JARON BLACKBURN

**** **** **** *****

Taylorsville Utah 84129

385-***-****– adtyr3@r.postjobfree.com

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Results-driven professional with extensive management experience. Skilled in decision-making, organizing and maintaining quality and safety that meets and exceeds expectations. Excellent human resource background in hiring, training, discipline, scheduling and managing with a high proficiency in handling payroll, invoicing, billing and budgeting. A proven track record of organizational management and workflow utilizing a proactive approach to problem solving. I have been singled out for natural leadership and have always led by example. Fostering team cohesion, and effectively communicating with people at all levels is of great importance.

Areas of Expertise:

● Safety Conformity

● Employee Management

● ISO 9000 and ISO 14000

● Training & Development

Programs

● Operations Control

● Project Management

● Scheduling

● Inventory Controls

● Customer Service

● Human Resources

● Dispatch

● AR/AP

● Office administration &

management

Areas of Competency:

MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook, AS400, Vista Operating System, DOS based programs

“Jaron is quite accomplished at managing people. He is also professionally organized and excels at management in a complex environment.”

Robert Jumbeck, Senior Manager, Union Pacific Railroad PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

C.R. ENGLAND TRUCKING, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Weekend Driver Manager

● Responsible for the profitable operation of fleets of approximately 170 trucks and drivers

● Maintaining high levels of on-time pickup and delivery, driver retention, safety, and production

● Schedule appointments for freight to be picked up and received

● Maintain and resolve any issues that arise from drivers or customers DEUMITE CONSTRUCTION, BATON ROUGE, LA

Project Manager

● Work on projects up to $300K

● Responsible for inventory controls and purchasing

● Supervise projects, write reports and change orders

● Coordinate with numerous vendors

● Manage four to five subs and up to five internal employees

● Remodel schools and classrooms, hospitals, and built office buildings JARON BLACKBURN – PAGE TWO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

SALT LAKE RAIL SERVICES/INTER-RAIL TRANSPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UT Yard Master

● Monitored and trained new employees

● Directed up to seven employees at any given time

● Served as a liaison between Union Pacific and Salt Lake Rail service

● Oversaw crew under strict safety requirements to ensure complete safety

● Switched and built trains of more than 1000 railcars in a twelve-hour period

● Updated computer systems as work was performed to ensure real time reporting

● Relayed any maintenance problems found on UPRR locomotives or railcars to contractors

● Coordinated loading, unloading, and repairs of inter-modal containers with various contractors

● Maintained work equipment and daily maintenance logs on company vehicles and locomotives

● Supervised, dispatched and directed UPRR inbound and outbound trains into and out of inter-modal switching facility INTER-RAIL TRANSPORT, PORT ALLEN, LA

Operations Manager

● Preserved weekly inventory integrity

● Conducted training of all unloading and loading tasks

● Interacted with contractors on several maintenance duties

● Promoted safety and productive team-oriented atmosphere

● Scheduled crews to maintain seven days per week operation

● Kept up with procedure documentation in or to maintain ISO certification

● Identified and trained future supervisors and/or managers for the company

● Interacted with several high-profile representatives in the automobile industry

● Coordinated the shipping and receiving of 80,000 to 90,000+ vehicles per year

● Achieved goals corresponding to annual budget, productivity, and safety guidelines

● Worked any hours needed to complete daily tasks as demanded by current volumes

● Responsible for managing all aspects of the Port Allen automobile distribution facility

● Responsible for office administration, customer service and data entry

● Performed all human resource tasks such as hiring, firing, discipline, benefits, invoices and payroll

● Maintained and updated computer equipment with assistance of IT department as needed

● Oversaw daily operations of a large automobile distribution facility along Union Pacific Railroad lines

● Effectively communicated and interacted with the logistics of operation with DaimlerChrysler, Ford, Union Pacific MTO, Union Pacific Senior Manager, Union Pacific Damage Prevention, haul-away carriers, inspection, and security companies

o Selected by corporation to travel to other locations to train and assist in bringing other locations to acceptable levels of productivity and quality

o Company selected my employees to travel to other sites to train and maintain facilities (This was because the company considered my employees to be among the best trained and managed in the company)

o Maintained one of the highest retention rates for employees in the company JARON BLACKBURN – PAGE TWO

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED

INTER-RAIL TRANSPORT, SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Assistant Manager

● Trained new employees

● Maintained inventory control and integrity

● Scheduled employees and processed payroll

● Handled safety and quality enforcement of product and employee practices

● Assisted in managing daily operations of an automobile distribution facility along Union Pacific Railroad lines

● Recognized as one of only 3 facilities in the nation to ever receive a 100% score on an Association of American Railroad external audit during its 30-year history o Selected to assist in starting up a new facility in Denver, CO o Promoted from Assistant Manger to Operations Manager of the Port Allen Facility Automobile Off Loading

● Performed weekly inventory of product

● Off loaded automobiles from auto-rack railcars

● Ensured that products were handled within AAR Standards AWARDS / CERTIFICATION

Manager of the Year:Selected #1 out of 24 operations managers for safety, quality and productivity Certified,Switchmen/Locomotive Operator by Salt Lake Rail Services/Rail Training & Consulting, Inc HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

● Boating, water skiing, competitive wake boarding, snow skiing, snowboarding

● Acrylic and water painting

● Buying and selling real estate

References available upon request

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