BRANDON BURKS
Bowersville,GA
Summary
Highly skilled and motivated professional with extensive experience in data analysis, transportation, and logistics. Proven ability to optimize processes, manage large data sets, and drive performance improvements. Demonstrated excellence in program management and problem-solving in high-pressure environments. Eager to leverage robust skills in transportation and supply chain management to deliver superior results for Amazon Freight.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Ship Clerk/Vendor Returns
Amazon
429 Toy Wright Rd, Pendergrass Ga
06.2023 - Current
- Utilized various transportation applications, including FMC, Outbound Dock, and Yard Management System, to schedule, update, and create schedules for third-party vendors.
- Built and maintained strong relationships with third-party liquidation vendors, effectively communicating their needs and taking prompt action to meet them.
- Operated under time constraints to fulfill scheduled loads efficiently.
- Exercised high judgment in fast-paced situations to ensure desired outcomes, discerning when to escalate issues to leadership or handle them independently.
- Utilized various systems, including Excel, Access, JavaScript, and SQL, to pull data for interpretation and process monitoring.
- Developed new performance metrics to track and improve various processes using innovative perspectives.
- Conducted deep dives into operational inaccuracies, resolving identified issues, and communicating findings and actions to leadership and other shifts to develop more accurate processes.
- Managed a team of over 20 associates in the removals and pack department, ensuring a quick, high-quality process was consistently delivered in a timely manner.
- Identified areas for improvement in leadership workflows, creating new programs to track shift and associate metrics more quickly, accurately, and in greater detail.
Data Analyst
Amazon
Pendergrass, Georgia
12.2021 - 06.2023
- Improved data accuracy and throughput by revising existing system logic
- Filtered and cleaned data using both automated and manual reviews
- Enhanced operations with skilled data interpretation and results analysis using various statistical techniques
- Developed multiple tools and programs to drive performance metrics and streamline processes
- Led projects focused on rate and process improvement, significantly boosting operational efficiency
- Created staffing tools and mass inventory deletion tools, standardizing associate tracking processes, and reducing tracking time by 95%
- Transformed raw data into actionable insights for internal teams, leading to informed decision-making
- Managed complex projects with high levels of organization, time management, and attention to detail, achieving project goals 95% of the time.
Transportation Yard Marshal
Amazon
Pendergrass, Georgia
03.2021 - 12.2021
- Managed and trained yard teams for daily tasks such as, check in, check out, vehicle directing, yard safety, and communication.
- Successfully completed daily tasks through self-direction and initiative, operating effectively without direct managerial oversight.
- Directed incoming truckers to ensure timely load pick-ups, maintaining operational efficiency
- Managed a portfolio of over 100 transportation cases and collaborated with third-party providers for trailer repairs, ensuring operational readiness.
- Supervised a team of hostler drivers, coordinating moves as per operational directives
- Conducted yard audits to verify freight accuracy and security
- Scheduled freight pickups with third-party logistics partners, including UPS
- Optimized yard capacity to prevent logistical bottlenecks and ensure smooth operations
- Proactively identified and resolved safety issues, maintaining a secure working environment.
- Checked vehicle equipment for proper functioning prior to use, ensuring a 95% equipment readiness rate.
- Utilized clear communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with vendors.
- Worked with Operations to secure destination for scheduled and unscheduled drop offs and pick ups.
Feed Mill Assistant Manager
Rose Acre
Canon, Georgia
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Maintained operational performance through the effective execution of opening and closing procedures, achieving a 98% on-time rate.
- Collaborated with upper management to implement business improvements
- Supported recruiting, training, and professional development initiatives
- Utilized various software to control machinery in high-stress, time-sensitive environments
- Edited software-integrated thresholds to optimize machinery efficiency, increasing process speeds by 25%.
- Scheduled loads for receiving and shipping, ensuring ingredient levels were maintained and farmhouses were consistently supplied with feed.
- Effectively communicated with drivers to ensure daily Tasks and expectations were understood.
- Worked with third-party vendors, creating new contracts for the company, and maintaining those relationships
- Collaborated with third-party vendors to create new contracts and maintain strong, ongoing relationships.
Education
Bachelor's Degree (In Progress) - Computer Science
Southern New Hampshire University
Hooksett, NH01.2026
FullStack Software Development Certification - Software Development
WeCanCodeIT Full-Stack Coding Bootcamp
Cleveland, OH11.2023
High School Diploma -
Oglethorpe County High School
Lexington, GA05.2012
Skills
- Data Filtering
- Report Preparation
- Project Management
- Problem Solving
- Logical Thinking
- High Judgment
- Fast Learner
- Works well under pressure
- Identifying potential improvements
- Leadership Skills
- Shipping and Receiving
- Strong Communication
- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Charts, Data Cleansing, etc)
- SQL
Timeline
Ship Clerk/Vendor Returns
Amazon
06.2023 - Current
Data Analyst
Amazon
12.2021 - 06.2023
Transportation Yard Marshal
Amazon
03.2021 - 12.2021
Feed Mill Assistant Manager
Rose Acre
07.2017 - 07.2020
Bachelor's Degree (In Progress) - Computer Science
Southern New Hampshire University
FullStack Software Development Certification - Software Development
WeCanCodeIT Full-Stack Coding Bootcamp
High School Diploma -
Oglethorpe County High School