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Timothy Poplin

Los Angeles

Summary

Personable Supervisor with record of success leading team efforts, recognizing areas of improvement and building professional relationships. Effective at managing big-picture business goals. Detail-oriented and efficient with strengths in both project and time management.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Driver Services Manager

CRST Expedited
07.2021 - 12.2023
  • Managing the facility and ensuring that it is operational and maintains the highest standards regarding safety and compliance with state and local regulations. Conduct weekly inspections on infrastructure to identify areas that need to be repaired. Schedule vendors to ensure repairs are conducted in a timely manner. Maintain employee schedule and coordinate time off needed to meet volume fo work during business hours.
  • Work with staff to ensure they have the tools needed to be successful in their positions.
  • Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
  • Handled driver complaints, resolved issues and adjusted policies to meet changing needs.
  • Assisted in Basic Inspection of Terminal Regulated by the California Highway Patrol. Prepared and audited all employee files for accuracy/ completeness in preparation for audit. Assist the California Motor Carrier Specialist during the BIT inspection providing all documentation necessary.
  • DL-170 administrator for the Employer Testing Program through the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Responsible for maintaining readiness for audits of internal records for the program and ensuring that the company is compliant with all DL-170 regulations.
  • Driver accident intake call center management. Receive and process incoming calls including setting up driver post accident drug testing, hazmat response team dispatching, cargo claims and overweight rework vendor collaborations.


Safety Trainer

CRST Expedited
10.2018 - 07.2021
  • Conduct classroom training on DOT regulations, entry-level driver training, company policies, procedures, and mentor driver training. Review and update training power points, self-study guides, or other training materials ensuring that material is up to date and relevant to current industry standards.
  • Certified DOT drug collector to conduct Pre-Employment, and Random Drug and Alcohol Testing when needed.
  • Maintained DL-170 program files to ensure accuracy for audits/ compliance.
  • Identified accident causes and optimal prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and analyses for driver coaching opportunities (DCO's).
  • During the pandemic I was solely responsible for conducting all final DDC's for the Expedited division via Zoom.

Operations Supervisor

Republic Services
05.2017 - 09.2018
  • Motivated and trained employees to maximize team productivity.
  • Enforced regulatory and company policy compliance to improve workplace and employee safety and readiness.
  • Enhanced operational performance and reduced labor expenses by developing and optimizing standard practices.
  • Encouraged and promoted ideas aligned to business needs and benefits.
  • Manage a diverse team of 10+ drivers in commercial trash, recycle and scout trucks.
  • Part of the Zero Waste team that launched and executed the multi-million dollar Los Angeles franchise contract.

Operations Supervisor

DAMCO Distribution
10.2016 - 03.2017
  • As an Operations Supervisor on Wal-Mart cross dock account, the highest profiting account for DAMCO Distribution
  • Staffing was between 30 and 60 associates daily depending on volume
  • Labor force comprised of 90% temporary associates and 10% union member associates
  • Controlled daily cost Vs projections
  • Managed overage/ shortage inventory and worked with Wal-Mart home office to resolve issues
  • Orchestrated training and on boarding of new associates daily due to high turn over rate of temporary work force
  • Constrained collages from other accounts to effectively manage Wal-Mart’s daily operation and deliver to their expectations

Operations Manager

Vehicle Accessory Center
03.2016 - 09.2016
  • I served as the operations manager for a 100,000 square feet warehouse that processed 5.4 million dollars in sales monthly for General Motors direct accessories
  • I directed 50 associates including two front line supervisors
  • My scope of responsibilities included staffing, associate training, safety, projecting sales, product ordering, cost management and monthly inventory profit and loss reporting
  • Doubled staffing to accommodate business growth and created second shift to increase daily capacities
  • Sourced and converted from shipping through a cross dock to a privately owned direct to customer carrier
  • Created and implemented cross dock procedures for new carrier conversion
  • Planned and sourced materials for expansion from the original 50,000 square foot building
  • Directed vendors through building layout and execution.

Driver Business leader

Schneider National
03.2014 - 02.2016
  • Accountable for a fleet of 30 drivers and 28 tractor units
  • Accountable for maintaining a safe culture for my drivers while managing low cost initiatives, productivity, superior customer service and driver retention
  • Responsible for drivers pay, training, regulatory DOT compliance, time at home and load issues
  • Oversee 3.2 million dollars of equipment and control of approximately 6 million in cost to the business
  • Generate almost 5 million miles of productivity and more than $650,000 in revenue annually
  • 2014 and 2015 Wal-Mart direct to store load storage, security and load planning for our French camp facility
  • Leadership development course facilitator, David Ramsey's core financial wellness.

Quality Assurance Area Manager

Schneider Logistics
07.2011 - 03.2014
  • Directed up to 26 inventory control associates
  • Daily processes included receiving quality checks, slot quality reporting, assigning picking locations and pallet build specifications
  • Coordinated home office communications regarding any issues with freight quality and on site quality reporting
  • 2011 administered team in creating codes for upload of systematical slot locations to convert three buildings from WMS to GLS
  • 2011 GLS system roll out for the quality assurance department and assisted in training operations associates on new system best practices.

Executive Team Leader

Target Stores
01.2013 - 01.2014
  • Rack project; proposed and presented new racking layout to our customer
  • Modified planning to match business needs
  • Planed strategic freight storage to create construction areas without affecting current business capacities
  • Staffing and executing freight movement and systematical location setups
  • Project was in process and scheduled for completion August 2014

Department manager

08.2009 - 10.2010
  • For the logistics at the Puente Hills Target store
  • Facilitated 39 team members is responsible for truck unloads, sales floor stocking, sales floor research and in stocks management, back room locating, pulling and organizing the stock room
  • Manage total store inventory levels, department staffing, hiring, training, evaluation and work schedules
  • Fourth quarter product management and black Friday set up execution
  • Garden center department reset
  • I managed a team through the preparation for Christmas tree deliveries, sales and garden post season reset

Inventory Management Associate

Target Warehouse
08.2001 - 08.2009
  • Truck unload, stocking, pulling, shipping of all Target imported merchandise
  • My Inventory management responsibilities included; problem solving, space management, merchandise auditing, salvage pulls and recall processing
  • I was also a team member trainer and was responsible for managing and executing all training for the day side inbound department.
  • Non-retail pilot project 2007- organization and process development for receiving and shipping Target non-retail merchandise through the Target supply chain
  • Ball project development: organized and established tasks for toy ball inflation
  • The team would receive, sort, inflate, package and ship product within a three-week time line.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Management

ITT Technical Institute
San Bernardino, CA
06.2009

Skills

  • Demonstrated leadership skills with large teams
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Supply chain and resource management
  • Proficient in MS Office
  • Project management
  • Scheduling and Coordinating
  • Priority Management
  • Performance Motivation
  • Business Processes and Procedures
  • Technical Proficiency
  • Supervising Employees
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Timeline

Driver Services Manager

CRST Expedited
07.2021 - 12.2023

Safety Trainer

CRST Expedited
10.2018 - 07.2021

Operations Supervisor

Republic Services
05.2017 - 09.2018

Operations Supervisor

DAMCO Distribution
10.2016 - 03.2017

Operations Manager

Vehicle Accessory Center
03.2016 - 09.2016

Driver Business leader

Schneider National
03.2014 - 02.2016

Executive Team Leader

Target Stores
01.2013 - 01.2014

Quality Assurance Area Manager

Schneider Logistics
07.2011 - 03.2014

Department manager

08.2009 - 10.2010

Inventory Management Associate

Target Warehouse
08.2001 - 08.2009

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration and Management

ITT Technical Institute

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