STEPHANIE OWENS
GRAND PRAIRIE
Summary
Senior-level transportation professional equipped with 20 years of verifiable success. With a background in warehouse operations and entrepreneurial success I have a strong ability to utilize a wide range of transferable skills and knowledge to see projects from launch to completion and can consistently exceed expectations. Ready to join a team of like-minded individuals to continue to learn & teach.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Director of Operations
K1 Logistics, Inc
Fort Worth
08.2024 - Current
- Oversaw daily operations across multiple regional facilities.
- Developed and implemented operational strategies to enhance efficiency.
- Coordinated logistics and supply chain activities to optimize performance.
- Led training programs to improve employee skills and safety compliance.
- Reviewed financial reports and identified opportunities for cost savings.
- Ensured compliance with all local, state and federal regulations related to operations in the region.
- Developed relationships with customers in the region through frequent visits or calls.
- Implemented new technologies and systems to optimize operational efficiencies in the region.
- Delegated work to staff, setting priorities and goals.
Logistics Manager
Tremmar Freight Services Inc.
Grand Prairie
01.2012 - 09.2022
- My role oversees the full functions of both the Logistics & Shop side of the business.
- Oversaw the scheduling & productivity for the day-to-day activities of every employee.
- Negotiated contracts and exhibited strategic leadership to support long term sales growth.
- Conducted quantitative analysis of production and service levels to evaluate logistical operations using proprietary technology.
- Maintained all communication with customers, escalated all emergencies due to weather or carrier schedule changes.
- Worked with city departments to ensure environmental compliance with Dallas County.
- Schedule Inbound, outbound & reverse logistics.
- Allocate equipment and drivers to meet appointments.
- Own the transportation schedule and meet all KPI service levels for all customers.
- Coordinate BOL/POD communication with accounting department.
- Managed intake of outside shop customers and assigned shop mechanics.
- Develop, maintain, and follow operating procedures to comply with all State, Federal, and company guidelines and maximize the work our employees can accomplish.
- Responsible for recruitment & onboarding of all staff.
- Provide coaching & mentoring for all departments.
- Develop & administer shop & logistics policies.
- Payroll & Benefits contact for shop supervisor, 5 mechanics, 20 drivers, 8 office staff & 3 executives.
- Created an annual operation budget with monthly management of expenses to meet expectations.
- Complete control of fleet maintenance to include their state, federal, USDOT paperwork.
- Created maintenance protocol for all equipment: 60 vans, 15 trucks, 3 tractors, 3 forklifts, 3 box trucks.
- Developed and trained office staff to keep paper copies of all inspections and work done on equipment beyond what is required to be always prepared in case of emergency.
- I was on call 24/7 for emergencies & traveled to accident sites and worked with recovery teams on site for traffic control, drug test protocol and removal/cleanup of hazardous materials.
- Developed & trained safety team that monitors HOS & DQ files for drivers.
- Conducted random Drug Testing per USDOT guidelines.
- Maintained shop OSHA/city environmental codes, to include oil disposal, tire disposal, eye wash stations, fire extinguishers, etc.
- In my tenure we had ZERO recordable incidents in our shop.
- All truck accidents we were found not at fault.
Lease Analyst
Chesapeake Energy
Fort Worth
07.2010 - 05.2012
- Promoted to the leadership team within 6 months, managed high-value leases.
- Analyzed legal Oil & Gas leases between Chesapeake and its owners, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
- Verified ownership using various research engines, confirming lineage integrity and eliminating discrepancies.
- I verified ownership by using various research engines.
Samsung Planner
YRC Logistics
Grapevine
07.2005 - 07.2010
- Shadowed employees at every level to learn the processes of the logistics system in the warehouse, from picker/puller, to forklift driver, to load/unload crew and the office clerks.
- Created detailed SOPs for each position.
- Achieved forklift certification in 2006 to safely operate warehouse equipment.
- Our warehouse had an LTL side for retail customers such as TJ Maxx & Ross.
- Our Truckload side was directed mainly to Samsung Freight.
- We were also Samsung's first Hub of entry, and we followed protocols to allow all the freight to be distributed within the US.
- After creating SOPs for the various roles around the warehouse, I became responsible for designing the shipping process inside out.
- We used MS Excel, MS Access, TMS/WMS & SAP systems to receive & ship appliances.
- I would reconcile piece count in the WMS with the TMS for inventory management.
- Our SAP system coordinated the outbound shipments, carriers, and their paperwork.
- Our warehouse staff used RFID guns to scan all pieces.
- We had daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly & yearly inventory checkpoints.
- Managed payroll processes and maintained relationships for forklift maintenance with Shoppas.
- I would like to note that Samsung is still a partner with me today and some of the processes I created years ago are still being used.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Baylor University
Waco, TexasEmerging Leader Certificate -
USA Small Business Administration
Skills
- Supply chain optimization
- Financial analysis
- Technology implementation
- Customer relationship management
- Recruitment and onboarding
- Safety compliance
- Operations oversight
- Leadership training
- P&L administration
- Cross-functional leadership
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Physical lifting capacity (50 lbs)
Timeline
Regional Director of Operations
K1 Logistics, Inc
08.2024 - Current
Logistics Manager
Tremmar Freight Services Inc.
01.2012 - 09.2022
Lease Analyst
Chesapeake Energy
07.2010 - 05.2012
Samsung Planner
YRC Logistics
07.2005 - 07.2010
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Baylor University
Emerging Leader Certificate -
USA Small Business Administration