Nick Olinger
Marion, IA *****
***********@*******.***
Over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, sales, project management, finance, administration, and athletics. Has earned office/departmental awards at every job worked. Looking for the next opportunity to apply a unique and diverse skill set to obtain mutually beneficial growth and success. Experience Highlights
Branch Operations Manager
Stoughton Lease
June 2024 – Present
• Managed daily operations and supervised the overhaul of branch supply chain logistics.
• Streamlined operations, came in with a 6-month backlog of work. Oversaw maintenance/management/repair of over 70 damaged trailers in a 3-month time period.
• Handled logistics/delivery in a month that saw over 148 trailers go back out on lease, increasing the trailer utilization to over 80% of branch inventory.
• Decreased accounts in arears to less than .75% of the branches’ total portfolio, which is currently $3.6 million for the 2024 fiscal year.
• Overhauled vendor management and cut labor repair costs by 35%.
• Reversed the trend of the branch losing business by creating new deals with 5 companies that had not used Stoughton’s services in over 5 years. Backhaul Administrator
CRST
December 2010 – March 2023
• Supervision of the project to get backhaul deadhead mileage below 22% of total transit.
• Managed FEMA projects 2012-2022; coordinated response and delivery of time sensitive essential goods and services to areas affected by natural disasters. Workload consisted of 500 loads a week though this process.
• Managed FedEx Surge 2015 and generated gross margin of $7.5M for month of December, with 900 loads a week.
• Trained/supervised 47 different employees throughout tenure. Senior Branch Account Executive
CitiFinancial
May 2008 – October 2008
• Sold and underwrote unsecured and auto-secured loans, as well as sub-prime mortgages.
• Collected aged receivables, with a 78% collection/refinance rate.
• Was rated in the top 5 in the company for refinance conversion. Education
Master of Science in Education-
Sports Administration-
Graduated May 2022
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, KS
(3.76 GPA)
Bachelor of Science- Sports
Management- Graduated April
2019
Grand Canyon University,
Phoenix, AZ
(Dean’s List, President’s List,
3.89 GPA)
Delta Mu Delta Honors
Business Fraternity Member,
2018
Associate of Science - Business
Administration – Graduated
August 1998
Kirkwood Community College,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Notable Awards
McGrath Over the Top Award
for Outstanding Customer
Service – November 2023
CRST Extra Mile Award – First
quarter 2014
Skills
• Microsoft Suite
• Process improvement
• Inventory management
• McLeod OS
• Teaching/training/mentorship
• AS400
• Logistics
• Risk Mitigation
• Contract Negotiation
• Project/Program Leadership
• Data analysis training
• Supply Chain