Brian K. Cross

**** *** ****, ***** *******, NC *7540 919-***-**** ac5y9d@r.postjobfree.com

Strong and decisive management professional with 15 plus years of leading experience within the Transportation and Production industry. Strong team leader with excellent organizational, motivational, and planning skills resulting in substantial improvements in quality, cost and efficiency.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Angelica Corp

Logistics Manager, Durham, NC Feb 2013 to present

Leads, trains and supervise all truck drivers (27) in Durham and at our Winston Salem location. Consult with plant management to ensure timely deliveries to our customers. Consistently meets profit goals and EBITA percentages. Have reduced overtime from 22% to 5%.

ALSCO Linen Services

Plant Manager, Charlotte, NC March 2011-Feb 2013

Leads, trains and manage a workforce of 72 production staff and 3 supervisors. Consults with Service and Engineering departments to ensure efficient operation of the plant. Monitors and ensures implementation of changes in work methods and/or equipment usage to improve labor utilization, production efficiency and department expenses.

Plant Manager, Alexandria, Va August 2009-Feb 2011

Managed a workforce of 87 production staff and 5 supervisors. Consulted with Service and Engineering Departments to ensure efficient operation of the plant. This is the 5th largest plant in the company and I consistently met or surpassed profit expectations for 18 consecutive months.

Production Supervisor, Raleigh, NC April 2007-August 2009

Directly supervised 53 production employees. Responsible for the day to day operation/production/processing of all incoming and outgoing linen with a volume of over 350,000lbs per week. Monitored and ensured the production, quality, and safety standards were being met. A great help to the Plant Manager in helping met or exceed EBITDA percentages. Consistently over 20%. ***Got promoted***

BAY LINEN

Logistics Manager, Clearwater, FLA Mar 2002-Mar 2007

Managed 26 Truck drivers and their routes to ensure timely deliveries of all hospital products. Implemented route books for drivers to follow and maintain. Responsible for monitoring costs and budget compliance of all trucking expenses. Visited customers on a weekly basis maintaining good relationships throughout. ***Loved this job. Left b/c family member got sick and need my help

QUALITY TEXTILES

Production Sup/Ops Manager, Raleigh, NC August 1999-Mar 2002

Ensured linen was processed in an accurate and timely manner. Supervised 43 production employees and 10 truck drivers. Made sure linen was delivered on time and loads were complete. Developed a system to keep overtime to a minimum resulting in a great saving to the company. ***Left b/c I got promoted***

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associates of Arts/Concentration in Foundation of Business, GPA 3.93 Aug 2010

University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ

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