Anthony Kirk
Westminster,CO
Summary
I want a highly rewarding career where I can utilize my skills and knowledge to help improve the success of the company as well as coworkers.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Cargo Rx
Commerce City, CO
05.2022 - Current
- Reduced turnaround time for project completion through effective resource allocation and team management.
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
- Directed initiatives to improve work environment, company culture or overall business strategy.
- Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Analyzed data trends to identify potential bottlenecks in operations workflow, implementing strategies to mitigate risks accordingly.
- Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
- Analyzed and reported on key performance metrics to senior management.
Terminal Manager
Midwest Motor Express
Denver, CO
10.2020 - 05.2022
- Responsible for the day to day operations of two terminals of over fifty employees
- Work closely with all departments to ensure proper procedures and standards are done daily
- Review daily and weekly production reports of all operations to ensure we are hitting our goals
- Weekly safety meetings held with all department to ensure a safe working environment
- Responsible for the scheduling of all employees
- Responsible for quarterly and annual reviews with all employees
Logistics Manager
Load to Ride Transportation
Denver, CO
10.2018 - 10.2020
- Responsible for the whole operation in regards to the revenue growth for the back haul side of 101 OTR drivers
- I oversee all negotiations on brokered loads for the back haul department consisting of 3 driver managers and 101 OTR drivers
- I am responsible for setting the city board for the local dispatcher for the daily operation
- Responsible for outbound deliveries in the 48 states to ensure timely and efficient reload schedules
- Responsible for changing of appointments while working directly with hundreds of customers
- Work directly with shop manager and vendors to solve any breakdown issues or accidents of drivers
- Management of all training processes for employees with the day-to-day operations
- Responsible for the placement of drivers to cover any direct customer loads to ensure full capacity and profitable revenue
- Use excel, TMW, Keep Trucking, DAT, and internet truck stop on a regular basis
City Planner
Old Dominion Freight Lines
Denver, CO
10.2016 - 10.2018
- Responsible for the inbound operations throughout the continental US
- Coordinate and route all inbound freight to ensure timely and efficient delivery of goods
- Worked closely with Operations Manager to endure daily cut off of routes for the success of on-time deliveries
- Pulled reports for all guaranteed shipments to ensure dock supervisors and managers properly routed the shipments for on-time delivery
- Pulled production reports daily to schedule for city operations of 120 local drivers
- I completed all of the Management Training and customer success courses required for supervisors
Operations Manager/Dispatch
Northpark
05.2014 - 10.2016
- Responsible for the inbound operations of a five state regional LTL company
- Coordinate and route all inbound freight to endure timely and efficient delivery of goods up and down the front range
- Managed all payroll for three departments of operations
- Controlled scheduling and labor costs to ensure company profitability
- Responsible for meeting weekly goals for sales and production
- Manage 26 city drivers and 18 dock workers' daily
- Sound understanding of DOT and OSHA regulations
Logistics Manager
Western Freightways
04.2013 - 05.2014
- Responsible for the back haul revenue for the company, as well as brokering of customer loads above the company's capacity
- Supervision of three driver managers and three freight brokers negotiating prices to fill trucks
- Management to over 80 drivers in all fifty states and Canada
- Coordinate customer loads throughout all 50 states
- Organized daily goals for our back haul revenue to optimize full capacity of truckloads
Operations Manager/Assistant Terminal Manager
Vitran
05.2009 - 04.2013
- Provided day to day operational direction to forty+ employees in all aspects of a LTL operation
- Developed project budgets, schedules, work plans, labor utilization, and cost estimates
- Resolved unusual or non-scheduled delivery requests, equipment breakdowns, and schedule changes
- Facilitated the successful delivery of dispatched loads through effective dispatch activities by assigning boards and promoting customer service
Operations Manager/Dispatch
Northpark
04.2001 - 01.2009
- Responsible for the inbound operations of a five state regional LTL company
- Coordinate and route all inbound freight to ensure timely and efficient delivery of goods up and down the front range
- Managed all payroll for three departments of operations
- Controlled scheduling and labor costs to ensure company profitability
- Responsible for meeting weekly goals for sales and production
- Manage 26 city drivers and 18 dock workers' daily
- Sound understanding of DOT and OSHA regulations
- Supervised three departments consisting of warehousing, local drivers as well as OTR drivers
Education
High school or equivalent -
Skills
- Quality control
- Shipping & Receiving
- Warehouse Management
- Leadership Experience
- Management Experience
- Operations Management
- Logistics
- Payroll
- Freight
- Inventory Control
- Daily Operations Management
- Freight Management
Timeline
Operations Manager
Cargo Rx
05.2022 - Current
Terminal Manager
Midwest Motor Express
10.2020 - 05.2022
Logistics Manager
Load to Ride Transportation
10.2018 - 10.2020
City Planner
Old Dominion Freight Lines
10.2016 - 10.2018
Operations Manager/Dispatch
Northpark
05.2014 - 10.2016
Logistics Manager
Western Freightways
04.2013 - 05.2014
Operations Manager/Assistant Terminal Manager
Vitran
05.2009 - 04.2013
Operations Manager/Dispatch
Northpark
04.2001 - 01.2009