Jeffrey M. Tonkovich

**** ***** ***** *******, ** 30349

Phone: 678-***-****

acsqpu@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

. 16 years of warehouse management experience.

. Six years of lean management experience conducting KAIZEN events, GEMBA

walks, and utilizing 5/S principles.

. Solid experience in staff orientation, training, scheduling, evaluation

and development, balancing the needs of the staff with the priorities of

the institution.

. Ability to prioritize, delegate and motivate in solving problems,

maximizing resources and cutting costs.

. Strength in anticipating problems and needs before they arise; developing

creative solutions.

. Highly creative and innovative in implementing new programs, not afraid

to take risks and make decisions.

. Strong interpersonal and communication skills: able to motivate and

handle conflict, promoting a positive and productive environment.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

MANAGEMENT/SUPERVISION

. Managed full scope of warehouse: purchasing, receiving, packing and

shipping of products for multi-million and multi-billion dollar

companies.

. Exercised total supervisory responsibility of a few personnel to over 100

personnel in different settings and environments.

. Authored & implemented employee training manuals, standard operating

procedures and job safety analysis for several organizations.

. Maintained high level of accuracy evaluating performance against industry

standards, keeping error rate below 1% and same day shipping percent of

99.9%.

. Coordinated and managed daily movement of personnel and material in all

the shipping departments (LTL, FTL, and UPS) and the receiving department

in a 350,000 sq ft warehouse with 18 million dollars of inventory.

ANALYSIS/PROBLEM SOLVING

. Merged two inventory/shipping departments, reducing staff, excess space

and equipment resulting in reduced costs and increased efficiencies.

. Established inventory control procedures that stopped employee theft

saving the company tens of thousands of dollars in inventory loss.

. Identified computer system error that was over charging clients,

developed and implemented action plan that resulted in customer retention

in the hundreds and maintaining the company's reputation.

. Managed short-term, high volume, work intensive period - sustaining 24

hour shipping operation

. Converted company from manual inventory operation to computer driven

system

. Tested and evaluated new equipment and computer systems prior to

procurement

. Encouraged employee engagement in the continuous improvement process

resulting in optimizing efficient processes and procedures eliminating

waste saving the Distribution Center over $500,000.00.

. Responsible for implementing and conducting quarterly cycle counts which

resulted in an inventory accuracy of over 98%.

TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT

. Trained staff in computer software for inventory control and product

shipping

. Established leadership training program for team leaders that enable them

to get promoted above their peers.

. Conducted cross training down to the lowest level possible.

COUNSELING/ADVOCACY

. Effectively counseled employees, team leaders and supervisors conducting

quarterly written and verbal assessments, highlighting accomplishments

and need to improve areas.

. Employed progressive discipline that allowed the employee to make the

decision to change and become a better employee.

. Advised subordinates of educational and certification requirements for

advancement.

. Conducted crisis intervention between employees.

WORK HISTORY

Supervisor Atlas Logistics,

Atlanta, GA 2013 to 2015

Warehouse Shift Supervisor Cooper Lighting, Peachtree City,

GA 2007 to 2012

Inventory and Production Manager Monarch Computer, Tucker, GA

2003 to 2007

Warehouse/Shipping Manager MAXXIS, Tucker, GA 1997 to

2003

EDUCATION

BACHELOR of SCIENCE in PHYSICS

Minor: MATHEMATICS

Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

US ARMY CAPTAIN

IOBC

RANGER LEADERSHIP COURSE

Proficient in:

Workforce management system

Red Prairie Warehouse Management

SAP

AS400

Microsoft Office

e-mail acsqpu@r.postjobfree.com

2775 Kayla Court. . Atlanta, ga 30349 . Phone 678-***-****

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