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Skills

  • Organization
  • Process improvement
  • Freight flow improvement
  • Mentoring and staff development
  • Goods classification
  • Communications
  • Relationship development
  • Operational improvement
  • Cargo load forecasting
  • Cost-benefit analysis in cargo management

Work Experiences

  • Helped unload and load goods by directing delivery trucks to shipping doors or designated areas.
  • Cut fuel expenses by $2 per quarter.
  • Had an excellent attendance record and was always on time for work.
  • Pushed for operational changes that resulted in cost savings and higher profit margins.
  • Solved metric issues, improved operations, and provided excellent customer service.
  • Created a continuous improvement strategy.
  • Achieved improvements over 2017.
  • Achieved a 24% on-time delivery rate.
  • Achieved over 76% compliant shipments.
  • Created a continuous improvement strategy that decreased freight delivery discrepancies by 20% across 18 facilities.

Summaries

  • Achieved zero violations in 2023.
  • Collaborative Freight Supervisor.
  • Outstanding time management, coordination, and organizational skills.
  • Dedicated Cargo Agent with 2 years of experience handling shipments of various types and sizes.
  • Achieved 75% correct dispatches.
  • Excellent track record of resolving issues, increasing customer satisfaction, and driving overall operational improvements.
  • Achieved year-over-year efficiency improvement of 71%.
  • Achieved a 17% reduction in delayed shipments.
  • Tableau and Asana are both Power BI proficient.
  • Consistently met shipping deadlines by 58%.

Accomplishments

  • Reduced bulk freight handling errors by implementing new handling procedures, resulting in a 53% reduction in damaged goods.
  • Led freight optimization initiatives that resulted in improved warehouse space utilization by 62% through strategic pallet placement.
  • Managed freight schedules for 7 major import/export lanes, achieving a 35% increase in operational efficiency.
  • Developed KPIs for freight management, helping to track performance, analyze productivity, and identify areas for continuous improvement.
  • Successfully enforced OSHA and DOT safety standards, contributing to zero safety violations in 2017.
  • Achieved a 52% increase in shipment accuracy by designing a process for tracking high-priority deliveries with automated reporting tools.
  • Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of standard.
  • Played a lead role in cross-departmental collaboration to align freight operations with production schedules, enhancing just-in-time inventory availability.
  • Achieved a 28% reduction in loss of goods through proactive loss prevention strategies and enhanced freight handling practices.
  • Developed reporting tools using Jira to streamline shipping documentation, reducing clerical errors by 41%.

Affiliations

  • American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) - now ASCM
  • Logistics Execution and Control Council
  • International Warehouse Logistics Association (IWLA)
  • Rotary International
  • Toastmasters
  • National Industrial Transportation League (NITL)
  • Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) by ASCM
  • Freemason
  • Women In Trucking Association (WIT)
  • Digital Freight Partnership Program

Certifications

  • Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) – Institute for Supply Management
  • Certified Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution (CLTD) - APICS
  • First Aid/CPR Certified
  • IATA Dangerous Goods Certification - International Air Transport Association
  • Forklift Operator Certification – Harbor & Co.
  • Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Compliance Certification - Customs and Border Protection
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Hazardous Materials Handling Compliance Certification - Vantage
  • Lean Supply Chain Management Certificate - Lakeside Partners
  • Logistics Management Certification - Brightline

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