DANIEL GRAY
Hillsboro
Summary
Analytical operations professional with expertise in financial analysis, logistics optimization, and forecasting. Demonstrated success in developing efficient systems, identifying bottlenecks, and reconciling cost variances. Extensive experience in ecommerce operations, warehouse logistics, and international shipping. Aiming to enhance financial operations through data-driven insights.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Shipping Associate
Weastec Corporation
Hillsboro
09.2025 - Current
- Support outbound logistics, staging, verification, and palletization of automotive electronic components.
- Created an early-tenure tote optimization workflow graphic, improving visual clarity of staging zones and pallet access.
- Identified workflow bottlenecks including FIFO disruptions, container-type variation, wrap-cycle limits, and scanner workflow issues.
- Documented scanner auto-enter malfunctions/WiFi signal drops and communicated their cumulative impact to leads and IS.
- Provided structured analytical feedback supporting internal process-improvement discussions.
- Retrieve, verify, and stage components using IBM Client Access and RF scanning tools.
- Coordinate with Pass-Thru, Combi, and Inspect-Pack to maintain workflow continuity.
- Determine pallet builds, dunnage, and part counts per customer specifications.
- Anticipate workflow constraints and propose kaizen-oriented improvements.
- Stage outbound pallets for efficient future truck loading.
Owner / Operations Manager
DanielsDealsLLC (formerly Scroll On In)
Ohio
01.2022 - Current
- Built and managed a high-volume ecommerce business focusing on automotive, electronics, and general merchandise.
- Ranked #1 for year-one growth among Amazon small-business startups; Top 100 overall new introductions.
- Scaled operations to 100+ units/day with a two-person team via custom workflows and system design.
- Reduced inbound logistics costs by ~75% through optimized sourcing, modal shifts, and carrier negotiation.
- Conducted financial modeling: landed cost, unit margins, SKU-level profitability, elasticity-based pricing.
- Performed variance analysis when Amazon/eBay logistics charges deviated from quoted values; reconciled and disputed erroneous claims.
- Forecasted demand using sales-rank data, category velocity, and historical turnover.
- Negotiated pricing, MOQs, and logistics terms with international suppliers; modeled duties and total landed cost.
- Designed full workflow systems: batching, inventory zoning, QC checkpoints, packaging flows.
- Coordinated with customs and compliance teams to resolve import liabilities and documentation issues.
- Managed brand requirements for suppliers and hired temporary labor as needed.
- Continuously optimized acquisition channels and shipping processes to increase ROI.
Lead Dispatcher (EMS Logistics)
Strategic EMS
Cincinnati
07.2019 - 07.2022
- Directed resource allocation and routing for emergency and non-emergency transports.
- Built availability maps using crew location, skills, travel paths, and call probabilities.
- Applied cost-value analysis to accept/deny transport requests based on revenue, crew capacity, and future scheduling.
- Coordinated communication between hospitals, crews, and supervisors.
- Created initial dispatch tracking system when no software existed; transitioned to advanced tools as systems evolved.
- Managed routing during ALS shortages and peak call volumes.
Advanced EMT (Field Operations)
Strategic EMS
Cincinnati
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Assessed vitals and patient presentations to create working diagnoses and deterioration forecasts.
- Made rapid logistical and medical decisions under pressure.
- Communicated critical patient information to physicians, nurses, and specialty teams.
- Interpreted causal relationships in vital trends to guide treatment decisions.
Education
High School Diploma -
Hillsboro High School
Hillsboro, OhioSkills
- Financial and operational analysis
- Cost modeling
- Forecasting and demand estimation
- Logistics optimization
- Variance reconciliation
- International shipping and customs
- Workflow design
- Kaizen methodology
- Cross-functional communication
- Pattern recognition
- Time-motion analysis
- Excel functions: VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivot tables
- E-commerce platforms: Amazon and eBay analytics
- Systems: IBM Client Access, RF scanners
References
Available upon request.
Certification
ACT WorkKeys Platinum
Timeline
Shipping Associate
Weastec Corporation
09.2025 - Current
Owner / Operations Manager
DanielsDealsLLC (formerly Scroll On In)
01.2022 - Current
Lead Dispatcher (EMS Logistics)
Strategic EMS
07.2019 - 07.2022
Advanced EMT (Field Operations)
Strategic EMS
01.2019 - 01.2022
High School Diploma -
Hillsboro High School