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Monroe, LA, US

United States

Plan movements for all major falcon flight hardware; first stage rocket booster, second stage rocket boosters, and fairings with the increasing launch rate while maximizing the flexibility in shipping by working with state agencies across the planned routes.Implemented increased shipping reliability by guiding carriers to obtain annual permits where.

United States

Manage the flight hardware logistics planning organization responsible for the planning and maintenance for all flight hardware transport systems while increasing operational reliability by removing single points of failure, overhauling aging transportation infrastructure, implementing systems to ensure parts availability when needed, and improving.

Mcgregor, Texas, United States

Houston, TX

• Oversaw the entire trucking and rail network for North America, managing all aspects of third-party logistics (3PL) warehouses, including cost, vendor management, contract negotiations, investigation, safety.
• Negotiated and administered millions of dollars trucking spend—including dry bulk, liquid bulk, dry van, drayage, and flatbed—while coordinating millions of dollars rail freight spend.
• Defined SOPs and KPIs for trucking, trans-loading, and rail procedures for North American operations, aligning current and future planned operational strategy and capacity.
• Hosted and delivered Kaizen events that helped employees develop Lean methodology skills.

Houston, TX

• Recruited, trained, and directed subcontracted painting crews to perform tasks efficiently; maintained full P&L responsibility and other essential business operations components.
• Increased client-base using effective business marketing, including business networking, search engine optimization, pay per click campaigns, social networking, and paid lead sources.
• Directed all aspects of the business, resolving sales and customer issues; managed accounting efforts.

Sugar Land, TX

• Designed and directed trans-load network for North American companies, assessing key process indicators and establishing new KPIs to efficiently manage trans-load network service providers.
• Optimized the transportation network by finding locations that minimized total landed cost.
• Conducted detailed modeling, data analysis, and research to identify, negotiate, and oversee construction of 60M-pound trans-load facility capable of managing unit train operations in less than 24 hours.
• Completely redefined KPIs, improving performance evaluation efforts for trans-load service providers while bolstering compliance with growth plans and business objectives.

Sugar Land, TX

• Provided strategic leadership in negotiating, contracting, and managing more hundreds of millions of dollars in freight spend; negotiated contracts to reduce cost, enhance efficiency, and maintain optimal safety and.
• Analyzed contracts and introduced a driver outsourcing plan to reduce costs and workload.
• Increased bulk carrier capacity and service quality in the Permian Basin, Eagleford Shale, and Bakken Shale areas, enhancing operations while reducing non-productive time.
• Maintained comprehensive understanding and interpretation of the Department of Transportation’s regulations while performing audits of carriers, ensuring compliance with DOT and company regulations.

Shreveport, LA

• Headed a team responsible for thousands of moves per month across several states in the south and southwest.
• Introduced a transportation management communication system, ultimately improving service quality, curtailing overhead costs, and slashing accessorial charges.
• Optimized operational efficiency for one of the busiest areas serviced by the company, seamlessly planning and dispatching drivers to eliminate excess cost and improve processes.
• Investigated all issues related to service quality, health, safety, and environmental incidents in Central Division logistics; devised and executed action plans to prevent and mitigate future issues.
• Restructured a team, shaping strategy and decision making while leading a safety team to ensure compliance with all safety and regulatory requirements.

Fort Smith, AR

• Developed fracturing treatments and executed financial bids for tight gas sands and gas shales.
• Steered the flawless execution of stimulation treatments for foamed and water-based treatments.
• Coordinated with sister districts to attain necessary personnel and equipment for jobs, increasing well productivity in close collaboration with production engineers across various exploration and production companies.
• Utilized field expertise in scheduling responsibilities, such as auditing job tickets, ensuring the accuracy of charges, and overseeing the movement of all personnel, equipment, and chemicals across sites.
• Managed all facets of technical sales, coordinating with customers, designing sales jobs, and providing technical insights on a diverse range of operational and cost-related projects.

Perform tasks to related to Pilot plant operations. Ensured gasifier operation. Monitor bio-reactor parameters. Perform maintenance activities to the facility

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Alpha Kappa Lambda, Alpha Chi Sigma, Chi Alpha, United Campus Ministries, American Institute of Chemical.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba