Lippert Components

Shipping Manager

Patrick Industries, Inc.

Built a team and developed SOPs to increase efficiency and reduce dwell times. Shipped more material on fewer trucks at a cheaper cost while paying employees more. We reduced overall freight spend (as a percent of sales) and increased efficiency by reducing truck reload times by half. We reduced turnover and created a synergistic team of performers. Trained other Shipping Supervisors for outlying plants and contributed to the direct training of the Leadership Development team.

Shipping Supervisor

Stripco Inc/Steel Technologies

Transportation Manager - Steel Technologies (05/14 - 4/16)
Transportation Manager - Stripco (11/11 - 05/14)
Promoted to lead private fleet of 16 trucks / 20 trailers moving 2M lb. per day of raw, WIP and finished goods, outbound.
•	Conducted monthly DOT truck safety audits, monthly safety meetings.
•	Planned inbound/outbound loads and influenced production scheduling to meet delivery targets. 
•	Participated in 3PL TMS and contract negotiations to meet targeted monthly freight budget.
•	Continued to meet all delivery and budget targets while supporting 25% output growth 2011-14.
•	Hired, trained, mentored, motivated, and developed employees. 
Post-acquisition transition management:
•	Maintained shipments/billings/revenue stream during transition to new business model, new policies/processes and new culture.
•	Transitioned from proprietary computer system to AS400. 
•	Assumed responsibility for receiving department.
•	Trained and mentored all direct/indirect reports on new company’s operating guidelines and procedures.
•	Developed strategies that saved an average of 15% per shipment.

Transportation Manager

Prepared and submitted all weekly production quality reports for senior management including internal and external customer rejects, vendor claims, calibration and root-cause analysis. The company quality bonus was paid on data from these reports. Maintained flow of samples for internal lab testing of chemistries and physical properties, assuring compliance with purchasing order specifications.
•	Saved thousands of dollars in customer claims by creating and implementing system to identify and assign responsibility to vendors for producing-mill defects.
•	Supported successful internal ISO audits by supplying data for PPAP applications for automotive customers, and 8D corrective actions.

Quality Technician

DOT-compliant delivery of finished goods and pickup of raw material completing 700K+ safe miles. Efficient multi-state, multi-stop route planning and customer interaction.

Driver

Double D Equine Transport

Owned and operated horse transportation company. Brokered and moved live animals cross country. Held various factory positions during off-time.

Owner

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT - SHIPPING/RECEIVING - LOGISTICS - OPERATIONS
I love to make things better. If it’s good, I want it to be great. Most companies spend too much on freight. I can help. I have nothing to sell but experience.

How I help:

•	Companies - increasing freight efficiency.
•	Customers - getting on-time delivery. 
•	Sales/Customer Service - supporting promised results.
•	Teams - creating synergy. 
•	Employees - discovering and achieving their potential. 

Shipping with commercial trucks is simply a necessary evil to many businesses.  It’s where I’ve been for over 20 years. It’s where I love to be. It’s where I thrive. 

Demonstrated strengths include: Trucking Industry Expertise | Customer Satisfaction | Safety Management | OSHA & DOT Compliance | Process Improvement | Efficiency Improvement | Change Leadership | Quality Control | Training & Development | Freight Optimization | Carrier & Broker Vetting

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