Edward J. Rush

**** ******** **** ***. **, Irvine, CA 92612

Home: 949-***-****; Cell: 201-***-****

Email: ace2hw@r.postjobfree.com

Logistics and Warehouse Management

With over 10 years of management and leadership experience in the Warehouse/Logistics

field, including promotions within 1 year for 2 separate companies Track record of

success in improving efficiency, reducing costs, meeting tight deadlines, strengthening

teamwork, and optimizing warehouse processes Former Member of the United States

Navy

Monitoring the flow of materials and goods through the business. Overseeing the

departments that receive materials and supplies into the business. Supervising the

warehousing, stocking departments, and shipping operations. Implementing efficiency of

the organization’s supply chain to meet customer demand and deliver finished products

on time and within budget.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Logistics Redesign; Continuous Process Improvement; Workforce Training, Mentoring &

Evaluation; Project Lifecycle Management; Key Performance Indicators; Quality & Safety

Standards; Supply Chain Management; Operations Leadership; Strategic Planning & Execution;

Customer & Vendor Relationships; Teamwork

Professional Experience

Bariatric Advantage – Irvine, CA – 2011 2013

Logistics Manager $62,500. per year

Organized and Allocated labor and man hours at the Irvine, CA Facility, as well as the Addison, IL

Facility. Analyzed Inventory Position in 3 Facilities and maintained adequate inventory levels

across all facilities. Responsible for implementing and adhering to GMP regulatory training and

guidelines.

Key Contributions & Accomplishments:

Improved international logistics processes by developing relationships with

international freight forwarding companies and international brokers, especially in the

Canadian market.

Regularly traveled to nation wide facilities to implement regular training schedules

and verify cGMP Compliances throughout the US.

Conducted Cycle Counts regularly with accounting to maintain accurate account of

physical inventory. Analyzed Gains/Losses as related to Cycle Counts and

communicated these findings to accounting and Director of Operations.

Improved Warehouse Management System by working jointly with the CTO and IT

Department to build a proprietary, in house, WMS to work in tandem with Web Based

Inventory Management System.

SPECTRUM WINE AUCTIONS – Irvine, CA – 2009 2011

Warehouse Manager $59,000 per year

Oversee all day to day warehouse functions and activities, supervising warehouse associates and

reporting to the Consignment Director. Schedule all outbound orders on a national and

international basis, maintaining compliance with all shipping laws. Arrange incoming shipments

from around the world, assigning staging areas throughout the company’s various storage

facilities in Southern California. Maintain accurate inventories and implement daily cycle counts to

track accuracy.

Key Contributions & Accomplishments:

Improved efficiency by 85% through implementing and streamlining

receiving/inbound process; instituted outbound shipping procedures.

Optimized relationships with 3rd party logistics services as well as supply

vendors to ensure competitive environment.

Met and exceeded logistical/operational goals through working closely with

programmers and software development team members of proprietary WMS system.

Ensured maximum operational efficiency by working jointly with the Director of

Operations on space planning and layout configurations.

VINTRUST – North Bergen, NJ – 2006 2009

Warehouse Manager $20.00 per hour

Directed all warehouse activities for the North Bergen facility of a wine collector/storage services

company, supervising team of 5 20 that included Receiving Manager, Shipping Manager, Driver,

and Warehouse Associates. Developed and implemented strategies to improve outbound and

inbound efficiency, as well as streamlining process to reduce costs. Maintained inbound and

outbound flow on a daily basis; implemented cycle counts. Provided productivity metrics and

forecasting reports to the Director of Operations weekly.

Key Contributions & Accomplishments:

Completed outbound orders of over 20,000 bottles within a 2 week deadline for

the company’s largest client during liquidation periods.

Provided one on one services for $1.2 million in bottles (over 150,000) for the

company’s largest collector, including initial processing of over 50,000 bottles within a

30 day deadline.

Expanded warehouse layouts of both facilities while concurrently expanding

services. Implemented new operational processes within the NJ facility to improve

efficiencies, providing cross training at the CA facility.

A P A TRUCK LEASING – North Bergen, NJ – 2002 2006

Parts Warehouse Manager

In charge of maintaining and restocking inventory of truck repair parts and materials for a truck

leasing company with a fleet of over 500 tractors and trailers, supervising warehouse associates

and reporting to the Director of Maintenance. Maintained relationships with parts vendors for

multiple truck manufacturers.

Key Contributions & Accomplishments:

Implemented regular cycle counting and annual physical inventory process that

assisted the auditing process and improved inventory accuracy significantly.

Instituted billing/repair entry to improve inventory tracking, generate parts

usage reports, and regulate Preventive Maintenance Schedule subsequently utilized at

multiple East Coast facilities.

Contributed to an improvement in inventory tracking software that led to an

increase in reordering efficiency.

Credentials

Military Background

Personnelman, E 4: UNITED STATES NAVY – Honorable Discharge – 4 years of service – 1999

2002

Served during Operation Enduring Freedom; Most Consecutive Days at Sea (156) w/o a port visit

since WWII

** Maintained and updated personnel records for an enlisted crew of ~3,000 service members.

** Oversaw ID card issuance and maintained payroll for members reporting to the carrier.

** Maintained and updated Enlisted Distribution Verification Manual.

Key Contributions & Accomplishments:

Served as a member of the Emergency Repair Locker team qualified in

Firefighting and Damage Control aboard a Naval vessel, achieving the #1 response

time for all repair lockers aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN 71.

Deployed for 156 Consecutive Days during Operation Enduring Freedom that

set a Naval record for the most days deployed at sea since World War II

Served as a member of the 1 st battle group deployed after the 9/11 attacks in

NY.

Technology Skills Summary

Software: MS Office, iWork, various proprietary and web based WMS software, DHS Worldwide

Total Recall, Netsuite, Firefox, Oracle

Hardware: Label printers, Apex scanners, various handheld barcode scanners

Operating Systems: Mac OSX and Windows

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