Tim Pinelli

• Maintained strong customer relations with professionalism and courteous communication.
• Obtained and maintained proper delivery authorizations and pickup documentation to comply with corporate procedures.
• Coached new drivers on safety practices and operational procedures.
• Maintained vehicle logs, records of cargo and billing statements in accordance with regulations.
• Drove tractor-trailer combinations with capacity above 30 tons.

Managed transportation and distribution

• Responsible for 2 facilities, 5 departments, totaling approximately 300,000 square feet, accommodating 6 million dollars in finished goods inventory.
• Direct 5 supervisors and 25 warehouse persons within 2 shifts.
• Implement measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality, and employee safety.

Coordinate approximately 1.7 million dollars in transportation expenses on an annual basis.

• Managed receiving, picking, packing and shipping of 800 orders weekly.
• Operate facility in compliance with OSHA standards.
• Developed, implemented and enforced processes and procedures.
• Provided a safe working environment, performance evaluations and development of direct reports.
• Established relationships with freight vendors to assure quality, timely deliveries to various geographic locations world-wide and leveraged these vendors to assure the most cost effective and quality service.
• Kept current with DOT, IATA and IMO regulations.

Established procedures for hazardous material handling, storage and disposal.

• Attended hazmat training courses annually to keep current with regulations.
• Conducted hazardous material safety training for employees.

Developed and implemented performance and quality improvement program.

• Redefined warehouse positions, established hourly production standards.
• Implemented "Best Practice" training.
• Implemented RF scanning technology to inventory control procedures.
• Streamlined inventory identification and tracking system.
• Introduced systematic analysis of daily discrepancy reports.
• Standardized receiving, shipping, transportation, and housekeeping procedures.
• Reported to Vice President.

Achievements

• Saved 18% in transportation costs
• Reduced inventory discrepancies 65% annually by developing tracking system
• Increased employee productivity by establishing production standards
• Reduced injury claims by introducing safety awareness program
• Consistently met on-time shipment goal for 98% of shipments
• Received 2 promotions within 6 years.

• Relocated to Columbia to establish Brandelli's Restaurant
• Owned, managed and operated for 5 years
• Develop, implement and enforce processes and procedures
• Provide a safe working environment, performance evaluations and development of direct reports.

• Responsible for transportation, shipping, receiving and personnel
• Managed $700,000 in shipping expenses on an annualized basis
• Supervised 3 shipping and 2 receiving associates
• Negotiated contracts with carriers
• Established relationships with freight vendors to ensure quality, timely deliveries to various geographic locations world-wide and leveraging these vendors to assure the most cost-effective, best quality service
• Kept current with DOT, IATA and IMO regulations
• Managed yearly inventory procedures
• Reported to Plant Manager.