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Wade Ness

Seeking Growth-Oriented Safety, Operations, Training Leadership Role

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Performance-focused leader specializing in driving operations growth,

building dynamic teams, creating strategic initiatives, providing world-

class services, and cultivating a strong company image eager to offer

progressive experience toward maximizing an employer's bottom-line results.

Profile of Qualifications

Operations Management . Team Building / Training . Process Improvement .

Key Project Management

Safety Management . Risk Management . Regulatory Compliance . Logistics

Management . Planning

Profit / Loss Oversight . Inventory Control . Shipping / Receiving .

Negotiations . LTL Knowledge

Cost-Reducing Initiatives . Best Practices . Organizational Leadership .

Interpersonal Relations

. Integral leader and Certified Director of Safety with 20+ years of

transportation industry experience.

. Ambitious self-starter who offers proven talents in large-scale

operations optimization, including developing and implementing forward-

thinking processes and procedures to achieve continued profits.

. Out-of-the-box thinker who has been honored with 3 awards within 5 years

for outstanding contributions.

. Top performer who makes decisions to reflect positively on operations

well-being in alignment with vision, value, and goals, and showcase an

ability to see the "big picture" within fast-paced environments.

. Excellent communicator who seamlessly interfaces among management, staff,

and contractors, including increasing driver awareness via core training

and organizing offsite events for loss prevention group.

Professional Synopsis

Schneider National, Green Bay, WI / Evergreen, AL 1993 - 2013

Safety & Training Manager (2007 - 2013)

. Utilized broad scope of industry knowledge toward handling accident

reporting / analysis; trends evaluation; regulatory, CSA, and OSHA

compliance; and workers' compensation, including leading 2 division

managers, 2 operations managers, 14 driver business managers, and 6

administrative associates in building a strong safety culture for 300

company drivers and 600 independent contractors.

. Maximized operations success by directing a top-performing team of 40

instructors and 4 administrative associates in delivering proactive

leadership and problem resolution to meet or exceed objectives, as well

as ensuring all instruction consistently attained curriculum and training

standards set by company.

V Created resourceful reference guides for training multiple

representative roles.

V Exceeded student training success rate 95% each year; trained 3,500+

staff annually.

V Reduced accident frequency 50% by developing and delivering enhanced

driver training.

V Led group in designing and developing a reporting and analytics

program to effectively evaluate and proactively execute against for

continued safety compliance and progression.

Operations & Safety Manager (2005 - 2007)

. Strategically steered companywide operations with direct accountability

for 5 driver business managers, 10 administrative associates, and 600

independent contractors, including cost-effectively overseeing contracts,

profit / loss, ROC, and regulatory compliance to ensure seamless

processes at all times.

. Led targeted safety-oriented decision-making among a fast-paced Operating

Center, including overseeing division manager, 2 operations managers, 10

driver business managers, and 16 administrative associates, as well as a

team of 400 company drivers and 600 independent contractors.

V Increased operating margin to 12% and improved productivity by

reorganizing operations.

V Designed a process for managers, operations, or safety to address

individual driver opportunities for continuous improvement, and

consistently exceeded safety goals with 2.94% preventable accidents

per million miles, 1.24 lost time injuries, and zero load thefts.

Wade Ness

Seeking Growth-Oriented Safety, Operations, training Leadership Role

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Professional Synopsis (continued)

Schneider National, Green Bay, WI / Evergreen, AL (continued) 1993 - 2013

Regional Safety Manager (2001 - 2005)

. Directed safety operations for a division manager, 2 operations managers,

and10 driver business managers, as well as 16 administrative associates,

400 company drivers, and 600 independent contracts.

. Applied sharp analytical abilities toward evaluating accidents and

trends; handling reporting, regulatory compliance, and warehouse safety;

and managing various preventable accidents and lost time injuries.

. Led all safety operations for flat bed glass division in 2004, and

effectively met all set safety objectives.

V Continuously exceeded companywide safety goals and achieved a

successful DOT audit.

V Developed Operating Center Safety Plan with key factor targets for

preventable accidents, DOT preventable accidents, OSHA compliance,

workers' compensation, and vehicle incidents, as well as $10,000 cargo

claims, $15,000 accident frequency, and full load thefts.

Senior Service Team Leader (1993 - 2001)

. Played a vital role in directing 4 administrative associates and 150

driver associates, including optimizing results for critical operational

goals, profit / loss, freight flows, price, billed ratio, and risk

management.

V Led team for Operations Manager in his FLMA absence for majority of

2005.

V Achieved better-than-desired organizational results during interim

leadership.

United States Army, Fort Benning, GA 1979 - 1993

Operations Platoon Sergeant

. Delivered leadership for 28 personnel during combat operations of Desert

Shield / Storm, including maintaining accountability for Brigade-level

training for all special operations and sniper weapons.

. Led U.S. Army Sniper School and Marksmanship Unit training for special

operations and reaction teams.

. Performed as Supply Sergeant responsible for procuring all company supply

and equipment needs, including transportation and maintenance, and

handled inventory control, warehousing, and accounting.

V Successfully trained 2,000+ soldiers and, as Drill Sergeant, graduated

4,500+ soldiers.

V Received 2 Army Commendation Medals and attained "Drill Sergeant of

the Cycle" 3 times.

V Attained 2 Army Commendation Medals for providing sniper and special

ops weapon training.

Education, Training & Development & Technical Summary

Ashley University

BBA, Business Administration, Management 2013

Troy State University

Business Administration, Management 1987-1991

Certification

Certified Director of Safety (CDS) - National Safety Certification

North American Transportation Management Institute (NATMI) 2012

Professional Training & Development

Dale Carnegie Course . Breakthrough Leadership . Microsoft Excel Advanced /

Basic

Front Line Management . Accident Investigation Training (NATMI) . The

Pacific Institute (Lou Tice)

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) . Internet

Applications

Excellent Professional References Provided Upon Request

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