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Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area

Invested in 2 new small businesses with hands on involvement in start-up operations. Currently serve in strategic advisor role for both.

• Division safety and compliance team focused on improving CSA scores and instilling safety first culture. Led double digit decreases in accident rates during time in role supporting fleet of 2,200 owner operators.
• Intermodal and Drayage pricing teams for $1 billion business unit including bid response, market analytics, and profitability analysis
• Equipment lifecycle management and M&R vendor/cost management for containers (11,000 units) and chassis (5,000 units).
• Leader for small box business unit with full P&L responsibility with $70M+ revenue. Responsible for rail and equipment management ensuring customer needs were met.

• Responsible for distribution network in US and Mexico (6 DCs, 650+ employees, 300K lines per day shipped), transportation ($75M+), corporate safety, and operations excellence. Added distribution responsibility in Nov-17.
• Lead safety organization which has steadily improved TRIR from 2.88 in 2015 to 0.84 in 2018 through enhanced training program and cultural shift that safety is #1 priority.
• Led multiple projects to improve distribution footprint including the creation of a 400K sq. ft. west coast hub and the relocation and doubling of square footage of the Dallas DC with limited impact to customer.
• Drive negotiations with vendors to ensure cost and service meets business expectations. Successful in delivering value for power industrial trucks, inbound/outbound transportation, capital projects, 3PL relationships.

• Led corporate and divisional oversight of the FP&A area, which includes the overall process for the development of the annual budget, resource planning analysis, quarterly forecast updates, business modeling and.
• Enhanced and defined reporting requirements to support the business and operations including BI development and tools to be used for profitability, sales, and mix analysis.
• Provided direction for the implementation of corrective measures and follow up to ensure compliance with current control processes, standards, and programs.
• Promoted into newly created operations role.

Dublin, OH

• Responsible for overall management of pricing strategy and execution for Intermodal business which represents over $800M in annual revenue. Oversight included staffing levels, compliance with and establishment of.
• Led the cross functional account profitability reviews and the determination and resolution of root cause of variance between quoted and actual gross margin.
• Worked with strategic partners including rail and dray providers to negotiate rates and ensure competitive cost structure for intermodal loads.
• Developed new tools to analyze bid results, track pricing team performance, and ensure strategy will drive volume and profitability to levels which will achieve planned performance.

• Direct and develop Intermodal FP&A team including project prioritization and performance management. Re-engineered performance management process and monthly review documents for mothly executive review.
• Responsible for developing order level detail profitability system which gives fully loaded profitability by customer, region, & product lines. Led process to clean up data integrity, define cost allocations, and.
• Lead the annual planning and quarterly forecasting processes for $1 billion Intermodal business units including preparation of analysis and presentations for executive and board level review.

• Responsible for global growth strategy and M&A process for $350+ million SBU including working with regional GMs to identify organic and inorganic opportunities with 5yr target to grow to $1 billion revenue.
• Provide project management for international acquisitions integration: track progress, identify integration risks, and benchmark new acquisitions to bring best practices across organizations.
• Manage group communications, including coordinating internal corporate communications, preparing board meeting review documents, and organizing leadership team agendas and deliverables.

• Led 7 member accounting and customer service team responsible for the monthly closing process for two business units including pre-close financial analysis, management reporting, and SOX compliance.
• Led financial process for multiples business acquisitions including initial financial analysis, due diligence, and integration post purchase.
• Provided financial leadership for yearly planning and budgeting for business units. Updated forecasts as needed throughout year.
• Responsible for performance feedback and developing team to ensure their professional needs are met and our team is able to meet business’s changing requirements.

Multiple positions including Trading Analyst, District Mgr, Planning Analyst, Project Mgr

Mba

Bsba, Finance

Education record

Merger Week - Executive Education Course