1. JOHN R PISANELLO
5538 Sandy Lane
Racine, Wisconsin 53406
Cell: (262) 939-5650
jpisanello@yahoo.com
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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
DSV Logistics, Sturtevant,WI 2015 –Present
4th Largest 3PL serving local Customer with Distribution services. Chemical facility with over 600,000 square feet, supporting 4
divisional entities. Volume exceeds 50 Truckloads and 200 LTL shipments daily.
Operations Manager
Responsible for shipping and receiving operations. Manage 220 hourly employees.
 Metric Driven operations Manager.
 WMS SME, ISO Certification, Six Sigma Green Belt
 Culture Change Management driving team focus and success.
 Results Driven to KPIs.
Design House (DHI), Mequon,WI 2013 - 2015
Indoor and Outdoor Décor solutions for the home. From Plumbing to Lighting, Design House provides a Whole House solution to all
the needs of both Single family to Multi-unit locations. Support major Retailers in both Store and Internet Dot.Com Distribution.
Customer Service, Logistics Manager
 Establish Picking and Shipping processes to meet ecommerce same day shipping.
 Establish 5s environment to support various Assembly Projects including Home Furnishings and Lighting assembly.
 Mange Transportation Budget for both Domestic and International Shipping.
 Managed multi-level Customer Service Group to delight various Customer needs.
 Established 100% on-time, same day shipping for Internet Services.
Actuant Corporation (Actuant Electrical), Menominee Falls, WI 2010 –2013
$1.5 billion diversified industrial company with operations in over 30 countries. Markets include hydraulic and electrical t ool
supplies; services and supplies for energy related industries and highly engineered motion control systems.
Distribution Leader
Responsible for distribution service for Actuant Electrical business units including Gardner Bender, Del City, Marinco, West
Marine and ACME Electric. Managed corporate and 3PL operations, transportation services and reverse logistics process.
 Established 5s and Lean processes that improved on-time shipping to over 98% for all key accounts.
 Implemented KPI’s in alignment with business requirements and integrated distribution units to
demonstrate significant improvements in delivery time, customer satisfaction and profitability.
 Identified opportunities to improve labeling and packaging processes,collaborating with product managers
to reduce in transit damage and ensure cost effective operations.
 Reduced order fulfillment costs to less than 3% of sales from 4.2% over 3 year period.
 Consolidated Multiple Business units in a single Mega Distribution Center
Ingersoll-RAND (The Trane Company), LaCrosse, WI 2005 –2010
$13 billion global industrial firm providing products,services and solutions homes and buildings, transport and protect food and
perishables, secure homes and commercial properties, and enhance industrial productivity and efficiency.
Senior Operations Manager
Responsible for budgeting and management of Distribution services, materials management, inventory planning,
transportation,customer service and purchasing to support sales of $820 million in parts and service to HVAC industry.
Member of Global Parts Division Leadership Team with 5 direct reports and 520 team members.
 Defined and Established Distribution Network reducing air freight expense by over $1,6M.
 Successfully open new Distribution Centers
 Established Lean practices within Trane’s Distribution Network through team development, training and
Kaizen events,improving productivity 18%, reducing inventory costs 15%.
 Implemented updated inventory planning system,Servigistics, for global parts division, improving just in
time methodology that reduced inventory costs 15% and increased turns from 5.1 to 6.3.
 Analyzed product inventory levels and developed cash flow initiatives during company acquisition,
implementing inventory, Kanban services, and payment terms that generated over $14 million in revenue.
 Identified world class companies and implemented Six Sigma culture for inventory and distribution
processes,achieving recognition from management for best practices in customer service and savings of
$550,000.

2. JOHN R PISANELLO
ACMI Corporation, Racine, WI 2003 –2005
Manufacturer of Industrial and Residential home standby electrical generation.
Director, Distribution Operations
Managed flow of materials and finished goods globally to support medical device sales. Responsible for order processing,
customer service and web applications. Managed 5 direct reports and team of 70.
 Spearheaded consolidation of distribution operations during company acquisitions, streamlining shipping
and invoicing operations to save over $2.7 million in one year while enhancing customer service levels.
 Developed tracking and documentation processes to improve accuracy of lot and serial number traceability
to support order fulfillment and warehousing requirements, ensuring compliance with FDA regulations.
 Established Quality assurance process
 Budgetary Responsibilities for Transportation,Distribution and Customer Service.
The Borders Group, Inc, Ann Arbor, MI 1997 –2003
Holding company for Borders Books, Waldenbooks,Day by Day Calendars, All Wound Up and Books, Etc. stores.
Corporate Director, Transportation and Vender Relations
Managed $62 million budget for global transportation services. Responsible for customer service, quality, logistics, online
services, vendormanagement, distribution center networks and supplier support.
 Successfully managed Global Distribution centers,including site location, warehouse management systems
and staffing for UK and Australian operations,expanding entry to new markets and significantly increasing
revenue.
 Created and implemented EDI applications to establish self -invoicing processes for house carriers to track
and monitor transit shipping status,eliminating freight audit expenses and saving $150,000 annually.
 Implemented corporate vendor compliance and scorecard program that eliminated 70% of all vendor-
shipping errors, reduced receiving and accounts payable issues and generated $3 million in revenue. .
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., Racine, WI Prior to 1997
Publishing company with sales of $850 million.
Corporate Director, Transportation and Distribution
Responsible for domestic and international transportation support for distribution operations. Managed 5 direct reports and up
to 400 union/nonunion employees across four locations totaling 1.5 million square feet. Designed and implemented PKMS,
Manhattan software. Outside Auditors rated department “World Class”
EDUCATION
BA, Business, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI, Minor in Economics
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Six Sigma Green Belt
College of Advanced Transportation, Chicago, IL
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Catalyst, Oracle’s TMS and WMS