President, Vice President, Director,General Manager, COO

ROBERT L. SIMMONS

**** ******** ***** * Mishawaka, Indiana 46544

574-***-**** * **********@***.***

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Executive-Level Management

Highly proactive, focused, and results-centric team

leader with exceptional record of spearheading

profitability turnarounds and driving business growth

for major organizations spanning industries including

transportation and distribution, manufacturing, and

retail. Consummate strategic planner, reputable for

optimizing productivity and effectiveness through

structuring and streamlining complex logistics

systems. Award-winning sales professional, proficient

at generating superior revenue results while

controlling costs. Innovative and engaged leader and

manager with forward-thinking approach to

establishing long-term goals and objectives and

tackling and overcoming obstacles to realize the

same.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

* Team Building and Leadership

* Business Launch, Growth, and Development

* Profitability Turnarounds

* Cultural Change

* Distribution and Logistics

* Product-Line and Supply-Chain Management

* Sales and Marketing

* Business Restructuring

* Customer Relations

* Market Penetration and Company Positioning

* Partnership Development

* Warehouse Automation

* Process Improvements

* Multi-Site Operations

* Profit and Loss

* Corporate Acquisitions

* Performance Management

* National and International Business Initiatives

* Personnel Development

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

THE LEADER LOGISTIC GROUP, Coldwater, Michigan *

2007-Present

Premier provider of 3rd-party logistics solutions to

local, regional, national, and international clients

spanning diverse industries.

President

Spearhead organization-wide structural and cultural

transformation of warehousing company into leading

3rd party logistics provider. Lead revamping

initiatives encompassing distribution, cross dock

operations, transportation, assembly, fulfillment,

inventory management, and reverse logistics within

500,000 square feet of warehouse space spread

throughout multiple facilities. Direct delivery of

product lines ranging from apparel to training

materials and supervise services provision to clients

representing multiple industries ranging from auto

parts manufacturing to publishing.

Selected Highlights:

* Catapulted 100%+ growth in business size through

cultivating existing client accounts and securing new

business.

* Enhanced labor cost ratios, generated 98.7%

improvement in shrink, and boosted warehouse space

usage efficiency by 33% while keeping personnel

increases to 4% through optimizing work processes and

implementing new documentation system.

* Launched automated warehouse processes for

fulfillment and distribution operations

* Introduced company's first warehouse management

system.

REID ENTITIES, Muskegon, Michigan * 2004-2006

Privately-held corporation specializing in

distribution and manufacturing. Comprised of 6

companies: Reid Supply Company, Reid Safety Outerwear

and Workwear, United SignGraphics Company,

Professional Parts Warehouse, Total Quality

Machining, and PAR Air LLC. $50M in annual revenue.

President and COO

Established and executed new 5-year organizational

strategy and re-architected company structure to

catalyze profitability turnaround and position

company to achieve maximum market exposure and

revenue. Conceptualized and created improved sales

and marketing materials, including redesigning

company catalog and instituting new pricing methods.

Administered company budget, including developing and

implementing 1st balance sheet in 5 years

Selected Highlights:

* Drove 18% increase in sales and profit through

enhancing international business exposure, creating

national company sales team, and launching multi-

channel distribution campaigns.

* Cut inventories by $2M, representing a 12%

reduction, upped fill rate by 8%, and increased gross

margin return on investment by 8.2% through

implementing improved product line management

processes and targeting supplier rationalization.

* Boosted cash flow by 7% in 1st year through

revamping accounting and finance business units,

including creating new CFO position, and enhanced

overall profitability through selling underperforming

business divisions and assets.

TRANSPORTATION DATA MANAGEMENT (TDM), Stokie,

Illinois * 2002-2004

Wholly-owned software subsidiary of RandMcNally,

combining company's extensive mapping information

with electronic systems to produce applications

including MileMaker and IntelliRoute for use globally

throughout shipping and transportation industries.

General Manager

Piloted company profitability turnaround. Managed

Sales and Marketing, Business Development, Customer

Service, Call Center, and Legal departments.

Supervised operations and distribution functions, and

oversaw teams spanning Human Resources, Product

Development, and Technical Support departments.

Established and cultivated relationships with

industry's premier companies including Federal

Express, J.B. Hunt, Schneider, and C.H. Robinson.

Selected Highlights:

* Skyrocketed revenue by 21% and expanded customer

base by 35% while cutting staffing needs by 50%

through strategically outsourcing targeted low-end

product sales and establishing reseller program to

boost internal sales team's ability to concentrate on

high-revenue products.

* Halted and reversed 7-year revenue and

profitability downturn through introducing large-

scale improvements and upgrades to company's product

line.

* Sustained consumer confidence and continued to

increase sales and profits throughout Rand McNally's

bankruptcy proceedings.

TRAFFICMASTER USA/TELETRAC, Farmington Hills,

Michigan * 2000-2002

United States provider of traffic information and

fleet management technology. Subsidiary of industry

leader Trafficmaster, PLC, headquartered in the

United Kingdom.

Chief Operational Officer/Regional Director

Directed subsidiary's establishment and launch,

heading United States market penetration and

identifying and seizing market opportunities.

Recruited and structured personnel teams to implement

start-up initiatives, crafted organizational policies

and procedures, secured requisite operational

resources, and created and administered budget.

Selected Highlights:

* Guided acquisition of Teletrac, including

overseeing due diligence, managing negotiations

processes, and redesigning organizational structure.

FRANKE COMMERCIAL SYSTEMS, LaVergne, Tennessee and

St. Charles, Illinois * 1999-2000

Privately-owned global leader in providing

maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) products

and systems for professional and domestic food and

beverage services and hygiene operations.

Headquartered in Aarburg, Switzerland.

Executive Vice President

Supervised all sales, marketing, and customer service

initiatives and purchasing, warehousing, and global

distribution operations targeting quick service

restaurant chains. Oversaw 2 customer call centers

and 3 additional operational facilities.

Selected Highlights:

* Reversed negative profits to achieve 2% ROI in 14

months through heading acquisition and profitability

turnaround of print distribution and fulfillment

company.

* Enhanced pick accuracy, slashed product returns by

40%, and cut personnel levels by 20% through

automating warehouse operations, including

introducing carousel and packlines.

* Executed 4-year strategic plan in 14 months while

maintaining service levels and reining in costs to

38% under budget, resulting in selection as member of

International Corporate Strategy Team for China.

Other previous roles included Vice President and

Division Manager - Unisource, Inc., District Sales

Manager - Circle Freight International, Station

Manager - DHL Worldwide Courier Express, Area manager

- Witte Transportation,

and Terminal Manager - Mid American Freight Lines.

Details on request.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Business Administration

Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Leadership in Distribution

Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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