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Todd Harris

Marysville,US

Summary

Knowledgeable Logistics Operations Supervisor with over 20+ years of experience bringing planning and problem-solving abilities. Focused on maximizing resource utilization to support scalable operations and increase bottom-line profitability. Organized and systematic with natural relationship-building and leadership talents, while maintaining core values and employee relationships.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Operations Supervisor I

ABF Freight
Carlisle, PA
02.2022 - Current
  • Planned schedules and supervised a dock zone consisting of 180 inbound and outbound doors, controlled available resources associated with the timely, damage-free, and safe loading/unloading of freight on assigned shifts
  • Maintain appropriate load plans, and ensure proper load balance for safe vehicle operation
  • Assigned job tasks to workers according to unloading and loading schedules
  • Coordinate work assignments, and monitor performances and production
  • Provide training, performance feedback, and disciplinary recommendations, as needed
  • Provide a clean, safe working environment for all personnel and visiting customers
  • Foster safe handling, loading, unloading, and storage of hazardous materials
  • Maintain a positive attitude in a highly intense environment
  • Work in a team setting to accomplish department goals
  • Support our values driven culture focused on creativity, integrity, collaboration, growth, excellent, and wellness
  • Other duties and projects, as assigned, delegated work assignments to upwards of 80 employees
  • Engaged employees to create safe, energetic work environment through feedback and recognition.
  • Managed daily operations, including scheduling personnel, assigning tasks, and monitoring progress.
  • Maintained accurate records of employee attendance and performance reviews.
  • Consulted with managers to resolve problems relating to employee performance, office equipment and work schedules.
  • Discussed job performance problems with employees, identifying causes and issues to find solutions.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.

Order Picker

Scott Electric
Camp Hill, PA
09.2021 - 02.2022
  • I Unload and Load trucks for local pick up and delivery drivers
  • Sort and segregate material according to route number and bill of lading
  • Load outbound branch transfer trucks with material according to manifest and driver logs
  • I use equipment such as sit down forklift, stand up forklift, and pallet jacks to complete tasks at hand
  • I move steel pipe and steel strut in "lifts" each lift weighing a few thousand pounds, and in lengths of 10 feet to 20 feet in length, safely from one point in the warehouse onto the trucks for delivery
  • I also move my own trucks from the yard into the dock warehouse bay to load material
  • I have working background knowledge of how to research material with missing load marks and find out where it is going
  • I pull and pick orders on a daily basis according to customer invoice, and verify orders for accuracy
  • Demonstrated great teamwork skills with staff members involved in production and transport.
  • Kept work areas clean, neat and organized for optimal productivity and worker safety.
  • After verification I pack and ship material to customers.
  • Inspected merchandise for wear or defects, disposing of damaged items as instructed by supervisors.
  • Maintained inventory records and updated information regarding stock availability in the computer system.

Owner and Operator

Darkminddesignz LLC
Mechanicsburg, PA
09.2017 - 12.2018
  • Owner and operator of my business Darkminddesignz, duties include and not limited to graphic design
  • I design logos, advertising, tattoo designs, freelance airbrush work and commission paint jobs.
  • Determined size and layout of copy material and selected styles and size of fonts.
  • Selected colors and themes while adding functionality to create new designs.
  • Edited photographs for use in digital media platforms including web banners and social media posts.
  • Developed standard agency settings for plotter and laser printers to speed production work.
  • Developed layouts for product graphics, company collateral and web sites.
  • Reviewed feedback from clients or other stakeholders on existing designs before making necessary modifications.
  • Directed advertisement, banner and signage projects from concept to final delivery.
  • Submitted design ideas to plan projects with customers and managers.
  • Created visual concepts using computer software to communicate ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers.

