Daniel O. Cortez
Fort Worth, TX
651-***-**** (mobile)
******.*.******@*****.***
Experience Notation: (employment dates may reflect multiple jobs I held simultaneously)
7/13 permanently relocated to Fort Worth, Texas
Cielo Productions Distribution- St. Paul, MN 5/03 to 7/13
Operations Manager- Distribution Company of Professional Audio equipment. Managed 4 supervisors, 30
hourly warehouse and delivery employees. Responsible for hiring, training, counsel/mentoring all
employees. Oversee daily operations including receiving, stocking, order process, shipping and inventory
control departments. Managed the logistics and distribution of products, scheduling and dispatching
deliveries. Provided detail services at customers request including equipment setup and operation of all
equipment. The position involved high level of customer contact, writing contracts to meet individual
client’s needs and proper follow up with accounts billing and collections.
Associated Global Systems, Eagan MN 5/03 to 7/04, Air Freight Industry
Responsible for dock operations and associates, including driver supervision, shipment inventory, routes,
staging of shipments by routes or carrier, proper bill of laden documentation of all truck and air shipments.
Ensure proper packaging for all shipments to forwarders or airlines, ensure all company policies and
procedures are followed, including facility and product transport security per FFA guidelines distribution
and logistics. I provided forklift instruction and certification for associates.
Cross Country Courier, Eagan MN, 4/97/ to 5/03, Regional LTL Carrier
Operations Dock Supervisor: I managed all aspects on the shift, in relation to land and air shipments. I
directly supervised, 4 Leads, 22 dock workers, 15 company route drivers, 14 company line haul drivers
and independent contract drivers. Provided training to employees in all company procedures, safety
training and forklift training/certification. Additional responsibilities included, accurate routing of
inbound/outbound shipments, and meeting shipment departure goals, mis-ship goals, managing various
budget goals, fielding and solving customer issues. Investigate damage claims and provide resolutions,
corrective actions. provided forklift instruction and certification for associates.
Best Buy Stores Distribution Centers, Bloomington MN & Edina MN, 11/87 to 2/99
Duties: trainer of new warehouse associates in all distribution departments. I also monitored and audited
outbound orders. Monitored shipping department production to meet daily deadlines. My duties included
research of inaccurate inventory levels, investigation and corrective actions. Provided fork lift instruction
and certification of new associates. WMS training.
Target Stores Distribution Centers, Minneapolis Minnesota 9/84 to 03/90
General warehouse, trained in receiving,order process,shipping,and inventory control. Certified on six different forklifts. WMS training.
Education: Simley High School St Paul, Corporate In house training courses in Operations
Management, Materials Management, Human Resources Training, and Conflict Resolution, Drug and
Alcohol Suspicion. Currently researching financial assistance to further education in the Logistics field.
Also seeking various advanced computer classes at local community college.