Thomas Barella
Yelm,WA
Summary
Dedicated professional with transportation logistics knowledge and 22 years of military experience specializing in logistics management, deployment and training coordination, contract, and budget analysis. Exceptionally hard worker: well versed in purchasing, supply and inventory management at the company and senior organizational levels with focuses on financial obligation and budget management, contract preparation, Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Certified, inventory accountability, asset distribution and fielding, transportation and movement planning and execution and property operations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Operations
Market Express, LLLC
Puyallup, WA
01.2024 - Current
- Oversee all aspects of daily operations within the transportation company, ensuring efficiency and adherence to company standards.
- Develop and implement strategic plans to optimize transportation operations, including route planning, vehicle maintenance, and driver management.
- Lead a team of managers and supervisors to achieve operational goals and objectives, providing guidance and support as needed.
- Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and financial metrics to assess the effectiveness of operations and identify areas for improvement.
- Establish and maintain relationships with vendors, suppliers, and other external stakeholders to support operational needs and enhance service delivery.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and safety standards governing transportation operations.
- Identify and implement process improvements to streamline operations and reduce costs while maintaining service quality.
- Collaborate with other departments, such as logistics, procurement, and customer service, to coordinate efforts and achieve overall business objectives.
- Stay informed about industry trends and best practices in transportation and logistics to drive innovation and maintain competitiveness.
- Communicate effectively with senior management and other stakeholders to provide updates on operational performance and address any issues or concerns.
Safety Coordinator
Market Express, LLC
Puyallup, WA
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Train new and current employees on ways to reduce incidents and eliminate hazards.
- Investigate safety incidents and draft reports detailing results.
- Conduct regular inspections of facilities to check compliance with fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
- Make company policies and effect overall culture to improve worker safety.
- Assess and respond to risks and quickly resolve issues to promote a safe and productive workplace.
- Examine hazardous incidents and accidents to uncover causes and provide corrective actions.
- Create and implement programs, policies and procedures designed to effectively reduce or eliminate injuries and hazards in the work place.
- Respond to emergency situations in the most efficient, effective ways possible.
- Sustain safety protocols, ensuring proper, cost-effective and safe handling usage of equipment and materials.
- Provide line employees, managers and company leaders with detailed information about successful safety plans.
- Inspect equipment to identify and coordinate scheduled maintenance, repair or replacement needs.
- Arrange for specialized maintenance and repair personnel availability according to established schedules.
- Fill out work orders, repair logs and maintenance plans to document work completed.
- Keep records of parts and equipment used in projects to update inventory.
- Provide leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
- Create and roll out safety and quality control procedures and protocols.
- Participate in business safety committee meetings and health and safety audits.
- Recommend methods to reduce ongoing hazards with improved methods, processes and materials.
- Analyze incident data to identify trends in injuries, illnesses and accidents.
- Write technical reports, data entry and queries into various safety and health databases.
Senior Supply Manager
Oregon Army National Guard
Salem, OR
01.1999 - 05.2021
- Trained new and current employees on ways to reduce incidents and eliminate hazards.
- Investigated safety incidents and drafted reports detailing results.
- Conducted regular inspections of facilities to check compliance with fire, hazard and safety guidelines.
- Made recommendations to company policies and overall culture to improve worker safety.
- Assessed and responded to risks and quickly resolved issues to promote safe and productive workplace.
- Examined hazardous incidents and accidents to uncover causes and provided corrective actions.
- Created and implemented programs, policies and procedures designed to effectively reduce or eliminate injuries and hazards in workplace.
- Responded to emergency situations in most efficient, effective ways possible.
- Supervised safety audits and oversaw investigations into plant quality issues.
- Sustained safety protocol, ensuring proper, cost-effective and safe handling usage of equipment and materials.
- Instructed staffers during fire drills to provide awareness of proper evacuation routes and reporting techniques.
- Created and compiled safety training procedures into manuals to disseminate to staff members.
- Developed company safety plans to reduce safety problems and associated expenses.
- Provided line employees, managers and company leaders with detailed information about successful safety plans.
- Enhanced leadership abilities through training and hands-on task completion.
- Served in the Brigade Property Book Office managing the Brigade excess, damaged or directed equipment turn in program, property book adjustments using GCSS-Army through Decision Support Tool (DST) whether through requisitioning, fieldings, Force Mods or annual MTOE updates.
- Serves as the Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss manager both as the eFLIPL maintainer for the Brigade and as the reviewer of all equipment FLIPLs.
- Managed non-expendable, durable document registers to account for multiple pieces of equipment and assets for multiple units
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Transportation And Logistics Management
American Military University
W. Virginia02-2025
Associate of Arts - Transportation And Logistics Management
American Military University
W. Virginia04.2022
High School Diploma -
Milwaukie High School
eFLIPLeFLIPLMilwaukie, OR06.1997
Skills
- Budgetary Planning
- SAP Proficiency
- Emergency Situations
- Safety Planning
- Recordkeeping Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Team Building
- Reliable & Trustworthy
- Data Management
- Relationship Building
- Computer Skills
- Supervision & Leadership
- Planning & Organizing
- Conflict Resolution
- Team Management
- Paragon Advanced Routing and Scheduling Software
- JD Edwards Enterprise Transportation Management System
- JJ Keller Repository
- Origami Risk Program
- Samsara
- IDELIC Safety Suite
- INFINIT-I Training Management Program
- Fluid in Microsoft 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe DC Pro, SharePoint
- GCSS-Army
- DST (Decision Support Tool)
- eFLIPL (Equipment Damage Investigation Program)
- GFEBs
- USR
- Active Security Clearance
- Workers Compensation Claims
Affiliations
- Recipient of 1 Meritorious Service Medal for exemplary service and accomplishment
- Recipient of 6 Army Commendation Medals for exemplary service and accomplishment
- Recipient of 2 Army Achievement Medals for exceptional service and accomplishment
- Recipient of Order of St. Martin
- Supply Excellence Award Winner for the State of Oregon
Affiliations
- Member of the Gresham United VFW Post #180
- Member of the A Battery Field Artillery Association
- Member of Quartermaster’s Association
Certification
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Army Resilience Training
- SAP Training
- OSHA-30 Certified
Timeline
Director of Operations
Market Express, LLLC
01.2024 - Current
Safety Coordinator
Market Express, LLC
01.2022 - 01.2024
Senior Supply Manager
Oregon Army National Guard
01.1999 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Transportation And Logistics Management
American Military University
Associate of Arts - Transportation And Logistics Management
American Military University
High School Diploma -
Milwaukie High School
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