Michael Gaerth Email & Phone Number

Marlborough, Massachusetts

Brisbane, Australia

• Responsible for all international and domestic air and sea freight shipments including dangerous and commercial goods• Training, coaching and development of staff• Develop and maintain key relationships with clients and transport companies to coordinate shipment deliveries (air, FCL & LCL) • Main contact for overseas agents, responsible for coordination and notification of air and sea freight shipments • Management of all air and sea freight charters • Develop and maintain key relationships with oil and gas clients• Produce tenders and competitive freight quotes

Peabody, Ma, Usa

• Managed domestic, international and foreign to foreign freight movements including air, ocean (LCL & FCL), full truckload (FTL), less than truckload (LTL)• Recruited, trained and managed traffic and warehouse staff• Maintained trade compliance for all regions including the U.S. Hong Kong and the Netherlands• Assisted in the day to day resolution of shipping problems experienced by the distribution manager and team• Negotiated Air/Ocean/ LTL rates with brokers and freight forwarders, resulting in an average monthly savings of $15,000 • Provided freight quotes to the trading floor• Reported to senior management on issues concerning delivery schedules, performance and cost • Responsible for mitigating risk and creating a cost effective cargo policy for the company• Managed company wide relationships with freight forwarders and 3PL providers. Responsibilities included but were not limited to: - Rate negotiation, writing and implementing standard operating procedures for handling company product, resolving inventory discrepancies, freight damage and loss, invoicing errors, procedural changes, billing errors, and performance issues

Brisbane, Australia

• Decentralized Brisbane’s ocean import documentation department from the head office to the regional office. • Implemented the customs reporting system “Atlantis” to the regional office• Conducted on going system testing and analysis of Atlantis, ensuring all cargo types (FCL, LCL) were being reported correctly to customs• Lodged ultimate consignee details with customs, issued import documentation, and attended front counter • Assisted the export manager as required during peak periods. Duties included but were not limited to:- Equipment control: Ensured the right equipment was available at the time of booking- Processed forwarding instructions - Reconciled booking reports 24 hours prior to vessel cut off to ensure all cargoes booked were loaded

Brisbane, Australia

• Lodged ultimate consignee details with Australian customs • Ensured containers were clear and released with Australian customs• Reported and helped co-ordinate clearance for any out-of-gage and hazardous cargo arriving at port• Sent arrival notices to customers• Printed delivery orders and attended the front counter

Brisbane, Australia

• Worked within the guidelines set forth by the maritime safety authority to ensure the safe movement of dangerous goods• Import duties included: - Notifying customs of hazardous freight discharging, transiting or transshipping an Australian port • Export duties included: - Determining cargo compatibility by type and class upon receiving booking - Vetting multi modal dangerous goods forms (MO41) for accuracy - Obtaining material safety data sheets (MSDS) from shippers - Worked within the guidelines set forth by the Vessel sharing agreement when slotting dangerous goods on partner line vessels

London, United Kingdom

• Responsible for tracking deliveries and informing field offices of shipment arrival details• Verified commercial invoices from suppliers and requesting amendments if needed• Maintained and informed freight forwarders with information regarding direct purchase order from Plan field offices• Packed and loaded humanitarian supplies at the warehouse• Assisted existing sponsors with general inquiries and problem solving• Managed and developed customer relations for new sponsors

• Customer service duties included: - Providing freight quotes, container status, vessel information and ETAs to customers - Adjusting invoices based on freight agreements• Following up with customers regarding long term storage of containers at the terminal• Import documentation duties included: - Lodging ultimate consignee details with Australian customs in Sea Cargo automation (SCA) - Arranging, monitoring and amending sea and land under bond movements through SCA, sending arrival notices to ultimate consignees, and electronic delivery orders to the port office - Ensuring containers were clear and released with Australian customs - Coordinating LCL unpacks, and container fumigation with the operations team - Advising operations of any out-of-gage/hazardous cargo arriving at port