Experience

Senergy Petroleum

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Pilot Travel Centers LLC (Acquired Ferrellgas Partners Crude Transportation Division, Aug 2018)

• Director, Transportation

  • Aug 2018 - Oct 2021

  I provided expert recommendations and direction of 350+ trucks, 550 drivers and the transportation of 900+ loads per day of Crude, 350+ loads of Water and diverse commodities across Utah, Wyoming, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Texas, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Oversaw daily direction and activities of 160 team members; Back-Office, Field Operations, IT, Safety, Business Development, Recruiting, and Maintenance.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the organization:• Continually identified areas of opportunity; developed initiatives focused on a Safety-First culture which led safety statistics for Department of Transportation (DOT) accident rate and Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR).• Played significate role in securing Pilot winning 1st place award from the National Tank Truck Carriers Association for safest tanker fleet, 2020.• Successfully minimized revenue loss during COVID-19 pandemic and held annual revenue of $115M through diversification of customer base and growing market share with existing customers.• Integrated driver compensation plan from Hourly and Per-Load wage to Per-Barrel as applicable by commodity which resulted in a 4.7% revenue increase on 31% of loads. Totaled a $1.53M annualized improvement.• Project managed the implementation of IT platform that improved driver interface functionality, internal commodity growth build-out capabilities, lowered monthly subscription fees, and reduced IT costs over $240K annually.• Consistently averaged Operating Ratio better than 90 throughout tenure despite turbulent market dynamics; led lean methodologies and integrated initiatives to quickly address escalations with resolution.• Developed monthly and year-to-date Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) scorecard for Field and Operations Support Team Member bonus. Key wins included 9% reduction in preventable incidents, non-billable labor reduction 4% and driver productivity increase of 7.8%.



Ferrellgas Partners LP (Acquired Bridger Logistics LLC, Jul 2015)

• Vice President, Transportation

  • Jul 2015 - Aug 2018

  I delivered outstanding management with direct report to President of Logistics. Oversaw daily operations of 76 members of the Operations, Safety, Maintenance, Back-Office, FP&A and IT departments which were responsible for the delivery of 700 Crude loads, 260 Water loads and 35 Sand loads daily.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:• Developed key relationships with existing and new clients to grow long-term relationships and secure market share. Expanded footprint opening new operating area in Oklahoma which generated up to 115 loads per day valued at $1.3M in revenue per month.• Successfully led revenue growth to $83M and maintained consistent Operating Ratio performance of 85-95, a 5-15%margin.• Worked in collaboration with senior management team to execute diversification initiatives regarding the hauling of new products such as sand and water to keep fleet active during downturn.• Developed new Frac Sand hauling division within 45 days and included asset purchases of 20 trailers, recruitment of 55 drivers, and implemented back office and IT setups with personnel and external platforms.• Instrumental in the successful sale of business unit to Pilot Travel Centers LLC; maintained financial performance throughout the process and executed seamless integration into Pilot's existing Crude business and was promoted to run Pilot's entire oilfield operation.



Bridger Logistics, LLC

• United States
• Freight and Package Transportation

• Director, Operations

  • Aug 2014 - Jul 2015

  I provided strategic oversight of the largest for hire trucking fleet with 335 trucks, 600 trailers in the Permian Basin and the third largest for hire U.S. Trucking Company serving the energy industry across 5 states. Averaged 715-750 Crude loads per day and 70-75 loads of Water. Effectively grew revenue to over $74.9M with consistent profit margin growth.The following are highlights of the value I brought to the position:• Successfully reduced aging order by streamlining dispatch best practices and inbound customer communications; achieved average duration of 26 hrs. from load book time to load completion, exceeded contractual requirements by 46 hrs. on the average and drove annualized increase of $16.4M in gross revenue.• Spearheaded the alignment of operations, dispatch and maintenance support teams with actual fleet size which reduced operating costs by $716K annually.• Led continuous improvement and identified gaps which led to creation of profitability/productivity models for Field Managers to utilize during coaching sessions with Independent Contractors, resulting in increased driver utilization by 6.5%.• Partnered with IT and Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Analyst to create automated profitability and performance reporting for field and back-office team members.• Appointed by Executive Leadership to participate and lead teams through pre/post merger and acquisition (M&A) ventures



Gazelle Transportation Inc

• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Daily Operations Management of Tanker Transportation Company operating in the Rocky Mountain Region. Daily Operations Management of Tanker Transportation Company operating in the Rocky Mountain Region.



Gibson Energy Inc

• Canada

• Operations Manager

  • Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  Daily Operations Management of Tanker Transportation Company operating in the Rocky Mountain Region. Daily Operations Management of Tanker Transportation Company operating in the Rocky Mountain Region.



Badger Daylighting Corporation

• Western U.S. Regional Manager

  • Nov 2002 - Jul 2012

  Business Development and Operations associated with Non-Destructive Hydro Excavating Company operating in Canada and the U.S. Business Development and Operations associated with Non-Destructive Hydro Excavating Company operating in Canada and the U.S.