LOUIS RITCHIE
Cell: 626-***-**** – acn15w@r.postjobfree.com
COVER LETTER
Please contact me by cell: 626-***-**** or email: acn15w@r.postjobfree.com if you desire an
e mployee willing to work hard and smart to get the job done right.
I am a seasoned professional in managing business, resolving time- sensitive/high priority
i ssues and coordinating labor to effectively complete required tasks.
Quick to learn and flexible when collaborating with a wide variety of personnel and departments,
e specially in ever changing environments.
Great time management skills, insistent on continually improving work processes, excellent
teaching skills, and an adherence to ethical and honest conduct.
Three main rules I follow:
Don't get in the way of a person working.
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Don't make work harder than it already is.
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Be fair and consistent.
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Sincerely,
Louis Anthony Ritchie
Enclosure
RESUME
LOUIS RITCHIE
CELL: 626-***-**** ~ EMAIL: cdzacchaeus @yahoo.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2014-2014 Warehouse Manager RGE Motor Direct
2014-2014 Warehouseman/Driver SoCal Soap Company
2013-2014 Logistics Coordinator UsedCardboardBoxes.com
2012-2013 Warehouseman/Parts Sky Enterprises/DBA Best Choice Products
2010-2011 Logistics Coordinator KBR (via Service Employee International Inc.)
2008-2010 Plumber/Lead KBR (via Service Employee International Inc.)
2006-2008 Owner/Operator Instant Print Shop Plus
1989-1991 Plumber’s Apprentice American Pro Plumbing
1988-2006 Partner/Manager The Instant Print Shop
WORK EXPERIENCE
RGE MOTOR DIRECT – Sep 2014 to Dec 2014
● Manage warehouse: Inventory, picking, pulling, packing, labeling, palletizing, shipping and receiving.
● Order and maintain supplies.
● Ensure safety standards are followed.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SOAP COMPANY – Jul 2014 to Sep 2014
● Pick-up/deliver supplies and product from vendors, to customers.
● Pack, palletize, and stage raw and completed products.
● Support processing of various soaps.
USEDCARDBOARDBOXES.COM – Oct 2013 to Feb 2014
● Opened and temporarily managed UCB’s LA Warehouse until a manager was hired.
● Rebuilt and maintained supplier relations.
● Provided up-to-date inventories of UCB warehouses, 3PL warehouses, and supplier stock.
SKY ENTERPRISES/DBA BEST CHOICE PRODUCTS – Jun 2012 to Oct 2013
● Organized and established parts department.
● Shipped and tracked special items and parts within set time parameters.
● Developed shipping/tracking/inventory logs providing real time shipping information necessary for
customer service.
● Processed, logged and analyzed returns determining patterns to develop shipping/packing practices
to prevent future returns.
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT - LOGISTICS COORDINATOR - Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
● Developed logistical plans, policies, and procedures necessary to coordinate logistics support in
areas of supply, transportation, maintenance, and services.
● Provided accurate updates and tracked requisitions’ status from birth until closeout.
● Managed 350 cargo containers within site footprint using IBS-CMM ETA SSO Portal.
● Removed the remaining 90% containers from footprint for withdrawal from Iraq within 24 hours.
● Authored 15 March 2011 Logistics Manual for CTP Materials’ Logistics department used theatre wide
in Iraq, and successfully trained Logistics Coordinators via Internet and phone.
● Skilled in Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook, RFI-ITV System and IBS-CMM ETA SSO Portal.
KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT – Baghdad - LEAD PLUMBER (Acting Foreman) - Oct 2008 - Feb 2010
● Ensured Standard Operating Procedures and Work Instructions were followed for all plumbing issues,
i.e.: ablution units maintained to specified standards; maintenance, repair and/or replacement of parts
and fixtures; above and underground pipe repair and/or removal; proper drainage and/or removal of
waste water; chlorination and maintenance of all potable water tanks; maintenance, repair and/or
replacement of all piping between generators and their respective fuel tanks.
● Established and managed parts and inventory levels.
● Reviewed timesheet inquiries and made certain all were correct prior to turn-in.
INSTANT PRINT SHOP PLUS - OWNER / OPERATOR - May 2006 - Jun 2008
● Fulfilled all business related activities: bookkeeping, inventory, working with customers/vendors,
maintaining equipment, ensuring jobs completed on or before due dates and assuring work was to
customer's satisfaction.
● Designed forms, business cards, and customized work per customer's direction.
● Managed delivery schedules optimizing fuel consumption.
● Skilled in Adobe Page Maker 6.5, Adobe Illustrator CS1.
AMERICAN PRO PLUMBING – Dec 1989 - Jan 1991
● Plumber’s apprentice.
● Assembled, installed and repaired pipes, fittings and fixtures of heating, water and drainage systems.
● Installed and repaired plumbing fixtures such as sinks, bathtubs, water heaters, hot water tanks, and
garbage disposal units.
● Worked with construction department to plan plumbing necessities for new buildings.
THE INSTANT PRINT SHOP - PARTNER / PRINTER - Mar 1988 - April 2006
● Handled most business related activities: ordering and tracking supplies, worked directly with
customers/vendors, completed jobs on or before due dates and ensured work was to customer's
satisfaction.
● Designed all types of forms, business cards, and customized work, per customer's direction.
● Managed delivery schedules optimizing fuel consumption.
EDUCATION
Loyola Marymount University - Los Angeles - Degree: Bachelor of Arts Major: History Minor:
Business Administration
California State University - Los Angeles - Additional Studies: Secondary Education course.