wrap and liftgate service to the US household goods industry.

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Business Administration And Management, General

Activities and Societies: Sigma Chi Fraternity. Student Government (Student Senator) IntramuralsFull Time Student and Full Time Caddie.

Education record

Education record