Manager Sales
Resume:
JIM STRINDEN
Chandler, Arizona 85224
email: *********@*****.***
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CAREER OBJECTIVES
Responsible position utilizing professional experience in the transportation field, providing opportunity for further development and advancement. Background includes statewide and interstate transportation.
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QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive accomplishments in Sales, Operations, and Safety.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills, ability to work effectively with all levels, employees, clients and the general public.
Demonstrated success supervising over 150 employees including Sales, Drivers, and Maintenance personnel. Management style reflects ability to motivate by example.
Extensive experience in training drivers in the safe operation of all types of equipment to include tankers, vans, flatbeds, pneumatic and reefers.
Currently possess a CDL with all endorsements.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FORT WORTH CARRIERS (Dillards) 2008 to present
Line Driver
Transport freight for Dillards Distribution center to stores in western and southwest states pulling doubles.
STRINDEN TRUCKING/ Odyssey Tank Lines 1997 -2008
Owner-Operator
Dedicated to an Aerosol/LPG manufacturing company. Transported liquefied petroleum gasses throughout the Western States and Canada with my own equipment.
HERMAN MILES TRUCKING - LOS ANGELES, CA 1996 - 1997
Service Center Manager
Head of Los Angeles Facility. Responsibilities include Operations, Sales, and LTL trucking. Company is a nationwide carrier handling Air Freight, Ocean Freight, and General Commodities.
TCI Transport Service Inc. - LOS ANGELES , CA 90058 1994 - 1996
General Manager
Recruited by owner of major leasing company to establish Interstate-trucking operation. Expanded business by 800% to date. Organized entire operation and procured all existing accounts. Operations currently include four terminals with customers in the eleven western states.
Pacific Coast Transport - Long Beach, CA 90744 1985 - 1994
General Manager
Total responsibility of operation. Duties included the recruiting of qualified drivers and owner operators. Handled daily functions of the business from dispatching and routing of freight, to procurement of new accounts, Company operated in the eleven western states
hauling building materials, general freight, and temperature controlled commodities. Purchased all equipment for company.
Smiser Freight Service - South Gate, CA 1983 - 1985
Corporate Sales Manager
Directly involved with procurement of new business in an LTL type operation. Moved into corporate sales, and was successful in the acquisition of new business in a statewide environment.
Strinden Brothers Trucking - Wilmington, CA 1979-1983
Owner
Directed all aspects of the business. Held CDL with all endorsements. Experience driving all types of equipment including tankers, Flats, Vans, and Pneumatic type trucks. Company was also an agent for a major interstate carrier.
Pacific Intermountain Express Co. - Wilmington, CA. 1970 - 1979
Terminial Manager
Originally hired as tanker driver with bulk commodities division hauling chemicals in all 48 states and Canada. Promoted in 1972 to Line Driver Supervisor. In 1974 promoted to Terminal
Manager.
EDUCATION
AA Degree in Business Administration Harbor College, Wilmington, CA.
Industry related courses in Safety, OSHA, DOT, & Hazardous Material Regulation Compliance.
MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATIONS
CTA California Trucking Association
NSC National Safety Council
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