OBJECTIVE: To secure employment with a dynamic company to use my skills in support of logistics and customer service excellence
Experiences
Fleet 1 Logistics – Cleveland, Ohio 2021-
Responsibilities
Regional trucking company services to ensure timely delivering of freight and storage for customers including Amazon, Rexel and the T.S.A through Forward Air.
Identifying safety protocols to ensure safe transit and compliance of trucking vehicles
Review internal auditing to assure regular scheduling for drivers
Communicate with customers in a professional and efficient manner to address any complaints
General Motors Corporation – Parma, Ohio 2006 – 2021
Senior Quality Manager
Responsibilities
Worked closely with Quality Controls and Enhanced Inspection departments and management of several press metal fabrication department(s) daily.
Coordinated the responsibly for entire press metal department initiatives and activities within the operation from a BEST IN CLASS daily Quality plant manager’s meeting. This includes understanding the current processes, identifying improvement opportunities to the management team, then leading cross-functional Department Heads to drive GM-GMS improvements as well as always maintaining safety compliance. I worked with all levels of management to generate improvement plans, capital improvements, and sustained GM-GMS housekeeping excellence.
Worked with department managers/on changes for the department and direct GM-GMS principles.
Worked with Facilities Manager and maintenance team to coordinate, press readiness, installation and upgrade projects relating to GM-GMS Elements.
Maintained documentation including photos and scores of daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly GM-GMS activities department-wide
Implemented process management/process improvement initiatives following Lean Six Sigma principles
Wrote & maintained Standardize processes across plant department, developing Standard GM-GMS Procedures
Supported, score, post, and communicate all GM-GMS scores and department improvements
Ensured all safety initiatives are integrated into GM-GM-GMS activities and improvements
Lead/drive process changes, improvements, value stream mapping
Championed communication between organizations at all levels for GM-GMS
Facilitated cross-functional teams to achieve objectives
Followed and comply with all Environmental Health & Safety policies
Worked with entire production employees on GM-GMS changes for their departments
Monitor press calibrations and system test with daily job runs on GM-GMS World Class Elements.
Swift Contractors L.L.C – Strongsville, Ohio 2002 – 2025
Chief Operating Officer
Responsibilities
Managed company financial functions (analysis, pricing management, P&L, payroll, budgeting)
Spearheaded targeted business-to-business marketing, resulting in significant annual revenue increases
Developed operations, work-site safety and recruitment/staffing programs
My company is a certified National First Responder since 2009 with F.E.M.A at the request of a Presidential Disaster Emergency Declaration. We went for several months to different States, repeatedly.
EDUCATION
Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio
Masters of Arts - Candidate: Applied Communication Theory & Methodology –Current GPA 3.4 (2025-2026)
Bachelor of Arts - CUM LAUDE History with a minor in Economics
Bachelor of Arts – Philosophy with a minor in Political Science
Bachelor of Arts – Communications with a minor in African
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Federal Deployment – F.EM.A for National Disaster Emergency Services
Former Elected Official – Executive Board UAW LOCAL 1005(non-profit)
NAACP – Criminal Justice / Prison Branch Committee
Board Member – Cleveland Art Theatre and Star Literacy Group
Community Action Program Counsel Delegate