Supply Chain Customer Service

**** *. ****** **** **** $ Stringtown, Oklahoma **569

PHONE 580-***-**** $ E MAIL nc6gcp@r.postjobfree.com

TERRY R. BRURING

OBJECTIVE

I had spent 30 years with the same business unit within Fortune 500 companies handling a variety of Supply Chain related functions. Having a very strong network in the common carrier enterprise was a strong asset to my success. My goal is to use my past experience, networking and knowledge of Supply Chain solutions with Fortune 500 companies to help solve Supply Chain issues for others.

EXPERIENCE

2011 to Present TSB Consulting, LLC Stringtown, Oklahoma

President

Consultant for Supply Chain solutions.

Conducted RFQ on freight rates and carrier performance reporting for Mallard Creek Polymers

Developed packaging solution for Nexeo Solutions

2010 to 2011 Arkema, Inc. Stringtown, Oklahoma

North American Supply Chain Operations Leader

Operations leader for all Supply Chain related activities in North America for Arkema Emulsion Systems.

Oversight of all manufacturing, warehousing, packaging and rail locations.

Manage logistics for over 18,000 bulk tank truck shipments, and over 8,000 LTL and FTL package shipments annually.

Responsible for successful networking between shipping locations, carriers, and end use customer.

Managed a fleet of 160 rail cars.

Coordinated production by product, by site.

Supported Sales and Marketing on projects involving solution designs at customer locations.

Negotiate freight rates and maintain budgetary costs.

2002 to 2010 Dow Chemical Corporation Stringtown, Oklahoma

Senior Logistics Coordinator

Operations leader for all Supply Chain related activities in North America for UCAR Emulsion Systems and Emulsion Polymer Divisions.

Oversight of all manufacturing, warehousing, packaging and rail locations.

Manage logistics for over 24,000 bulk tank truck shipments, and over 14,000 LTL and FTL package shipments annually.

Responsible for successful networking between shipping locations, carrier, and end use customer.

Managed fleet of 480 rail cars.

Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Coordinated production by product, by site.

Supported Sales and Marketing on projects involving solution designs at customer locations.

Negotiate freight rates and maintain budgetary costs.

1981 to 2002 Union Carbide Corporation Garland, Texas

1992 2002 B Supply Chain Manager

Oversight of all manufacturing, warehousing, packaging and rail locations.

Manage logistics for over 16,000 bulk tank truck shipments, and over 8,000 LTL and FTL package shipments annually.

Responsible for successful networking between shipping locations, carriers, and end use customer.

Manage private fleet at five locations.

Coordinated production by product, by site.

Negotiate freight rates and maintain budgetary costs.

1986 1992 B Services Supervisor

Purchasing of raw materials.

Managed in bound and out bound logistics.

Planning of reactors.

Management of packaging for out bound shipments.

Managed private fleet at the Garland, Texas location.

Responsible for successful networking between shipping locations, carrier, and end use customer.

Responsible for customer service activities.

1983 1986 B Shift Supervisor

Shift supervision for manufacturing of emulsions at the Garland, Texas location.

Supervision over packaging and bulk out bound shipping.

1981 1983 B Chemical Operator

Manufacturing of emulsions.

Packaging of out bound shipments.

Loading bulk, both truck and rail, for out bound shipments.

Raw material handling.

PROJECTS

Established a network of over 140 bulk tanks nationally utilizing telemetry to allow a simplified version of vender managed inventory.

Assisted in the design of specialized bulk trailers to maximize payload.

Developed and implemented driver assisted offloading process.

Established back haul lanes for numerous products nationally significantly reducing freight costs.

Established rail-to-truck facilities in Atlanta-Georgia, Baltimore-Maryland, Chicago-Illinois, Garland-Texas, Jacksonville-Florida, Kent-Washington, Montreal-Quebec, and Waxahachie-Texas.

Orchestrated negotiations and implementation of carrier contracts for over 18,000 bulk loads annually for Union Carbide, Dow Chemical and Arkema, Inc.

Worked with drum manufacturer to develop a specialized poly drum for emulsions to maximize payload.

Established packaging facilities in the Chicago-Illinois, Houston-Texas, Jacksonville-Florida, and Hahnville-Louisiana locations.

Developed a rail to pipeline transfer facility in Garland, Texas.

Assisted NEXEO Solutions to design packaging facilities.

Conducted a “Request For Quotation” bid package for Mallard Creek Polymers in Charlotte, North Carolina for all outbound bulk freight.

AWARDS RECEIVED

1995 - Union Carbide Corporation - Chairman=s Award for logistics cost improvements.

2006 - Dow Chemical Company - Chairman=s Award for logistics improvements.

2007 - Dow Chemical Company - Millionaire Club Award for Six Sigma cost saving

initiatives.

2007 - Dow Chemical Company - Responsible Care Award for safe handling

improvements.

2011 - Arkema, Inc. - CEO Performance Award for facilitating a smooth transition from

Dow to Arkema.

EDUCATION

2002 – Received Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

1977 - Graduated from Solon High School, Solon, Iowa.

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