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- 1. 1 Fred J. Radvansky 3410 Edmonson Court Missouri City, TX 77459 Email fradvansky@entouch.net PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A logistics professional with over 20 years of industry experience. Skilled in strategic planning, contract negotiations, distribution management, operations and sales. Extensive industry experience in rail, liquid and bulk truck operations, intermodal, truckload, LTL, and transload. Analytical and creative in the utilization of business processes relating to logistics. EDUCATION BBA Management, University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1986, Houston, TX EXPERIENCE Solvay Chemicals, Houston, TX 5/11 - Present As an international chemical group, Solvay assists industry in finding and implementing ever more responsible and value-creating solutions. Its products serve many markets including energy and environment, automotive and aeronautics, electricity and electronics, Logistics Supervisor - Rail Manage and oversee all rail and truck operations. Directly responsible for over $100MM in annual freight expenditures. Accountable for over 2.5MM tons of finished product shipments. Collaborate with Procurement on contract negotiations with suppliers and in the preparation of RFPs. Implemented Transportation Management System (TMS) as a Lead on the TMS Project Team. Analyze supply chain processes and logistics operations for improvement. Create supply chain metrics and analyze monthly. Analyze and supervise the resolution of customer complaints regarding supply chain issues. Manage and develop direct reports. Tenaris, Houston, TX 10/09 - 5/11 The leading supplier of tubes and related services for the worlds energy industry and certain other industrial applications. Manager Transportation & Logistics North America Manage and oversee all Transportation and Logistics Procurement for North America. Directly responsible for $125 MUSD logistics spend which includes Rail, Truckload, 3rd Party Yards, and Port Operations Develop and maintain market intelligence related to the transportation industry and follow legislative changes and evaluate the impact to business. Lead the contracting of 3rd parties that provide logistics and transportation solutions for Supply Chain. Manage and Direct the Logistics Coordinators (Rail, Truck, Port) to serve the needs of the business. Issue RFPs while ensuring compliance with Tenaris policies and management standards. Finalize contracts after logistics comment and legal review. And documenting carrier and insurance compliance.
- 2. 2 Imperial Sugar Company, SugarLand, TX 6/06 5/09 One of the largest processors and marketers of refined sugar in the United States to grocery customers, food manufactures and food service distributors. Manager-Logistics Planning & Control Industrial Segment Manage and oversee operations specific to the distribution of Imperial Sugar Industrial Goods. Develops selection strategies, negotiates and contracts with 3rd party industrial distribution service providers for: rail, liquid/bulk motor transportation and liquid/bulk transfer stations. Directly responsible for approximately $16 M in industrial transportation and distribution related expenditures and approximately 15 key vendor relationships. Developed and implemented a process for rail car fleet utilization and order tracking that resulted in decreased rail car cycle times and reduced demurrage costs by 8.6%. Designed and Implemented plan for carrier augmentation for bulk truck operations. Achieved and Maintained service performance of 99.74% for truck and 99.56 % for rail. Assure that accurate transportation costs, demurrage and transload data are part of the supply chain model. Responsible for approximately $43M in inventory at 3rd party bulk and liquid stations. Provide Rate Quotes to sales on new business. Provide forecast analysis to insure efficient use of rail car fleet and product movements throughout the supply chain. Canadian Pacific Railway, Houston, TX 1/02 5/06 A $1 billion company based in Calgary, Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) is a Class 1 North American railway providing freight transportation services over a 14,000-mile network in Canada and the U.S. National Account Manager-Chemicals & Energy Developed and managed $36 million in revenue for the U.S. Southwest Territory through rail contract negotiations and customer relations. Promoted, developed and maintained specific transportation packages set forth by CPR while maximizing profitability and asset utilization. Negotiated the terms of transportation including rates, equipment, and track and storage agreements for Fortune 100 companies. Developed market analysis and commodity expertise in order to formulate strategic plans and budgets resulting in increased revenues by 9% over previous year actuals. Managed over 10 % of CPRs highly profitable Chemical, Energy & Plastics Revenue. Enron GlobalMarkets, Houston, TX 7/01-12/01 Was one of the worlds leading electricity, natural gas and communications companies. Marketed electricity and natural gas, delivered physical commodities and financial risk management services to customers. Manager Truck Brokerage/Spot Trading Instrumental role in developing and expanding full truckload & intermodal brokerage/spot trading business for newly created Enron Freight Markets. Provided transportation solutions and innovative risk management services to carriers, shippers, and third party logistics companies. Negotiated contracts with all OTR and responsible for all carrier performance and D.O.T. compliance. Monitored, tracked & negotiated the pricing dynamics of freight transportation for the Gulf Coast Region.
- 3. 3 Overnite Transportation, Houston, TX 3/93 6/01 A $1 billion company that is a leading provider of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation. Senior Account Manager Direct sales responsibility for Houston, TX market. Prospected for and developed new business opportunities, new customers, and developed solid business plans. Demonstrated proven ability to analyze markets and target accounts with highest profitability and developed proposals & presentation packages that increased revenue by 50%. Responded to internal and external customer inquiries and resolved problems. Coordinated Local Anti-Union Team at Houston terminal. Liaison between drivers, dockworkers, office personnel and Senior Management. Successful in winning 2 votes to keep out Teamster Representation. United BeverageDistribution, Houston, TX 10/88 3/93 One of the largest independent distributors of Miller Brewing Company products in the United States. Territory Manager Responsible for $3 million annual sales. Designed customer service process with sales and operations to better respond to customers needs and to become more customer focused. Designed and implemented routing to reduce driver cost. Managed merchandiser, driver & warehouse to increase productivity in each area. Consistently exceeded corporate objectives for performance and was awarded Territory Mgr. of the Year 1992.