Kelvin McKinney
stamford, CT 06902
abjgi3@r.postjobfree.com
Skills and Summary of Oualifications:
Management Develoment Cources First Student, Edart Truck Leasing and
Monroe Muffler and Brake.
CDL Class A with endorcements, Computer Literate ms word, MS Word, MS Excel,
Web Fleet Assistant, Internet and Email.
Excellent organizational skills and problem solving skills, Interpersonal and
leadship skills, confident and poised in interactions with individuals at all levels.
Implement creative approches to problem solving through the use of excellent
analytical skills.
Dedicated individual, acheiving a reputation for consistently going beyond what is
required.
Organized individual with exceptional follow through ablities with a strong
techical and written communication skills.
Work well in all settings or with very little supervision.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
FleetPride Inc
STAMFORD, CT
April 9, 2014 Present
BRANCH MANAGER:
Supervise and coordinate the activities of all staff at the branch. Maintain a safe
workplace environment, ensure compliance with applicable laws and attract and
retain qualified team members. Meet and or exceed the annual EBIT, sales budget
and inventory goals while fulfilling the customer's expections for supply of
product and service.
Hire and supervises employees who meet all critical requirements and
qualifications for each position ( counter sales, warehouse, delivery drivers and
others as approved)
Review work throughout the work process and at completion, in order ensure that
it has been performed effectively.
Plan work schedules and assign duties to maintain adequate staffing levels, to
ensure that activities are peformed effectively, and to respond to fluctuating
workloads.
Communicate with employees on a regular basis to insure procedures are
followed, new procedures and methods are considered and new approved
methods or procedures are known and carried out on a timely basis.
Appraise and document employee performance at regular intervals by company
procedures, insuring a plan for improving employee performance and potential.
Meet with each employee at least once a year (on their anniversary date) to
formally reveiw their performance and discuss future performance objectives and
goals.
Recommend pay increases based upon performance. Receive approval from Area
manager and Operations manager before discussing with employee.
Enforce company policies and procedures, abide by the same.
Counsel employees in work related activities personal growth and career
development.
Perpare reports for the Area manager and the Operations Manager.
Report work related injuries of employees to third party administrator.
Work the parts counter on a weekly basis to ensure proper procedures are being
followed and to maintain familiarity with the processes.
Ensure all walk in customers are greated immediately and a assoisate offers
assistance within 2 minutes.
Make certain all orders are filled at a rate of 100 percent accuracy.
Post all inventory receipts and sales daily.
Deposit all cash receipts in accordance with instructions from accounting.
Process all vendor invoices in accordance with instructions from accounting.
Approve expenses(within budget limits) and reveiwed monthly P&L Statemnets,
and make adjustments.
Lead sales meetings as required, but no less frequently than each month. Review
territory EBIT and sales revenue to plan; find new opportunities for sales
penetration of new or existing products; share successful practices.
Each month update and visit at least 3 customers for potential new business
opportunities.
For each account, lead the development of product pricing strategy on an anual
basis, suggest additions and deletions to inventory and update catalogues on a
quartely basis.
Ensure all inventory reports are reviewed weekly. Corrective action should be
taken on all negative quantites. Open invoices and PO's should be followed up or
cancelled.
Review the branch accounts receivable aging each week. Coordinate collection
efforts with the credit department to ensure timely collection of balances due form
customers.
Establish prevntive maintenance plans for equipment such as delivery trucks and
forklifts along with daily inspections of such equipment. Conduct annual physical
inventory. Maintained the branch appearance to include daily cleaning of the
entire facility.
FIRST STUDENT
WATERBURY, CT
March 2012 April 2014
Fleet Multi Maintenance Manager
Responsible door day to day operations of a fleet of over 200 school buses
including maintenance, scheduling processing paperwork and employee
development.
Interacted and workded with three seperate location managers and staff in order
to properly schedule work loads and prioritize work assignments.
Managed day to day operations of within three maintence facilities.
Scheduled bus state inspections with the Department of Motor vehicle in
accordance with the State of Connecticut Transportation regulations.
Responsible for delegatinof maintenance duties, follow up repairs and work loads
to service technicians.
Review and approve outside work orders by vendors, approved purchase orders
for the maintenace department, properly updated maintenance and personnel
paperwork in the company data base.
Responsible for hands on training of maintenance employees, meet budget
requirements, reviewed P&L statements monthly and made adjustments.
Orderd parts and supplies, maintained parts inventory room, conducted and
performed inventory every three months. Conducted and performed vehicle
audits.
Responsible for interviewing, hireing, discplinary actions, write ups,follow ups
and termined.
Responsible for opening, reviewing and closeing work orders.
Responsible for warrenty repairs work and claims and keeping records.
Responsible for dispatching technicians to all road calls and break downs.
