Walter K. Weathersby
Houston, TX 77042
313-***-**** (c)
************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Developed and executed strategic business and operational plans as Founder, Managing Member, and General Manager of Creative Waste Disposal, Inc. and Creative Transport Company Responsibilities included management and oversight of operational, sales, marketing, and financial functions.
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Generated revenue in excess of $7.5MM over ten years
Implemented and operated a hazardous and non-hazardous waste licensing program in 20 states
Obtained financing necessary to support $250,000 annual equipment budget
Implemented program to comply with Federal Motor Carrier Management Administration requirements Developed and maintained significant partnerships with federal and state governmental agencies.
EXPERIENCE
XPO LOGISTICS, INC., Columbus, Ohio (2015- Present)
Driver Sales Representative
As a Driver Sales Representative, I am responsible for maintaining a Class A Commercial Drivers License with hazardous Materials, Doubles/Triples and Tanker Vehicle endorsements. I operate and maintain records in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, (FMCSR), Department of Transportation (DOT) and company policies. I provided service to customers, utilizing handheld electronic tracking devices.
FOREMAN BROTHERS, INC., Detroit, MI (2013-2015)
I was Driver/Driver trainer for a major US Postal Service mail contractor. While working out of the company’s Toledo, OH terminal, I was responsible for driving a semi-tractor in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). My primary line haul route was between Toledo, OH and Pittsburgh, PA. I also filled in for other drivers for postal routes in Indianapolis, Indiana. I trained and instructed new drivers on USPS protocol and procedures.
CREATIVE WASTE DISPOSAL, INC., Detroit, MI (1995-2012)
Founder, Managing Member, and General Manager
•Developed, managed, and implemented strategic business and operational strategies as well as financial plans to secure environmental contracts with federal and state government agencies
•Developed client relationships and ensured service quality
•Managed regulatory and compliance issues
•Hired and managed 20+ employees whose responsibilities included operations management, accounts payable and receivable, laborer dispatch, hazardous and non-hazardous waste licensing program. Was also responsible for hiring, training and directing Commercial Class A & B drivers and maintaining there records in Accordance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).
•Hazardous waste services included: packaging, categorizing, transporting and disposal of both liquid and solid waste streams for PVS Chemicals, Phillips Recycling and Disposal along with EQ, the Environmental Company
•Other responsibilities included: major capital expenditures (acquisition of vacuum trucks, vacuum tankers, semi-tractors, roll-off trucks and containers); negotiating and securing heavy duty construction equipment leases
•Responsible for managing, contracting and providing janitorial and maintenance services for residential apartment complexes and business facilities.
CLIENTS
•US Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command
•Defense Logistics Agency’s Defense Reutilization and Marketing Services Division
•Michigan Department of Transportation
•AGS Environmental
•BP (f/k/a Amoco Oil Company)
•Clark Oil Company
•Marathon Oil
EDUCATION, LICENSES and AFFILIATIONS
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
BBA Marketing (Finance Minor)
Commercial Drivers License Class A with Hazardous Materials, doubles/Triples and Tanker Vehicle endorsements
Builders License State of Michigan Construction Association of Michigan
Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.