Z. David Dennis

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St. Johns FL 32259

651-***-****

ade5an@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Former Army Officer, who draws on significant leadership experience to accomplish business objectives. Strategic leader who excels at managing both risk and teams for ultimate results. Committed to quality control, waste reduction and efficiency improvement.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts (M.A)., Procurement and Acquisition, Webster University 2014

Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Interdisciplinary Studies in Biology and Chemistry, Winston Salem State University 2007

EXPERIENCE

Georgia Pacific LLC, Palatka FL 2018- Present

Georgia-Pacific is one of the world’s leading makers of tissue, pulp, building products and related chemicals. You may recognize our household brands, such as Brawny® paper towels, Quilted Northern® bath tissue and Dixie® cups and tableware.

Logistic Manager February 2018 to Present

Responsible for two shipping departments, vital supplies and production planning with a team of six supervisors and a group of approximately 140 hourly employees in a 24/7 union environment.

Achievements:

Spearhead Shipping department automation integration which will reduce OPEX cost by 15%

Strategic development of on shift manning requirements to promote, cross training, optimization and increase throughput 20%

Developed and implement KPI reporting matrix, continuous improvement objectives

Spearhead material/finish goods traceability systems to improve raw materials consumption rates

Aramark Uniform Service, Greater Minneapolis- St. Paul MN 2016-2018

Aramark uniform division is a uniform rental company that offer a wide range of uniform and supplies services including high quality uniforms available for rent, lease or purchase, wide variety of mats, towels, mops and restaurant supplies designed to help improve safety and sanitation of customer’s facility. Laundry and delivery of rental uniforms and workplace supplies.

Assistant General Manager September 2016 to November 2016

Oversee 5 district managers in a larger territory. Responsible for weekly rental volume of $425K. Retain and grow current accounts and build partnerships with sales team to attract

General Manager of Production December 2016 to February 2018

Direct and coordinate business activities for a multifaceted uniform service division, concerned with production, price structuring and distribution of products in support of 39 districts and two (2) distribution centers. Supervised 89 production employees and five (5) managers.

Achievements:

Reduced weekly labor expense by 3% through the elimination of non-value-added activities

Establishing a pull inventory system resulting in the elimination of demand shortages.

Reorganized plant layout to optimized flow of work resulting in 15% increase in throughput volume

Established a structured shift daily communication reporting mechanism to track production outputs, equipment downtime and labor hours.

Kinder Morgan, Inc., Midwest Region, Dakota Bulk Terminal, South St. Paul, MN 2013 - 2016

The largest independent terminal operator in North America, responsible for transporting millions of barrels and handling 59 million tons of dry bulk materials annually.

Operations Manager September 2014 to August 2016

Manager-in-Training (MIT) March 2014 to August 2014

Provided operational leadership for one of the largest and most diverse dry-bulk, break-bulk terminals within the business unit. Led exempt and non-exempt staff in the safe, daily execution of unloading, trans-load and storage of various commodities as well as leading the team of customer-facing staff.

Oversaw all multi-modal (barge, rail and truck) inbound and outbound activities that move annually over one million tons of multiple grade fertilizers, animal feeds, steel and salt utilizing rail, trucking and barge unloading operations with MHE, bagging and palletizing.

Managed sustaining capital and ensure optimization of operating margin with P/L accountability.

Reported terminal weekly financial performance to senior management and effectively managing P/L responsibility.

For terminal operations, act as a Business Leader, Risk Manager and Employee Motivator with excellent results:

Achievements:

• Established mechanism for streamlining, tracking and scheduling conveyances resulting in 50% decline in demurrage expense.

• Successfully managed 4% annual growth through competitive pricing, expertly leveraging warehouses and providing value-added services.

• Increase profit margins by 15% through effective management of OPEX

• Developed and implemented employee training program doubling workforce competency

• Revised commodities handling procedures reducing quality control errors by 30 percentage.

Established standard of care maintenance program increase equipment readiness rate by 20 percent.

Achieved fourteen (14) months favorable EBITDA growth.

United States Army, Engineer Corps 2006 - 2013

Executive & Operations Officer, Rank Sr. CPT.

chief operations officer and second in command of a training unit of over 1,200 engineer and ordnance officers

Senior Police Advisor in Afghanistan, Rank: Sr. CPT

Served as the senior advisor to Afghan border police headquarters personnel and communication sections. Managed personnel requirements of over 3,800 police officers and ensuring effective communication network capabilities over 2,400 km of Afghanistan’s northern border.

Logistic Officer, Rank 1st Lieutenant

Orchestrated the solution for all logistical requirements for one of the most diverse units in the Army.

Coordinated and managed all unit movements utilizing multiple modes of transportation to include railroad, commercial carrier, sea, and air. Managed seven subordinate Unit Logistics Officers to ensure all logistical requirements were met throughout US Army European operations, including:

Combat Platoon Leader, Rank: 2nd Lieutenant

Supervised a 25-soldier team of combat engineers. Planned and coordinated engineer operations in Iraq. Orchestrated the leadership, welfare, training, professional development, and readiness of the platoon. Maintained an advanced fleet of vehicles, weapons, and equipment worth over $10 million.

Enlisted Logistic Specialist, US Navy, Rank: Petty-Officer 2nd class August 2000 to March 2005

Responsible for managing over 41,000-line items of repair parts worth over 50 million dollars. Supervisor all parts ordering, shipping and receiving activities. Coordinate repairs of Depot Level Repairable

Achievements:

Kinder Morgan Core Leadership Training

Lean/Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (in progress)

FEMA-Incident Command System (IS-0200

Bronze Star, Army Combat Humanitarian Award

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