Highly Skilled and Seasoned Transportation Manager
Resume:
Resume of
Barry M. Friedman
Johnston, Iowa 50131
Phone: 515-***-****
E-Mail: ************@*****.***
Personal Details:
U.S. Citizen
Valid U.S. Passport
Health is Excellent
Happily married with a son and daughter
Objective
Seeking career management opportunity with a forward thinking manufacturing company leading their international transportation department to achieve financial goals or with a global freight forwarder/NVOCC that is willing to take calculated risks for greater financial rewards utilizing my skills, knowledge, and experience gained in forwarding and transportation industries through various capacities obtained and retained
Employment
July 2007 to Present
Mid America Recycling Co, a Greenstar Co Des Moines, Iowa
International Transportation Manager
Start up of International Transportation Operations in Des Moines corporate office for worldwide company
Implementing Ocean Transportation operating procedures
Export Compliance rules and regulations implementation on going
Negotiate rates for yearly service contracts with steamship lines covering company worldwide on going
In house export documentation preparation and flow
Continued contact with all international carriers to gather current market trends
December 2005 to June 2007
Dachser Transport of America
Los Angeles, Ca
Export Manager
Oversee staff of 3 people in the Export Department Air and Ocean
Full P&L responsibility
Operated Export Group Los Angeles office within corporate and federal guidelines – includes TSA certification /IMDG certified
Negotiated rates with airlines and steamship lines to improve gross profit bottom line – always worked toward improving shipment provides
Hiring and firing responsibility
Insured worldwide agent e-mail requests responded before close of business day
July 2004 to December 2005
American Cargo Express Inc
Carson, Ca.
Export Manager
January 2001 to July 2004
American Cargo Express Inc
Houston, Texas
Export Manager
Oversee staff of 5 people Export Department Air and Ocean
Full P&L responsibility
Operated Export Group in Houston within corporate and federal guidelines
Promoted and Relocated to Carson, Ca. office as Manager Export Department Territory coverage Pacific Coast North to South through to Southern USA East>West
Always strive to improve shipment profits as / when possible
Insured agent responses before close of day’s business
Operated group under team player concept
March 1998-December 2000
Archer Freight Systems, Inc
Houston, Texas
Export Manager
Oversee a staff of 3 people in the Export Department Air and Ocean
Operated Export Group in Houston within corporate and federal guidelines ongoing
Full P& L Responsibility
Insured agent responses before close of business each day
Company eventually sold and merged into American Cargo Express Inc
July 1992- February 1998
Daher Golden Eagle – Houston Texas
Export Manager/
Special Projects Manager
Negotiated, awarded and implemented special projects
Handled 3 Projects – 1 to China vessel and aircraft chartering through domestic and worldwide procurement 2 projects – 1 domestic and 1 international domestic and worldwide procurement import into Charleston,. S. C.
Promoted to Export Manager / Special Projects Oversight operating within corporate and federal guidelines
Always negotiated rates prior and during shipping process to achieve higher bottom line profits at all times
Full P&L Responsibility for projects and general export forwarding
Supervised a staff of 6 people in the Corporate Office Houston, Texas
Hiring and Firing responsibility
Always a team player
1988 – 1992
Calberson Hermann Ludwig – Houston, Texas
Export/Project Manager
Export Manager with P&L responsibility
Supervised an export staff of 3 people in the Houston Office both air and ocean
Group Expanded to 6 people based on award of special projects
Operated export department within corporate and federal guidelines
On-going department training
Negotiated rates to improve each shipments profits
Additional Employment History in brief
1983 – 1988
Katalistiks, a division of Union Carbide – Savannah, Ga – Logistics Manager of Raw Materials and International Shipping Import and Export of finished and intermediate finished product
1979-1983
Katalistiks, a division of Union Carbide – Baltimore, Maryland. - Logistics Analyst. Promoted to Logistics Manager and relocated to plant level Savannah Ga.
1976-1979
John S. Connor, Inc – Friendship Airport/BWI Airport Office
Export Clerk / Import Clerk – began learning the international transport field in international freight forwarding and customhouse brokerage
Additional References available upon request
Willing to relocate to a major ocean / airfreight commercial center based on salary and benefit package
Reference:
Johnathan Arentsen
As a colleague in the transportation industry
Joel Switsky
President of Archer Freight Systems sold to American Cargo Express
Warren Hastings
Dallas, Texas
972-***-**** As a shipper whom I’ve worked with closely in the past
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