City Mail Carrier
United States Postal Service - Severna Park, MD
January 2012 to Present
Answer customers' questions about postal services and regulations.
Record address changes and redirect mail for those addresses.
Obtain signed receipts for registered, certified, and insured mail; collect associated charges; and complete any necessary paperwork.
Deliver mail to residences and business establishments along specified routes by walking and/or driving, using a combination of satchels, carts, cars, and small trucks.
Sort mail for delivery, arranging it in delivery sequence.
Hold mail for customers who are away from delivery locations.
Return to the post office with mail collected from homes, businesses, and public mailboxes.
Report any unusual circumstances concerning mail delivery, including the condition of street letter boxes.
Sign for cash-on-delivery and registered mail before leaving the post office.
Meet schedules for the collection and return of mail.
Bundle mail in preparation for delivery or transportation to relay boxes.
Register, certify, and insure parcels and letters.
Maintain accurate records of deliveries.
Return incorrectly addressed mail to senders.
Leave notices telling patrons where to collect mail that could not be delivered.
Turn in money and receipts collected along mail routes
Driver
Drive Force llc
February 2010 to November 2011
Inventory and inspect goods to be moved to determine quantities and conditions.
Secure cargo for transport, using ropes, blocks, chain, binders, or covers.
Wrap goods using pads, packing paper, and containers, and secure loads to trailer walls, using straps.
Follow appropriate safety procedures for transporting dangerous goods.
Collect delivery instructions from appropriate sources, verifying instructions and routes.
Read and interpret maps to determine vehicle routes.
Maintain logs of working hours and of vehicle service and repair status, following applicable state and federal regulations.
Obtain receipts or signatures for delivered goods and collect payment for services when required.
Climb ladders to inspect loads, ensuring that cargo is secure.
Check all load-related documentation to ensure that it is complete and accurate.
Give directions to laborers who are packing goods and moving them onto trailers.
Load and unload trucks, or help others with loading and unloading, operating any special loading-related equipment on vehicles and using other equipment as necessary.
Report vehicle defects, accidents, traffic violations, or damage to the vehicles.
Place empty carts and pallets in trailers so they will be available to facilitate placement and movement of goods.
Check conditions of trailers after contents have been unloaded to ensure that there has been no damage.
Drive trucks to weigh stations before and after loading and along routes to document weights and to comply with state regulations.
Remove debris from loaded trailers.
Operate equipment, such as truck cab computers, CB radios, and telephones, to exchange necessary information with bases, supervisors, or other drivers.
Read bills of lading to determine assignment details.
Check vehicles to ensure that mechanical, safety, and emergency equipment is in good working order.
Logistic Support Representative
US Navy
March 2007 to July 2008
Support and tender 17 Nuclear Submarines with 24/7 provisions
Collaborate with other departments to integrate logistics with business systems and processes, such as customer sales, order management, accounting, and shipping.
Negotiate transportation rates and services.
Establish or monitor specific supply chain-based performance measurement systems.
Develop risk management programs to ensure continuity of supply in emergency scenarios.
Plan and implement material flow management systems to meet production requirements.
Direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, and logistics quality management.
Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, and performance evaluation.
Analyze the financial impact of proposed logistics changes, such as routing, shipping modes, product volumes and mixes, and carriers.
Ensure carrier compliance with company policies and procedures for product transit and delivery.
Direct distribution center operation to ensure achievement of cost, productivity, accuracy, or timeliness objectives.
Analyze all aspects of corporate logistics to determine the most cost-effective and efficient means of transporting products or supplies.
Train shipping department personnel in roles and responsibilities regarding global logistics strategies.
Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports and exports, or customer issues.
Education
A School - Meridian, MS June 2007
political science/ liberal arts
Wesley College - Dover, DE December 2003