Work Experience
Logistics Coordinator/Wash bay Manager, Hylife, LaBroquerie, MB
**** – 2019
Responsible for day to day planning of shipping of hogs. More specifically, my duties included:
Managing individual drivers as to which trucks, trailers and loads that they were assigned to.
Keeping track of driver hours of service and ensuring compliance with DOT rules and regulations.
Planning of truck and trailer maintenance in a timely manner.
Gathering information from all barns including number of hogs to be transported and then applying that information in the planning of driver schedules for the following week.
Planning washes for trucks for next days’ loads; ensuring quality in regards to biosecurity.
Hiring and training wash bay employees as needed.
Tracking of trailers to enable trace back for possible disease (i.e.: PED)
Logistics Coordinator, Steve’s Livestock, Blumenort, MB
2013
Responsible for day to day planning of shipping of a variety of livestock as required by clients. Specific responsibilities were very similar to most recent logistics coordinator position with one additional task as follows:
Prepared and executed custom papers for entry into the United States and back into Canada.
Steve’s Livestock, Blumenort, MB
2011 – 2014 company driver (livestock/ltl)
Shady Lane Transport, Steinbach, MB
2009 – 2011 company driver (dry bed/ livestock)
Puratone, Niverville, MB
2006 – 2008 company driver (livestock/freight)
Funk’s Livestock Transport, Steinbach, MB
1996 – 1997 company driver (livestock)
1997 – 2003 owner operator (livestock)
2001 – 2005 logistics coordinator
Education
National Pork Board, Winnipeg, MB
2019
Transport Quality Assurance Certificate
Crocus Plains Regional Secondary School, Brandon, MB
1985 - 1988
Volunteer Experience
Green Valley School, Grunthal, MB, 2008 – present
Head Coach, Varsity Baseball Team
Carillon Baseball Association, MB, 2006 – present
Head Coach, Carillon Minor Baseball (A, AA, AAA levels)
Specific Skills
Experienced with miscellaneous dispatch software including TMW Systems, I-Hogs
Possess extensive knowledge of the transport industry including livestock and freight
Familiar with all relevant border crossing regulations and requirements (Green Eye)
Data entry (PO numbers, manifests, schedules)
Basic Microsoft Word
Basic Excel
References
Available on request.