Patient Transport Site Coordinator

UPMC
Harrisburg, PA
06.2017 - 06.2018
  • Duties included overseeing three hospitals and deligating employees to the sites that were running behind on scheduling for patient imaging and dialisys
  • Oversaw production and safety of 40 employees on a daily basis
  • Moved patients from their rooms to imaging sites, discharged patients according to hospital instructions
  • Connected and disconnected vital life sustaining equipment
  • Directed and assigned employees work according to patient priority and workload
  • Monitored workload at all three sites from a central location and physically went to sites that were in extra need of support to get caught up and back on schedule to minimize wait times for imaging and patients.
  • Drove growth in event management business by continuously researching and implementing improved strategies to exceed client expectations.
  • Attended and participated in industry events.
  • Lifted patients using proper body mechanics and lifting techniques.
  • Offered blankets, checked modesty and engaged in appropriate conversation.
  • Stored equipment in designated areas to keep hallways clear of clutter.
  • Assisted with transferring deceased bodies from the hospital unit to the morgue with respect and dignity.
  • Responded quickly in an emergency situation by calling 911 or activating the code blue team if needed.
  • Provided patient transport using various equipment and adhered to safety protocols.
  • Adhered strictly to HIPAA regulations concerning confidentiality of patient information.
  • Utilized transportation EMR system to record transport and report information.
  • Helped prevent safety problems and maintain compliance with regulations through effective training practices.
  • Responded promptly and appropriately to requests for assistance from hospital staff.
  • Assisted patients with entering and exiting vehicles, and transferring from or to wheelchairs or stretchers.
  • Provided physical support to patients to assist in performing daily living activities.
  • Recorded accurate times of departure and arrival on log sheets.
  • Lifted patients to move off beds, examination tables or stretchers.
  • Educated patients on safe transfer techniques while preparing them for transport.
  • Checked wheelchair and stretcher functionality prior to patient pick up.
  • Changed soiled bed linens, drapes and cubicle curtains.
  • Followed all safety guidelines while transporting patients in a wheelchair or bed.
  • Removed deceased patients from units to transport to morgue.
  • Couriered items within hospital, delivering to appropriate individuals.
  • Assisted nurses with patient transfers, using proper body mechanics and safety measures.
  • Ensured patients' comfort by providing blankets, pillows, water, and other necessary items.
  • Operated lift devices such as stair chairs safely and efficiently.
  • Maintained facility and patient confidentiality, complying with HIPPA policies and procedures.
  • Provided timely transportation services for outpatients to various medical facilities.
  • Picked up requested orders to move equipment and supplies to assigned treatment areas.
  • Alerted nursing staff to patient distress or equipment malfunction for immediate intervention.

Materials Handler

Defense Logistics Agency
New Cumberland, PA
05.2015 - 06.2017
  • Perform extensive research on inventory discrepancies and imbalances in the base supply system identified through warehouse denials, customer complaints/inquiries, physical inventory counts, location surveys & special inspections
  • Analyze information to identify and document deficiencies and/or areas of noncompliance and make recommendations for action
  • Initiates or directs appropriate corrective or claims action involving discrepancies
  • Responsible for developing, evaluating and coordinating functional requirements and policies and for shipment of material by all modes of transportation
  • Knowledge of Transportation Regulations, Policies and Procedures
  • Conduct analysis and provides recommendations in a developmental capacity for supply management policies, practices, and procedures to identify safety, quality, workflow, and production improvements
  • Perform a wide variety of interrelated and nonstandard transportation support assignments and resolve problems involving a wide range of specialized shipments
  • Ability to conducts detailed technical investigations to include the development of detailed reports depicting the entire shipping process
  • Resolve transportation/shipping claims relating to over, short, damaged, or astray freight and determine liability
  • Ensure accurate inspections and utilization of the Distribution Standard System (DSS)
  • As needed, brief operating officials and management of findings
  • Conduct transportation systems runs, update or change as needed or directed, and revise end product formats or initiate data requirement changes
  • Rate, route, and classify Government Bills of Lading for post audit and review
  • Initiate, release, complete, verify, and process all documentation associated with the surface, air and vessel shipment of hazardous freight
  • Licensed with advanced ability to operate MHE equipment
  • Follow warehouse Job Breakdown Sheets (JBS) and Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs) for shipping, receiving, stowing, processing, and maintaining all locations avoiding errors, damages, and all safety hazards that could affect merchandise or customers
  • Balance supply records and expedite shipping of supply items requested by the customer
  • Utilize various automated transportation programs and systems to pull, prepare, and analyze reports
  • The systems include, but no limited to: DSS, Electronic Document Management Service(EDMS), WebFLIS, Fedlog, DLSC, EMALL, WAWF, DIBBS,Haystacks,Hazardous Material Information Sheets (HMIS), and Hazardous Military Information Disposal (MIDI)
  • Re-warehouse material according to the master storage plan using the QBL detail analysis as a major reference point when processing material into the DSS
  • Assist supervisor and leaders in various tasks such as tracking daily workload, and helping assign workload to fellow materials handlers.

