Manager Management

David Grimmer

**** ****** ****** **, *****, OH **130 440-***-****

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PROFILE

• Leader with experience directing groups focused on improving efficiency and quality through the application of engineering, technology, management science, project management and process engineering.

• Key business partner in operations decision making, business planning and strategy development.

• Key leadership roles in rate and contract negotiation with inter-modal company providers.

• Skilled in the application of Microsoft Office products and SAS programming to facilitate business decision making.

• Key facilitator with experience working with teams to translate conceptual ideas into practical opportunities.

• Leader with experience presenting and negotiating with the senior leadership of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

• Hands on experience in project management for enterprise-wide initiatives.

EXPERIENCE

YRC, Inc. / Roadway Express, Inc. Akron, OH 1995 to 2011

Manager Operations Planning and Inter-modal Rail Operations 2007 to 2011

As part of the network management staff, developed and managed projects and strategies to provide an efficient network of a Less than Truckload carrier with over 300+ facilities.

• Directed a $150 million annual inter-modal rail operation network.

• Initiated a change from private equipment to domestic containers that reduced the capital requirement for additional equipment and the need to reposition empty equipment reducing overall rail cost by $15 million annually.

• Negotiated rates and contracts with the major rail companies providing reduced rates during the economic downturn saving $5 million annually in rail expense.

• Managed and implemented the process and administration for the use of electronic toll transponders on the dif-ferent toll roads throughout the US with a $12+ million annual spend. Managed the consolidation of toll ac-counts which decreased the amount of restricted cash by $200K and provided for volume discounts of over $500K annually.

• Directed initiatives that fundamentally reengineered the company’s logistic network to reduce miles, improve quality and increase the use of inter-modal rail as a substitute for standard truck transportation reducing overall operating cost annually by $10 million.

• Managed a fleet of 25,000+ trailers with the responsibility of the distribution of the fleet to meet the operational volume needs of the network terminals. Managed the use of one way trailers that provided the needed trailers to facilities while reducing empty rail reposition miles with an annual savings of $1.6 million.

• Managed a staff of 4 project managers that worked with field operations and underachieving facilities on the use of best practices, which achieved a reduction in overall empty miles and reduced idle time of hourly work-ers with an operational cost savings of $600K annually.

Senior Operations Analyst 2003-2007

Responsible for performing analysis and presentations of changes to the company’s logistic network to the executive staff with the purpose of reducing overall operating cost and service performance of the company.

• Managed the implementation of running double 48’ trailers on the New York and Massachusetts turnpike be-tween Buffalo and the New England area’s reducing the overall miles and labor needs with $1 million annual savings.

• Managed formal change of operation projects which were required with our labor contract that included writing a formal document, meeting and presenting with senior leadership of the International Brotherhood of Team-sters and affected local unions, and the formal process of offering moves to hourly employees to meet the staff-ing needs of the new reengineered logistic network.

• Managed the design and implementation of a new truckload purchased transportation network as an alternative to the inter-modal rail network that achieved saving of $500K annually.

Operations Manager, Akron, OH 1999-2003

Responsible for the management of supervisors and hourly union employees on the efficient cross-dock movement of customer shipments, pickup and delivery operations, terminal switcher operations and over the road long haul movement of trailers.

Management Trainee, Operations Supervisor, Cleveland, OH 1995-1999

United Parcel Service Maumee, OH 1987-1995

Responsible for management of 20+ hourly employees in the efficient loading of package deliver trucks.

EDUCATION

Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

B.S., Mathematics

B.S., Accounting

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