Curtis J. Wise

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Homer Glen, IL

m: 708-***-****

adg8us@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Results-driven professional with career-long record of strategic planning, transportation management, and operations management success for leading organizations

Proven talent for aligning business strategy and objectives with established process improvement and logistics management paradigms to achieve maximum operational impacts with minimum resource expenditures. Success-focused leader with expertise spanning operations optimization, performance assessment, relationship management, team leadership and collaboration, regulatory compliance, KPI monitoring, schedule management, task delegation, inventory management, efficiency improvement, revenue and profit maximization, and project management. Exceptionally dedicated professional with keen interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, as well as quality assurance, document management, and extensive technical expertise.

Professional Experience

Hydrite Chemical CO., University Park, IL, January 2018 to June 2020

LOGISTICS SUPERVISOR

Handle the compilation of all internal communications and customer orders to create and develop shipping schedules in TMS and to dispatch the routes to the drivers.

Closely collaborate with the branch purchaser to coordinate the pick-up of bulk raw materials, as well as the pickup of product returns, empty containers, and hazardous waste.

Liaise with outside carriers and brokers to organize shipment coverage as needed for truckload and LTL shipments.

Play a key role by certifying that all DOT, DEA, and EPA regulations are followed when transporting or storing food grade products, hazardous materials, and chemical waste.

Oversee the scheduling of truck, trailer, and tanker maintenance with outside vendors.

Ruan Transport Corporation, Geneva, IL, October 2016 to October 2017

LEAD DISPATCH COORDINATOR

Searched for, evaluated, and pinpointed the most cost-efficient method to move full truckloads through utilization of Common Carriers in a multi-state territory.

Administered and monitored union drivers responsible for delivering to multiple Wal-Mart stores in the Midwest states.

Served as a Terminal Safety Instructor (certified 12/14/16), charged with employing PEOPLENET to supervise drivers and certify compliance with DOT Hours of Services. This included administering E-logs and evaluating all on board event records that showed at risk driving behaviors.

Carried out the processing of all new driver’s orientation, scheduling drivers for all physicals, DOT drug tests, job specific training, and uploading of all of their records with Tenstreet software.

R+L Carriers, Elgin, IL, March 2014 to October 2016

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Operated in an integral role by assigning and prioritizing work for a team of 25 dock workers who processed an average of 900 customer shipments every night.

Prospected for and determined the most cost-efficient transportation routes based on an average daily customer tonnage of 1,000,000 lbs.

ROAD DISPATCH SUPERVISOR

Handled the assignment of drivers to trips based on daily customer pickups to 19 cities.

Oversaw driver’s hours to ensure complete compliance with DOT hour of service and carried out the submission of payroll for drivers in accordance with trip mileage.

FedEx Freight, Chicago Heights, IL, October 2013 to March 2014

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Navigated the coordination and administration of non-union workers during the unloading and loading of 4,000 next day priority shipments in a 497-door facility.

Pinpointed opportunities to build direct loads by consolidating shipments to allow for a substantial reduction in handling and transportation costs.

Conducted the extensive evaluation of all operations and identified unsafe work behaviors, implemented corrections, and provided in-depth education to employees on how to apply safe work methods and avoid being injured.

UPS Freight Hub, South Holland, IL, October 2003 to October 2013

OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR

Operated in a key capacity by directly supervising union workers for the outbound shift.

Functioned as Lead Safety and Compliance trainer for newly promoted and incoming Supervisors.

Executed a wide range of Operations Manager duties, such as conducting analysis of KPIs to improve productivity, increasing operational profits, and pinpointing operational inefficiencies for correction. Efforts supported the delivery of maximum outbound shift profits.

Administered employee scheduling in accordance with work levels and carried out related payroll tasks.

Communicated and collaborated with outbound freight operations to certify loads were transported to the designated terminals throughout the system by the scheduled delivery commitments.

Evaluated the amount of inbound freight projected to arrive in the service center to allow for the identification of the number of drivers and equipment needed for movement to the delivery terminal.

Performed the auditing of driver road logs to monitor and track the number of hours to deliver shipments and certify compliance with DOT guidelines.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology with emphasis in Organizational Psychology, 1998

University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related Coursework: UPS School of Managing Conflict, including resolution and negotiation

Member of APICS Fox River Chapter

Technical Expertise

TMS Bluebird

Maximo

PeopleNet

Lytx Drivecam

Navisphere

SAP

WMS/Logiflow

Microsoft Office Suite

Cognos

Tableau

AS400

Kronos

Greenhouse

Microsoft Teams

Additional Information

Interests: Yoga, Martial Arts

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