Ronald B Christensen

8487 South 4590 West, West Jordan, UT 84088

(801) 543-9293 ronaldbchristensen@gmail.com

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Summary                            

A proven professional with unique skills in planning, direction, management, and development of freight operations. Worked with OSHA, EPA, DOT, and other local and Federal agencies to insure continuous improvement, through inspections and audits. An effective and timely problem solver with the ability to make cost-effective decisions saving companies substantial amounts of money. These same qualities will be brought to your organization.

 

Areas of Expertise

    -   OSHA Compliance                                 -   Freight Contract Negotiations              -   Quality Assurance

    -   Operational Management                 -   Project Management                                       -   Shipping Systems

    -   Staff Supervision                            -   Track and Trace models                           -   Employee Relations

    -   Training and Development               -   5S and Lean implementation          -   Customer Retention

    -   Freight Claim processes               -   Productivity Enhancement                          -   Writing of SOP’s             

 

Experience             

Warehouse Manager / Safety Manager, Marko Products Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah Oct 2012 – Present

-            Wrote new warehouse SOP’s and job descriptions for all warehouse positions

-            Initiated and taught new forklift and safety procedures for all personnel

-            Negotiated new freight terms for shipping lanes while building existing relationships with current freight companies

-            Created new LOTO program, trained all employees

-            Increased productivity by 22% in 3 months

-            Restructured shipping, receiving, and inventory control departments to increase productivity and efficiencies

Director of Warehousing and Distribution, Food for Health International, Salt Lake City, Utah

Jan 2012 – Aug 2012

-          Reorganized all departments in warehouse while increasing productivity from 10.93 cpmh to 71.25 cpmh

-          Negotiated new freight contracts with UPS and ABF saving 22% on freight charges

-          Trained new department heads in receiving, shipping, inventory control, and assembly line

-          Redesigned product flow through warehouse to increase efficiencies

-          Initiated new international shipping program

-          Implemented new RF scanning throughout operations

-          Wrote new job descriptions and SOP’s for warehouse and distribution operations              

Plant Manager, Versacold Logistics, Salt Lake City, Utah 2006 – 2011

-          Increased revenue 56% through seeking out and signing new customers and implementing price increases to customers justified by quality customer service and fair business practices

-          Instigated new GMP program to ensure QA staff was trained and had sufficient understanding of acceptable tolerances regarding incoming and outgoing product

-          Met with OSHA, EPA, and USDA on regular basis to validate our inspections, while maintaining all government and customer standards

-          Increased profit margin 44% through improved efficiencies in productivity in picking lines, streamlines transportation routes and optimizing equipment utilization

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Ronald B Christensen

8487 South 4590 West, West Jordan, UT 84088

(801) 543-9293 ronaldbchristensen@gmail.com

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-          Responsible for finding new business in and outside the local market, while maintaining existing business through developed customer service programs resulting in customer retention and loyalty

-          Maintained an Excellent (950 or above) score from ASI on warehouse operations and record keeping functions twice a year, for five years running

-              Helped develop software program for warehouse to make tracking of items though radio frequency scanners possible, making inventory more on time and accurate 

-              Held total responsibility for the profit and loss statement which included the writing of yearly budgets, customer contracts and vendor agreements

-              Maintained Human Resource responsibilities which included but were not limited to the hiring and training of personnel, employee retention, and labor law issues

Sales Manager, Livingston Foodservice, Midvale, Utah 2001 – 2006

-              Grew sales by 63% with new business being 29% of that increase

              Responsible for strategic and tactical planning of the Sales Department resulting in greater market share and profitability

                    -              Provided critical input to IT and procurement departments on sales related topics to

insure the correct information was being given to customers and sales staff, while providing proper training of sales professionals which resulted in an overall increase in sales of 27%

-              Provided advice and counsel to customers on ways to increase their own profit margins and instruct them on employee issues which increased customer loyalty and greater growth

-              Responsible for the training and increased profitability of Sales Professionals while maintaining an assigned sales area

-              Worked with warehouse personnel to increase productivity and reduce shrinkage due to damage and shipping errors which, reduced shipping errors by 31% and increased sales due to proper items being sent by $260k annually

-              Contracted with vendors on specific lines the company would offer to our customers while reducing overstock inventory by 26% resulting in a $47k savings

 

             

                  

Education                           

Bachelor Business Management - Brigham Young University 2007 – Provo, UT

 

Awards

Seven Top Producer awards for outstanding sales growth and increased profit margin

Sales Professional of the Year

Three Haul of Fame awards

Top Performing Operation of the Year

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