Stephen Cipich

Turnaround Financial And Operations Management

Cumming, GA

acxduu@r.postjobfree.com - 678-***-****

Turnaround financial and operating management. Total quality management and business acumen. Profitable business development and growth. Operational cost containment without negatively impacting service ability to optimize company profitability. Expertise with products and commodities in the use with bulk tanks, refrigeration/reefers, dry vans, flatbed, intermodal (rail) and cryogenic trailer equipment. Organizational Stability and Team Building.

• Turnaround financial and operating profitable management

• Experienced taking companies out of bankruptcy regardless of size and making them profitable.

• Fiscal responsibility and transparency

• Business development and profitable growth market penetration

• Business market penetration

• Customized computer systems to achieve optimum profitability

• Organization stability- team building

• Dedicated customized profitable operations

• Successful at communicating with company owners, employees, customer, customer prospects and vendors. Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

INDUSTRY CONSULTANT

CIPICH CONSULTING - Cumming, GA - 2009 to Present

PRESIDENT

ELLEX TRANSPORT - Dalton, GA - 2007 to 2009

PRESIDENT

GREAT SOUTHERN XPRESS - Dalton, GA - 2006 to 2009

PRESIDENT ($21.9M Gross Revenue)

BUCHANAN EXPRESS - Hartwell, GA - 2003 to 2009

PRESIDENT

CENTURY LOGISTICS - Lawrenceville, GA - 2002 to 2009 EXECUTIVE VP/PRESIDENT/COO

NOTHEIS, INC - Gwinnett, GA - 1995 to 2002

Hired in as Executive VP and quickly promoted. Oversaw Century Cartage Co. (trucking/dry and rail) Century Distribution (warehousing).

INDUSTRY CONSULTANT

CIPICH CONSULTING - Cumming, GA - 1987 to 1995

Consulted with emphasis upon turnaround management responsibilities to improve/restore profitability and increase efficiencies. (Except for DEA- referenced targeting motor transportation industry - confidential) Also supply chain logistics assignments/projects with following companies:.

• Avery Dennison - Faison $2.7B gross revenue

• Alter Transportation Group - $100M gross revenue

• System Freight, Inc. - $30M gross revenue

• Laidlaw Transportation - $100M gross revenue

• Lightolier/Genlyte Corporation - $100M gross revenue

• Eastern Distribution Services - $50M gross revenue

• Cross Country Shippers Association - $10M gross revenue

• Smith, Kline Pharmaceutical Company - $1B gross revenue

• Ernst & Young - Big 6 accounting firm (re: Motor carrier Industry)

• US Government DEA (Division of FBI)

• Alside Corporation - $150M gross revenue

Additional Employment Experience

• Nelson Freightways/Roadrail Transport, Executive VP, President/CEO $100M/gross revenue

• Subler/Command Systems, VP and General Manager $200M/gross revenue

• Long Transportation, President and CEO $20M/gross revenue

• Ellex Transportation, Executive VP, President/CEO $100M/gross revenue

• Herman Brothers, Inc., Sales Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager, Vice President $30+M/gross revenue

EDUCATION

BS in Management

DePaul University - Chicago, IL

CERTIFICATIONS

Driver's License

July 2019