Logistics project manager

HOLLY LA VIGNE

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SUMMARY

Experienced logistics professional versed in operational and financial aspects of shipping project cargo from bidding to project completion and billing with a focus on establishing lucrative customer and vendor relationships. HIGHLIGHTS

Project cargo Vendor management

Rail shipments Shipment consolidations planning

Global logistics: air, ocean, trucking, rigging 3PL knowledge Budget management LTL knowledge

AS/400 experience Imports and exports

Rate negotiations Customer service-oriented

Detail-oriented

Cost reduction

EXPERIENCE

HANSA MEYER GLOBAL TRANSPORT

Houston, TX

Project and Rail Manager 06/2015 to 10/2015

Introduced and established in house rail department. Responsible for all aspects of rail shipments from quoting to completion. Responsible for all aspects of various project cargo within a project/shipment from receiving cargo at the port to delivery to the customers end destination. Establish and maintain direct contact and relationships with all vendors from railroads to trucking, rigging, ports, stevedores and delivery location. Interface directly with customers understanding their needs and the projects specifications and requirements to maintain a fluid project within the scope of the project. Spearhead any and all challenges within a project while maintaining the project integrity both budget and schedule. Work closely with all vendors for a project to maintain schedule and budget integrity.

UTC OVERSEAS

Houston, TX

Project Logistics Coordinator 01/2008 to 06/2015

Negotiate contracts with outside providers to minimize costs to the company and customers. Schedule projects from port of entry to final destination. Liaise with all parties from railroad, stevedores, truckers and rigging crews to achieve schedule for customer success while maintaining bid award objectives and budget. Submit rail clearance requests with Class 1 rail carriers. Profit and loss accountability. Create non-compliance reports for inadequate services received in accordance with ISO 9001. Cross train new co-workers on all aspects of project handling and logistics. Export and Import documentation and customs filing.

STOLT NEILSEN

Houston, TX

Logistics Coordinator 11/2006 to 08/2007

Track shipments from overseas, schedule deliveries, rail billing and tracing. create export documentation, including hazardous declarations. Liaise with customers and vendors for schedule maintenance and completion. SCOPE IMPORTS

Houston, TX

Logistics Coordinator 07/2004 to 09/2006

Tracks inbound shipments. Confirm 7501, 3461 and ACH statements. Schedule inbound shipments with in-house warehouse for delivery. Freight payments. Export documentation. Quote air and ocean per customer requirements. Maintain Bonded warehouse inventory.

INTERTEK TESTING SERVICES

Pasadena, TX

Export Analyst 01/2003 to 07/2004

Assure export product going to Nigeria and Bangladesh are properly documented, fit into the allowable products permissible into the country and that the product meets that country's standards for import. Liaise with exporters to get the export product documented and attested for customs clearance while maintaining the integrity of the liaison country's needs and specifications fort importation. Represented African Department at Intertek in the home office in Brentwood, England to preform extensive testing of a new innovative paperless computer program for remote shipment handling in the event of a natural disaster.

BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO

Clear Lake, TX

Assistant Store Manager (as Acting Store Manager) 12/2001 to 01/2003 Perform daily cash handling and deposits, manage employees, oversee store maintenance and projects, customer service including properly diffusing problems and complaints, monthly store inventory, receiving and transfer of all product and theft prevention.

LOCKHEED MARTIN/CIMARRON ON NASA CSOC CONTRACT

Clear Lake, TX

Commercial Business Development Analyst in the office of Commercialization and Sales 07/1999 to 05/2001 Perform Analysis tasks for various research projects and interface with NASA Personnel and potential domestic and international customers. Maintain overall department budget management system including creation of budgetary spreadsheet and projections. Created, managed, and maintained all department projects including resource allocation and completion schedule timeline. Researched and prepared reports for potential business opportunities. researched and wrote task orders and project commitment documents for procurement initiatives. Created database for department to illustrate ID/IQ Provider contacts, capabilities, pricing information and loading analysis. EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ARTS: RUSSIAN STUDIES 1998

University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA

RUSSIAN STUDIES

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

RUSSIAN STUDIES

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

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