1. BRIAN H. DENNIS
515 Henry Ave Ext, Stratford, CT 06614 | (203) 667-3460 | brianhdennis@gmail.com
Highly organized, extremely proficient operations professional, exceptional communication skills, dynamic team player and collaborator, strong
adaptability with an expertise in increasing productivity, improving process, reducing failures, and creating cost cutting savings to your bottom line
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Objective: Looking for a planner position in Operations Management, Logistics or Supply Chain Management w here Ican apply my practicaland formal
know ledge of trade support, contract management, inventory control, scheduling, order building, forecasting, logistics, and supply chain management.
Summary of Professional Qualifications
Highly experienced in managing and executing sales and purchase contractsof metals.
Huge know ledge of the logistics in moving physicaltrades.
High end know ledge of the duties, due diligence and responsibilities in regards to trade support and brokerage operations.
Proficient ability to manage inventory, pay bills, handle sales and purchase invoicing, and to reconcile contracts and inventory.
Strong ability to coordinate and support other trading staff in their daily activities, and to prepare daily reports for traders concerning movement
of material, status of contract fulfillment, and Profit and Lost.
CAREER EXPERIENCE
Noble America’s, Stamford, CT 12/14 – 10/15
Operations Associate (company restructured)
Arrange deliveries of various metals to end users
Data entry, update and reconciling transactions in our Integrated Trading System.
Communicate efficiently with businesspartners, teammembers and Management.
Provide timely and accurate information to both externaland internal customers.
Ensure payments and invoices are processed in a timely manner
Negotiate ocean freight, railrates as w ellas over the road truckrates.
Maintain freight matrix, update and maintain allocation spreadsheets forboth domestic and export shipments
Arrange delivery appointments for domestic shipments and coordinate shipped /received w eights
Monitor and arrange domestic truck/ rail movements
Arrange bookings for overseasshipments and trackshipments
Monitor A/R, A/P, process invoices for freight, brokerage, warehouse, sales and purchase etc.
Sikorsky Aerospace Services, Shelton, CT 3/09 – 11/14
Material Analyst Military Customer Support (contract assignment)
Responsible for the management of inventory control and replenishment activities in an aftermarket focused business environment;
Coordinated sales orders, purchase ordersand material requirements w ith buyers and MRP planners.
Expedited critical needs, and w orkstoppage issues, researchproblems provide customer service feedbackand confirmation of material
availability in support of aircraft.
Facilitated material shipments according to priority, redirect delivery orders, cut delivery orders, cancel delivery orders, and create transfer
orders.
Assisted in coordination of suppliers supplying smooth material flow , and notification to management of material logistical problems and identify
solutions to resolve problems.
Managed and maintain material supply chain and logistics sales orders and purchase ordersexcelinventory spreadsheets.
Prepared monthly reports, and performmonth end revenue reconciliation
Gerald Metals, Inc. Stamford CT, 5/04 - 08/08
Traffic and Logistics Associate / Copper Trading (company restructured)
Served as the liaison betw een vendors, customers and copper traders;
Obtained freight rates quotes, paid w arehouse storagebills, and paid all freight bills.
Prepared daily reports for traders concerning movement of material, and advised accruals balance.
Provided contract management and invoicing of purchase and sales contracts.
Handled all customer service issues at the traffic level, received and processallbills of lading, managed railcar tracing, and monitored vessel
departures and arrivals.
Maintained all excelspreadsheets forcopper inventory(in transit position sheets, daily checkof (HP) proprietary systeminventory against excel
sheets, end of month inventory and reconciliation of paper inventory verses physicalinventory).
Designated as the year-end inventory controlperson, conducted auto pricing, reconciled terminal tickets w ith paper tickets, terminal trades w ith
trade sheets, processed un priced report, average pricing report and, printed trader reports and distributed each night.
2. Brian H. Dennis
EDUCATION
Platform 2 Employment, Workplace Bridgeport, CT
A five-weekpreparatory programfor job seekers, which includes skills assessments, careerreadinessworkshops, employee assistance
programs and more.
WIBO - Work Shop In Business Opportunities, Bridgeport, CT
Business management program
Connecticut Business Institute, Stratford, CT
Certificate in computerize accounting
Cheyney University, Cheyney, PA
Earth and Space Science
SKILLS
Advanced Microsoft Pow erPoint, Word, Outlook, Excel, and Access, Pivot Tables, Root Causes, Problem Trees, Business Case
Economics, Statistics and Management Principles
SOFTWARE
SAP, CassPort, OTM, JBA/AS400, Solomon, ADP, Bloomberg, Fin Trade
CERTIFACATIONS / LICENSES
NASD Series 7,63,65 AND 31 (currently not active)
CT Life Insurance, and Real Estate License (currently not active)