TY JAMISON
Houston,TX
Summary
Seasoned Operations Manager and talented leader with more than 10 years of experience applying exceptional planning and problem-solving abilities toward enhancing business plans and day-to-day activities. Seeking to maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Offers an in-depth understanding of project lifecycles and project development methodologies. Versatile and dedicated to boosting company revenue through exceptional leadership and rigorous cost control techniques. Dedicated Operations professional with a history of meeting company goals utilizing consistent and organized practices.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager of Operations
JB Hunt Transportation
09.2019 - Current
- Selected as the Operations manager responsible for 3 start ups with JB Hunt (TJ Maxx, Conn's Dallas, Amazon Houston)
- Manage yard operations with 20 transportation drivers and 50+ jobsites in Houston and surrounding areas, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, and San Antonio
- Employed Six Sigma standards to save 50 overtime hours for substantial savings in labor costs. Streamline customer deliveries and budget efficiently to decrease spending 25%
- Successfully introduced lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives.
- Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Observed each employee's individual strengths and initiated mentoring program to improve areas of weakness.
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
- Vast knowledge of D.O.T
- Advanced productivity KPIs P&L performance, including cost control decisions, expense management, and maximizing profitability
- Assisting in the creation of an annual budget, audit current year performance of actual versus budgeted expenses and provide feedback regarding required changes to the budget because of operational changes
- Promote, manage, and maintain a positive work environment, to improve operational efficiency, employee engagement, and driver retention
- Adapt to changes in distribution philosophies increasing efficiencies and strives for continuous improvement, while strategically planning for future business
- Promoted positive customer experience through day-to-day supervision and management of distribution facility
- Directed initiatives to achieve regulatory compliance, foster good manufacturing practices and meet component quality standards
- Create and execute plan for forecasted freight volumes/customer volume needs
- Adjust capacity, led yard improvement initiatives to advance operational efficiencies and increase revenue
- Plan and outsource personnel and logistics for operations component exercises resulting in highly trained personnel ready to act quickly in critical roles
- Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications and missed deadlines
- Train and audit all processes and procedures needed to execute the day-to-day operations while seeking to identify and implement improvement areas.
- Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
- Set, enforced, and optimized internal policies to maintain responsiveness to demands.
- Partnered with vendors and suppliers to effectively manage and budget.
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures, and performance strategies.
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt FMS
09.2017 - 09.2019
- Supervised department personnel by assigning and directing daily tasks as well as evaluating performance to enhance productivity and resolve problems.
- Results-driven and resilient in developing teams while improving processes and increasing productivity. Bringing solid understanding of industry trends, excellent communication skills, talent for spotting areas in need of improvement and implementing changes with strategic approach.
- Observed staff to review compliance and safety to minimize losses due to violations or damage.
- Implemented the 5s program to help simplify the warehouse as well as the operations
- Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
- Encouraging manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills.
- Oversaw team of 30 drivers by reviewing performance to promote timely and efficient deliveries and operations.
- Prepared and updated employees' daily work schedules and resolved delivery problems.
- Coordinated driver dispatch to accomplish daily delivery requirements.
- Organized records of vehicles, schedules and completed orders.
Project Inventory Manager/MHE Coordinator
Home Depot RDC & Noble Logistics
10.2014 - 09.2017
- Promoted to MHE Coordinator in recognition of team leadership ability and organizational skills
- Increasing support in areas needed making necessary moves to reach inbound goals by driving performance measures ensuring freight is moved within 3 hours maximizing daily goals
- By establishing operational objectives and work plans delegating assignments to subordinate managers increased performance by 15%
- Ensured 24 - 48 hours turn around for Boss Freight/Customer Orders as Lead associate
- Selected as a Member of the Travel team who traveled to various facilities managing and coaching various teams of employees to improve their warehouse processes
- Created and presented new ideas for improvements on reducing inventory cycle counts for both inbound and outbound, reducing damages, and improving workflow.
Implementation Project Manager
Legal Access Plans & Infinite Technical Resources
09.2011 - 08.2014
- Directed all phases of enrollment completing each project on time and on budget
- Slashed overhead cost by 10% working with vendors to incorporate more marketing websites opposed to paper enrollments
- Led a team of decision makers and 50 client center employees for policy implementation and website creations that included production timetable, cost control and project coordination
- Implemented new production methodologies for low to medium complexities resulting in optimizing time to complete tasks, enhancing employee efficiency, and creating deliverable projects
- Contributing to company's growth by 40% by securing new partners and maintained positive vendor relations.
Order Center Supervisor
Valassis Inc
01.2010 - 09.2011
Warehouse Operations Manager
Forward Air Solutions
10.2008 - 12.2009
Service Agent
Toyota Rent A Car
05.2005 - 10.2008
Education
MBA - Master of Business Administration - Project Management -
University of Phoenix
Houston, TX12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology - Sports Administration -
University of Houston
Houston, TX05.2005
Skills
- Microsoft Windows
- Access
- Excel
- Pivot tables
- SQL
- MS Office
- MS Project
- Visio
- NetSuite
- Rackspace
- SAP
- DMAIC lean processes
- Forklift certified
- PeopleNet repairs
- Project Planning and Development
- Certified trainer in Smith System
- Risk Management
- Logistics Management
- Strategic Planning & Execution
- Vender Agreement Management
- P&L Budget Development
- Cost Estimation
- Superb Time Management
- Labor Relations
- Business Planning
- Financial Management
- Production
- Contract Management
- Workflow Optimization
- Process Improvement
Timeline
Manager of Operations
JB Hunt Transportation
09.2019 - Current
Transportation Manager II
JB Hunt FMS
09.2017 - 09.2019
Project Inventory Manager/MHE Coordinator
Home Depot RDC & Noble Logistics
10.2014 - 09.2017
Implementation Project Manager
Legal Access Plans & Infinite Technical Resources
09.2011 - 08.2014
Order Center Supervisor
Valassis Inc
01.2010 - 09.2011
Warehouse Operations Manager
Forward Air Solutions
10.2008 - 12.2009
Service Agent
Toyota Rent A Car
05.2005 - 10.2008
MBA - Master of Business Administration - Project Management -
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Kinesiology - Sports Administration -
University of Houston
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