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Steven W. Sellas

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Safety Harbor, FL 34695

*******@*******.***

727-***-**** cell

Education

Western Michigan University Bachelor's of Business Administration

Kalamazoo, MI Operation and Production Management

December 1991

Iona College Master's of Business Administration

New Rochelle, NY Information Systems

August, 2008 Certificate in International Business

St. Petersburg College Post Baccalaureate Certificate

St. Petersburg, FL Project Management

Work Experience

RGIS

Inventory Auditor/Specialist 1/14 – 3/15

Worked for the St. Petersburg District, auditing retailer and grocery chain inventory Stock Keeping Units for accounting and inventory control purposes.

Peter Wittwer North America, Inc. 2/11 to 7/11

Operations Manager – Largo FL

Responsible for the daily activities and function of the company’s freight forwarders. This included international logistics primarily from Asia and Europe into the US. Developed Standard Operating Procedures for key clients and processes, and maintained C-TPAT and TSA compliancy. Established annual corporate training and policies pertinent to workplace harassment.

Ford Motor Company 7/95 to 4/08

Jaguar Cars Land Rover North America, Inc. 11/02 to 4/08

Logistics and Distribution Manager - Mahwah NJ

Promoted to Fords Premier Automotive Group (Aston Martin, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo), with managerial responsibility for both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. Position required extensive collaboration through each brands specific Third Party Logistics (3PL) provider and Ford Customer Service Division alike, where synergies among the brands yielded significant cost savings and service improvements known as Network Integration. Leveraged greater value to Jaguar Cars and Land Rover North America, Inc. by utilizing multi-brand knowledge for Network Integration efforts of the Premier Automotive Group.

Responsible for both the Inbound and Outbound logistics functions, as it pertained to the importation and distribution of Aftermarket parts. Inbound transportation encompassed not only ocean and air moves from the UK to the US warehouses, but issues pertaining to US Customs clearance as well. The primary objective of inbound transportation involved transit time reductions and freight cost savings. As for Outbound transportation from the warehouses to the dealerships throughout North America, key areas of responsibility involved continuous transportation cost reduction and service delivery improvements for both ground and air moves.

Ford Customer Service Division 7/95 to 10/02

Hired into Ford Motor Company as a management trainee, and completed a two phase/3 year program which provided first-line supervisory experience at the divisions Parts Redistribution Center (the primary warehouse for North America) as well as analyst experience at its North American Divisional Headquarters.

Logistics Coordinator – Livonia MI

The Traffic and Customs Department added business acumen and understanding of the distribution of aftermarket automotive parts. Main responsibilities dealt with the Supplier Direct-Ship Department. As such, was responsible for determining the logistics for suppliers who circumvented the normal supply chain process. Additional responsibly were to assign traffic routes from the supplier to the dealer and maintaining performance metrics accordingly

Supply Chain Analyst – Livonia MI

Responsible for procuring aftermarket parts and maintaining optimal inventory of these parts. Advanced throughout the Material Flow Department as a team leader, assuming additional responsibilities and departmental projects relevant to various process improvement initiatives.

Warehouse and Packaging Supervisor – Brownstown Township MI

Experiences encompassed supervision of United Auto Worker employees. With responsibilities for stock keeping and order fulfillment for each of the eight regional Distribution Centers of the North American market. Subsequent rotations provided experience in packaging and various quality control verifications.

John V. Carr Customhouse Brokerage 7/94 to 7/95

(Now known as JP Morgan Chase Vastera, Inc.)

Carr Consulting Group 7/94 to 7/95

Carr Consulting Group was the consulting division of John V. Carr, Customhouse Brokerage. Primary duties involved customs compliancy regarding the North American Free Trade Agreement. Additionally, prepared Certificates of Origin, determined Harmonized Tariff Schedules for imported goods, and general administrative functions for the compliancy needs of clients.

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Additional Accreditations

Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT)

Solely worked with US Customs and Border Protection to certify Land Rover North America, Inc. as a valued trade partner. My involvement led to Land Rover becoming a Tier III partner, a highly regarded status for domestic importers.

Six Sigma

Throughout career with Ford Motor Company, Jaguar Cars, and Land Rover, was engaged in numerous Greenbelt and Blackbelt projects. The most significant projects included analysis on alternative distribution networks for damage prone parts, Order-to-Delivery Metrics, and Transit Time analysis.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration

Represented migration efforts regarding the implementation of SAP from legacy systems of Land Rover. Specifically as it pertains to the Transport Module of SAP and the various ad hoc solutions to the transportation systems needs.

ISO 9002

Obtained certification as a Lead Auditor for the ISO certification of the Packaging Department of Ford Customer Service Division. Duties included the creation of the departments Work Instructions, employee training, and auditing functions post-certification.

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