Controled cost and spending through activities an ensuring that the work was
done right the first time. Implemented preventive maintenance for shop
equipment.
Ensured compliance with enviromental safety procedures and minimizing waste.
conducted shop safety meetings with technicians and location managers.
FIRST STUDENT
DARIEN, CT
August 2008 March 2012
SHOP SUPERVISOR/ MANAGER IN TRAING
Assisted shop manager with day to day operations.
Supervised and directed 15 union shop employees.
Scheduled bus inspections with the Department of Transportation.
Performed preventive maintenances and repairs.
Reviewed work orders, orderd parts, created purchase orders, order fuel
Performed shop and vehicle audits on serveral locations in connecticut while
training for the shop manager position.
Assisted with the P& L, inventory and help made adjustments.
Deal with different outside vendors and out sourced work.
MONROE MUFFLER AND BRAKE
Waterbury, CT
June 2006 August 2008
STORE MANAGER
Managed store, assisted and supervised technicians, file and faxed paperwork.
Prepared repair work orders, scheduled maintenance for customers and fleet
accounts.
Interviewed, hired, discplined, and terminated employees.
Controlled cost, promoted the store and its services through exceptional
customer service. Made sure the store was clean and presentable at all times. And
by perticipating in sales promotions applicable to the store.
Lead and supervise the technicians to promote effectiveness to every employee
and promoted teamwork within the shop.
Responded to all written and verbal communications that required a follow up.
Ordered parts and supplies using purchase orders.
Maintained inventory stock levels and conduct inventory counts. Reveiw repair
work orders befor closeing.
Opened and closed the store. Counted cash draws and made deposits. Ran daily
reports of all sales and reported on a daily basis.
Managed and resolved difficult customer and warranty issues or problems and
modeled and enforced company policies snd developed a climate of respect and
trust.
EDART TRUCK LEASEING COMPANY
BRIDGEPORT, CT
February 2003 June 2006
MAINTENANCE MANAGER 2nd SHIFT
Managed facility and supervised 10 unionized shop technicians.
Maintained multiple comapany accounts with prompt and courteous service.
Responsible for fleet management and all shippingand receiving of parts.
Scheduled and oversaw preventive maintenance for over 800 trucks
Scheduled vehicles for follow up repairs.
Scheduled vehicles for DOT inspections.
Provided employee training as directed as well as requested and provided
information as needed in a timely manner.
Assisted drivers with the proper handling of procedures and reporting
documentation that comply with the existing D.O.T laws state and federal
regulations.
LAIDLAW TRANSPORTATION
BRIDGEPORT, CT
JANUARY 2000 JUNE 2008
BUS MECHANIC
Inspected school buses for proper lighting, identified equipment prroblems and
made adjustments and repairs as required.
Performed preventive maintenances and serviced vehicles in accordance with
established schedules.
Responsed to emergency road calls and made field repairs if possible.
Diagnoised equipment failures and malfuctions of fuel, electircal, hydraulic, airt
and mechnical systems, drive trains and differentials.
Removed and replaced worn or malfuctioning parts. Assisted with maintaining the
tool, parts, supply rooms.
Complied with established health and safety regualation and procedures.
GEORGES AUTO PARTS
BRIDGEPORT, CT
JUNE 1993 DECEMBER 1999
SUPERVISOR
Disributed auto parts and products in conduction with the company policies and
procedures.
Prepared shipping and receiving of all parts. Stocked shelves and maintained
inventory.
Scheduled delivery routes, sometimes did deliveries.
Loaded and undloaded trucks useing company forklift or hyster.
Supervised four dismantlers (employees)
Answered the telephones, took phone orders, filled orders, photo copied and
faxed paperwork.
inspected vehicles upon arrival, trained new hires, provided assistance and
direction to technicans as needed. Served as a role model for less experience
technicians.
SALUDA HIGH SCHOOL
SALUDA, SC
1987 1989
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
Performed pre trip and post trip of school bus for any defects and reported any if
found.
Maintained school bus write up log.
Picked up and dropped off students to and from school.
Complied with all stare and federal regulations.
HENRY LEE BURTONS PULP WOOD
SALUDA, SC
1984 1987
LABORER (summer job).
Stacking lumber, cutting off tree branches, loading and unloading truck.
Limited chain saw runner (with supervison).
Ran boom for loading and unloading truck.
EDUCATION:
ALL STATE COMMERCIAL DRIVING SCHOOL
SHELTON, CT
2009
SOUTH CAROLINA STATE COLLEGE
ORANGEBURG, SC
1992 1993
MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION/LOWR IN MANGEMENT
MORRIS COLLEGE
SUMTER, SC
1989 1991
Major: BUSINESS ADMINISTRAITION/LOWER IN MANAGMENT