Paige Florez
West Sacramento,CA
Summary
Enthusiastic justice advocate with a B.A. in Communications seeking to excel in law school. Excellent communication skills and exceptional ability to speak out for an individual’s constitutional rights. Proficient in case analysis and adept at legal research/writing. Ideally to obtain a career that utilizes the experience acquired in communications. Possess excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills. Well versed in building productive relationships with clients, partners, and faculty. Organized and driven with the innate ability to stay on task. Qualified to focus on the individual needs of the task at hand while meeting overall goals/objectives. Highly motivated with a solid work ethic.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Supervisor
Grow Generation
08.2023 - 05.2025
- Working with freightview
- Working with NetSuite
- Managing dangerous goods shipments, PPS shipments, and freight Domestic/International bookings
- Ensuring that the piece, weight and contents of each shipment is precise
- Booking TL/Flatbed shipments when necessary
- Completing orders/quotes
- Dispatching couriers & following up after pickup/drop off/delivery to ensure orders arrive on time and to the correct customer
- Booking emergency shipments.
Branch Terminal Manager
Unis Transportation
03.2021 - 03.2023
- Developed and monitored operating procedures in order processing, inventory control, customer service, seal repair, assembly, etc. and personnel training.
- Handled incoming telephone, fax, mail orders and inquired on a variety of subject matters such as pricing information and quotations, part identification, local vendors, application recommendations, delivery dates, change orders and seal repair service.
- Implemented company policies.
- Managed inventory management system to optimize customer order requirements while maintaining capacity utilization and the lowest level of inventory.
- Approved work orders for truck and trailer repair. Compared pricing between local companies to find the best possible vendor at the right price.
- Achieved monthly forecasts, backlog management, and on-time delivery.
- Managed annual operating budgets. Overseen the maintenance of building, equipment, grounds, etc.
- Provided assurance that safety, health and environmental rules and regulations were met or exceeded. (DOT and OSHA)
- Managed/trained CSR’s.
- Analyzed operational problems or deficiencies and initiated corrective action.
- Visited with customers to better understand their requirements.
- Worked with TMS
- Loaded/Unloaded freight and planned trips accordingly. Worked on a cross-dock where I had to utilize all the space I could in order to accomplish the tasks at hand. I completed all the warehouse management duties including the forklift duties. Only one certified at the branch to complete these tasks.
- Ensured Compliance for all equipment (trucks, trailers, etc.) was up to date and current.
- Managed drivers; ensured HOS were strictly followed per DOT standards
- Recruited new drivers/CSR’s
- Completed all personnel payroll
- LTL / TL shipments daily
- Systems included: Blujay, Fleetio, TMS, Samsara, iSolved, EFS, SAP, etc.
Logistics Manager
Carryall Trucking LLC
10.2019 - 10.2021
- Prepare, examine, or analyze accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.
- Completed IFTA / Compliance for Tractors & Trailers
- Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting or other tax requirements.
- Develop, implement, modify, and document recordkeeping and accounting systems, making use of current computer technology.
- Maintain or examine the records of government agencies.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze budgets, preparing periodic reports that compare budgeted costs to actual costs.
- Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.
- Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.
- Appraise, evaluate, and inventory real property and equipment, recording information such as the description, value and location of property.
- Survey operations to ascertain accounting needs and to recommend, develop, or maintain solutions to business and financial problems.
Logistics Customer Service Representative
Triple T Transport
08.2017 - 10.2019
- Booking freight
- Check calls for driver location and reefer temps
- Working with Mcleod
- Knowledgeable with both reefer and dry goods
- Ensuring that the piece, weight and contents of each shipment is precise
- Responding to customer inquiries via phone/email
- Train shipping department personnel in roles or responsibilities regarding global logistics strategies.
- Communicate freight transportation information to customers or suppliers, using transportation management, electronic logistics marketplace, or electronic freight information systems, to improve efficiency, speed, or quality of transportation services.
- Participate in carrier management processes, such as selection, qualification, or performance evaluation.
- Recommend optimal transportation modes, routing, equipment, or frequency.
- Negotiate transportation rates or services.
- Direct inbound or outbound logistics operations, such as transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management.
- Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistics systems, imports or exports, or customer issues.
Logistics Coordinator
MNX Global Logistics
05.2016 - 08.2017
- Worked with flightaware
- Dealing with dangerous goods, PPS shipments, and freight Domestic/International bookings (mainly flights/carriers 3pl)
- Ensuring that the piece, weight and contents of each shipment is precise
- Responding to customer inquiries via phone/email
- Completing orders/quotes
- Dispatching couriers & following up after pickup/drop off/delivery to ensure orders arrive on time and to the correct customer
- Booking emergency shipments.
Logistics Coordinator Promoted to Fleet Manager
Meyer's Brothers Trucking
05.2013 - 08.2015
- Started as a logistics coordinator and promoted to fleet manager after 6 months
- Payroll
- Maintained 22 drivers
- Planned routes
- Daily operations
- Accountability for outbound and inbound fleet management operations, including driver dispatch, window check-in and customer service duties
- Building relationships with all drivers and ensuring low turnover/high retention levels for all assigned drivers
- Monitor full/partial/consolidated loads from pick-up through delivery
- Responsible for monitoring, tracking and recovering dropped equipment
- Supervising all Hours of Service and Electronic Logging Devices for each driver
- Communication with safety and maintenance department to ensure safe operations and uptime for entire fleet and all company trucks/assets
Education
Bachelors - Communications
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH05.2017
Associates - Biology
Trine State University
Angola, IN05-2015
Associates - Arts & Sciences
Northwest State Community College
Archbold, OH05-2012
Skills
- Training
- Microsoft Office, Powerpoint, Excel
- Outlook
- Account management
- Shipping
- Accounting
- Book, Staff training
- Tax
- Multi-line phone use
- Vendor relations
- Customer satisfaction
- Payroll
- Customer service
- Dispatching
- Documentation
- Marketing
- Hiring
- Performance reviews
- Problem solving
- Proofreading
- Quality assurance
- Sales
- Excellent communication
- Negotiation
- Copyediting and proofreading
- Research databases
- Westlaw, LexisNexis
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Logistics Supervisor
Grow Generation
08.2023 - 05.2025
Branch Terminal Manager
Unis Transportation
03.2021 - 03.2023
Logistics Manager
Carryall Trucking LLC
10.2019 - 10.2021
Logistics Customer Service Representative
Triple T Transport
08.2017 - 10.2019
Logistics Coordinator
MNX Global Logistics
05.2016 - 08.2017
Logistics Coordinator Promoted to Fleet Manager
Meyer's Brothers Trucking
05.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelors - Communications
Ohio State University
Associates - Biology
Trine State University
Associates - Arts & Sciences
Northwest State Community College