This summary provides details on Alan T. DeWalt's 30+ year career in warehouse and logistics operations, including his current role as Operations Supervisor at Exel overseeing a 1.4 million square foot facility. He has extensive experience supervising teams, ensuring safety compliance, and implementing systems to improve productivity and efficiency. Mr. DeWalt also has a proven track record of training associates and implementing process improvements.

1. Alan T. DeWalt, Sr.
20 Northcrest Drive
York Haven, PA 17370
(717) 938-9752 (Home)
(717) 319-7265 (Cell)
alan.dewalt@dhl.com
Objective: To obtain a challenging position where I can apply my supervisory and
logistics knowledge to achieve superior customer service in a growing company.
Summary: Highly-qualified and hardworking Warehouse Supervisor with more than 30 years of
experience and comprehensive knowledge of warehouse/distribution systems.
Consistently achieved productivity, performance and quality objectives while ensuring
overall safety. Extensive experience in monitoring inventory levels, planning shift
activities and controlling warehouse procedures. Computer literate: familiar with
Microsoft Office as well as other customized warehouse applications.
Employment
1996-Present Operations Supervisor
Exel – General Mills Palmyra, Pa.
Oversee daily operations of a 1.4 million square foot dry goods facility. Directly responsible for the
supervision of four (4) Taskers, up to fifty (50) Forklift Operators, four (4) Sanitation associates,
Inventory Control Department, Recoup Department and Welcome Center.
 Manage shipping, receiving and picking operations of General Mills’ products.
 Plan first shift activities based on customer priorities; quickly modify schedules to address
emergencies or special requests.
 Supervise and motivate a team of up to 60 associates daily.
 Lead daily pre-shift meetings to discuss workloads, customer issues and safety issues.
 Communicate and execute customer requirements and needs.
 Perform associate evaluations and coaching sessions. Provide feedback.
 Investigate accidents/incidents as well as other safety issues.
 Perform audits on quality of work as well as BBS audits for safety purposes.
 Perform LMS productivity audits.
 Ensure company policies are communicated, administered and enforced.
 Research various issues using the Red Prairie/DLX 2003 system. Troubleshoot and resolve
problem areas.
 Extensive knowledge of overseas export customers and shipping procedures including date critical
issues.
 Experienced with Inventory Control procedures.
 Experienced in using The View as a tool to help with labor planning as well as monitoring of the
workforce and workload.
 Experienced in using the SEEIT program along with the LMS productivity program.
 Oversee all rail car activity at the facility and function as the main contact for Norfolk Southern
Railroad.
 Main contact for Chambersburg Waste Company and Trex Company. Insure that all recyclable
cardboard, plastic and aluminum trailers are loaded properly, removed when full and replaced with
the proper empties.
 Manage the General Mills Cargo Quilt program during the winter months ensuring that all Cargo
Quilts arriving at the facility are shipped back to the correct locations.
 Maintain the Heat Treated White Wood Pallet inventory and order when necessary.

2. Continuous
Improvement
 Rail Car Improvement - In 2012-2013 lead team of associates in a successful Exel/General
Mills joint objective to improve the condition of all rail car loads delivered to our site,
therefore reducing damage, shifting and unloading time at a cost savings of $10K-$15K per
year.
 Auto Tasking and Interleave - In 2012 our team successfully implemented Auto Tasking,
Equipment Type Tasking and Interleaving at an approximate savings of $50K per year.
 Indirect time - helped our team drive the LMS indirect percentage from 20% to 13%.
 LMS - In 2009 worked with the management team and developers to successfully implement
the Labor Management System (LMS) and increase productivity by 10%.
 Red Prairie - In 2008 worked with the management team and trainers to successfully
implement Red Prairie 2003 (DLX) in place of the General Mills WMS system, with no
customer interruptions.
 General Mills relocation - In 2002 helped our team move the General Mills account from two
facilities totaling 800,000 sq. ft. in Mechanicsburg to a 1.4 million sq. ft facility in Palmyra.
Safety/Training
 Trained associates on Exel General Safety Training policies.
 Trained associates on the use of the Red Prairie 2003 system and certain Microsoft
applications.
 Developed and created Safety/Accident Kits for our site containing all tools and information
necessary to investigate accidents/incidents.
 Updated and implemented the Inbound Discrepancy Verification Procedure.
 Created and implemented procedure for filling short products on outbound loads.
 Update Supervisors’ Emergency Operations Plan book as necessary.
 Successfully trained several Group Coordinators who have been promoted to Operations
Supervisors.
Information
Technology
 Extensive use of warehouse management system Red Prairie 2003.
 Knowledge of and daily interaction with Microsoft Office.
 Knowledge of and daily interaction with The View.
 Knowledge of and daily interaction with Report Wrtiter.
 Knowledge of and daily interaction with SEEIT and LMS reporting.
 Knowledge of and daily interaction with the Norfolk Southern Pacesetter website.
 Knowledge of and interaction with the General Mills Cargo Quilt Tracking website.
 Completed Microsoft Excel training classes at HACC.
1993-1996 Group Coordinator
Exel – General Mills Mechanicsburg, Pa.
 Assumed the responsibilities of the Operations Supervisor when required.
 Assisted Operations Supervisor when needed.
 Motivated and set the example for associates by presence, actions and knowledge.
 Responsible for daily delegation of job assignments to forklift operators.
 Trained new associates.
1983-1993 Forklift Operator
Exel – General Mills Mechanicsburg, Pa.
 Daily tasks included loading, unloading, putaway and picking of General Mills products.

3.  Operation of gas powered and electric sit down forklifts using clamp attachments, two forks
and pullpack attachments.
 Trained new associates.
Education
High School Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Mechanicsburg, Pa
Diploma - 1978
Professional Training
EXEL
Microsoft Excel I Diversity Training
Excel 2003 Formulas and Functions Technical Leadership I
Essentials of Leadership I, II & III Sexual Harassment
Union Avoidance Conduct in the Workplace
Frontline Operational Leadership Coaching Performance
OSHA 10 Hr. course certification HS & E On-boarding
Developing The Leader Within You I Effective Team Communication
Difficult People In The Workplace Environment
Community
2000 – 2010 Volunteer Coach – Red Land Girls Softball Association
2008 – 2010 Equipment Manager – Red Land Girls Softball Association