The document provides a curriculum vitae for Dominic Rop that includes personal details, objectives, education background, and career history. It summarizes that Rop has over 20 years of experience in logistics and freight forwarding, including roles managing port operations, transportation operations, and business development. His most recent role is currently serving as Acting Transport Manager at Siginon Global Logistics Limited where he is responsible for fleet coordination and management.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME : DOMINIC ROP
YEAR OF BIRTH : 1973
GENDER : MALE
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
NATIONALITY : KENYAN
ADDRESS : P.O BOX 99646-80107
MOMBASA
TEL. NO : 0725-393573, 0733-393573
E-MAIL : dominicrop@yahoo.com
PERSONAL PROFILE
 Dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling team effort to produce genuine
long-term sustainable development
 High personal integrity, and able to relate and create trust in all
 Experienced and innovative in logistic chain management, self-aware-always seeking
to learn and grow
 Seeks new responsibilities irrespective of reward and recognition
 Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
 Highly articulate, confident and persuasive team-builder, able to motivate
 Methodical approach to planning and organizing- efficient time-manager
OBJECTIVES
 To deliver excellent managerial service in logistics chain management
 To ensure high quality standards are maintained in all my assignments.
 Reduce down time at points of loading/offloading.
 Foster good business relationship between the company and its clientele.
 To tackle every challenge and obligation professionally to meet the ever competitive
logistic market.
 Further develop my career by pursuing more professional training to enhance my skills
to be relevant to the fast changing global trends so as to increase my contribution
toward achieving the organizational goals, vision and objectives.
 Utilize my academic and professional abilities, knowledge and competences in
achieving the firm’s objectives.
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
INSTITUTE COURSE
2007 BANDARI COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
MANAGEMENT (DIFM)
MODULE III
 Shipping Economics and International Trade
 Shipping Principles and Practice
 Legal Aspects of Shipping
 Marketing and public relation

2.  Entrepreneurship
 Project
2006 BANDARI COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
MANAGEMENT (DIFM)
MODULE II
 Marine Insurance
 Port Operations
 Management Practices
 Principles of Accounts
 Freight Clearing and Forwarding
2005 BANDARI COLLEGE DIPLOMA IN TNTERNATIONAL FREIGHT
MANAGEMENT (DIFM)
MODULE I
 Cargo storage and Warehousing
 Customs Procedures
 Quantitative methods
 Information Communications Technology
MAY 1993 – DECEMBER 1993 DIPLOMA IN CLEARING, WAREHOUSING
KENYA INSTITUTE OF CARGO AND FREIGHT FORWARDING
FORWARDERS
SUBJECTS COVERED
 Advanced Maritime Economics
 Maritime Law
 Practical Freight Forwarding &
Documentation
 Cargo storage and warehousing
 Containerization
 Marine Insurance
 Office Management.
 Shipping Practice
 Cargo classification
 Export and Import Documentation
1989-1992 CHEMUNDU SECONDAY SCHOOL
Obtained a mean Grade of C- (Minus) In KCSE
1981- 1988 KAPKOBIS PRIMARY SCHOOL
(KENYACERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY
EDUCATION (KCPE)

3. 1980- CHEPTERIT CATHOLIC NURSERY SCHOOL
CAREER HISTORY
April 1994- March 1995- Habo Agencies Limited
Position : Port Clerk
Industry : Clearing and Forwarding
Duties
• Processing of import/export documents through customs
• Processing Mombasa Port Release Orders through K.P.A’s Central Documentation
Office.
• Participating in verification of goods with the relevant KPA and government personnel
• Loading and processing of released cargo out of port
April 1995 – May 1996 : Port Supervisor
Duties:
• Supervising port operations activities
• Signing of Mombasa Port Release Orders
• Ensuring proper documentation in done prior to lodging at Customs and KPA
respectively
June 1996 - March 1997 : Kenfreight (E.A) Ltd
Position : Port Clerk
Industry : Clearing and Forwarding
Duties:
 Processing clearance documents through relevant releasing agencies at the port.
 Coordination of loading and deliveries of both conventional and containerized cargo
through the port of Mombasa.
March 1997 – August 2000 : Senior Port clerk
Duties:
 Coordination of port documentation procedures,
 Acting for the Supervisor in his absence
September 2000 – September 2005 : Assistant Operations Supervisor
Duties:
 Receiving and scrutinizing released documents from the Imports department prior to
loading,
 Coordinating the port operations and the main transport base to ensure loading
documents are ready prior to advising the transport coordinator to release the trucks
for loading,
 Ensuring fast delivery of cargo once the truck is loaded.

4. October 2005 – February 2006 : Assistant Port Operations Manager
(Transport)
Duties:
 Supervising loading personnel,
 Attending daily operations meeting with other departments to ensure speedy and well
coordinated customer service.
 Ensuring fast delivery of cargo out of port to avoid extra cost in port delay charges.
Mach 2006 to January 2011 : Assistant Transport Operations Manager
Duties:
 Analyzing monthly truck performance through monthly trip analysis and own truck
and sub-contracted transporters profit/loss analysis,
 Monitoring the fleet performance to minimize delays on transit,
 Ensuring efficient GPRS data interpretation and advising the management in order to
reduce transit time, minimize risks along the Northern corridor and increase truck
turn round time
 Supervising, troubleshooting and streamlining the preventive fleet maintenance
measures,
 Maintain reports and documentation required or requested by the department,
 Hold daily meetings with the technical department for ease of truck operational
planning.
April 2010 to August 2010 : Acting Transport Operations Manager
Duties:
 Attending weekly management meetings and presenting transport performance
reports,
 Preparing a weekly truck performance schedules highlighting truck idle times on a
round trip for management decision.
 Updating customers on the real-time position of cargo.
 Allocating cargo to trucks in conformity with the government’s axle load regulation
 Outsourcing trucks whenever there is excess cargo to avoid cargo delays and reduce
on port storage charges while ensuring optimum utilization of own trucks.
 Appraise and motivate staff under my department.
 Any other duty the management will deem necessary.
OTHER TRAININGS AND POSITIONS HELD

