Gustavo Coto
3967 Westside Avenue Los Angeles,CA
Summary
SUPPLY CHAIN DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT/FACILITIES OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE PROFESSIONAL
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, Supply Chain & Logistics/Facilities Maintenance
FN Logistics
08.2021 - Current
- Responsible for overall leadership and day-to-day operation of multiple ecommerce fulfillment warehouse facilities: 403,000+ and 250,000+ square foot campuses and over 80 employees
- Provide strategic direction and direct leadership in all aspects of logistics and inventory management
- Oversee that production, quality, and supply chain are all aligned to ensure efficient and cost appropriate supply methods throughout the organization
- Responsible for budgets in excess of $5.5 million
- Ensure supply chain metrics are continually reviewed alongside lean process implementation and develop strategic plans and operational improvement initiatives related to cost efficiency, quality, safety and environmental management
- Responsible for effective use and upgrade of digital supply chain automated sorting and conveyance equipment and all areas of distribution center as the contact person for the third-party contractor for issues pertaining to the mechanical and systems that operate in the distribution centers.
Director, Supply Chain Distribution & Facilities Maintenance Southern California
Amazon/Daifuku ELS
07.2020 - 08.2021
- Managed a team of over 200 people dedicated to ECommerce Supply Chain Distribution and Facilities Maintenance for Amazon Warehouse Distribution Facilities, over 2 million SF, throughout Southern California
- Budget overview exceeded $10.5 million
- Continually implemented the latest technologies to our supply chain strategy keeping the 24/7 operations of the ever-fluid essential business running optimally, end-to-end, while meeting company performance, financial objectives and ensuring customer expectations were not only met but exceeded
- Implemented and maintained safety protocols and made certain personnel worked safely in a fluid and fast paced environment
- Distribution center design experience while continually value engineering construction and build outs of properties alongside outside contractors and developed and designed solutions to costly and cumbersome problems resulting in cost savings worth several millions of dollars for the Company on a continual basis
- Developed and ensured conformity, implementation of Company Standards were adhered to and continually improved for the following: Safety Programs and Procedures, Preventative Maintenance Programs, Business Plans, Budgets, Project Planning and Cost Analysis, Training Programs, Quality Programs
- Mentored teams by motivating and providing direction to help them achieve their goals while promoting and enhancing good housekeeping, ensured compliance with applicable OSHA, state, local laws and regulations alongside company policies and procedures.
Property Management Director, Facilities Operations and Maintenance
Decurion Corporation
06.2018 - 07.2020
- Lead and developed a team that managed facilities maintenance in over 1.5 million sf of multiple commercial buildings
- Budget overview of $4.5 million
- Optimized systems and operations and implemented long-range maintenance plans and installed key foundational technologies
- Managed, identified, hired, developed, coached, and recognized 50+ staff
- This included talent assessment, needs analysis and development
- Ensured proper communication of vision and long-term strategies
- Incorporated best practice tools and processes which built near and long term operational and lifecycle maintenance strategies that anticipated needs, prioritized, an maximized investment dollars and drove the best possible operational performance
- Lead the development of a corporate master facilities plan and implemented company-wide consistency in maintenance and operations goals, identified best practices
- Developed and maintained facilities maintenance goals while staying abreast of company goals overall and decreased expenditures in facilities maintenance
- Collaborated with all other departments and served as primary facilities liaison for various properties
- Oversaw all contracted design and construction activities
- Responsible for direct oversight of general contractors and their subcontractors to complete renovations in accordance to plans and specifications
- Collaborated closely with contractors to engineer current renovations with the result of improving functionality of facilities and lowering total expenditures of construction.
Facility Director/Warehouse Distribution
Distinctive Distribution
01.2009 - 07.2018
- Oversaw over 125 persons in a 250,000+ sf warehouse with a $5 million Budget Overview
- Maximized the weekly, monthly, and annual performance of the site by providing leadership, focusing on customer requirements, operational performance, a motivated workforce, and succession planning
- Ensured customer/vendor contract requirements were administered and enforced
- Maximized the performance of the site inventory management system to ensure: care, custody, and control of customer inventory; productivity and space utilization (efficient product placement, etc.); accuracy (to floor and customer book); and proper utilization of information technology
- Ensured a safe, secure, clean, and fair work environment for associates
- Responsible for associate performance reviews, development and/or succession planning as appropriate, site operated to the routines outlined in the site interaction matrix and standard operating procedures and company policies were communicated, administered, and enforced (i.e., accounting, operational, regulatory, and administrative)
- Developed/achieved agreed budget, revenue and P & L
- Took an active role in site workload planning and volume forecasting (i.e., staffing, equipment, space).
Director, Southern California
Vixxo
08.2017 - 05.2018
- Led a team of 50 service managers and 10 technicians with a Budget Overview of $6.2 million, to meet Vixxo and the client's (Starbucks) goals and help facilitate teamwork between service coordinators, service centers and technicians
- Responsible for regular interface with the customer at the Corporate/Field and managed a smaller scaled team of field experts who performed on-site routine services including installation, maintenance, and repair
- Oversaw scheduling and training of field technicians
- Ensured all activity of assigned service territory was productive, provided excellent service to the customer and managed overall profitability
- Drove managers and technicians alike to meet and exceed productivity and reduce costs for the client.
Facilities Director
Decurion Corporation
10.2014 - 08.2017
- Implemented and oversaw all facility-related maintenance programs and procedures to support the Decurion facility standards that reflected a clean, safe, and optimal place of business in over 1.5 million SF of facilities
- Oversaw over 50 employees with a Budget Overview of $3.5 million
- Performed daily, weekly, and monthly building inspections with a high mindfulness to identify necessary repairs, routine maintenance and timely repairs in the areas of painting, carpentry, plumbing, food and beverage equipment, seating and all related building components
- Oversaw vendor activities that included the scheduling of repair and maintenance needs as required; closely monitored progress to ensure quality of work
- Implemented safety strategies to building emergency systems to ensure operation through in house inspections and vendor maintenance contracts
- Maintained variable operating expenses related to maintenance, repairs, and supplies
- Implemented company-wide business practice standards and company policies and procedures.
Education
BA Communications - Speech and Communication
Maryland State University
College Park, MarylandSkills
- Over 15 years experience in Facilities Operations and Maintenance
- Strong analytical skills
- Distinguished diligence
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Outstanding listening skills
- Accomplished team motivator with optimal story-telling skills
- Solution-oriented philosophy
- Results Driven
Military Service
United States Marine Corps, Semper Fidelis
Timeline
Director, Supply Chain & Logistics/Facilities Maintenance
FN Logistics
08.2021 - Current
Director, Supply Chain Distribution & Facilities Maintenance Southern California
Amazon/Daifuku ELS
07.2020 - 08.2021
Property Management Director, Facilities Operations and Maintenance
Decurion Corporation
06.2018 - 07.2020
Director, Southern California
Vixxo
08.2017 - 05.2018
Facilities Director
Decurion Corporation
10.2014 - 08.2017
Facility Director/Warehouse Distribution
Distinctive Distribution
01.2009 - 07.2018
BA Communications - Speech and Communication
Maryland State University