Michael Helke
Coal Valley, IL 61240
309-***-**** (cell)
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Summary of Qualifications:
Proficient in Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, PageMaker, QuickBooks, Paint, PhotoShop, Sharepoint, and Outlook.
Involved in all aspects of editing, content decision-making, and proofreading, as well as translating Spanish documents into written English communications.
Experience in prioritizing tasks, meeting strict deadlines, maintaining clear lines of communication between different departments, and retaining flexibility to adjusting priorities or schedules.
Experience:
Shipping Clerk III/Parts Distribution Center Milan, IL
Deere & Company/Iconma Staffing January 2016-July 2017
Produced, collated, and distributed Daily Stock Orders (or DSOs) on-site pickers to find equipment/parts specific to the export orders placed using the program WCS.
Executed commands to undertake special projects involving parts information and stock replenishment using the programs AutoStore and WCS. Created Excel spreadsheets to collate information. Utilized SAP to assist in production planning and materials management.
Recorded order information into DNS, a database used to provide necessary information for projects. Accessed Sharepoint to obtain supplementary information.
Released order information to loaders at bays across the Center using the program TRAKKER.
Matched straight bills of lading with the paperwork of in-coming trailers for FLASH-Plus. Assisted local customers on-site toward obtaining their orders.
Relayed the concerns of pickers to the appropriate zone supervisors as needed via Outlook and Skype.
Data Entry Specialist/Call Center Milan, IL
Group O/Riverside Staffing October 2014-December 2015
Scanned and entered customer entry forms for promotional events for Michelin. Took calls from clients looking to follow up on their rebate submissions or to activate their rebate cards.
Supply Management Planner, WorldWide Logistics (WWL) Moline, IL
Deere & Company/Volt Management September 2011-September 2014
Generated and uploaded contracts and confidentiality agreements into JDCM, an online contract-management tool. Acted as single point of contact for all JDCM activity, minimizing the risk of record-audit and allowing Contract Managers (CM) worldwide to focus on their work. Accessed Sharepoint to provide supplementary documentation. Acted as single point of contact for Deere’s Legal Administration on behalf of WWL.
Active in the Container Ocean Freight RFP and "Hub" Strategy Implementation, a value-add project which drafted, uploaded, and maintained ocean-freight and customs-brokerage agreements from different countries and which won the 2014 John Deere Senior Vice President’s Award.
Created supplier-network records for businesses working with Deere using JDSN, a system used to track spend levels by fiscal quarter. Executed the Supplier Add Process for North America Logistics. Generated sales reports on suppliers for individual CMs. Participated in SAP audits.
Spoke with supplier reps and their insurance providers in order to ensure the company maintained a fully compliant Certificate of Insurance (COI).
Accessed Sharepoint to obtain all necessary RFP documentation with suppliers. Evaluated safety records and insurance COIs for carrier fitness.
Created PowerPoint presentations for in-house projects, including a tutorial for new Supply Management Planners to access and use JDCM.
Office Dispatcher Rock Island, IL
Dohrn Trucking/Sedona Staffing January-October 2010
Used CLI, an in-company software program, to access information on truck loads for the driver and to track deliveries and/or pick-ups for customers.
Maintained communication through radio contact with drivers to ensure the timely pick-up/delivery of goods.
Data Entry Specialist Rock Island, IL
AmCad/Sedona Staffing January-December 2009
Used AICS, an in-company Intranet archival program, to access various materials, from medical insurance records to old newspapers.
Observed confidentiality agreement when working with sensitive data.
Scanned, redacted, clipped, edited, and created download files for the use of various companies, both private and public sector.
Editor-at-Large Chicago, IL
Stop Smiling Media, LLC July 1999 to August 2008
Edited articles for coherence, logic, and structure and solicited articles, interviews, and reviews from aspiring writers.
Contributed own articles, reviews, and interviews with famous authors for publication or posting at the website.
Responsible for buying/selling advertising, promotion, distribution, design, and website maintenance.
Coordinated mailings, intercepted and forwarded messages, set up interview appointments for writers, obtained and forwarded review material to reviewers.
Supervised the work of office employees to ensure the smooth functioning of the publication's operation.
Education:
BA English Chicago Circle Campus University of Illinois1998 (degree
pending)
AA Liberal Arts and Sciences Moline, IL
Black Hawk Community College 1993