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ERIK S. WEIDNER

***** ********** ****** **********, ******** 60585 630-***-**** ad1em7@r.postjobfree.com SUMMARY:

Military veteran with excellent customer-facing skills, valid CDL, many years of experience in management, project management, team building, safety program development, and expertise in a variety of areas including – Transportation Management, Claims Reimbursement, Operations, System Evaluation and Deployment, Process Review and Documentation.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

RELATIONSHIP BUILDING PROJECT MANAGEMENT TEAM BUILDING DATA ANALYSIS Integrity Project Planning Coaching and Development Trending Open Communication Scope Management Training Mining Exceed Expectations Meeting Facilitation Process Improvement Reporting Show Appreciation Team Management Documentation Recommendations PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

OSWEGO COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT (07/19 TO PRESENT) Assistant Director of Transportation (06/21 TO PRESENT)

• Safety Program Development – Responsible for developing, overseeing, implementing, and coaching the Transportation Department on all safety matters

o Developed and implemented a “Broken Windows” approach to the safety program to include:

Monitoring, tracking, and Documenting

Coaching and Behavior modification

• Recruiting and Hiring – In charge of recruiting and hiring for all staff positions, bus drivers and bus monitors o Successfully hired seven staff positions bringing our staffing level from 6/13 (45%), to 13/13 in less than ten months o Worked with Human Resources (HR) to evaluate online hiring strategy and made recommendations to modify the strategy to include five major hiring boards: ZipRecruiter, Indeed, Google for Jobs, Career Builder, and Facebook.

Previously HR was not using anything except the district website

Interviewed 131 candidates (82 drivers/49 monitors), hired 53 of those interviewed (33 drivers/20 monitors) o Created “Recruiting Team” to review recruiting practices and attend community events for recruiting drivers/monitors

Obtained 42 leads from recruiting events (25 drivers and 17 monitors)

Hired 13 of those leads (8 drivers and 5 monitors)

• Transportation Reimbursement Claim – Responsible for working with the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) to review, audit, and submit district Pupil Transportation Reimbursement Claim o During our SY 20-21 audit, I discovered the district was underpaid by almost one million dollars ($986,356.23) due to inaccurate lease information being input for the terms of the lease.

• Owner/Author of Transportation RFPs – Responsible for the creation of and submission of all RFPs o Authored and presented Fuel Bid RFP for diesel and gasoline

Four companies responded

Final selection made based on resources available, ability to support district needs, and cost effectiveness o Authored and presented Pupil Transportation RFP for Regular and Special Education transportation

Completely reformatted RFP to align with district branding

Eight transportation companies responded

Final selection made based on resources available, ability to support district needs, and cost-effectiveness

• Owner/Developer of Daily Reports – Developed Daily Reports allowing leadership a dashboard view of: o Attendance

o Tardiness

o Safety Actions

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Bus Driver (07/19 TO 06/21)

• Ensuring the safety and supervision of children during transport to schools, field trips, and other locations as necessary

• Complying with SD308 and all governmental regulations regarding the safe operation of a school bus and the care of children

• Helping the Dispatch Center by talking about additional routes and responsibilities, as needed

• Transporting vehicles to the Test Lane for recertification

• Daily inspection of the vehicle to ensure safe and proper working order. ALLSTATE (10/17 TO 12/19)

Agency Owner – Geneva, IL

Responsible for overall business development, marketing strategies, talent acquisition, and growth of the agency o Increased agency book of business size from 1.9 million to 2.5 million

Create a professional environment that is supportive, achieves goals, and is enjoyable

Develop agency goals and make sure all team members understand the goals

Review sales trends with agents to ensure targets are being met on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and yearly basis

Measure historical performance against current performance for trending reports

Develop a “Trusted Advisor” model and ensure team members understand and implement the Trusted Advisor model

Ensure compliance is adhered to at all levels within the agency AT&T (09/03 TO 12/17)

Network Process and Quality Manager – Reporting and Trend Analysis (01/15 TO 12/17)

Responsible for analysis, design, development, and documentation of network quality/process improvements o Reduced unnecessary repair dispatches by over 25% resulting in a savings of over $800,000 in six months (Apr-Sep 2016)

Analyze, track, and publish network performance and process/quality indicators and results

