Erik Jensen

acxh8t@r.postjobfree.com 587-***-****

Senior Operating Executive

Innovative thinker with broad based experience in operations, finance and business development. Proven ability to quickly analyze key business drivers and develop strategies to grow the bottom line.

High-integrity, energetic leader known for ability to envision and create successful outcomes in complex situations. Diverse industry and functional expertise, with a tenacious commitment to driving sales, profit and market share growth. Areas of excellence include

+ Leading change + Positioning Companies + Leading & Developing Teams

+ Redesigning Business Process + Grow Revenue & Profit + Create Business Plans

+ Negotiating & Closing Deals + Forming Strategic Allies + Build Shareholders Value

+ Develop New Business + Manage P & L and budgets + Mentoring others

Executive Highlights

Built a solid track record of success leading start-ups, turnarounds and rapidly growing companies:

+ Strategic Planning- Turned around an underperforming company by seriously modifying the business plan & strategy – grew annual revenues by 400% in only 18 months

+ Business Development & Sales Leadership- Personally closed private and public sector contracts for up to $ 32M with organization such Carlos Slim, Mexican Government/Military

+New Start-Ups – Established a 3PL company that had gross sales of $ 500,000 in the first 6 months while saving my major customer 1M in the first year on their overall logistics moves

Career History & Accomplishments

West Coast Crossdock, Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico

Managing General Partner 2008 - 2016

Startup Company specializing in destuffing of containers into basic OTR trailers, thus reducing port demurrage penalties on overseas containers. Delivery times to customers increased by 80% in the first year. This business outperformed original business plans & projections and was profitable within 9 months. There was also included a small suffrage warehouse for Mexican Customs. This business grew from start up to 320 customers in my time, by filling a service that wasn’t being fulfilled, while working with several different Mexican government departments and officials, completing obligations and negociationing future work.

INXS Logistics, Vancouver, B.C – Edmonton, AB 2005 - 2008

President

Startup that worked with customers, brokers, steamship lines & shippers to provide a seamless delivery system that encompassed a worldwide pickup & delivery organization, which provided unsurpassed service to all customers. This startup grew to a staggering gross net worth of $ 500,000 in just 6 months. From this genesis to it’s eventually sale, the container movement increased to 600+ per month. Several of these were government contracts that had incredibly complex contracts with very tight RDD’s

Prairie Express 2000 - 2005

Northern Regional Manager

This was a trucking company that specialized in dealing with the oilfield, mostly in heavy haul loads that included pipe loads to heavy equipment to all parts of northern Alberta and B.C. & Sask. I was responsible for budgets, profit & loss and increased revenue in this division by 400% in 18 months. With a new strategic operational & development plan, this region became profitable in all branches within 14 months

Maersk Ship Lines 1995 - 2000

Senior Ship Planner

Working with the operational team, calculate and plan the loading of out going vessels to continue the voyage route in a safe and efficient manner. My career at Maersk started with extensive training in Copenhagen and continued in the operations dept., eventually being promoted to operations manager in Tacoma, responsible for all operational movement at the Port of Tacoma.

Earlier Engagements

Previously to those opportunities, I had the privilege to learn my craft, and gain unreplaceable experience from Bax Global as a Territorial Manager in the freight forwarding business, Quadra Hydrocarbons as the marketing director for all oil production worldwide, and Lehman Bros. Brokerage as a futures trader.

Education and Memberships

University of Arizona - Eller College of Business; Bachelors of Commerce 1976

University of Arizona – Eller College of Business; M.B.A. 1978

M.I.S.E. – Copenhagen, Denmark 1995

Board member of the Arizona Alumna Association

Facility Director – Heritage Point Community Association

U.S. Dept of Homeland Security Clearance

Canadian DoD & Justice Dept Clearance

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