Georgina Abate

3112 Gregory Lane

Grand Prairie, TX 75052

Cell:  (214) 263-3374

georginaabate@yahoo.com

 

 

Objective

To obtain a challenging position with a prestigious company where I can utilize and develop my professional skills.

 

 

 

Qualifications:

 

08/12 - PresentPratt Logistics

Ft Worth, TX

Dispatch Manager

General office duties:  answering phones, data entry, filing.  Manage a fleet of 10 to 18 drivers for a dedicated company.  Coordinate with outside vendors to ensure our fleet of trucks and trailers are properly serviced.  Communicate daily with freight brokers in order to outsource loads and obtain backhauls.

 

02/07 – 08/12Swift Transportation

Lancaster, TX 

Customer Service Representative

General office duties:  answering phones, filing, data entry.  Proactively called customers

to generate more sales, answered questions regarding active truck movements, gave pricing information to customers.  Coordinated between driver managers and planners to ensure on time pick ups and deliveries by drivers.

 

10/05 - 02/07                                                       Glasfloss Industries

Dallas, TX

Customer Service Representative

General office duties: answering phones, filing, data entry. Proactively called customers to generate more sales, answered questions regarding current orders, gave pricing information to customers.

 

06/03 - 06/05, 04/97 – 01/00, 12/88 – 09/90               Abate Transportation                                            Newark, NJ

Dispatcher

Supervised dispatch of a fleet of 10 trucks, which delivered and picked up freight in the NY tri-state area.  Communicated daily with outside vendors.  General clerical duties:  filing, answering phones, data entry, payroll, and accounts receivable.

 

 

01/01 - 06/03                                                                Programs for Parents, Inc.                                   Newark, NJ

Clerk and DYFS Liaison

General clerical duties:  filing, answering phones, data entry, customer service.

Processed applications to determine eligibility for state-funded programs.

Worked exclusively with state employees from DYFS for Essex County.

 

01/00 - 01/01, 05/89 - 04/97                                        CSX Intermodal, Inc.                                         North Bergen, NJ

Intermodal Service Representative

General clerical duties:  filing, answering phones, data entry, payroll, customer service.

Coordinated outbound train information with yard crew in a timely fashion.

Notified proper parties of their freight arriving on the inbound trains.

 

Education

09/85 - 08/87                                                                  Rutgers University                                                Newark, NJ

Emphasis on a liberal arts education.

 

Languages

Speak, read, and write English and Spanish fluently.

 

Other Experience

Experience using Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Quickbooks.

 

 

 

References Available Upon Request