Objective
Objective: Obtain a long term career with an established company that will offer new challenges and allow me to utilize my strengths in leadership and overall operations management to their fullest potential.
Experience
Harbor Logistics and Services, Inc. (Mar/2005-present)
General Manager / President
? Develop and implement organization policies and goals.
? Oversee company operations to insure quality customer service while managing resources in a cost effective manner.
? Develop a cost effective solution in transportation and warehousing (shipping and receiving) for the entire customer base.
? Oversee and manage every aspect of the business – P&L, Sales, Accounting, Purchasing, Inventory, Customer Support, Dispatch, Safety, Training, Human Resources, Policies and Procedures.
? Lead and supervise by example in order to foster positive results.
EXW Logistics, Inc. (May/2002-Mar/2006)
General Manager / President
? Oversee daily operations & 3rd party resources / Int’l Freight Forwarders.
? Promote company at various functions. Travel and give presentations both domestic and international.
? Customize an international and domestic expediting and freight forwarding procedures / system for customer base.
? Develop a worldwide network of agents and partners to assist with every aspect of the transportation cycle. From purchase order to consolidation to customs clearance and in bond transit to final POD.
? Oversee and manage every aspect of the business – P&L, Sales, Accounting, Purchasing, Customer Support, Agents and 3rd Party Warehouses, Human Resources, Policies and Procedures.
? Strategize routes, consolidation, transportation type (air/ocean/land), and distribution hubs to improve customer service and reduce cost.
Stolt-Nielsen – Panama City, FL and Houston, TX (Mar/1989-May/2002)
Logistics Manager
? Analyze worldwide freight and distribution strategy (air/ocean/land/WH).
? Develop and implement new processes and procedures to save time and reduce overall logistics cost.
? Manage every aspect of 5 million logistics budget and freight forwarders.
? Open and oversee services of four owned / 3rd party distribution hubs / warehouses (Houston, Rotterdam, Singapore, and Durban South Africa).
? Supervise Expediters and Warehouse Staff.
? Purchase and Manage inventory for long and short term stock items.
? Develop electronic data interchange with freight forwarders including real time information and reports, statistics, trends, and consolidation.
? Monthly and quarterly statistical reporting and trends.
Accounts Payable Supervisor
? Develop and implement with the purchasing dept procedures to match PO to invoice and zero tolerance. Monthly and quarterly reporting.
? Supervise accounts payable analysts and treasury dept on payables.
? Oversee payables for insurance claims (medical, cargo, and hull).
Marine Payroll Analyst
? Develop payroll procedures for personal at sea onboard ships.
? Manage earning and deductions and correct deficient balances.
? Process overseas wire transfers and run monthly and quarterly reports.
Education
2 Year Degree
Certification
Skils
Qualifications / Items of Interest:
? Experience in M/S tools, Access, Excel, Word, Power Point, and QuickBooks.
? Excellent communication skills and problem solver in a fast paced environment.
? International and Domestic business travel experience.
? Developed with Senior US Customs Inspectors a Customs Approved Store Room (CASR) for Ship Owners to warehouse ships spares in transit duty free.
? Project manager to charter and move a new ships hull and construction supplies from a bankrupted ship builder in Le Havre, France to Croatia.
? Evaluated on site daily time deadlines and airfreight cost for moving fresh fish from Norway to Asia. Negotiated rates directly with cargo air lines.
? Manage logistics / airfreight of ship’s rudder from Rotterdam to New Orleans.
? Donate time and freight services to move containers of medical equipment and supplies from Seattle, WA to Kiwoko Uganda for the ISIS Foundation.