PROFILE

Well rounded distribution operation management professional with experience in all phases of logistics.

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position in logistics or distribution environment that will allow me the opportunity to apply my educational background and operations experience toward company growth.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

August 2003 Edward Don & Company

Present North Riverside, IL

Restaurant Service and Supply

Transportation Manager (11/06 – Present)

· Direct the activities of 40 bargaining unit employees, 1 supervisor and 4 clerks between multi shift operations.

· Coordinate all outbound operations to various Midwest depots using third party carriers.

· Monitor and maintain all applicable DOT regulations and files for all North Riverside drivers.

· Review and improve delivery routing using MLSGPS and Roadshow software.

· Communicate with various departments to ensure all proper operational procedures are followed.

Transportation Supervisor (10/05-11/06)

· Schedule, load plan and route thirty company vehicles per day using Roadshow software.

· Hold monthly safety meetings and perform weekly rides to improve safety performance among company delivery drivers.

· Conduct driver orientations and training for new drivers and temporary drivers.

· Monitor all driver check in procedures.

Operations Supervisor (8/03-10/05)

· Supervise and direct the activities of bargaining unit employees in all phases of distribution operations.

· Train and develop new hires in order selection, inventory control and receiving utilizing RF gun applications.

· Monitor production levels using Red Prairie computer technology application.

· Assisted in the move and start up of three new company distribution centers

June 1994 White Fence Farm Restaurant

Present Lemont, IL

Host/Bar Manager (1999 to present)

Responsible for:

· Supervise and direct the activities of ten to twenty restaurant employees.

· Cross train and develop employees for all restaurant departments.

· Utilize communication and time management skills by assisting in maintaining employee work schedules.

May 2001 Philips Electronics (Advance Transformer Co.)

May 2002 Electronic Product Management Intern

Responsible for:

· Constructed a database and user interface for marketing communication requests.

· Created cross reference guides for the company product lines and its competitors.

· Developed web pages for the company internet site.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Operations and Information Management, December 2001

Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL Information Systems emphasis

Overall GPA: 3.02/4.0

Business Information Technology Transfer Center Project, January 2001-May 2001

I contributed to a project that used Visual Basic and SQL Server (2000) to construct a database system that replaced a paper system. This new database serves over 50 people a day at Carpenters Place.

SKILLS

Roadshow Red Prairie HTML Windows NT/XP

MS Office Visual Basic ORACLE (SQL) AS 400

FrontPage MS Project MS Access C/C++

ACTIVITIES

Will County Election Judge, November 1996 – Present

OMIS.org, August 2000-January 2002