Experience

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  Mountain Valley Express

  • 1820 Parkway Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691

  • Terminal Operations Manager

    • Sep 2010 - Feb 2014
    • 1820 Parkway Blvd, West Sacramento, CA 95691

    Started up the Sacramento terminal October 2010. Oversee the day to day operations of routing, dispatching, inbound and outbound operations. Manage 36+ employees including drivers, dockworkers, and office personnel. In the three out of four years I ran a profitable and successful terminal.

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  Oak Harbor Freight Lines

  • Operations Manager

    • Dec 2003 - Jul 2009

    · Directed activities of operations department of LTL transportationorganization.· Executed daily operations of dispatching, inbound and outboundoperations.· Conferred and cooperated with management personnel informulating administrative and operational policies and procedures.· Coordinated activities of operations department to obtain optimumuse of equipment, facilities and personnel.· Analyzed expenditure, financial and operations reports todetermine requirements for increasing profits, such as need forincrease in rates, expansion of existing schedules and extension ofroutes and new routes.· Trained and managed 35+ employees and achieved significantimprovements in their productivity.· Prepared recommendations on findings for management evaluation.· Trained dock workers, supervisors, and dispatchers in day to dayexpectations.· Recommended capital expenditures for acquisition of newequipment which would increase efficiency and services ofoperations department.

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  Yellow Roadway Corporation (YRC)

  • Inbound/Outbound Dock Supervisor

    • Apr 1999 - Dec 2003

    · Executed daily operations of loading and unloading of trailers andcontainers for customers.· Trained and managed a crew of 4-64 Teamster crew of Local 741employees and achieved significant improvements in theirproductivity.· Prepared reports, summarizing findings and includedrecommendations for maintenance, repair and changes inoperational procedures and purchase requirements.· Submitted reports to home offices.· Successfully handled dispatching drivers to intermodal terminalsand the Seattle area.· Structured and maintained a safe and healthy working environment.

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  Union Pacific Railroad

  • Intermodal Supervisor

    • Oct 1994 - Mar 1999

    · Executed daily operations of prioritizing and planning strategies fordaily trains. Worked and coordinated with other railroaddepartments.· Was instrumental in accommodating daily load requests.· Trained and managed 15-20 person crew and achieved significantimprovements in their productivity..· Prepared various reports, summarizing findings and includingrecommendations for maintenance, repair and changes inoperational procedures and purchase requirements.· Experienced with Lotus Notes, TCS Systems, Microsoft Word,Internet, data entry, and AS400 computer software.

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  Budget Rent a Car

  • Office Manager

    • Apr 1994 - Oct 1994

    · Executed daily operations which included overseeing the totaloperation of car and truck rental to customers.· Traveled from branch to branch and visually checked physicalstructures and surroundings. This included noting degree ofmaintenance needed and that which was required due to unusualwear and tear.· Noted condition of rental cars upon being returned and orderedreplacements where necessary.· Trained and managed a team of 3 employees and achievedsignificant improvements in their productivity.· Examined financial records of individual establishments.· Prepared reports, summarized findings and includedrecommendations for maintenance, repair and changes inoperational procedures and purchase requirements.· Submitted reports to home offices.

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  FedEx Ground

  • Management Trainee

    • Oct 1993 - Mar 1994

    · Took personnel training and staff development classes forindustrial and commercial service for Federal Express.· Executed daily operations of driving, delivering, and picking uppackages to and from customers.· Successfully completed the Federal Express courier training anddefense program.

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  Agency Rental Car

  • District Sales Manager

    • Jun 1989 - Apr 1993

    · Managed and coordinated daily sales activities.· Executed daily operations of sales calls to body shops, insuranceagencies, and claim centers.· Directed staffing, training and performance evaluations in order todevelop and control sales program.· Coordinated sales distribution by establishing sales territories,quotas and goals.· Trained and managed four employees and achieved significantimprovements in their productivity.· Trained employees to become office managers and salesrepresentatives.· Represented company at trade association meetings to promotethe car rental industry.· Prepared periodic sales report showing sales volume and potentialsales.· Responded to written and telephone requests for rental cars.· Recommended and approved budget, expenditures, appropriationsfor research and development work.