Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Fishing, Kayaking, loving time with Grand kids and Family.
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KYLE LESTER

KYLE LESTER

Transportation Enthusiast
Hempstead,TX

Summary

OBJECTIVES Reliable and punctual professional able to handle a fast-paced environment. Proven willingness to take on any task to support the team and help the business succeed. Offering strong communication and customer service skills. Recruitment and hiring, employee relations, detail oriented, Microsoft Word, Google Drive, task prioritization, inventory organization, organizational skills, teamwork, positive disposition, communication skills, planning, building effective relationships, physical abilities, customer service. A talented sales consultant with strong background in Inside and outdoor sales. Passionate about person to person sales, and customer relationship management. Well-qualified Transportation Manager/Dispatcher with proven success in improving operations and solving problems. Highly proficient in building lasting relationships with key decision makers, customers, and team members to further company goals. Ready to leverage training and experience to take on new professional challenges.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Dispatcher

Ameer Transportation LLC
Houston, TX
06.2021 - Current
  • Directed dispatching, routing and tracking of 35 fleet vehicles.
  • Maintained updated and detailed records of calls in physical and electronic database.
  • Closely monitored dispatch board to triage and prioritize over 100 daily calls.
  • Planned, organized and managed work of subordinate staff to accomplish consistent work within organizational standards.

Driver and Transport Manager

Kash Logistics LLC
Conroe, TX
03.2021 - 07.2021
  • Assumed ownership of transport-related cost and productivity targets.
  • Negotiated third-party carrier capacity and rates within compliance for established route guides.
  • Assisted with development of transformational projects achieving continuous improvement across transportation department.
  • Promoted transportation productivity agenda by focusing on asset optimization and improving fuel economy, payload cost-efficiency, route optimization and wait times.
  • Prepared and updated employees' daily work schedules and resolved delivery problems.

Sales Consultant

Joe Myers Ford
Houston, TX
08.2020 - 01.2021
  • Fostered relationships with customers to expand customer base and enhance loyalty and retention.

Driver Recruiter

Trucking People LLC
Houston, TX
02.2020 - 08.2020
  • Recruiting truck drivers for over the road and local positions nationwide
  • Applied comprehensive understanding of principles and employment laws and regulations to provide counseling to new hires and develop company policies.

Personal Lines Insurance Agent

Symmetry Financial Group
Swannanoa, NC
11.2019 - 02.2020
  • Selling life and final expense insurance policies door to door and cold calling.

Logistics Manager

Premier Metal Buyers
Brenham, TX
12.2016 - 11.2019
  • I started as a end dump driver and after 1 year started as a driver manager then in 2019 I became a logistics manager and my responsibilities were dispatching and set up of drivers and finding transport.

Lead CDL Driver

Tomball, TX
03.2009 - 11.2016
  • Delivery of construction equipment and materials with a piggyback forklift and scheduling drivers routes daily.

Local Truck Driver

GM Lansing Grand River Assembly
Lansing, MI
03.2002 - 03.2009
  • Handled delivery documentation, including issuing receipts for orders and documenting discrepancies or damage.

Education

Diploma -

Perry High School
1988

Skills

  • Call Center Software
  • Equipment Needs Assessment
  • Customer Request Management
  • Verbal and Written Communication
  • Equipment Location Identification
  • Team Work Scheduling
  • Problem Assessment
  • Schedule Management
  • CRM Software
  • Dispatch Recordkeeping
  • Route Planning and Adjustment
  • Calendar and Scheduling Software
  • Traffic Monitoring
  • Personnel Monitoring
  • Strategy Development
  • Task Prioritization
  • Decision Making
  • Mentoring and Coaching
  • Team Guidance and Direction
  • Critical Thinking
  • Data Entry
  • Persuasive Negotiation
  • Equipment Inspection
  • Distance Estimation
  • Equipment Orders
  • Training and Development
  • Team Building
  • Time Management

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team of 20 staff members.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Achieved faster delivery time by completing tracking with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Achieved cost effectiveness through effectively helping with implementing a new TMS system

Fishing, Kayaking, loving time with Grand kids and Family.

On my days off I enjoy being on a small lake fishing for bass or catfish and enjoying the peace of the outdoors. I also have the pleasure of 6 grand children (5 girls, 1 boy) who I love to give my full attention.

Timeline

Dispatcher

Ameer Transportation LLC
06.2021 - Current

Driver and Transport Manager

Kash Logistics LLC
03.2021 - 07.2021

Sales Consultant

Joe Myers Ford
08.2020 - 01.2021

Driver Recruiter

Trucking People LLC
02.2020 - 08.2020

Personal Lines Insurance Agent

Symmetry Financial Group
11.2019 - 02.2020

Logistics Manager

Premier Metal Buyers
12.2016 - 11.2019

Lead CDL Driver

03.2009 - 11.2016

Local Truck Driver

GM Lansing Grand River Assembly
03.2002 - 03.2009

Diploma -

Perry High School
KYLE LESTERTransportation Enthusiast