Daniel Piland
ad4sff@r.postjobfree.com 815-***-****
Seasoned HR and operations/logistics professional with 25+ years military experience
• Lean Six Sigma green and black belts
• Continuous improvement
• Supervising experience
• Quality control
• Business analysis
• Recruiting, retention
• Training & development
• Human resources full life cycle
• develops standard operating procedures
• Mentoring and coaching
• Customer service
• HRIS, WMS, 3PL, Microsoft
Air Operations Manager
Amazon - Rockford, IL April 2021 to October 2023
Improved sortation at a SIDA site from 147,000 to 413,000 packages per shift
Collaborated with 3PL union and non-union personnel.
Managed logistics for 150 semi-trailers a day: 99.89% on time accuracy rate.
Managed 6 sortation teams to offload and upload 6 aircraft: 98% on time departures.
Logistics Training and Development Specialist
PetSmart - Ottawa, IL August 2017 to April 2021
Onboarded all new associates.
Trained/retrained associates on equipment and standard operating procedures.
Developed continuous improvement projects to reduce safety issues and increase retention.
Plating Manufacturing Manager
Eakas Corporation – Peru, IL August 2011 to August 2017
Initiated Lean Six Sigma into performance production procedures and plans.
Developed teams, plans, processes, procedures.
Inspected and evaluated quality and adherence to production standards.
Recruiter/Human Resources Management
US Army 1998-2011
Initiated Lean Six Sigma into performance production procedures and plans.
Developed teams, plans, processes, and procedures.
Inspected and evaluated quality and adherence to production standards.
Education
Lean Six Sigma, Villanova University - Villanova, PA, 2013
MS in Human Resource Management, Keller Graduate School, 2014
BS in Technical Management, DeVry University 2011