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Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Outside Involvement
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Charles Wirth

Port Saint Lucie

Summary

As an accomplished Vice President and President, I bring years of experience in driving actionable strategic leadership and business development. I excel in developing and implementing strategies aligned to over realize the business's goals, fostering employee engagement, and creating a positive winning culture. My expertise extends beyond business development, talent acquisition, performance management, associate development, organizational excellence, and customer satisfaction to encompasses compliance with industry regulations. In addition to my leadership roles, I also specialize in crafting customized intentional KPI transitions, both leading and trailing, that drive cross-functional alignment within an organization. With a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of industry analytics, I create a culture of team wins. I empower individuals to succeed by leveraging their strengths and providing the support that is appropriate for them.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience

Work History

School Director

International Education Corporation, Sage Truck Driving Schools
08.2024 - 02.2025
  • Lead Admission and enrollment of students achieving 6X student census in six-month
  • Development of industry training programs partnering
  • Supervision, motivation, and leadership of training staff
  • Efficient scheduling of trainees on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis
  • Initiated overall quality of the programs offered
  • Responsibility for monitoring attendance, testing, grading, and student files
  • Ensuring the proper invoicing of services rendered and assisting with the prompt collection of tuition, fees, and charge
  • Responsible for profitable financial management of the business, cash flow and revenue
  • Implementation and enforcement of standards for state licensing and the professional transportation industry
  • Career development of professional staff
  • Ensure safety and welfare of employees and students
  • Safeguarding an honest, hardworking, and friendly work environment
  • Coordinating maintenance of equipment

Vice President of Driver Training Programs

Swift Transportation of Arizona LLC.
08.2018 - 11.2023
  • Reconstructed company training delivery methodology to be agile and adaptive improving reportable financial results by 71%
  • Increased effectiveness and efficiency of operational locations throughout the US
  • Developed a sustainable leadership group and staff consisting of 100 associates
  • Negotiated and implemented contract training agreements with outside vendors reducing the internal reliance on capital and human resources
  • Implemented KPIs and monthly reviews of financial operations, established annual and monthly budgeting
  • Developed the Sr
  • Director of Academy of Operations, for Succession Plan
  • Effectively manage an annual budget of $30M

Owner | President

American Institute of Trucking, Inc. (AIT)
04.1991 - 07.2018
  • Ensured stability of the company by implementation of long range and daily operating financial strategies
  • Orchestrated two successful acquisitions
  • Hoisted AIT to a nationally renowned organization by development and deployment of effective customer acquisition strategy, ensuring superior service levels, and participation in industry standards creation
  • Cultivated organization from one location to a multi-state multi-location operation without incurring debt
  • Implemented strategy that resulted in AIT boasting a national brand with a reputation for producing some of the finest entry-level truck drivers in the country
  • Achieve national accredited status along with certification from the US Department of Education to offer Federal Student Aid Programs at all campuses

Education

Business Administration and Accounting -

Harrison Business College
Indianapolis, IN

Skills

  • Operations Management
  • Data Analysis
  • Identifying Opportunities
  • Workforce Management
  • Continuous Process Improvement
  • Employee Development
  • Strategic Partnerships
  • Problem Resolution
  • Customer Development
  • Strategic Planning
  • Budgeting
  • Project Management
  • KPI and Accountability
  • Ethical Practices
  • Cross-Functional Development
  • Employee Relations
  • Regulation Compliance
  • Customer Engagement
  • Leadership
  • P&L Accountability
  • Financial Controls
  • Change Management
  • Role Modeling
  • Team Building
  • Communication
  • Innovator
  • Negotiations

Accomplishments

  • Propelling Revenue Growth and Margins, Drove revenue growth by 5x through organic growth and expansion with a disciplined actionable focus on increasing volume while managing measurable margin improvement. Corroborated intradepartmental KPIs to align with corporate perspective of revenue and cost, internal controls, customer, and employee development.
  • Protecting Business Value, Sustained growth by constructing, from both internally and externally, a cast of passionate leaders with values consistent with culture of results. Marketing, Sales, Financing, Operations, Product, and Administration all embracing the roles needed for the success of the organization while ensuring quality service and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
  • Overcoming Business Challenges, Innovated methodology of product/service delivery allowing agile adaptation to fluctuations in economy, market or other external/internal impacts. Orchestrated the successful transition of an antiquated customer database to a dynamic database increasing tracking, reporting, and insight of customer behaviors.
  • Driving Performance Improvement, Refined data reporting and analysis leading to improved accountability to appropriate Key Performance Indicators, such as cost per acquisition, cost per operational performance, and cost per asset utilization, etc. These transitions held the business operators accountable for efficiency and identified areas for improvement reducing the cost of operations by 71%.

Outside Involvement

  • Accrediting Commission of Career School and Colleges, 01/01/75, 12/31/23
  • Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI), Past Team Leader | Board Member, 01/01/05, 12/31/14
  • Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI), Board Member, 01/01/22, Current
  • Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), Founding Member
  • Third Party CDL Testing Agent (3rd Party Tester) for Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, and California
  • Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
  • National Advocates for the Advancement of New Drivers (NAAND)
  • Arizona Trucking Association (ATA), Board Member, 01/01/98, 12/31/00
  • American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)
  • Truckload Carrier Association (TCA), Truck School member, 01/01/11, 12/31/23

Timeline

School Director

International Education Corporation, Sage Truck Driving Schools
08.2024 - 02.2025

Vice President of Driver Training Programs

Swift Transportation of Arizona LLC.
08.2018 - 11.2023

Owner | President

American Institute of Trucking, Inc. (AIT)
04.1991 - 07.2018

Business Administration and Accounting -

Harrison Business College
Charles Wirth