Lead Dockworker/ Supervisor/Line Haul Dispatcher

UPS Freight
Hampden Township, PA
08.1999 - 05.2015
  • Inbound and Outbound Fork Lift Operator
  • Loaded trucks, order selector, sort and segregate freight by piece count, repackaged damaged cases, loaded, secured, and checked hazardous materials for compatibility in truck loads
  • Have vast experience in Road Dispatch as a billing clerk
  • Duties included selecting timeliest and most efficient routes for freight, setting up schedules and dispatching drivers, communicating via email and phone with UPS Central Dispatch, Operations Managers, and customers on a daily basis
  • Duties also included tracking driver log books and hours driven and pay mileage
  • Responsible for tracking customer freight with Purchase Order numbers and bill of lading
  • Intercepted customer complaints and handled at the lowest level to ensure optimum customer support
  • Have trained and worked productively in the Dock Operations Department leading a team of fellow employees to service UPS' next day freight
  • Answered and replied to emails and phone calls with customers to arrange timely pick up and delivery of freight and packages
  • Appointed to Over Short and Damages clerk so I could research and analyze customer claims for damages or shortages of packages
  • Recorded the data of my results and adapted a plan to achieve customer satisfaction
  • Documented the discrepant freight or packages and submitted my results to the personnel in funding department
  • Performed claims prevention audits on inbound trailers and coordinated through email and phone calls with regional claims manager
  • Supervised and assisted a group of fellow dock workers to ensure quality of freight and timeliness of schedules
  • Independently coordinated inbound and outbound trailer moves for yard jockeys via radio.

Education

Certification, Advertising, Art and Design - Graphic Design

Cumberland Area Vocational Technical School
Mechanicsburg, PA
06.1999

High School or equivalent - Business

West Perry Senior High School

Some College Coursework Completed - Internet Security

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Skills

  • Staff Supervision
  • Compliance Management
  • Logistics Coordination
  • Customer Relations
  • Quality Assurance
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Delegation
  • Project Planning
  • Warehouse Operations
  • Technology
  • Team Training
  • Task Delegation
  • Management
  • Production
  • Logistics Expertise

Additional Information

I have taken charge on numerous projects throughout the LMC Mechanicsburg and have received three cash awards and a Commanders Coin for my leadership role and performance to support the war fighter and the mission. I have also received numerous awards while working in the EDC New Cumberland for job performance and work ethic. Able to operate all equipment in the warehouse and shipping industry: High Lift, fork lift, tow motor/ gas or battery, pull-pack, clamp machine, drum truck, drum attachment for a fork lift, double and single pallet jacks, and metal band machine. Can work in a team atmosphere efficiently. Safely worked in the shipping industry for 15 years with no reportable accidents. Energetic,self motivated, able to learn very quickly and become self sufficient. Able to work long shifts and overtime. Able to lift over 70 pounds. Experience with loading and unloading rail cars, 53 foot "vans" and 28 foot long trailers. Able to operate CITRIX based operating systems, and hazardous materials compatibility software.

