Christopher Smith
Danville,Kentucky
Summary
Dynamic Leader with extensive experience in steering transportation and planning operations to a high level of performance. Impactful professional who possesses expertise in elevating operations, while minimizing costs and boosting morale and performance as a team. Well versed in nurturing collaborative relationships with senior level leadership to achieve common goals and achieve collective progress. Recognized for leveraging individual strengths to effectively lead teams, and navigate complex challenges with resilience and adaptability. Committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety, compliance, and operational excellence in all endeavors.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Refrigerated Planner
Swift Transportation
- Ensured our fleet of nearly 500 trucks was maximizing production, increasing revenue, and lowering costs while maintaining Safe transportation operations
- Reviewing market needs for the 48 continental United States to balance the truck to freight ratio with a goal of 3.5 loads per truck per week up to 60 loads per day
- Encompassed various strategies such as backhaul markets, repositioning costs, and trailer moves to increase overall revenue and reduce wasteful miles
- Planned freight for customers such as Walmart-Costco-HEB-Tyson Foods-JBS- Miller Coors and many others with a 93% on time delivery service average
- Reduced Average DH per week from 24% to 12.5% in less than 1 year
- Increased average drive time per driver from 5.5 hours per day to 6.7 hours per day
- Saved and recovered over 200K in possible freight claims with repowering and T-Call ability.
EMT Basic
Lincoln County EMS
10.2023 - Current
- Quickly and safely respond to Emergency calls to provide efficient and immediate lifesaving prehospital care to patients who are ill or injured
- Deliver first aid, basic life support measures, and emergency medical treatment to over 35 patients per week in a wide range of fast paced, stressful situations
- Conduct preventative maintenance on ambulance and ambulatory equipment to ensure proper function and safety.
ECT Shift Supervisor
Swift Transportation
04.2017 - 08.2019
- Trained over 100 new employees and delegated daily tasks and responsibilities.
- Established effective employee schedules for 24/7 365 coverage and delegated tasks to take advantage of individual abilities and meet expected demands.
- Responded to and resolved customer questions and concerns for multi billion dollar customers.
- Built performance-oriented culture with satisfied, hardworking employees by clearly highlighting employee success and developing leaders from within. Proven by internal promotions of more than 20 management trainees to multiple levels of leaderships.
- Documented daily production and materials usage in Table, excel, and AS400 to track data and compliance from personnel.
ECT Dispatcher
Swift Transportation
03.2014 - 04.2017
- Planned, organized, and managed work of subordinate staff to accomplish consistent work within organizational standards.
- Directed dispatching, routing, and tracking of 485-530 fleet vehicles a day.
- Closely monitored dispatch board to triage and prioritize over 125 daily calls.
- Maintained updated and detailed records of calls in physical and electronic database.
- Maintained professional relationship with shippers, receivers and drivers to increase trust, reliability and rapport.
- Minimized cost of operations by optimizing routes for drivers to align with budget.
- Generated reports to track deliveries and maintain proper records and documentation.
- Processed invoices and payments for dispatched orders to provide proof of transaction.
- Monitored and tracked dispatch communication systems.
- Utilized dispatch software to enter customer orders, deliveries and receipts.
Security Analyst
Swift Transportation
12.2012 - 03.2014
- Monitored use of data files and regulated access to protect secure information.
- Reduced security risks by nearly 97% through enhancing protocols and ensuring adherence to regulations.
- Conducted security audits to identify vulnerabilities.
- Conducted comprehensive interviews with subjects, employers, associates, references, and other individuals.
- Documented information and submitted detailed reports.
Education
EMT Certification -
Glendale Community College
06.2020
Skills
- Microsoft Office, AS400, Tableau, Omnitracs, Smart Drive, DOT/OSHA Regulations, Logistics Management, Freight Planning
Militaryexperience
- 01/2011, 01/2015, United States Marine Corps, Honorable discharge
- 01/2015, 01/2019, Unites States Army, Honorable discharge
References
Christopher Makaila, VP Refrigerated Operations, Knight/Swift Transportation, Christopher_makaila@knighttrans.com
404-729-7566
Timeline
EMT Basic
Lincoln County EMS
10.2023 - Current
ECT Shift Supervisor
Swift Transportation
04.2017 - 08.2019
ECT Dispatcher
Swift Transportation
03.2014 - 04.2017
Security Analyst
Swift Transportation
12.2012 - 03.2014
Refrigerated Planner
Swift Transportation
EMT Certification -
Glendale Community College