1. Fred Wright - Bio
First Group America – General Manager –
 Responsible for the overall performance of multiple fleet maintenance and repair operations
 Managed Emergency Vehicle Service Center, provided repair and maintenance for 12 cities and counties, always
profitable, OSHA zero injury site.
 Managed vehicle service centers located inside petro-chemical production facilities for Rohm and
Haas, Dow Chemical Company, Exxon-Mobil, and Shell-Motiva
 Managed fleet of more than 1,200 vehicles and equipment units ranging from 1000w generators to shuttle buses
to 200 ton cranes, work included vehicle acquisition, preparation and upfitting, preventive maintenance, and repair
services
 Responsible for service and repair of emergency response vehicles ranging from Fire Apparatus and Medics, to
HAZMAT spill response units and DHS command units for cities and major petro-chemical companies
 Managed staff of 30 employees, including 25 technicians
 Managed the Fleet enterprise MIS system which includes, master equipment setup, parts and purchasing
modules, maintenance and work order records and scheduling
 Negotiated full book value for over $300,000 of obsolete repair parts
 Prepared requested detailed reports for Customers
 Maintained Fleet Availability rate of greater than 99%
 Maintained critical KPIs at 100%
 Member of the Contactors Safety Council
 Facilitated development and implementation of best practices standards
 Always passed OSHA VVP audits and regularly received Industry Safety Recognition awards
 Assisted the in the transition of new contract startups nationwide
Prior Years
 Business improvement consultant
 Project lead for $30 million bio-fuel production facility
 Managed million dollar mobile vehicle service operation
 Managed as many as 85 employees and 8 locations
 Managed local inventories over one million dollars
 Implemented JIT, Kanban, and work cell environments
 Lead cross functional team for enterprise level software design
 Developed and Manufactured first UL listed waste oil heater
 Manufacturer’s representative for top tier global automotive parts company
 Assistant Manager of world’s largest retail auto parts store
 Factory trained auto mechanic
 Built and maintained Championship winning race cars
 Built 12 custom homes from design to dirt work to completion
 Lifelong interest in mechanics, alternate energy, sustainability, possibilities
Education
 College of the Mainland, Instructional Design
 University of Texas at Arlington, Economics
 Schiller College, Geo-Politics, Bonnigheim, Germany
 Marshall American School, Ankara, Turkey
 Past Member, Texas Fire Chiefs Association
 Past Member, Texas Chapter, Rocky Mountain Fleet Managers Association
 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification
Contact: fredtx@hotmail.com