Vincent Edwards
Omaha,NE
Summary
Dynamic business professional with over 15 years of expertise in logistics, train crew dispatching, safety and regulatory compliance, process improvement, transportation planning, project coordination, and customer service. Proficient in integrating data analysis, personal experience, and expert insights to develop innovative solutions for complex challenges. A disciplined researcher who effectively translates strategic concepts into actionable plans while fostering a collaborative environment through coaching and mentorship. Committed to exploring contemporary ideas and methodologies to evaluate business philosophies and recommend optimal courses of action.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Dedicated Transportation Manager
Werner Enterprises
01.2023 - Current
- Build and maintain driver relationships through understanding and meeting driver needs. These needs include home time, payroll, utility, OTR equipment breakdowns, logging violations, equipment issues. This is done by using operating systems, customer operating systems, driver telecom communications, face to face communication and phone/text communication.
- Partner with the Costco Dedicated and Associate Logistics Managers to optimize driver loads based on origin, destination, type of freight, number of miles, stops, directions, etc., with driver needs and availability.
- Understand and adhere to our customer’s dynamic service expectations, visibility, goals, initiatives, as they relate to improving value for the Customer and Werner Enterprises.
- Interface with various departments such as Billing, Vans, Customer Service, Risk, Safety, Payroll, Fuel, Maintenance, and external vendors.
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Dedicated Logistics Manager
- Maintain timely and regular attendance according to the scheduled shift assignment(s) determined by supervisory personnel.
- Oversaw team of 35 drivers by reviewing performance to promote timely and efficient deliveries and operations.
Dedicated Fleet Coordinator
Werner Enterprises
01.2020 - 01.2023
- Facilitated numerous Dedicated Coca-Cola “CW” and “JT” time sensitive transits and reassign loads, along with loads for Chewy in Dallas TX and Phoenix AZ.
- Communicated with internal departments and external customers on daily activities like discrepancies including delivery delays, mechanical or equipment breakdowns, along with driver barriers at the shipper or consignee.
- Answer and process driver messages, and trip information through AS400, monitor assigned, pre-assigned, committed, and late load statuses.
- Authorize lumper pay, emergency home time and route drivers to terminals for safety issues.
- Facilitate Over-the Road breakdown events of tractor, trailer, terminal shop appointments, road call and dealership visibility.
- Answer telephone calls from drivers regarding routing issues, home-time, swaps/splits, fuel needs and customers.
- Troubleshoot problems and potential barriers that drivers have such as, late loads, load assignments, routing, permits, and lumpers, advances, locating empty trailers and overweight issues in a professional manner.
- Improved fleet efficiency by implementing preventive maintenance schedules and coordinating timely repairs.
Senior Analyst of Crew Management
Union Pacific Railroad
01.2013 - 01.2019
- Managed fifteen union crew dispatchers on 3 separate shifts by providing problem solving and analytical assistance in manpower assignments of railroad field employees covering yard, local and through freight trains to ensure uninterrupted operations and meet customer expectations within a safety conscience environment.
- Collaborated and communicated with internal and external departments on daily train activities and discrepancies including union organizations, executive and senior management, operations teams, training, labor relations, law and human relations, train and field management to increase velocity and efficiency.
- Maintained and promoted company initiatives in mitigating excessive guarantee payroll and unnecessary claims.
- Provided coaching and training for unionized crew dispatchers to ensure proper execution of company guidelines of safety and overall professionalism within the industry.
- Coordinated and fulfilled internal and external inquiries regarding big bus or van vendors’ transportation needs for train management.
- Collaborated with field personnel in hiring process of qualified candidates for Yardmaster workforce by creating and posting job notices and award internal candidate a position.
- Support and assisted in successful training and on-boarding of new or transferred employees regarding engagement, recognition, development, and coaching.
- Substantiated hours of service violations, compliance and avoidance initiatives of trainman, yardmasters and engineers for company and Federal Railroad Administration.
Senior Operations Coordinator
Union Pacific Railroad
01.2006 - 01.2013
- Managed truck procurement and service recoveries company lines and 6+ high-profile customers including UPS and automotive manufacturers to meet delivery sort times and manufacturing timelines domestically and internationally by providing visibility and continuous updated communication to the customer and senior management.
- Facilitated numerous cross-functional Intermodal transits and recovery projects including boxcar trans-loads and coordinating border departures of international drayage.
- Coordinated weekly US Military accessorial projects for Union Pacific’s Industrial Products group system-wide for delivery and return of equipment to home installations.
- Facilitated various cross-functional Intermodal transits and recovery projects including boxcar trans-loads and coordinating border departures of international drayage.
- Procured competitive drayage solutions for Supply Department spot bids and revenue growth of $10K annually over a three-year period.
- Chaired many conference calls between internal and external customers and cross-functional departments to share logistic plan details including monitoring train schedules and coordination of trucking assets utilizing network carriers to ensure customer commodity was delivered on time.
- Analyzed direct invoicing from vendors to ensure accurate cost controls of services provided.
- Recruited and educated new drayage vendors through online process for on boarding and railroad vetting resulting in new network carrier assets for company lines.
Education
M.S. - Supply Chain Management
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE01.2027
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE02.2002
Skills
- Operations facilitation expertise
- AS400
- Edge TMS
- Master Mind
- Microsoft Office 365
Timeline
Dedicated Transportation Manager
Werner Enterprises
01.2023 - Current
Dedicated Fleet Coordinator
Werner Enterprises
01.2020 - 01.2023
Senior Analyst of Crew Management
Union Pacific Railroad
01.2013 - 01.2019
Senior Operations Coordinator
Union Pacific Railroad
01.2006 - 01.2013
M.S. - Supply Chain Management
Bellevue University
Bachelor of Science - Business Management
Bellevue University
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