1. David Knighton
Ft Worth, TX 76137
(817)366-5145
Dak01harley@msn.com
Summary
Professional transportation management and project management candidate with over 9 years professional
experience. Expert in transportation compliance, dispatch, training, logistics and project management.
Education
DeVry University
Bachelor of Science in Technical Management
Emphasis in Project Management
May 2010-October 2013
Software
Loadtech, XPM, AS400, Internet Truck Stop, Data 360, Prophesy Mileage and Routing, Microsoft Office Suite
Experience
DeVry and Techskills Institute 2009-2013
Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems, negotiate with project stakeholders, suppliers and
customers to obtain resources or materials, establish and execute a project communication plan, coordinate
recruitment or selection of project personnel, prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and
summarizing information and trends, initiate, review, and approve modifications to project plans, Schedule and
facilitate meetings related to information technology projects, identify need for initial and supplemental project
resources, develop and manage annual budgets for information technology projects, Manage project execution to
ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope, monitor and track project milestones and deliverables, identify,
review, and select vendors, consultants to meet project needs, direct and coordinate activities of project personnel,
assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel, develop and manage work breakdown
structure (WBS) of information technology projects, perform risk assessments to develop response strategies, submit
project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards, monitor the performance of project team members,
providing and documenting performance feedback, assess current or future customer needs and priorities through
communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods, develop implementation plans that
include analyses such as cost-benefit or return on investment (ROI), develop and update project plans for
information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information
specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Accomplishments
Dean List
3.73 GPA
Honor Graduate
Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society Graduated
Magna Cum Luade Graduate
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Experience Continued
Schneider National and Millis Transfer 2007-2009
Inspected truck before and after trips and submits report indicating truck condition, read bill of lading to determine
assignment, fastens chain or binders to secure load on trailer during transit, loaded or unloaded, assisted in loading
and unloading truck, worked as member of two person team driving tractor with sleeper bunk behind cab, serviced
truck with oil, fuel, and radiator fluid to maintain tractor trailer, obtained customer's signature and collected payment
for services, inventoried and inspected goods to be moved, wrapped goods using pads, packing paper, and
containers, and secures load to trailer wall using straps, gave directions to helper in packing and moving goods to
trailer, drove tractor-trailer combination, applying knowledge of commercial driving regulations, to transport and
deliver products, livestock, or materials, usually over long distance, maneuvered truck into loading or unloading
position, following signals from loading crew as needed, drove truck to weigh station before and after loading, and
along route to document weight and conform to state regulations, maintained driver log according to regulations,
took intermodal regional loads to correct destination.
Accomplishments
100% On Time and Safety Record
Additional Skills
End Of The Trail Trucking Inc 1998-2007
Directed activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking transportation vehicles, such as aircraft and railroad
cars, planned, organized and managed the work of subordinate staff to ensure that the work is accomplished in a
manner consistent with organizational requirements, directed investigated to verify and resolve customer or shipper
complaints, served as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories, implemented scheduled policy
changes, collaborated with other managers and staff members in order to formulate and implement policies,
procedures, goals, and objectives, monitored operations to ensure that staff members comply with administrative
policies and procedures, safety rules, union contracts, and government regulations, promoted safe work activities by
conducting safety audits, attended company safety meetings, and meeting with individual staff members, developed
criteria, application instructions, procedural manuals, and contracts for federal and state public transportation
programs, monitored spending to ensure that expenses are consistent with approved budgets, directed and
coordinated, through subordinates, activities of operations department in order to obtain use of equipment, facilities,
and human resources, directed activities of staff performing repairs and maintenance to equipment, vehicles, and
facilities, conducted investigations in cooperation with government agencies to determine causes of transportation
accidents and to improve safety procedures, analyzed expenditures and other financial information in order to
develop plans, policies, and budgets for increasing profits and improving services, negotiated and authorized
contracts with equipment and materials suppliers, and monitor contract fulfillment., supervised workers assigning
tariff classifications and preparing billing, set operations policies and standards, including determination of safety
procedures for the handling of dangerous goods, recommended or authorized capital expenditures for acquisition of
new equipment or property in order to increase efficiency and services of operations department, prepared
management recommendations, such as proposed fee and tariff increases or schedule changes, conducted employee
training sessions on subjects such as hazardous material handling, employee orientation, quality improvement and
computer use, participate in union contract negotiations and settlements of grievances, provided administrative and
technical assistance to those receiving transportation-related grants, directed procurement processes, including
equipment research and testing, vendor contracts, and requisitions approval.
Accomplishments
Grew from 0 in Revenue to Over 1 Million In Sales
