Manager Vice President

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Ernest L. Rittner

Summary

Over 15 years of operational management experience

culminating in multi-faceted executive leadership at the

corporate level. Proven ability to design and implement

change management processes and procedures increasing

overall bottom line performance over a variety of metrics.

Skills

. Workflow coordination and optimization

. Cost reduction and efficiency improvement

. Multiple site operations management

. Transportation and logistics

. Productivity review and enhancement

. Operational audit and verification

. Cross department workflow relationships

Experience

2011-2012 Pick-N-Pull Rancho Cordova, CA

Regional Vice President, Operations

. Benchmarked newly created position to manage growth

. Managed 3 Regional Directors/13 stores/6 states

. Development of recruiting, training and auditing for area

. Regional business development

. Direct profit/loss management

. Capital expenditure planning and forecasting

. Designed and implemented new process/procedures

. Review and mentoring of managers

. Expenditure approval and review

. Leader in "Green Industry" automotive recycling

2007-2010 Copart, Inc. Fairfield, CA

Vice President, Operations

. 4 billion dollar leader in international market/ 1.25

million units

. Developed and implemented college recruit program in tandem

with HR

. Responsible for all aspects of Central Operations Group

. Plan, process, and implement new procedures

. Increased operational audit compliance/annual revisions

. Recruited and developed new managers and seasoned employees

. Strong Profit/Loss statement knowledge/instructed training

class

. Created and implemented national staffing model

. Vast cross department experience

. Oversaw and drove credit card program/1.5 million revenue

2005-2007 Fairfield. CA

Assistant Vice President, Operations

. 49 facilities in 15 states

. Hurricane Katrina and Ike catastrophe response leader

. Managed all metrics of 7 Regional Managers

. "Fly-by" Operations auditing

. Hosted regional quarterly meetings

. Extensive travel to maintain/build relationships

. Oversaw operational tow/labor catastrophe rates

. Assisted on Regional level as needed in Pacific Northwest

2003-2005 Phoenix, AZ

Regional Manager

. Responsible for 5-7 facilities in 5 states

. Audited, trained, coached and mentored General Managers

. Drove metrics and budgets, maintained SLA's

. Coordinate at local level for regional meetings

. Extended conflict resolution for group

1999-2003 Harrisburg, PA/ Hartford, CT

Floating General Manager/General Manager

. Oversaw day to day operations of 3rd largest flagship

facility

. Approximately 64 employees

. Management of exempt, non-exempt employees and company

drivers

. Traveled and troubleshot problem facilities

. Greenfield facility openings/start up projects

1998-1999 EGL Logistics (Formerly Eagle USA)

Harrisburg, PA

Operations Agent

. Logistical agent for Harley Davidson account

. Handled routing/service for California and Texas

. Implemented warehousing, brokerage capacity, and load

procedures

1997-1998 Schneider National Carriers Carlisle, PA

Service Team Leader

. Responsible for dedicated account services

. Department of Transportation compliance and additional

training

. Maintained and monitored driver performance

Education

Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA

. B.A., History

. Additional graduate work at New Mexico State University,

Las Cruces, NM, and Temple University, Harrisburg, PA.

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