OLA ALARA

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A logistics professional with over seven years specializing in communications & transport operations management for both private and public organizations. Excellent communicator with adept capacity in mass transit services, policy innovation and supply chain standard operating procedures.

KEY SKILLS

Value Chain Management Business Writing & Processes Direct & Indirect Procurement Lean Distribution CRM & ERP Systems Route Planning & Scheduling Team Leadership Class A CDL License

Experience

USA Truck – Capacity Solutions (A DB Schenker Company) October 2022 – Present Role: Fleet Driver Relations

Duties:

• Ensuring efficient transportation of dedicated LTL freight with 49 & 53ft dry vans for Family Dollar stores in the mid-Atlantic region.

• Building & maintaining organizational culture and standards for drivers – DOT Rules & Regulations, OSHA Laws etc.

• Providing day to day support to drivers upheld by standard operating procedures of the company.

• Deliver & unload freight along with Family Dollar Staff quickly without damaging products.

• Ensure and relay driver conduct & maintenance of equipment through ERPs to company database. JNK Trucking LLC (Amazon Freight Partner 3PL Provider) September 2021 – Aug 2022 Role: Commercial Truck Driver

Duties:

• Managed day to day responsibilities of over the road (OTR) driving.

• Increased turnaround delivery times by 30% transporting FTL freight OTR to Amazon Warehouses, Sourcing and Fulfillment centers.

• Coordinated travel routes with drivers using applicable state regulations in accordance to safety hazards.

• Conduct daily DOT pre-trips according to set checklist. Amazon Logistics Inc. USA

Role: Transportation Specialist August 2019 – September 2021 Duties:

• Assisted Transportation Manager execute operational excellence overseeing Amazon freight for the Mid-Atlantic region.

• Coordinated FTL & LTL freight with inventory and outbound staff for internal and third-party carriers.

• Ensured lean management by utilizing asset metrics, databases and generating reports on equipment usage, yard activity and carrier evaluation.

• Ensured 3P carrier performance by regularly conducting audits for safety and service level agreements to a ~90% compliance rate.

• Performed commercial carrier duties with multiple CMV equipment and assets. LAGBUS Asset Management – Lagos State Bus Services Ltd, Nigeria Role: Executive Assistant to CEO Aug 2013 – Feb 2018 Lead, Online Content & Communications Feb 2018 – May 2019 Duties:

• Managed Office of the CEO in a mass transit agency: responsible for assisting executive management operations with goals of upmost productivity, efficiency and overhead reductions.

• Implemented reform procedures for repayments of inherited debts over $4.7m to the African Import & Export Bank using lean management systems.

• Contributed to the overhaul of a dependent govt-owned bus system into an efficient regulatory organization and operational private sector driven franchised mass transits system.

• Contributed in delivering the first BUS Rapid Transit (BRT) operations in Africa.

• Assisted in developing pilot strategies for BRT driver regulations and standards for OTR occupational health and safety.

• Contributed in growing ridership from 1.8million passengers daily in 2014 to over 3.5million passengers daily by the end of 2017.

• Contributed in infrastructural renewal assets valued over $2.5bn through composite investor interest in franchised operational routes, local presence of technology & equipment manufacturers, BOT agreements and intelligent transit systems. Education

Masters in Public Affairs & Administration (MPA)

Northumbria University, England, UK 2012

Bachelor of Arts (BA), Communications.

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Nigeria 2010

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