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Summary of Experience * Over 25 years' experience in Logistics (Import/Export and Transportation), supply chain optimization, and rate negotiating activities (E-bid ) * Managed large projects in supply chain integration and optimization with SAP * Project owner - Business creation/ startup - SPES LOGISTICS and DI Logistics - Leadership * Business Development on startup companies with sales of over $8M in the first 18 months * Won bid in 2009 for new trucking lanes from a world class manufacturer of Titanium Dioxide making DI Logistics its preferred carrier - Resulting in over 7,800 truckloads a year - creating, maintaining, and growing partner relationships that added value to the organization * VP of Operations - Optimizing organization resources to meet customer needs through strategic planning, implementation, and control. * Aligned organizational strategic goals to operations and sales to introduce TQM and Lean systems * Created new business value for DI Logistics in less than five months after beginning operations * Manage multi-million dollar accounts in supply chain and distribution activities * Obtained net revenue of $1,250,000 during first year of operations at DI Logistics - through sales and direct customer initiatives * Operations Management and Supply Chain Management with focus on Lean Sigma process improvement * Manage stocks and inventories with SAP being able to reduce 25% of the inventory carrying costs * Inventory management at five Marine Terminals in the US * Distributed over 1,000,000 metric tons of Eucalyptus pulp in 2004 * Negotiated services, quality, and rates in transportation and telecommunications * Obtain cost effective rates and company savings in over $450,000 in 2004 on ground transportation * Leader in sales and distribution for Canada, and Mexico obtaining record sales of $5,000,000 in Eucalyptus Pulp in 2004 * Analyze, manipulate, and manage data for customer reports and logistics processes