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Orlando, Florida, United States

Responsible for the entire success and needs of the Orlando Branch serving over 3,000 restaurant and hotel customers spread out through central Florida. • Foster a team environment prioritizing excellence, achievement of personal and team results, DOT compliance, resulting in maintaining or exceeding delivery timelines. Regularly collaborate with the sales, customer service and executive teams. • Manage 5 CDL drivers, 1 warehouse,3 temporary employees, 3 box trucks and 2 Co2 bulk delivery trucks, ensuring safety, efficiency and compliance are paramount.• Responsible for the daily routing, plans, inspections, productivity, and documentation for each driver completing a route.• Work closely with sales team for new customer contracts and quotes for new equipment installation. • Oversee and assist in all equipment installations within company footprint• Manage and oversee refill of retail products such as: Co2 cylinders, Helium Cylinders, Nitrogen Cylinders, Green air systems• Regularly monitor electronic logs for compliance and safety.• Conduct weekly safety meetings with all personnel to ensure teamwork and a safe culture. • Regularly meet with vendors, partners and customers to ensure needs are met and services rendered are satisfactory to customer’s needs.• Identify and establish ongoing training needs, making recommendations, and providing updates to training materials and concepts, measure, evaluate, and report on the effectiveness and efficiency of training initiatives and their impact on organizational strategy.• Collaborate with the core team to determine values and mission, and plan for short and long-term goals, identify and address problems and opportunities for the organization.

Orlando, Florida, United States

Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier set-up, minimize turnover and maximize ongoing productivity.Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements, including managing exceptions on that freight and driver ETA adjustments based on pick-up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road.Maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met.Work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay related issues, etc. as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on call.Oversee and assist in warehouse management operations for Ross Stores. Responsible for the daily unload, route and storage of over 14,000 boxes for 96 Ross department stores throughout central Florida. Perform administrative duties such as payroll, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, analyzing P&L statements, invoicing and/or creating operational or financial reports.Manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.Conduct analysis of fleet operations and profitability and make recommendations for continuous improvement, determine and measure key performance indicators, and create, maintain and present customer specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face interactions at customer location.Utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including the training and assistance with internal and third party systems.

Sanford, Florida

Battalion Operations Sergeant for the largest Civil Affairs Battalion (436 CA BN) with an assigned strength of 273 Soldiers and 8 Department of the Army Civilians; leader development program manager responsible for reviewing and input of all Battalion school requests ranging from initial qualification to executive leadership certifications; review, approve and edit unit duty and training schedules; program manager for submission and distribution of all individual training orders for both annual training and schools; Citibank Government Travel Credit Card agency program coordinator for 5 subordinate organizations; responsible for all Battalion ammunition forecasting and accountability-valued in excess of 75K; principal technical trainer for all subordinate command teams in multiple training systems (Defense Training Management System, Command strength Management Module, Individual Training Record System, Defense Travel System); regularly analyze data and present advise and the Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, and Supervisory Staff Administrator in training matters of interest; served as lead POC for Battalion Best Warrior competition.

Ft. Lewis Washington

Served as the G3/7 Operations Sergeant Major for the 104th Training Division with an assigned strength of 2,485 Soldiers and 44 Department of the Army Civilians; leader development program manager responsible for reviewing and approving all Division school requests ranging from initial qualification to executive leadership certifications; reviewed, approved and edited unit duty and training schedules; program manager for approving all individual training orders for both annual training and schools; Citibank Government Travel Credit Card agency program coordinator for 17 subordinate organizations; maintained positive control of $682,216.47 in schools and annual training funds and $1.2 million in travel funds; responsible for all Division ammunition forecasting and accountability-valued in excess of 800K; principal technical trainer for all subordinate command teams in multiple training systems (Defense Training Management System, Command strength Management Module, Individual Training Record System, Defense Travel System); regularly advised the Division Commanding General, Command Sergeant Major, and Civilian Executive Officer in training matters of interest; served as lead POC for Division Best Warrior competition.

Djibouti, Djibouti

Served as a First Sergeant of a 32 manned Civil Affairs Company (A/443 CA BN) stationed in both Newport, RI and forward deployed to Djibouti, Africa. Was responsible for the train-up, certification and execution needed to deploy in support if a contingency operation (Operation Enduring Freedom) to Camp Lemonier, Djibouti. Such duties included: Ensuring all attended the prescribed military education, maintained personnel administrative data, accountability, evaluations, readiness reports, medical and dental preparedness and overall health, morale and welfare for the company soldiers. Served as the senior enlisted advisor to the company commander and liaison to the Battalion Commander and Command Sergeant Major for all enlisted matters relating to my company as well as company liaison to the joint staff serving the Commanding General of Combined Joint Task Force- Horn of Africa . Deployed to Nanyuki, Kenya to establish rapport with Kenyan Army Brigade staff and assist the staff in planning a validation exercise to certify the training for the Kenyan Rapid Deployment Capability (KRDC), which resulted in a successful validation. The deployment was proved to be an absolute success in all verifiable metrics.

