Accomplished and dedicated individual, with cross-functional skills in the following:
Transportation Planning & Scheduling, Logistics Support, Distribution Networks, Warehouse Management, Production Operations and Management Supervision. Proven leadership experience in managing transportation logistics Applied Knowledge & Demonstrated Strengths
• Strong hands-on work ethic
• Goal-setting/achievement
• Creative problem-solving
• Front-line decision-making
• MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
• Ensuring on-time delivery processes
• Planning & multi-tasking strengths
• Ability to stay focused on core objectives
City Brewery – Latrobe, PA 1/21 to Present
Warehouse Coordinator
• Manage inventory of finished products, and raw materials
• Manage transfer drivers
• Manage forklift staff
• Train employees on the transfer/inventory management process
• Manage transfers of packaging materials with external third-party warehouses
• Helped build warehouse from the ground up
Carry All Products – Mount Pleasant, PA, 6/09 to 12/20 Logistics Coordinator
• Dispatch 20 drivers, driving various equipment
• Assist in managing all day-to-day operations
• Coordinate with external & internal customers on daily pickups & deliveries
• Ensure the overall on-time delivery performance
• Invoice customers, approving carriers to be paid Assist in calculating driver payroll
Greater Latrobe Senior High School – Latrobe, PA – 8/15 – 11/20
• Varsity Football Coach
MHF Logistical Solutions - Cranberry Township, PA – 4/08 to 5/09 Logistics Coordinator
• Worked with Branch Manager to ensure budget accountability
• Assisted in managing all day to day operations and sales efforts
• Developed and maintain strong, credit worthy logistics/brokerage customer base
• Priced brokerage services based upon knowledge of lane and carrier capacity
• Contracted new carriers
• Invoiced customers, approving carriers to be paid Dart - St Paul, MN – 8/05 -1/08
Dedicated Account Manager for Sony Electronics
• Sole representative for Sony business throughout the U. S. and Mexico
• Handled Inter-modal, OTR and Dedicated Transportation
• Coordinated deliveries from all Sony locations to various customers
• Evaluated driver and equipment availability
• Tracked on-time delivery performance
• Oversaw all Dart Dedicated drivers assigned to Sony Electronics Resume of Ralph V. Kinkead - Page Two
Pleasant Trucking - Connellsville, PA – 4/98 to 8/05 Dispatcher Harvey Raymond
(Sony's private fleet)
• Dispatched 38 over the road drivers(OTR) & 29 tractors
• Calculated weekly payroll for drivers
• Tracked on time delivery performance for private fleet
• Calculated loaded to empty miles
• Coordinated with external & internal customers on daily pickups & deliveries
• Provided monthly budget & accrual forecasts to corporate transportation
• Monitored, tracked and managed leased assets to ensure cost effective usage
• Monitored and maintained driver performance records Transportation Supervisor
• Assigned Bills of Lading with lowest cost truck load and LTL carriers
• Communicated with carriers on deliveries, appointments and business procedures
• Tracked on-time delivery performance for all Circuit City shipments
• Coordinated SLA and site requirements for yard and shuttle service
• Managed and maintained daily yard reports
• Project team leader in developing of a site wide Trailer Tracking system
• Analyzed/recommended transportation solutions to internal customers Lowe's - Greensburg, PA - 9/97 to 4/98 Delivery
Supervisor
• Coordinated the work schedule of 4 drivers
• Correlated daily delivery schedules
• Scheduled all maintenance on delivery trucks
• Corresponded with customers to verify all products were ordered and shipped Constar - New Stanton, PA -5/87 to 5 / 97 Shift
Supervisor
• Supervised, scheduled and evaluated work of 20-25 associates
• Trained new associates on proper job duties, policies, and procedures
• Stressed safety regulations
• Headed customer satisfaction team, reducing damaged products, and spoilage
• Inventoried finished production
Warehouse Manager
• Dispatched trucking companies to meet projected deadlines
• Corresponded with customers to verify all products had been ordered and shipped properly
• Inventoried raw materials weekly to obtain supply count for re-orders
• Inspected forklifts, dock plates, and dock seals for safety purposes and ensured good working conditions
• Coordinated with warehouse workers on shipments, inbound supplies, etc. to assign jobs and schedule workers to ensure deadlines and objectives were met West Liberty State College - West Liberty, WV - 8/85 to 5/87 Professional and personal references available upon request