OBJECTIVE
A commercial or government position incorporating logistics, transportation, planning, analysis and operations.
CAREER SUMMARY
Over twenty-five years of experience in demanding leadership, management and administrative positions of increasing responsibility with multiple assignments in logistics, transportation and school transportation operations.
APPLICABLE CAREER CAPABILITIES
Logistics/Transportation:
* Planning, scheduling, dispatching and managing transportation routes to support over 7,500 regular and special education students.
* Created and managed systems tracking the logistics transfer between NATO and UN organizations.
* Orchestrated the Somalia Theater time phased personnel and equipment deployment schedule.
* Optimized process of shipping and receiving of cargo containers at the Saudi Arabian seaport.
* Managed armed forces modernization programs improving fleet maintenance repair operations.
* Designed and executed transportation schedules for activity/athletic requirements, special events, individualize school calendars,
* Implemented vehicle replacement plan improving the vehicle age statistics of fleet vehicles.
* Achieved the position of production manager of new 3.7 million dollar bus lot.
Management:
* Lead and managed transportation/logistics staff of 261 while providing supervision, training, disciple, counseling and mentoring.
* Initiated personnel management, recourse management, customer support and continuous improvement programs.
* Generated report preparation, inventory and quality control, information/decision briefings and presentations for board of Directors.
* Strategize and coordinate regularly with supervisor on the organization and management strategies and the administration of department employees.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
* Achieved daily unreported miracles of delivering young students to school and back home without a single major incident for 10 years.
* Implemented and supervised the use of new transportation routing software, eliminating 7 routes and saving $245,000.
* Represented the Board members on many boundary change and transportation committees ensuring taxpayer dollars were continually directed towards the organizations objectives and not wasted on third party convenience.
* Developed, managed and supervised a modernization program consisting of a 300 radio communications system of a large school district which resulted in immediate communications with all school sites and vehicles providing a safer environment for children.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director for Transportation Operations, Academy School District 20 (2001 -2009)
* Provided leadership, supervision, and administration to 150 school bus operations staff.
* Recruited, hired, trained, and maintained quality standards the 150 staff members.
* Executed strategic planning of route scheduling, and management of 147 transportation assets.
* Developed and enforced new policies, procedures and parameters regarding school bus operations, routing, bus operations, covering open routes, department emergency management, and created the employee handbook.
* Customer service point of contact for parents, teachers, school and district administrators and the general public on school bus operations, safety, routes and conflicts.
Terminal Manager, Denver Public Schools (1999 – 2001)
* Led, managed, supervised and administrated 261 school bus operators, bus assistants and staff, operating 220 buses driving 189 routes.
* Complete responsibility for the extensive operations of the drivers on the road and the safety of the students transported.
* Ensured the daily driver coverage of school bus routes, field/athletic trips and special events.
* Lead customer service point of contact for parents, teachers, school and district administrators and the general public on school bus operations, safety, routes and conflicts.
* Budgetary execution and management of the terminal payroll of 5.2 million dollars.
* Project manager for the new 3.7 million dollar bus terminal parking lot.
Production Manager, Payless Shoe Source (1997 – 1999)
* Optimized Labor demands by planning, staffing and supervising up to 110 employees, depending on the department I was assigned that night. Managed a daily warehouse budget of $9,000 against allocated units scheduled.
* Initiated the training and retention of probationary trainees that met or exceeded company expectations; raising the productivity of union employees that contractually have no enforceable productivity standards.
United States Army Positions (1981 – 1997)
* Logistics Operations Manager for Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), NATO in the former Yugoslavia (1996 – 1997)
* Commander, 360th Transportation Company, Fort Carson, CO (1994 – 1996)
* Logistics Support Manager, 68th Corps Support Battalion, Fort Carson, CO (1993 – 1994)
* Training / Operations Manager, 43rd Corps Support Group, Fort Carson, CO (1992-1993)
* Commander, 1st Material Handling Equipment Co, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (1991 – 1992)
* Small Unit Combat Leader, Fort Ord, CA (1986 – 1991)
* Airborne Infantry NCO and Enlisted Soldier (1981 – 1986)
EDUCATION
* University of the State of New York, Regents, BS Sociology, 1990
* Emotional Intelligence Training, Colorado Springs, CO (2008)
* Administrative Leadership, National Association Pupil Transportation (2007)
* Advanced Logistic Management Course, Fort Lee, VA (1992)
* Combined Armed Service and Staff School, Fort Leavenworth, KS (1993)
* US Army Infantry School, Light Leaders Course, Fort Benning, GA (1987)
* US Army Ranger School, Fort Benning, GA (1987)
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