Sales High School

JOSE ALVAREZ

*** ******** ******, *** ***, East Rutherford, New Jersey 07073

H: 201-***-**** C: 201-***-****

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www.foreigncomm.com • www.linkedin.com/pub/tony-alvarez/36/3b9/aa9/

I nnovative people leader ~ Solutions-focused Visionary ~ Forward Thinking Executive

Seasoned Executive offering exceptional analytical, problem-solving and interpersonal skills.

Seeks a position in 3 party logistics management or business development, offering

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challenging growth opportunities in a fast-paced professional environment. My diverse

background in logistics for the past 20 years provides a diversified skill set applicable to the

planning and execution of a new business or to be a valuable addition to upper level

management of a national or multinational company where my travel flexibility and

commitment to team driven success could be best utilized.

Core Competencies

Supply Chain and Resource Management • ProjectManagement

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• 3 Party Logistics

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Warehouse Management Systems

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Procurement Specialist • Budget Development & Management

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• Ocean Exports

Training and Development

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• Excellent Time Management

Natural Mentor

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• Contract Carrier Procurement

Superior Negotiation Skills

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• Microsoft Office

Process Improvement

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Experience

President, 01/2005 to Current

Foreign Commerce Consultative Services, Inc. – East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Evaluated, developed, and executed several copper mines in the republic of Chile.

• Recruited and contracted the best in class of geologists, metallurgists, mining engineers, topographers and

all necessary support vendors such as laboratories and field surveyors.

• Analyzed and designed capital expenditure models for each project taking into consideration historical

pricing trends of copper

• Entered into joint venture agreements with both local (Chilean) and Domestic (US) entities to finance

projects and collaborate on commercial facets of the business.

• Collaborated with major machinery manufacturers such as Caterpillar in the evaluation of the projects from

the perspective of operational feasibility, fleet requirements and support machinery implementation

President & CEO, 02/2005 to 10/2011

Transport Team Group of Companies – North Bergen, New Jersey

Established Transport Team USA and three subsidiary companies

Transport Team USA as a 3PL, operated a proprietary consolidation program to New York and Los Angeles on a

weekly basis from 15 different origins in Southeast Asia and also operated a distribution facility in Los Angeles

Transport T eam Overland was a proprietary haulage and cartage subsidiary that gave our primary forwarding

business access to capacity through a blend of proprietary equipment/company drivers as well as owner operators

Transport T eam Distribution Services operated a 65,000 square foot facility in North Bergen New jersey and

facilitated cross dock operations, export FCL loading, domestic consolidation rerouting, stripping, order fulfillment

processes, as well as pick and pack operations.

Transport T eam Air Cargo operated as a wholesale airfreight consolidator from Hong Kong

A ll Companies were CT-PAT Certified and served a client base of common and individual clients. Responsible for

22 employees across the span of these divisions.

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Vice President of Sales, 11/2000 to 1/2005

Transmodal Associates – Rutherford, New Jersey

D irectly responsible for the company’s revenue development plans and strategies for developing business and

achieving the company’s sales goals

Managed the use of budgets

Managed the sales teams, operations and resources to deliver profitable growth

Defined and managed incentive programs that motivated the sales team to achieve their sales targets

Defined and coordinated sales training programs that enabled staff to achieve their potential and support

H ired and developed sales staff

Provided detailed and accurate sales forecasting

Introduced infrastructure and systems to support the success of the sales function

Education and Professional Affiliations

Bachelor of Arts: International Business,

Kean University - Union, New Jersey

High School Diploma: 1991

Queen Of Peace High School - North Arlington, New Jersey

Presented in multiple conferences as invited speaker

Port Industry Day Key Note Speaker, 2007

Footwear Traffic Distribution and Customs Conference, 2004

NASSTRAC Equipment Management and Trade Imbalance, 2002

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