SHERI DONNO
SUMMARY:
**+ year’s transportation industry experience with an exceptional work ethic and a diverse
background including domestic trucking, ocean & air exports, freight forwarding and warehousing.
Forward thinking professional who is dedicated, conscientious, customer service oriented and a team
player.
SKILLS & CERTIFICATIONS HIGHLIGHTS:
Process improvement
Six Sigma Certification (yellow belt)
Supervision and training
Budget management
Cost reduction
Proficiency in SAP (experienced in SD and some CO, FI, MM & QM)
Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint
Reports generation and analysis
Global logistics including Letters of Credit
Air, Ocean, Rail, & Truck transportation
Hazardous Materials certified (49 CFR, IMDG & IATA)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
March 2000 – August 2013
TRANSPORTATION TEAM LEAD
Lonza Inc.; 90 Boroline Rd., Allendale, NJ 07401 (Life Science Chemical Manufacturer)
Promoted progressively to last position
Supervised, coached and trained 4 transportation team members
Key member of a global distribution operations team that coordinated shipments across 3 continents
Boosted department efficiency through technology upgrades and process improvements such as
collaborating with the IT team to develop the current export documentation process, expanding the use
of the Quality Notification module and streamlining the auditing of freight bills by utilizing the pre-
auditing vendors imaging module
Negotiated contracts with LTL, TL, Bulk, and SS Line providers to minimize costs to the company
and customers
Established transportation cost standards and economical shipping practices
Drafted budgets, reduced and controlled costs through alternate carrier selection and freight bill
auditing (identified overbilled freight in excess of $20000 in 2010) (personal savings through alternate
carrier selection & freight bill audit $35000 in 2013)
Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of logistics operations
Attended Lean Six Sigma seminars to help identify optimal transportation streamlines
AES administrator
Maintained knowledge of regulations affecting the movement of cargo
October 1996 – February 2000
RECEIVING SUPERVISOR
Shipco Transport; 80 Washington St., Hoboken, NJ 07030 (NVOCC)
Promoted progressively to last position.
Supervised a staff of two warehouse team members.
Monitored consolidated stop-off containers to ensure timely arrival
Provided detailed information concerning shipment damages and options for repair to the customer.
Record-keeping for goods dispatched and received
Complete shipping documentation such as bills of lading, dock receipts, certificates of origin & letters
of credit review.
Assisted Documentation Manager in training new employees.
Maintained knowledge of regulations affecting the movement of cargo.
October 1994 – August 1996
Ocean Export Supervisor
Phoenix International; 44 Sellers St., Kearny, NJ (NVOCC)
February 1994 – October 1994
Export Documentation Clerk
Conterm Consolidation Services; 473 Broadway, Bayonne, NJ (NVOCC)
EDUCATION:
Associates Degree; Laboratory Institute of Merchandising; New York, NY.