Ray Mcdaniel Email & Phone Number

Bluffton, South Carolina, United States

Branch Manager Savannah Ga

Savannah, Georgia Area

HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION (10 YEARS OF SERVICE)SDC #5150, Savannah, Georgia – (May 2017 – December 2019)RDC #5089, Pittston, Pennsylvania – (October 2013 – May 2017)RDC #5084, Monroe, Ohio – (January 2010 to October 2013)Assistant General Manager (January 2010 to December 2019)Lead up to 200+ associates and 13 Operations Managers – working on safety elements, building goals and THD SDC company goal.• Worked 2nd and 3rd Shifts, in the SDC #5150; responsibilities were to cover 1.4 million square foot main building, and 3 annex buildings combined a total of 2.1million square footage.• Worked in all shifts in the RDC #5084 and RDC #5089; responsibilities were to cover from 475,000 sq ft building to a 675,000 sq ft building.• Started up new Key 4 in 2017; hired 2 new Operations Managers; and 25 new general warehouse associates.• Started up new Key 3 in 2014, transitioned into a 7 – day operation with 3 new OM’s; 7 new AS’s; 35% tenured associate base and 65% new hires.• Transitioned RDC 5089 Key 3 in 2014, from a ProRep building to Apex Labor Management• In 2015 and 2018, Revamped the NAC program with two different platforms (RDC and SDC) with the support of the Coach’s on all keys to create Apron Cards and Training packets for all departmental area.• In 2011, Trained and executed a Retro-fit mechanized project for Pallet Build and Processing areas.• Responsible for all talent management, staffing, training, retention of personnel that lead to the successful attainment of the established goals. Using leadership competencies, Blueprints to develop leaders and associates to achieve goals.• Collaborated and partnered with other Senior Leadership to develop and maintain organizational strategies, operational efficiencies.• Analyzed staffing, volume, operational improvement, operational opportunities to better align building on achieving goals. • Worked with AGM’s in network to drive standards and to build strategic relationships across the SDC platform.

Cincinnati Area, Ky

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, CINCINNATI OHIO (22 YEARS OF SERVICE)Operations Manager / Industrial Engineering / Transportation / Strategic Planner / Plant Engineering (1988 to Jan 2010)• Lead a team of 175 management and non-management operations professionals to achieve desired department and company goals.• Implementation of strategic planning and operational opportunities while developing and implement streamlined processes resulting in reduced operating costs and greater profitability.• Successfully implemented safety concepts and strategies in an industrial environment • As the Engineer Strategic Project Leader for 10 years, I successfully o Opened a new sort that resulted in a 5 month turn around in customer service by improving transit days and implementing later pickup times for the top 20% of the customer base. Increasing new volume growth by 10% and saving $300,000 yearly by moving volume from other operations and reducing labor and transportation cost.o Established route analysis methodology for transportation: identified targeted segments to maximize reduction of miles, drivers, miles per gallon, time in transit, and early volume availability.o Responsible for the oversight of special operating days, creating master operating plans, volume forecasting and staffing plans to achieve cost initiatives and reduce expenses for the hub and transportation operations. • Responsible for key project initiatives to improve hub operating plans, innovative problem solving, process improvement and for increasing productivity • Transportation supervisor re-evaluating CPU routes to decrease miles and increase CPU stops per driver. Evaluating driver performance on routes and monitoring safe driving methods. Creating daily transportation staffing for volume levels and contacting CPU accounts to adhere to schedule pull times and arrival times. Monitoring schedules daily, weekly, and monthly. Responsible for 25 full-time tractor trailer drivers.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Art/Art Studies, General, 3.4

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Business Administration And Management, General, 3.4

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Communication And Media Studies, 3.4

Associate'S Degree, Computer Science, 3.4