A senior operations manager with over 25 years of experience managing large-scale logistics operations. He has a proven track record of reducing costs, improving efficiencies, and ensuring safety and regulatory compliance across multiple transportation, warehousing and distribution roles.
1. Jeffrey A. Rheault
2919 Poe Avenue
Clovis, CA 93611
559-765-7749
Jeffrheault@comcast.net
SUMMARY
A professionalSenior Operations Manager with documented success managing logistics operations. Proficient in transportation,
personnel management, freight distribution, and warehousing. Experienced in managing multi-million dollar logistical
operations and large-scale projects and exercises. Recognized for outstanding leadership.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
TRANSPORTATION/WAREHOUSE MANAGER 1/14-Present
Boghosian Raisin Packing Company, Fowler, CA
• Manage Outbound transportation for all products shipped domestically and internationally.
• Warehouse/Inventory Management of a 60,000 sq. ft warehouse for multiple products.
• Manage Customer Service Department, to include, order entry and evaluation, shipment tracking, export
documentation, accounts receivables/payables as well as maintain applicable KPI information for operation.
• Pursue, procureand negotiate rates, lanes contracts etc…with outside carriers for all outbound shipments
(LTL, TL, intermodal, international).
• Develop and maintain continuing inventory and production procedures and guidelines to assure product
availability and quality.
OPERATIONS MANAGER
Penske Logistics, Fresno, CA 07/06-09/12
• Responsible for dynamic third party transportation system for theMission Foods account with combined
revenues of over $8 million. Consisting of two locations in Fresno & Hayward, operational area includes
Central and Northern California and Northern Nevada.
• Created an integrated KPI design that was implemented for use at all Mission Foods locations nationwide.
This design tracked location performance compared to the customer expectations.
• Led transportation and warehouse teams through major organizational transformations leading to over $1.5
million in annual savings.
• Exceptional Safety management, reducing overall costs by 50%. Awarded prestigious Safety Excellence
Award in 2009, 2010 & 2011.
• Continuously exceeded Penske’s yearly Pre-Tax plan by an average of 2% per year, through expense
reductions and efficiencies. Able to reduce Mission Food’s 2012 budget expectations by 10% through resource
reductions, increased capacity and efficient outsidecarrier management.
• Implement and enforce all employee performance and safety standards and ensure totalDOT compliance.
Manage all operational areas including full P&L responsibility, hiring, training, routing and dispatch.
• Team member in the design and implementation of Operations Manager training required for all new and
existing managers.
SENIOR LOGISTICS MANAGER
Ryder Integrated Logistics, Springfield, MA 6/95-6/06
• Manage dynamic third party distribution operations consistingof eight accounts based throughout New
England with revenues in excess of $7 million.
• Created location KPI’s to track trends and to contribute to the customer’s requirements and effectively lowers
their costs, through more efficient operations.
• Chairman of the area Safety Committee where all safety issues are addressed and accidents and injuries are
determined for preventability.
• Responsible for developing and implementing innovative logistical solutions in order to improve efficiency
and reduce distribution costs.
• Effectively assist the region locations in all aspects including driver needs, MIS support and P & L
management.
• Manage all operational areas including finance, hiring, training, routing and dispatch. Implement and enforce
all employee performance and safety standards and ensure total DOT compliance.
OPERATIONS / PRODUCTION MANAGER 3/93 - 6/95
Monadnock Mountain Spring Water, Wilton, NH
• Managed production of one gallon bottling line for four supermarket chains.
Warehouse/Inventory Management for all residential and commercial products.
• Developed a computer-based sales tracking program to providedata to maximize product placement.
• Developed and maintain continuing oversight of internal procedures and guidelines to assure compliance with
OSHA and DOT regulations.
• Purchasing responsibility for all production and shippingmaterials.
2. Jeffrey A. Rheault
2919 Poe Avenue
Clovis, CA 93611
559-765-7749
Jeffrheault@comcast.net
OPERATIONS MANAGER /ASSISTANT TERMINAL MANAGER 11/89 - 3/93
Central Transport, North Reading, MA
• Controlled daily operations of a $5 M a year terminal and mini break bulk facility.
• Expedited distribution by effective positioning of inbound & outbound freight for Eastern Massachusetts, New
Hampshire & Maine.
• Additional responsibilities included OS&D procedures for three terminals, customer service, preparing
management reports.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Amherst, MA 1984 – 1988
Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics