Clinton Caruso

Humble, TX

ad0pkp@r.postjobfree.com

+1-318-***-****

Willing to relocate: Anywhere

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Freight Operations Manager

XPO Logistics - Houston, TX

May 2018 to Present

• Tracked the effectiveness and efficiency of the operation, making necessary adjustments. Mentored, coached, and managed both hourly and management personnel at the service center

• Oversaw the operation on a daily basis for the service center, ensuring each operation operated as efficiently and cost effectively as possible.

• Analyzed cost controls and ensured that they were being met with 100% accuracy, met dock cost each week of 2019 and only missed P&D cost two weeks of 2019.

• Ensured proper staffing, utilization, and management of personnel.

• Tracked and documented Department of Transportation related items, staff training, and other required items, ensured that all 65 drivers were DOT compliant and issued discipline when a violation occurred.

• Dispatched city operation to meet customer expectations and run as efficiently as possible.

• Planned city operation to maximize production and efficiency based on existing goals.

• Tracked assigned metrics and made necessary changes as business dictated.

• Assisted in training new hourly employees as well as new Freight Management Trainees and Freight Operation Supervisors in their assigned roles.

• Promoted and trained staff and ensured that all safety principles were followed. Operations Manager

DHL Supply Chain - Houston, TX

September 2016 to May 2018

• Direct and oversee daily shift activities in 4 separate buildings throughout the Houston campus including 45 associates to ensure volumes and productivity standards are met.

• Manage 6 packaging lines for 13 separate customers which produced over 2.2 million pounds per day and included 53 associates.

• Develop supervisors and associates through training, performance reviews, and development action plans.

• Ensure company policies and procedures are met and training capture forms are maintained.

• Site Safety Manager for the entire campus consisting of 7 buildings and 225 associates.

• Rail crew Manager for the entire campus to include 3 engineers and 4 ground associates. Operations Manager

DHL Supply Chain - Baytown, TX

December 2015 to August 2016

• Direct and oversee daily shift activities to ensure volumes and productivity standards are met at the Baytown campus which consisted of 4 separate buildings, 3 of which I directly managed, including 130 associates.

• Ensure company policies and procedures are met and training capture forms are maintained.

• Liaison between the site and multiple customers as well as the barge where 250 containers ship weekly. Operations Manager

Jacobson Companies - Port Allen, LA

January 2014 to December 2015

• Manager over the Nortel account.

• Developed the SOP's for the receiving/shipping departments for Dallas IMMI site.

• Member of the SWOT team that was deployed to Brownsville to shut down an operation that was being moved to Dallas Texas.

• Safety Committee Manager over site consisting of 130 associates with 10 members on the Safety Board, maintaining a zero incident and accident record.

• Trained all existing and on boarding associates on Site Safety, SOP's, and MHE. Operations Supervisor

Conway Freight - Shreveport, LA

August 2011 to January 2014

• Initially supervised section of cross dock operations and supervised 15 drivers, 3 dock workers, off- loading/loading 20-30 trailers per night averaging a weight of 300,000 pounds per night.

• Promoted to high profile sector averaging 35 drivers and averaging 1 million pounds per night.

• Built and maintained an 87% cube load average (17,000 pound load average) per night.

• Appointed to the Voice and Value Team.

Supervisor of Freezable

Conco Foods - Shreveport, LA

October 2010 to August 2011

• Supervised 15 associates.

• Moved inventory levels from 85% to 96%.

• Maintained a 0% turnover and 98% load accuracy.

Operations Manager

Dixie Logistics - Port Allen, LA

October 2007 to October 2010

• Began as operations supervisor of second shift.

• Moved productivity up 20% across all aspects of the warehouse.

• Promoted to Operations Manager on day shift and managed over 50 associates and 3 supervisors.

• Training supervisor on standard operating procedures and material handling equipment (MHE).

• Trained over 30 new hires and 60 existing associates.

• Raised inventory accuracy from 80% to 99.9% accuracy on 3 separate sites.

• Site Safety Trainer

Warehouse Manager

UTI Logistics - Baytown, TX

January 2005 to October 2007

• Hired as a trainer and trained over 1300 associates in all functions of the warehouse to include reviewing orders, order filling, loading, inventory, inventory research, and MHE.

• Promoted to Quality Assurance and lowered out-of-stock numbers from 40% to 12.6% in a 4.2 million square foot warehouse.

• Promoted to Area Manager and managed over 40 associates.

• Raised production goals from 70% accuracy to 95% accuracy.

• Member of Safety Team

Aviation Supply/Warehouse Manager

United States Marine Corps

August 1992 to November 2001

• Initially a warehouseman, promoted to Warehouse Manager.

• Member of Supply Management Division and performed audits in all areas of warehouse to include receiving, delivery, inventory, and customer service. Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

American Military University - San Diego, CA

November 1993 to December 2001

Skills

• Employee Orientation (10+ years)

• Freight Experience (10+ years)

• Materials Handling (10+ years)

• Shipping & Receiving (10+ years)

• Forklift (10+ years)

• Military Experience (8 years)

• Training & Development (10+ years)

• Order Picking (10+ years)

• Warehouse Experience (10+ years)

• Human Resources

• Supervising Experience (10+ years)

• Mentoring (10+ years)

• Computer Networking (10+ years)

• SAP (10+ years)

• Quality Assurance (10+ years)

• Pallet Jack

• Manufacturing (10+ years)

• Interviewing (10+ years)

• Logistics (10+ years)

• Packaging (10+ years)

• Load & Unload (10+ years)

• Oracle (10+ years)

• Supply Chain (10+ years)

• Technical Support (10+ years)

• Data Warehouse (10+ years)

• Management (10+ years)

• User Interface (UI)

• Systems analysis (10+ years)

• Financial analysis (10+ years)

• Cost accounting (10+ years)

• Analysis skills (10+ years)

• Conflict management (10+ years)

Military Service

Branch: United States Marine Corps

Service Country: United States

Rank: E-5

September 1993 to November 2001

Did 2 tours overseas, Awarded NAM in 2000. Recruiting duty in Houston, Texas.

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