General Manager of Transportation
01/2011
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Nashville,
TN
Responsible for oversight and leadership of corporate staff that manages and supports network transportation carrier base through strategic sourcing and contracting of multi modes of transportation for multi site manufacturing and distribution sites in North America.
Operations Manager of Transportation
07/2002 to
12/2010
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
Lebanon,
TN
Led transportation staff that managed a private fleet of 90 drivers and 70 common carriers to support all inbound and outbound tire distribution to service a regional retail and dealer customer base of over 1000 ship to locations.
Transportation Manager
10/1995 to
12/2001
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Decatur,
IL
Managed and supported all manufacturing plant transportation activities and carriers for both manufacturing and outbound finished goods shipments to customers and network Distribution Centers.
Account Manager
10/1994 to
08/1995
Con-Way Central Express
Ann Arbor,
MI
Built upon and increased LTL customer account base from territory expansion in NY and NJ through cold call and on site visits to prospective customers.
