
Supply Chain/Senior Logistics Manager
Last Updated: 3rd August 2020 (over 2 years ago)
Summary
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration
Sep 1982
— May 1985
Cum Laude graduate
GPA: 3.43
Graduated in 3 years
Experience
Logistics Consultant
Apr 2020
— Aug 2020
Review and provide recommendations for module shipping transportation plans
Review applicable duties & tariffs on material being imported into the U.S. and ensure quota levels for those items are still available for use
Provide sourcing options and recommendations on U.S. logistics service providers
Logistics Manager - Americas Region
Sep 2017
— Jul 2020
Develop and direct all inbound and outbound logistics activities across all transport modes to support product movement from vendors to distribution centers, distribution centers to customers, and to support e-commerce shipping strategies
Responsible for developing and maintaining freight budget to support the business needs of the organization
Responsible for developing and enforcing standard operating procedures to comply with all local, state and federal regulations related to shipments and transportation
Negotiates logistics services contracts and pricing agreements with providers in various transportation modes, including 3PL, LTL, TL, and Ocean to meet budgetary goals and service metrics
Determines metrics for critical events in logistics supply chain
Responsible for proper HTS classification of products and maintaining/updating applicable US import duty rates in company’s operating system
Logistics and Infrastructure Engineer - Contractor
May 2013
— Nov 2015
Prepared L&I Resource Assessments (LIRA), operational logistics strategies, and execution plans for each project
Served as the foremost logistics contact for assigned offshore projects; worked across all operational disciplines
Primary focus was to address and resolve all logistical and infrastructure gaps found in assigned projects
o Noted significant gap in the daily onshore operations infrastructure as it related to chemical liquids required for new green field floating production systems
Steered company in conducting a study concerning chemical usage
Led supplier discussions to consider their perspectives and resources in developing systems
Added time-frame estimates to project timeline to keep FID date inclusive of time suppliers needed to adjust to new chemical quantities
Noted logistic gaps in construction plans for an onshore Brazilian natural gas facility which impacted the final decision regarding the overall viability of the project
Logistics Manager
Mar 2008
— May 2013
o Motiva Crude Expansion Project, a $9B upgrade to a petroleum refinery in Port Arthur, TX
Developed and executed a traffic and logistic (T&L) budget of $230M moving 640K freight tons
Managed a seven-member team that successfully arranged 300 module movements from four fabrication sites along the U.S. East Coast, Gulf Coast, and Mexico to Port Arthur, TX
Facilitated 11 heavy-lift shipments including a 1,200 metric ton column
o Australia Pacific LNG Project, an $8B liquid natural gas processing facility in Gladstone, Australia
Developed and managed a T&L budget of $323M, moving 600K freight tons via a four-person staff
Arranged 85 module movements via barge from a fabrication site in Indonesia to Australia; shipped 2 cold boxes from the U.S. Gulf Coast to Australia
Negotiated T&L service agreements; calculated T&L costs, job-hour requirements and related reports to form project logistics budget, leveraged purchase of ocean freight with Bechtel Global
Prepared a T&L study; traveled to greenfield job site and produced written logistics report that detailed project transportation plans
Western Regional Manager
May 2007
— Mar 2008
Mentored and supervised approximately 30 staff members throughout Texas
Successfully utilized 185K sq. ft. of warehouse space and 13 acres of container yard storage
Worked in a sales capacity within Texas; Generated approximately $15M in revenue
Director of Logistics/Purchasing Manager
Mar 2002
— May 2007
Contracted and managed all transportation and inventoried raw materials required to operate the U.S. facility
Handled ocean and barge shipments to maintain continuous plant operations for 365/24/7 operations; included managing an annual logistic budget of ~$20M for all modes of transport
Completed logistical analysis of operations; closed marine terminal and outsourced functions to a third party saving $800K
Initiated open competitive bidding for company’s transportation needs; achieved 30% savings in LTL costs, 15% savings in FTL costs, and 15% savings on air freight costs, totaling $350K
Reduced company charter vessel costs via competitive bid and saved $2.2M; also pared down the leased container fleet by over 400 units for an additional $80K in savings