Manager Supply Chain, General Manager, Director of Operations

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Randall L. Pittman

Objective

To secure a rewarding executive position in a dynamic, team-oriented logistics organization where I can add value by utilizing sound business acumen and a principle based management style developed during 35 years in the logistics industry.

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Education

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Graduate of the Advanced Transportation/Logistics Course. Served as Lead Negotiator for winning negotiation team.

Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California, 2 years, concentrating on industrial supervision, business mathematics, business communications, business law and business administration

Dale Carnegie Graduate, Awarded best public speaker

Multiple Industry Educational Seminars: Workplace Safety, Customer Satisfaction, Quality/ISO, Team Building, Time Management, OSHA Regulations/Compliance, Haz-Mat, Sanitation/Pest Control, Facility Layout, Productivity Enhancement/Measurement, Substance Abuse Awareness in the Workplace.

Certified 10 CFR 50 App. B/NQA-1 Nuclear Auditor

Key Strengths

Ø Supply Chain Solutions Ø Contract Negotiations

Ø Customer Relations Ø Union & Non-Union Labor Environments

Ø Multiple Start-Up Experienced Ø Computer Integrated Solutions

Ø Turn-Around Specialist Ø WMS Design/Implementation/Trouble Shooting

Ø Quality/ISO/NUPIC Experienced Ø Large/Complex Project Management Experience

California Cartage Company, Alsip, Illinois

GENERAL MANAGER, MIDWEST OPERATIONS 2003-Present

Responsible for all warehousing, deconsolidation, container drayage operations in the Midwestern region. Operated 375,000 sq ft of high security consumer electronics shipping to all of North America.

Operated a fleet of 20 trucks performing container drayage throughout the Chicagoland area.

Annual budget of 5+ million.

Established deconsolidation solutions for some of America’s top retailers including an emergency pop-up deconsolidation center for a top retailer to bypass west coast port congestion during peak season.

Responsible for site selection, lease negotiation and relocating operations in 2009.

Established and certified a 10 CFR 50 Appendix B/NQA-1 Nuclear Safety Quality Program.

Established and operated a 150,000 sq ft Foreign Trade Zone.

Operated storage location for the London Metals Exchange.

USF Logistics, Oak Brook, Illinois

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 2002-2003

Responsible for warehouse operations and business development for the eastern region of the U.S. Responsibilities include several dedicated warehouse operations totaling 800,000 sq ft for an assortment of customers in multiple states.

Sites located in IL, MI, MO, KS,TX specializing in ‘White Glove” home delivery and installation.

Successfully negotiated a favorable five-year labor contract with the Teamster’s union.

USF Logistics, Ontario, California

GENERAL MANAGER, Warehouse Operations 2001-2002

Responsible for the operations of a 200,000 sq ft dedicated facility for a leading medical industry supplier. Annual budget 4+ million. Implemented a new WMS rollover and have exceeded customer KPI expectations and corporate operating ratio expectations. Full labor, customer service, contract, budget and P/L responsibilities. This was a turnaround project to salvage the relationship with a long standing customer and return the operation to exceptional performance.

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USF Logistics/USF Worldwide, Long Grove, Illinois

DIRECTOR, Global Supply Chain Solutions 2001-2001

Responsible for the establishment of a Customer Focus Center designed to integrate logistics functionalities and provide complete supply chain solutions and one-stop shopping for clients.

Design and implement supply chain solutions for new clients utilizing state-of-the-art technology and by leveraging various business units within the USF family of companies.

Established a nation-wide distribution network for a client utilizing a centralized WMS platform via client-server and metaframe/thin-client technology.

USF Logistics, Long Grove, Illinois

GENERAL MANAGER, Healthcare and Technology Sector 1998-2001

Responsible for 1,000,000 sq ft in 4 distribution centers located in Indiana, California and Texas with in excess of 200 people in the organization and an $18,000,000 budget.

Responsible for all sector related matters including employee development, marketing/business development and sales, budgeting and profitability. Exceeded service and profitability expectations.

Successfully designed and established a totally integrated supply chain solution for a leading luxury goods retailer combining international and domestic freight forwarding, Customs House Brokerage, Foreign Trade Zone management, order fulfillment and inventory management by interfacing three sophisticated software platforms complete with RF, FTP and EDI communications. Employed state-of-the-art security measures including armed guards, multiple video applications as well as sound, heat, vibration and motion detection systems.

USF Logistics, Chino, California

MANAGER, Warehouse Operations 1996-1998

Project Manager for the assimilation of a large medical device manufacturer’s business

Operations included 275,000 sq ft with 105 Team Members and $5+ million operating budget.

Lead ISO 9002 certification team to a zero non-conformity initial audit in 14 months.

Developed electronic quality document control system utilizing HTML and MS Internet Explorer.

Developed HPWT (High Performance Work Teams) to drive improvement in the operation. Through the use of the HPWT concept, improved throughput productivity by 23%.

TRICOR Warehousing, Chino, California

(Division of Interamerican. Both sold to USF 1995)

MANAGER, Warehouse Operations 1992-1996

MANAGER, Transportation Services 1991-1992

Interamerican Public Distribution Corporation, City of Commerce, California

Laborer to Forklift Operator to Operations Coordinator to Warehouse Supervisor to Warehouse Manager 1984 – 1991

Computer/Software Experience

Manhattan PKMS – Infor WMS (Formerly Exceed by EXE Tech) - Red Prairie – LIMS – ALS –

Provia Foursite & Via-Ware

AutoCAD – Accuplus – Andlor – EZ-FTZ

MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, Visio & Access

References Provided Upon Request

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