John S. Harper, II
**** ********** ***** ***** *******, Texas 75052
817-***-**** (cell) e-mail: ************@*********.***
EXPERIENCE:
February 2009 – March 2014
Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse
Delivery Manager
Responsibilities: overseeing and scheduling customer merchandise deliveries (average of $100k in merchandise weekly); the management of 5 delivery drivers; maintaining delivery trucks, overseeing departmental budget of $150 annually.
December 2007 – February 2009
Heath Consultants
Field Technician
Responsibilities: detection of gas leaks in and around structures; assess the degree of the leak; provide written overview of the leak, calibration of equipment and maintaining company vehicle. Train personnel upon request.
May 2007 – July 2007
Noah’s Ark (Trinidad-Tabago, Republic of West Indies)
Project Manager
Responsibilities: create and execute project work plans and revises as needed; identifying needed resources; manage day-to-day operational aspects of the project and scope; review deliverables prepared by team; ensure project documents are complete, current and stored appropriately; manage project budget; track and report team hours and expenses on a weekly basis; analyze project profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization.
September 2002 – May 2007
Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse
Delivery Manager – Oct. 2005 – May 2007
Responsibilities: overseeing and scheduling customer merchandise deliveries; the management of 5 delivery drivers; maintaining delivery trucks.
Receiving Manager - Sept. 2002 – Oct. 2005
Responsibilities: receiving and stocking functions of the store; managing store inventory and ordering merchandise; the management of 5 staff members.
1995 – 2002
The Fort Worth Star Telegram
Newsprint Warehouse Manager
Responsibilities: receiving all newsprint shipped to the plant; quality control of all newsprint shipped to the plant; offsite newsprint warehouse; receiving weekly inserts to the plant; all staffing at the plant and offsite warehouse; maintaining all equipment and monitoring safety (forklifts, clamp trucks); staff training on all equipment supported by warehouse. Set up shipping schedules with all vendors. Coordinate with pressroom for required newsprint for pressruns
1981 – 1995
The Houston Post Newspaper
Newsprint Warehouse Manager
Responsibilities: receiving all newsprint shipped to the plant; quality control of all newsprint shipped to the plant; offsite newsprint warehouse; receiving weekly inserts to the plant; all staffing at the plant and offsite warehouse; maintaining all equipment and monitoring safety (forklifts, clamp trucks); staff training on all equipment supported by warehouse. Set up shipping schedules with all vendors. Coordinate with pressroom for required newsprint for pressruns.