Eli Gibbons
Columbus,OH
Summary
Committed transportation leader focusing on team safety and customer satisfaction. Collaborates with site leadership on quality metrics and implements process improvements, ensuring a secure and efficient work environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Transportation Area Manager
Amazon
Obetz, Ohio
01.2021 - Current
- Streamlined logistics operations by implementing standard work procedures and leading teams to improve workflow efficiency
- Identified and led process improvement initiatives using Lean tools to enhance operational effectiveness
- Collaborated with site leadership on quality and customer experience metrics, conducting root cause analysis of problem areas to enhance service delivery
- Support and commit to all safety programs and OSHA compliance to ensure a safe work environment for all associates
Field Transportation Lead (L4)
Amazon
Etna, Ohio
01.2020 - Current
- My goal for being a transportation leader revolves around my team's safety and ensuring we meet customer satisfaction every day. My duties include ensuring my team's safety and getting my associates ready to take the next step into amazon leadership.
- Perform the duties of the Transportation Area Manager when the Area Manager is not on-site.
- Consolidated information from various sources to determine daily trailer pool requirements and optimize trailer flow in yard, generating reports to meet business needs.
- Executed all duties of Yard Specialist, including trailer check-in/out, auditing, escalation management, exception management, and hosteling to maintain operational efficiency.
- Coordinated with peers, managers, and outside carriers to align activities with operational needs.
Transportation Specialist/ Hostler PDT
Amazon
11.2018 - 01.2020
- My mission as a Transportation Specialist was very simple: Be the most efficient associate I could while providing the safest environment for myself and coworkers I could.
- Communicated with carriers to facilitate safe and on-time departures with complete accuracy.
- Other responsibilities include Executed hostler operations to ensure efficient movement of trailers within the yard., Being a point of contact and auditing the yard for defects.
Warehouse Associate
Amazon
Etna, OH
09.2016 - 01.2018
- Responsibilities as a Tier 1 included Powered Industrial Truck Operations. Training for stow, pick teaching me to be a versatile associate.
Server/ Backup Manager
The Athletic Club Of Columbus
- Responsibilities Included: Verifying the staffing was adequate for events that would be occurring during the evening along with ensuring that staff had the proper supplies to perform their duties to ensure customer satisfaction.
- Other responsibilities included taking party reservations and following up with guests for feedback on area of improvement.
Education
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology -
MECTC
Zanesville, Ohio01-2016
Sheridan High School -
Thornville, OH01-2016
Timeline
Transportation Area Manager
Amazon
01.2021 - Current
Field Transportation Lead (L4)
Amazon
01.2020 - Current
Transportation Specialist/ Hostler PDT
Amazon
11.2018 - 01.2020
Warehouse Associate
Amazon
09.2016 - 01.2018
Server/ Backup Manager
The Athletic Club Of Columbus
Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology -
MECTC