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QUALIFICATIONS
* Highly organised with excellent liaison, communication, administrative, technical, presentation skills
* Experienced in financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, banking, cost control, p&l, invoicing, a/r, a/r
* Flexibility to work with independence and a team, extensive travel and work experience overseas
* Proficient in SAP, Oracle, VBasic, SQL, MS Word, Excel, Visio, Project, PowerPoint, Access
EXPERIENCE
Senior Manager, AES Cargo Logistics, EMEA Region, 1997 – 2003
* Logistics Contractor to Fortune 100 Firms, Government Agencies, Embassies, NATO, United Nations
* Provided leadership and direction for all company interests, business activities and project strategies
* Lead start up teams into several EMEA emerging market countries, assisting in company expansion
* Assisted in the creation and development of two successful brands of logistics relocations services
* Supervised 50-100 multinational staff in departments of administration, IT, sales, operations, finance
* Identified and won key industry partnerships & agreements, attended international conferences as company rep
* Directed the acquisition and operation of assets; offices, facilities, equipment, vehicles, supplies
* Supervised global transportation of cargo via air, ocean, line haul, barge, charters, consol, express
* Won sales contracts from key clients supervising customer service, new sales, proposals, quotations
* Created standard operating procedures, training manuals, service rate structures, reports, website content, brochures, client communications, high quality multi-media presentations
* Project Manager for 50+ complex logistics projects, key contact person for all project activities reporting on a director level, supervised project teams, multi-modal transportation, integrated IT systems, client and vendor contract negotiation, procurement, budget control, project performance
Project Coordinator, J.Gallant, Project Construction Contractor, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1996, duties: procurement & inventory, materials management, project control, site management, customer relations,
Materials & Inventory Controller, The School for the Blind, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1995, duties:vendor liaison, supply & inventory control, maintenance management, supervised four full time staff
Operations Manager, Thompson's Allied, Transportation/ Logistics, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 1993-94, duties: driver and vendor communication, load planning, traffic control, document control; shipping manifests, invoices, bill of ladings, material safety data sheets, dangerous goods documents
EDUCATION
The University of Texas at Austin, MDS/ PETEX, 2003,Oil Industry Certifications; IADC Well CAP Control, IADC Rig Pass, Occupational Health Safety Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems, Confined Space Entry, Hoisting & Rigging, Forklift, Fire Safety, H2S, Fall Protection, First Aid /CPR,
Saint Mary's University, Political Science Major, 1993-96
VOLUNTEER & MEMBERSHIPS
* American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina
(a founding member)
* Terry Fox Foundation in several European countries in collaboration with
The Embassy of Canada
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