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Served as the Battalion Operations Sergeant for a Civil Affairs Battalion (443 CA BN) with an assigned strength of 203 Soldiers and 4 Department of the Army Civilians; leader development program manager responsible for reviewing and input of all Battalion school requests ranging from initial qualification to executive leadership certifications; review, approve and edit unit duty and training schedules; program manager for submission and distribution of all individual training orders for both annual training and schools; Citibank Government Travel Credit Card agency program coordinator for 5 subordinate organizations; responsible for all Battalion ammunition forecasting and accountability-valued in excess of 75K; principal technical trainer for all subordinate command teams in multiple training systems (Defense Training Management System, Command strength Management Module, Individual Training Record System, Defense Travel System); regularly advised the Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, and Supervisory Staff Administrator in training matters of interest; served as lead POC for Battalion Best Warrior competition.

Kirkuk, At Ta'Min, Iraq

Deployed to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and served as a Team Leader for a 5 man Civil Affairs Team primarily based out of Kirkuk, Iraq. During my deployment, I was responsible for: Having expert knowledge and advice to the Combatant Commander in all aspects related to Civil Military Operations within the area of operations, overall success and failures of my Civil Affairs Team, mission and soldier readiness, equipment accountability valued over two million dollars. My team and I completed over 200 city council meetings throughout 2 different provinces and 4 districts resulting in the economic and infrastructure development projects unseen in previous rotations. These projects included a 600K electric substation, ‘Sons of Iraq” economic stimulus, economic analysis of a local market, 3.5K micro grants to business owners. Additionally, I served as the advisor to various city council chairman and advisor to mayors to improve efficiency and serve their community better. The stimulus and improved communication flow ultimately reduced IED activity in my province 45%. Due to my teams success’, I was awarded the Bronze Star for Meritorious Service.

Dallas Texas

Served as the Assistant Battalion Operations Sergeant for a Civil Affairs Battalion with an assigned strength of 203 Soldiers and 4 Department of the Army Civilians; leader development program manager responsible for reviewing and input of all Battalion school requests ranging from initial qualification to executive leadership certifications; review, approve and edit unit duty and training schedules; program manager for submission and distribution of all individual training orders for both annual training and schools; Citibank Government Travel Credit Card agency program coordinator for 5 subordinate organizations; responsible for all Battalion ammunition forecasting and accountability-valued in excess of 75K; regularly advised the Battalion Commander, Command Sergeant Major, and Supervisory Staff Administrator in training matters of interest; served as lead POC for Battalion Best Warrior competition.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Served as the Assistant Brigade Operations Sergeant for a Civil Affairs Brigade with an assigned strength of 842 Soldiers and 18 Department of the Army Civilians; responsible for all Brigade ammunition forecasting and accountability-valued in excess of 375K; planned and coordinated qualification range facilities, assisted in the instruction of required training (Equal Opportunity, Sexual Assault/ Harassment prevention, safety); assisted in the planning of all AIRBORNE operations.

Mauritania

Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom to Mauritania. I was a member of a 3 man Civil Affairs group to gather atmospherics and assist in the initial marksmanship training to the Mauritian Army. My team assisted 1st BN, 10 SFG with instruction on loading, target identification, and execution of their assigned weapons. Additionally, my team gathered and analyzed data needed for reporting purposes.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Served as fleet mechanic. Responsible for the inspection, maintenance, repair and replacement of component parts to fleet trailers and tractors. Conducted welding repairs. Was youngest mechanic in shop and was promoted to night foreman.

Bābil, Iraq

Deployed to Iraq in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM and served as a Civil Affairs Sergeant. During my time in Iraq, I assisted in initial reconstruction efforts through the Civil Military Operations Cell. I processed damage claims for local Iraqis using Solatia payments and projects using CERP funds. Assisted command by using my mechanic skills and abilities in order to keep the unit fleet running. Completed battle damage assessments on fleet and assisted in the rebuilding of broken down vehicles. Awarded Bronze Star Medal for service (was lowest ranking soldier in command awarded medal).

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Light wheel vehicle mechanic for 3rd Armor Armor Calvary Regiment. Serviced and maintained a fleet of over 200 combat vehicles including: HMMWV's, LMTV's, Bradley Fighting Vehicle's, M577 Troop Transport, M88 Vehicle Recovery Track.

Master Of Public Administration (M.P.A.), Public Administration, Sustainability, Public Works, A

Activities and Societies: Member of Pi Alpha Alpha (National honor society for students of public administration)

Bssda, Strategic Studies And Defense Analysis, Manga Cum Laude

Disaster And Emergency Response Training

40 hour course taught by members of the OFDA. This training included: stakeholders response to a natural disaster, What initial response.

Leader Development & Education For Sustained Peace, Horn Of Africa

40 Hour course on Civil Military relations specific to the Horn of Africa. Leadership seminar that aimed to develop innovative thinkers.

First Sergeants Course

Subject areas include: Unit administration, Communication skills, Discipline and morale, Logistics and maintenance, Personnel management.

Battle Staff Nco

The Battle Staff Noncommissioned Officers Course is a branch-immaterial functional course for sergeants (E-5) through sergeants major.

Civil Military Operations Planners Course

Civil Affairs Operator

Civil Affairs Specialist Qualification Course.

High School, General