GREGORY P. LATSKO, CLP

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Experienced supply chain management and transportation logistics professional with extensive qualifications and a history of diversified business skills in leading and directing all aspects of administration and broad multi-category operations • Proven ability to lead large and diversified cross functional teams, both union/non-union operations, in fast-paced environments • Excellent track record influencing, redesigning and implementing efficient end-to-end global supply chain management logistical solutions • Uses a keen sense of how to leverage each 3PL intermodal mode to ensure, timely, quality, distribution at the lowest possible cost • A seasoned, multi-country, multicultural, multinational sensitive, business partner • Solid project, data management, and relevant operational industrial engineering knowledge • Capable of designing LEAN operational improvements resulting in reduced costs, expedited on-time delivery times, improved productivity and profit enhancement, while always focusing on total customer service satisfaction.

ACHIEVEMENTS

Expert knowledge of USA domestic and international logistics, including all modes of transportation: LTL; LCL; FTL; Intermodal; Warehousing; Transloading; Distribution; and USA East Coast and West Coast container port operations and drayage.

Maintained, serviced, and upsold a book of business for Vanguard Logistics to $3.0M on existing accounts and maximized territory and global market share by providing superior communications with customers, regular face-to-face meetings, exceptional follow-up, and meeting all customer business needs.

After joining Estes, was immediately tasked with reworking the cross-dock and yard layouts to address travel time, traffic flow, and safety issues. After four months, improved dock productivity by 3%, reduced safety incidents to 0%, and improved overall yard traffic flow, and efficiency.

Served as J. Supor’s 24/7 chief liaison during and post, Superstorm Sandy, for all critical emergency operation dispatches for the City of NY Department of Emergency Services, Con Edison, National Grid, Northeast Utilities, PSE&G, NYC Housing Authority, NJ Transit, Longo Electric Pump, and NJ Passaic Valley Sewage. Accomplished 100% emergency on-time dispatches during and immediately following the catastrophic weather event.

Managed startup and ran rail operations for Millennium Marine Rail, the first joint intermodal rail operation between Maher and Maersk Inc/APM terminals. Successfully implemented the first operational usage of Kalmar RTG cranes in the United States for train loading/unloading operations for containers. Planned and worked with Norfolk Southern and Conrail railroad companies to secure proper train car equipment compacity daily.

Recognized for the outstanding logistical truckload services of both warehousing and critical/expedited delivery of the extremely delicate, “high-value” glass panels to the World Trade Center Towers site, New York City (Freedom Tower 1 and Tower 3) by J. Supor and Permasteelisa, Inc. All loads were delivered 100% damage free and with 99.5% on-time performance for two consecutive years.

EXPERIENCE

TRADE EXPEDITORS USA dba TEU GLOBAL, Piscataway, NJ (Managed remote operations office, Islamabad, Pakistan)

DOMESTIC SERVICES MANAGER October 2021 to February 2023

Non-asset-based international and USA domestic logistics, 3PL, Freight Forwarder, NVOCC, and US Customs Brokerage Company

Managed corporate vendor relations and cost containment with all national seaport, rail/port, and various 3PL trucking companies, warehouses, and distribution logistics vendors to ensure they meet performance expectations and contractual obligations.

Built and onboarded a comprehensive USA national network of various transportation industry 3PL specialty logistics vendors (100+) for port drayage, domestic road, intermodal rail, warehousing, transloading, and distribution for both cold and dry commodities.

Continually consulted with various international suppliers, manufacturers, and shippers with their unique import supply chain management roadmap models to make them more optative. Initial recovery, after review, 3-8% in direct cost savings and 60% enhanced delivery times on import shipping containers.

Accountable for the development, training, implementation of end-to-end logistics strategy vision, and execution in partnership with a foreign offshore functional operations office with 3 transportation business teams of 30 CSRs and 4 management support leads.

Performed operational investigations and prepared corrective SOP action plans to improve service and migrate risks, for all external or internal service failures (land, sea, or air).

Negotiated payment disputes and/or chargeback reductions with all USA domestic and global service 3PL vendors.

ESTES EXPRESS LINES, South Plainfield, NJ (mini-Break Bulk terminal)

OPERATIONS MANAGER September 2020 to October 2021

The largest privately-owned regional, national, and international LTL freight shipping company in North America.

Oversaw all aspects of terminal operations in a manner that assured superior delivery service and customer satisfaction while driving down internal operating costs through a team of 200+ employees. Hired, trained, set targets, provided guidance, performed terminations, and worked to fully develop staff.

Managed all terminal industrial engineering projects such as cross-dock and yard layout and the reengineering of SOPS and KPIs.

Documented, managed, reported, and followed to completion, all COVID-19 cases for ESTES HR of all infected terminal personnel

Regularly conducted safety interviews, investigations, and meetings, post-accident, for worker’s compensation incidents, road observations and notices of violations, and enforced compliance with all company policies and procedures: DOT safety and OSHA regulations.

Performed all company DOT Hazardous Materials training for both initial certifications and recertifications.

UNION COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Elizabeth, NJ

ADJUNCT PROFESSOR – Remote Visual Learning – Supply Chain Management July 2020 to November 2021

A 2,500 + urban student campus providing two-year Associate Degrees.

