Military
Michael Jo
Long Beach,United States
Summary
Valued leader and team member displayed exemplary conduct under pressure while providing guidance and direction to team. Demonstrated excellent organizational skills and ability to think strategically. Trained and mentored new personnel and developed effective working relationships with other service branches.
Overview
6
6
5
5
Logistics
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Dispatch Lead
Apex Logistics International Inc.
05.2018 - Current
- Teach new hires and clear new personnel to become independent.
- Plan and supervise shipments from production to end-user and schedule daily and weekly routes.
- Dispatch and track fleets of 50 plus vehicles to various delivery locations to Mexico, Canada, and United States.
- Successfully recover over 500 containers per month from multiple terminals in Long Beach, Baltimore, and Norfolk with less than 5% incurred demurrage.
- Audit invoices from various vendors, increased profits by 30 %.
- Monitor market and negotiate rates based on trends.
- Spear headed movement and safety of perishable freight quickly within LAX Airport, met time constraints with 98 percent success.
- Plan routes for various shipments according to special events, customer needs and weather.
- Prepare bills of lading, packing lists, dock receipts, load plans, and certificates of origin for 10 tons of freight per month to multiple airlines at LAX.
- Contact existing customers to update accounts and confirm deals.
- Check import and export documentation to determine cargo contents and classified goods into different tariff or fee groups.
- Coordinate shipments, determining timely transport of goods from point of origin to final destination.
- Receive new orders, prepare documentation, and assign personnel.
Staff Sergeant
USAF Reserves
11.2016 - Current
- Provide guidance and care for subordinates, ensure their careers are on track for success.
- Manage aspects of administrative and personnel needs of ground supply operations, increased productivity by 25 percent.
- Deployed as QRT (Quick Reaction Team) and tasked with multiple sensitive missions at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base;, Ali Al Salem Air Base, Al Udeid Air Base.
- Support Special Operations Command Central (SOCCENT), redistribute over 100 million dollars in assets within designated AOR (Area of Responsibility).
- Use both manual and electronic methods to compute aircraft weight and balance.
- Determine appropriate loads and practical delivery schedule for each airplane by balancing needs and availability.
- Check placement of cargo and passengers against aircraft restrictions.
- Perform comprehensive checklists prior to takeoff to reduce possible safety issues.
- Handle administrative requirements, maintain records and submit operational reports.
- Manage successful day-to-day operations of projects by maximizing productivity from available resources.
- Establish project goals and objectives by reviewing project initiatives in line with units requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
New York, NY06.2016
Skills
- Business Management
- Data Analysis
- Korean - Professional
- Training New People
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service
- Management
- Leadership
Timeline
Operations Dispatch Lead
Apex Logistics International Inc.
05.2018 - Current
Staff Sergeant
USAF Reserves
11.2016 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
John Jay College of Criminal Justice of The City University of New York
Accomplishments
- Promoted to Staff Sergeant (E-5) as of December 2022.
- Awarded Air and Space Achievement Medal on recent deployment.
- Coined by Lieutenant General Scobee and Chief Master Sergeant Timothy C. White Jr.
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