Manager Management
Resume:
Randy Samples
Dacula, Georgia 30019
***********@*****.***
Summary
A results oriented management professional with over 28 years achievement in a quality customer focused environment. Major strengths include:
• Organization and Planning • Industrial Engineering
• Production • Operations
• Employee Development/Team Building • Communication/Presentation
Professional Experience
Consulting Dacula, Georgia 2011-Present
First Student Inc. Savannah, Georgia 2006-2010
Bartow County Public Schools Cartersville, Georgia 2006-2006
Gwinnett County Public Schools Lawrenceville, Georgia 2000-2006
Consulting Lilburn, Georgia 1997-2000
Champion Recycling Corporation Tucker, Georgia 1995-1997
United Parcel Service Atlanta, Georgia 1983-1995
Positions of increasing responsibility achieved through personal drive, leadership and results orientation:
Transportation/Industrial Engineering Consultant 2011-Present
General Manager 2006-2010
Director of Transportation 2006-2006
Transportation Manager 2000-2006
Transportation /Industrial Engineering Consultant 1997-2000
Atlanta Area Operations Manager 1995-1997
Center Manager 1994-1995
Sunrise Sort Supervisor 1991-1994
Preload Supervisor 1988-1991
Division Industrial Engineer 1986-1988
Service Provider 1983-1986
ORGANIZATION Coordinated overall daily maintenance of over 400 buses and 200 county owned vehicles to
AND PLANNING include preventative maintenance.
Planned and implemented daily work schedules and routes for over 450 drivers insuring delivery
within strict time constraints.
Coordinated the movement of up to 40,000 packages daily, which involved managing 70 hourly employees and eight supervisors.
Increased driver range of dispatch from 72% to 90%, which saved $80,000 annually, the best in the Georgia District.
Developed and implemented routing of a new business startup.
Planned and implemented manning of new sort operation.
PRODUCTION Improved on-time arrival from 86% to greater than 98%.
Decreased routes from 360 to 320.
Improved preload operations from 81% effective to 100% effective, another from 72% to 95%, Increased sunrise operation from 75% effectiveness to over 100% effectiveness.
Developed time saving production program in Lotus, which was implemented throughout the Georgia District to help improve employee production.
Managed loading over 100 package cars, including proper dispatch, proper job set up, production, payroll, and training of more than 60 employees and six supervisors over three preload operations.
Improved manufacturing line production by greater than 20%
Planned routing within the new Atlanta market, which made a profit of $108,000 annually, the first year.
Randy Samples
EMPLOYEE Hired and trained over 300 drivers and inside employees.
DEVELOPMENT/ Developed over 30 hourly employees for promotion into supervision.
TEAM BUILDING Successfully utilized motivational skills in building teams, which consistently meet goals and objectives.
Set up training department and developed materials for preload, administrative and driving workshops.
Due to efficiencies, traveled to all other markets with Champion to train other managers.
INDUSTRIAL/ Designed computer documents used for daily dispatch company wide, reduced management ENGINEERING time in this element.
Designed routes, which increased productivity in the Dunwoody center by 18% per driver.
Developed an audit program, which increased driver scanning/tracking efficiency.
Implemented time saving ideas by designing new conveyor systems.
Analyzed, designed and implemented operations including work measurements, time studies, and job set-ups.
Designed layout of operation and conveyor systems for new 40,000 square foot facility in addition to layout of operation.
Audited job set-ups in centers, which improved driver, clerical, and administrative production.
Designed plant layout and setup of operating center of Champion Recycling.
Designed layout and conveyor systems in CAD 13 resulting in savings of $1.1 million dollars
per year.
OPERATIONS Gained extension of contract with Board of Education vote of 8-0.
Helped develop new reports within tracking system aiding the operation in a more timely
response to customer inquiries.
Managed a 31 driver center, servicing Dunwoody and Doraville proper; delivering 7,500 packages and picking up 8,500 packages per day.
Managed over 400 drivers, and 2 sectors managers along with 14 area supervisors and 36 lead drivers in school bus transportation.
Worked with MapNet routing software, and with the GPS/AVL, and Zonar.
Created numerous spreadsheets, which were used district wide by management.
Trained managers throughout the company on proper dispatch and tracking of driver’s day.
Reduced absenteeism from 9% to fewer than 3% in the school bus transportation.
Worked with budgets exceeding $20 million and obtained $3 million dollar profit.
Created efficient routing in Gwinnett County resulting in tax payers savings of more than $2
million dollars per year.
COMMUNICATION/ Presented train-the-trainer workshop to supervisors responsible for instructing drivers on PRESENTATION operational procedures.
Perform monthly safety meetings for both hourly and management staff.
Conducted new supervisory orientation program for group of up to 30 on a quarterly basis.
Creatively presented monthly operational statistics in management meetings.
Coordinated and presented the kick off campaign for United Way.
Conducted daily prework communication meeting for groups of up to 60.
Education
Southern Technical Institute, Marietta, Georgia
B.S.: Industrial Engineering
Professional Development
• Supervisory Development Program • CAD 14
• People Workshop • Hazardous Materials
• Work Measurement • Time Study
• OSHA and DOT Compliance • Operational Safety Procedures
• Lock Out • Emergency Response
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