5. April 2008 to July 2011: Elected member of Oceanfreighters Savings
and Credit Cooperative society Management Committee as chairman of the HIV AIDS sub
committee and member of the education committee.
Attended seminars and workshops as indicated below;
1) 23rd
April 2006- Team Building & Communication Programme at the Voyager Beach
Resort
2) 24th
to 25th
May 2008- Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operative Ltd, Co-
operative Education and Training Programmes on Introduction to o-operative
Management at Le- Soleil Beach Club
3) 19th
to 22nd
August 2010- Kenya Union of Savings & Credit Co-operative Ltd, Co-
operative Education and Training Programmes on Financial Management for Board
Members
4) 12th
to 13th
March 2013- Attended training on QMS (Quality Management Systems
I.S.O 9001:2008) Internal Auditors Course,
5) 31st
July to 1st
August 2013- Attended a Customer Service training at Mombasa Sports
Club.
February 14th
2011 to March 28th
2011 : Buzeki Enterprises Ltd
Position : Business Development Manager
Industry : Transport
Duties:
 Facilitate the search for more business volume and growth for the company,
 Act as a contact person to deal directly with clients on operational issues including
logistical issues,
 Facilitate increase in market share and variety in business opportunities,
 Attend to any emergency meetings in representation of the company,
 Coordinate other business transactions that may arise,
 Ensure a clear knowledge of the entire business areas including loading and offloading
sites,
 Re-enforcing and maintaining use of all communication channels between departments,
 Report daily to the Group Executive Director and the General Manager on activities for
the day,
 Have documented monthly meetings with ground logistics,
 Send weekly reports to Executive Director with a copy to the Financial and
Commercial Director.
March 28th
2011 to 1st
May 2014 : Siginon Global Logistics Limited
Position : Fleet Coordinator
Industry : Transport
Duties:
 Manage a team of drivers with the view to creating a professional, dedicated,
disciplined and productive team.
 Attend daily cross functional and cross departmental planning meetings as needed, in
order to plan daily cargo and truck allocation.
 Responsible for all the day to day management function of the fleet driver staff.
 Review GPS reports on a daily and weekly basis to ensure fleet drivers are reporting the
correct amount of hours each day, and making sure they rest at the recommended check
points in order to avoid fatigue related to long driving hours.

6.  Work closely with the management on any performance concerns, and follow up with
additional training and coaching as needed.
 Conduct driver’s tool box talk with the safety manager to update drivers on safe driving
methods.
 Keep in contact with the drivers at least twice each day, and respond and resolve any
journey related issues the drivers could be experiencing.
 Creation and management of daily and weekly vehicle schedule, to ensure that client’s
targets and schedules are met to their satisfaction.
 Allocated cargo to the fleet in conformity to the existing government rules and
regulations.
 Plan, strategize and coordinate trucks operation in order to meet the budgeted divisions
turn round per truck
 Consistently monitor trucks while on transit to avoid unnecessary delays.
 Ensure each truck meets its budgeted cost on fuel, repair, tyres and crew allowances.
 Keep customers abreast on the status of their cargo while on transit
 Establish and maintain a good clientele relationship by ensuring that our drivers under and
those of subcontractors maintain high level of discipline and integrity and that clients’
cargo is delivered intact and as scheduled.
 Generate timely and accurate reports on the status of the fleet for management decision
making.
1st
May 2014 to date : Siginon Global Logistics Limited
Position : Ag. Transport in charge
Industry : Transport
Duties:
 Direct activities related to dispatching, routing, and tracking of trucks.
 Plan, organize and manage the work of fleet coordinators and drivers to ensure that the
work is accomplished in a manner consistent with organizational requirements.
 Direct investigations to verify and resolve customer complaints.
 Serve as contact persons for all workers within assigned territories.
 Implement schedule and policy changes.
 Collaborate with other managers and staff members in order to formulate and
implement policies, procedures, goals, and objectives.
 In charge of planning, directing, and coordinating all the activities related to
transportation operations within the organization,
 Monitor operations in collaboration with the Safety and Security Managers in
order to ensure that staff members comply with the company rules, safety
procedures and government regulations,
 Monitor spending to make sure that expenses are consistent with the approved
budget
 Direct and coordinate activities of the operations department in order to obtain
the use of equipment, facilities and human resources
HOBBIES

7.  Reading inspirational books
 Watching athletics
 Swimming
REFEREES
1. MR. FRANCIS MGANGA
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
KENFREIGHT (E.A) LTD
P.O.BOX 88598
MOMBASA.
TEL 0722347433
2. MR. JOB K. KEMBOI
CFS MANAGER
SIGINON CFS
P.O BOX 99646-80107
MOMBASA
TEL: 0722 837275
3. J.T NGUMA
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR
BANDARI COLLEGE
P.O BOX 99469
MOMBASA
TEL: 041/225955/8
0722 801206