Enthusiastically leveraged extensive transportation industry knowledge and expertise to teach and coach students on transportation logistics and the supply chain management industry via remote learning. Built relevant add-on coursework using LinkedIn, YouTube, and various SCM applications and websites.

Engaged students to be focused on international resources of country of origin, international and USA cargo domestic logistics, USA geography, transportation modes, and methods, transit times (road and rail), and product production.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE GROUP OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, Somerville, NJ

VOLUNTEER - MARKETING COORDINATOR August 2018 to August 2020

A regional support group helping job seekers network to find new employment opportunities.

Provided marketing assistance to help expand the membership in the New Jersey, Somerset, and Hunterdon County areas. Organized and coordinated bookings of weekly motivational or subject matter expert guest speakers, and developed business modeling, financial analysis, and business intelligence to improve the non-profit program.

ATA FREIGHT, Garden City, NY

SENIOR CORPORATE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE August 2017 to June 2018

A major regional carrier providing global logistical services.

Drove sales and built relationships within strategically targeted business segments. Handled all account management for the top-producing company accounts. Created a sustainable working pipeline of annual sales quota. Assisted executive management in developing cross-selling business strategies in supply chain logistics and tactics for each international trade vertical using import Datamyne databases.

VANGUARD LOGISTICS SERVICES, Carteret, NJ March 2014 to June 2017

ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE – GLOBAL OCEAN SERVICES – (Promotion - October 2015 to June 2017)

The largest Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier specializing in international LCL cargo

Identified, maintained, and closed sales on global import, export, and domestic warehousing LCL cargo logistics business need, for each International Freight Forwarder and/or NVOCC account within an account base of over 250 assigned customers.

Performed constant communication with various international Vanguard Logistics overseas offices and/or international agents to provide the best first-mile to last-mile (E2E) global logistical services. Kept all domestic departments and divisions in the information loop from this highly matrixed global organization.

ACCOUNT MANAGER – US DOMESTIC SERVICES – LTL, TL, and 3PL Brokerage – March 2014 to October 2015

Provided sale and support of 3PL domestic trucking - TMS solution. Maintained or exceed annual sales quota of $1.4M as a dedicated account manager to 100+ individual Freight Forwarder / NVOCC customers across 17 major markets and 177 distinct branch locations in a service territory extending from Eastern Canada / Portland, ME to Virginia Beach, VA / Erie, NY.

Consistently exceeded sales growth targets of 3% to 5% while winning high customer loyalty and retention through attentive service and quality account support.

Set up, implemented, and trained each customer and their office staff with the process and procedures using a proprietary web-based TMS / SAP program.

J. SUPOR TRUCKING AND RIGGING, Kearny, NJ

ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER – OOG Trucking and RTG Crane Operations January 2011 to January 2014

The regional leader in heavy-haul trucking, heavy rigging, bonded warehousing, and port cargo OOG logistical services.

Planned and executed daily trucking and crane operational plans for shipments. Prepared, approved, and reconciled weekly multi-trade, multi-local unionized employee payroll.

Audited monthly and quarterly, internal and external warehousing inventory data for various international and/or domestic clients –Korean Airlines, G&S Industries, EI DuPont, BASF, Dow Chemical, PSE&G, and FedEx.

ON-TIME TRUCKING, Farmingdale, NY

WAREHOUSE AND DOCK SUPERVISOR April 2010 to January 2011

For this regional provider of LTL cartage freight carrier services, led outbound cross-dock and high-value electronic inventory and warehousing operations for newly acquired Roadrunner Transportation account in their North Bergen, New Jersey location.

MAERSK INC. / APM TERMINALS, Port Elizabeth, NJ

MANAGER OF VESSEL, RAIL, YARD, and BREAK-BULK OPERATIONS March 2003 to March 2010

The world’s second-largest ocean freight container terminal operator, and ocean vessel steamship line

Managed the entry and operations of incoming international vessels into Port Elizabeth, and completed the entire operational movement of container unloading and loading of vessel operations, to deliver containers of both dry cargo and temperature-sensitive (including super cold chain) reefer units to awaiting truckers for the largest international containerized cargo, vessel, and worldwide port terminal operator in the world through a diverse unionized workforce.

Oversaw 350+ ILA employees and performed coordination of more than 1800+ container lifts per 24/7 operating shifts. Developed and implemented daily vessel and yard operational plans, which promoted safety, and compliance awareness. Managed, audited, and approved certified unionized ILA staff payroll, scheduling, and overtime in excess of $1.0M weekly.

Traveled to and performed catastrophic logistics support management after Hurricane Katrina to the Port of New Orleans (2005).

EDUCATION / SKILLS

B.S. MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, Concentration in Statistics, Minor in Finance - Kean University, Union, NJ

IAC Air Cargo Security Training for Indirect Air Carrier 6A (2021)

Certified LEAN / Six Sigma Continuous Improvement Certification (CLP), Florida Institute of Technology

Proficient skills with Microsoft Office Suite and MS Teams (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Member of the Association Supply Chain Management (ASCM.org)

Board of Trustees Member - 2nd New Jersey Regiment (2NJ.org)

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