Josh Shepherd
Import Specialist at Mainfreight Americas- Claim this Profile
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Chinese Full professional proficiency
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Experience
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Mainfreight Americas
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United States
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Truck Transportation
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400 - 500 Employee
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Import Specialist
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Jun 2021 - Present
-Balanced ~120 projects simultaneously across various life cycles from origin, departure, and customer delivery. -Analyzed issues for key accounts relating to availability, quotes, and process improvement with individualized solutions for each account. -Monitored and audited files weekly for compliance of KPI, profit margin, and timely invoicing. -Collaborated closely across teams to present value and decreasing cost outlays by 10% for each department through cooperative initiatives. -Facilitated the onboarding of two ocean trainees through presentations, one on one training, and mentorship programs. -Performed accounting duties such as processing invoices, researching and disputing billing issues, rectified over and short payments, processing debit/credit memos, and profit and loss reports. -Synthesized different reports based upon customer key criteria allowing customers to seamlessly analyze their freight experience. Show less
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University of North Georgia
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Nighthawks Entertainment - President
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Aug 2016 - Apr 2020
Nighthawks Entertainment is the University of North Georgia's student activity board. The organization is focused on providing memorable experiences for UNG students through engaging, innovative, and educational programming. Each year we provide 40+ events with upwards of 5,000+ student participants each year. -Showed exceptional leadership potential being promoted within the organization to Treasurer then President over the years.-Led weekly team meetings to set and meet team goals; participation increased by 20%-Implemented new club member orientation through presentations, training, packets, and hands-on activities at the retreat; system errors decreased by 34%-Facilitated communication between staff and clubs through monthly status meetings which resulted in less miscommunication and an increase in club and staff collaboration-Presided over a group of 40+ members and managed budget of $250,000 Show less
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Student Government Association - Academic Director
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Aug 2016 - Apr 2020
The UNG Student Government association is dedicated to representing student concerns at meetings, helps sponsor or co-sponsor events, and provide students with the college experience they deserve at the University of North Georgia.-Addressed multiple student issues with Deans and Administration including adding an American Sign Language program which also contributed to long term university goals-Audited club budgets and established funding rules and regulations for student involvement office which resulted in savings of over $10,000 annually-Managed budget allocations of over $1,000,000 yearly for multiple years Show less
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Education
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University of North Georgia
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration and Management, General -
University of North Georgia
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Chinese for Global Professionals -
Northeast Normal University
Critical Language Scholarship, Intensive Summer Chinese Language -
National Taiwan University
Study Abroad, Immersive Summer Chinese Language Program