Responsible for collecting and analyzing data to identify the root cause of network problems

Measures performance against network process requirements

Makes recommendations and implements improvements

Develop and modify processes, methods, and controls to meet quality standards

Provide data mining, reporting, and support to technical network programs and initiatives for network data standards and integrity Safety Operations Manager (01/13 TO 01/15)

Responsible for developing safety practices and processes to ensure a safe working environment for over 7,000 employees

Developed web-based and Excel reporting and tracking and auditing safety metrics and compliance

Used web-based and Excel reports to:

o Improve awareness of Safety Practices and Policies o Constant reporting and interaction with the leadership team to help change behaviors o Assist in driving results above the objective line o Leverage tSpace as a one stop shop for MW UFO information

Develop strong partnerships with leadership, my peers, and the field to effectively communicate the safety goals/strategies. Communications Manager (01/12 TO 01/13)

Responsible for Continued improvement of Communication in MW UFO

Make all communications sent to the field strong, positive, motivational, and aligned with organizational goals/strategies

Use field communication to:

o Help improve awareness of TACR! challenges and drive TACR! score for the organization above the objective line o Excite Five Star involvement and assist in producing more Five Star achievers o Improve Business Continuity Plan response and understanding o Increase YesOkay response rate

o Increase Emergency Contact Completion by 17%

o Leverage tSpace as a one stop shop for MW UFO information

Develop strong partnerships with leadership, my peers, and the field to effectively communicate the organizational goals/strategies.

Continue to evolve the brand of the MW UFO for all forms of communications to assist in delivering clear, consistent messaging. Erik S. Weidner - 3 of 3

U-verse Field Manager (01/11 TO 01/12)

Responsible for coaching, leading, and developing U-verse Premise Installers in achieving performance and quality objectives associated with the AT&T Lightspeed Premise Installation organization. Supervise 18-22 subordinates who install, rearrangement, removal, and/or repair station inside wiring, drop and buried service wires, and terminals in connection with Project Lightspeed. o One year of accident-free behavior – Motor Vehicle and Occupational. Our team was the first team to achieve this distinction nationwide. Each technician on my team received recognition and an award.

Manage the installation, repair, and testing of network terminating equipment at the customer premise. Handle customer escalations, interact with other work groups to ensure timely resolution of service issues, and lead service improvement teams as assigned.

Evaluate performance through the use of quality and safety observations and ride-with exercises. Coach technicians on changing competitive environments, new technical practices, and customer contact skills. Schedule force appropriate to workload. Solutions Development Manager (09/03 TO 01/11)

Responsible for positioning and selling complex data network, voice, internet, long distance, wireless, and other affiliate products to business and government customers.

Participate in account planning and forecasting to attain the assigned sales quotas for supported sales regions.

Additional responsibilities include working as an overlay support to account teams and providing complex design solutions and consultative recommendations to drive complex sales to closure. BAKER ROBBINS & COMPANY – SENIOR ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT (09/97 TO 09/03) Launched New Service Offering; Network Security Assessments, Business Development Lead

• Created an internal business case to conduct Network Security assessments in the legal industry which included: o Review of Firewall configurations for security threats o Review of WAN router and LAN configurations for security threats o Review of server configuration for security threats o Review of content filter configuration to ensure only authorized traffic is entering and leaving

• Provided new service offerings

• Functioned as Technical Lead while on business development calls

• The project manager responsible for supervising the technology assessment once the work had been sold Sold, Developed, and Implemented a Strategic Business Continuity Plan / Disaster Recovery Plan

• Established initial contact and cultivated business development with new client

• Proposed BC/DR plan for client review which led to large scale enterprise BC/DR implementation

• Managed comprehensive Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan that touched all aspects of the business from mission- critical application to facilities evaluation ensuring continued availability during difficult times

• Identified the degree of actual risk for each area or aspect of a system, and directly linked this to the potential business impact

• Prepared and implemented a complete disaster recovery plan

• Provided a detailed report explaining the business risk and how to mitigate the effects of interruptions MILITARY SERVICE:

Served five years in the Army. Last position, Artillery Chief Fire Direction NCO (13E). Honorably discharged. EDUCATION:

Graduated from Illinois State University with a Bachelor of Science Degree. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Excellent project management and organization skills. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills, including formal presentation.

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