1. E’LON RIVES
4409 Sharon Chase Drive Apt G Charlotte, NC 28215
Phone: 859-303-2196
Email: elon.rives@yahoo.com
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Amassed over nine years of experience in Sales, Operations Management, Preparing Financial Reports,
Monitoring Infrastructure,Project Management, gap analysis and managing timeline expectations with
excellent written and oral communication skills.
Consistently received scores above the company average on Leadership Surveys, specifically the Net
Promoter Score initiative, and have achieved ratings that have met or exceeded KPI’s on each and every
Performance Review Appraisal. Responsible for the promotion and development of 13 employees into
management level positions and President’s Cup Award Winner 2012.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE HERTZCORP. 2012-PRESENT
Business Initiatives/Operations Manager, Charlotte,NC 2014-PRESENT
• Interact with all levels of management to create and deliver presentations on project goals and
plans and progress.
• Assist in the resolution process by escalating concerns to upper-level management if team
members could not.
• Lead customer audits and internal audit process.
• Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and managing outside vendors.
• Maintain responsibility for all tasks assigned
• Train and develop all employees through the use of training modules, Coaching, Positive and
Negative reinforcement, etc.
FlowLogistics
Logistics Operations ProjectCoordinator, Atlantic Region
2012-2013
• Responsible for leading and managing all activities in a project life-cycle (initiation planning,
executing/controlling, and closing
• Managed a team of employees, carriers and shippers throughout the Atlantic Region and
coordinated the collection of data to be used for transportation costs, supply chain management
and marketing research projects for clients that included Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola, R.J.
Reynolds, etc.
• Successfully examined, verified and provided cost benefit analyses for key projects in the Central
and Atlantic Regions
• Act as liaison between carriers,shippers, and other relevant stakeholders on financial and credit
data, logistics, protocols, procedures and other important sensitive information, confidently and in
a professional manner.

2. • Developed and revised project plans and budgets.
• Ensure all relevant stakeholders take initiative and have heightened sense of urgency and resolve.
• Identified and negotiated the resolution of issues, escalating as necessary to ensure project tasks
are completed according to established timelines.
UPS
Project Coordinator/Quality Lead 2011-2012
• Manage the execution of a wide variety of business initiatives critical to the success of
Midstream’s Growth Initiative including: asset set up, employee development, testing and user
training application rollout
• Maintain project schedules, issues, risks, change records.
• Coordinated these projects to ensure projects follow established project management practices
that delivered best in class project performance and on-time delivery
• Partnered and collaborated with project teams, key stakeholders and Senior Level Management,
to ensure scope, requirements, deliverables cost, benefits, values met the company’s needs and
goals
• Proactively lead, directed and drove day-to-day management of the project resources to achieve
project objectives.
• Completed timely updates of all project schedules, cost plans and project cost actuals against
approved baselines to ensure on time delivery of projects and budget accordingly.
• Directed and monitored all activities medium to high risk.
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Clark Security Products/Anixter
Sales Manager 2009-2011
• Implemented and Substantially improved operating procedures for warehouse delivery methods
and communication materials
• Assisted in creating more accurate receiving and accountability procedures to ensure
enhancement of personnel and industry development
• Ensured project-related risks are managed according to the Project Management Policies.
• Consults with business partners to clarify and define project requirements and business case,
including development of a statement of work.
• Track processes,procedures and performance metrics from beginning to end.
• Managed and reported multiple projects in a fast paced work environment in timely manner while
maintaining Corporate Social Responsibility.
EDUCATION
Kentucky State University
Bachelor’s Degree Psychology/Human Development
Eastern Kentucky University
Masters of Science Industrial/Organizational Psychology
TECHNICAL SKILLS
P&L,SQL, Oracle,MS Office (Word, Access,Excel),SPSS, Inform M3, ILEARN,HRM, C