Job Related Training

  • Continual lift operator certificates for training and completion on double pallet, and sit down forklift.
  • Yearly EGRESS training, yearly hazardous Materials training, including how to safely secure and ship hazardous materials and compatibility within truckloads.
  • Dock Operations training, CITRIX training, answering phones, setting up truck routes and dispatching trucks.
  • Pick, Packing and Offering of FMS (Foreign Military Sales).
  • Mil-Strip training, and Condition Code of material training.
  • Defense Logistics Agency Learning Management System Training ESD Training
  • Creative Problem Solving - 6/2016
  • Is Supervision For You? - 8/2016
  • Confined Space Permit-06/29/2015
  • Permit Confined Space Authorized Entrant-06/29/2015
  • CTIP General Awareness-06/29/2015
  • Trafficking in Persons-06/05/2015
  • Enterprise Orientation I- 06/05/2015
  • Enterprise Orientation II-06/05/2015
  • DLA LMS Demonstration-06/05/2015
  • DLA Engage 101-06/05/2015
  • DLA Engage 105-06/05/2015
  • OPSEC ANNUAL-06/05/2015
  • Cyber Awareness Challenge V.2-06/03/2015
  • Distribution Operations-DSS Overview-05/21/2015
  • Phase II Physical Security Continuation Training-05/05/2015
  • Antiterriorism Level I Awareness Initial Training- 05/05/2015
  • CPR training- 2019

References

  • Jim Carlson, UPS Freight, Operations Manager, (717)497-1113
  • Kelly Little, Department Of Defense, ME&I Inspector For DLA, (717)756-0239
  • Michelangelo Martino, UPS Freight, Dock Supervisor, (717)691-2616
  • Jennifer Wilkins, NAVSUP, Business Certified Navy Validator, (717)773-1209, jennywilkins@navy.mil
  • Alicia Stizfold, UPMC, RN, (717)329-1012

Affiliations

  • I enjoy learning anything I can about History, I archery hunt , I oil paint and play guitar in my free time.

Accomplishments

  • Defense Logistics Agency-
  • I have taken charge on numerous projects throughout the LMC Mechanicsburg and have received three cash awards and a Commanders Coin for my leadership role and performance to support the war fighter and the mission. I have also received numerous awards while working in the EDC New Cumberland for job performance and work ethic.

Certification

  • Able to operate all equipment in the warehouse and shipping industry: High Lift, fork lift, tow motor/ gas or battery, pull-pack, clamp machine, drum truck, drum attachment for a fork lift, double and single pallet jacks, and metal band machine. Can work in a team atmosphere efficiently. Safely worked in the shipping industry for 15 years with no reportable accidents. Energetic,self motivated, able to learn very quickly and become self sufficient. Able to work long shifts and overtime. Able to lift over 70 pounds.
    Experience with loading and unloading rail cars, 53 foot "vans" and 28 foot long trailers. Able to operate CITRIX based operating systems, and hazardous materials compatibility software.
  • Defense Logistics Agency Learning Management System Training ESD Training
    Creative Problem Solving - 6/2016 Is Supervision For You?- 8/2016
    Confined Space Permit-06/29/2015
    Permit Confined Space Authorized Entrant-06/29/2015 CTIP General Awareness-06/29/2015
    Trafficking in Persons-06/05/2015 Enterprise Orientation I- 06/05/2015 Enterprise Orientation II-06/05/2015 DLA LMS Demonstration-06/05/2015 DLA Engage 101-06/05/2015
    DLA Engage 105-06/05/2015 OPSEC ANNUAL-06/05/2015
    Cyber Awareness Challenge V.2-06/03/2015 Distribution Operations-DSS Overview-05/21/2015
    Phase II Physical Security Continuation Training-05/05/2015 Antiterriorism Level I Awareness Initial Training- 05/05/2015
    CPR training- 2019

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Operations Supervisor I

ABF Freight
02.2022 - Current

Order Picker

Scott Electric
09.2021 - 02.2022

Owner and Operator

Darkminddesignz LLC
09.2017 - 12.2018

Patient Transport Site Coordinator

UPMC
06.2017 - 06.2018

Materials Handler

Defense Logistics Agency
05.2015 - 06.2017

Lead Dockworker/ Supervisor/Line Haul Dispatcher

UPS Freight
08.1999 - 05.2015

Certification, Advertising, Art and Design - Graphic Design

Cumberland Area Vocational Technical School

High School or equivalent - Business

West Perry Senior High School

Some College Coursework Completed - Internet Security

Harrisburg Area Community College
Todd Harris