1. Nicholas Chronis
9430 SW 52nd St  Cooper City, FL 33328
Phone: 954-770-4703  Fax:  E-Mail: nchr32865@gmail.com NC
Objective
Proven Management professional with excellent leadership skills. Highly skilled at contract rate negotiations,
team building and streamlining operations. Exceptional Project management & problem solving skills.
Experience
Valley Forge Fabrics Inc. Pompano Beach, FL (Senior Logistics Manager) Jan 2012 – Current
Tasked in to analyze the entire Logistics of the supply chain model, to effectively reduce cost while
improving lead times and satisfying customer demands.
o Oversight of the entire domestic and international supply chain. Tasked to improve lead and delivery
times to dramatically affect and enhance the overall entire customer experience.
o Streamlined and re-negotiated freight contracts for Air, Ocean, LTL & FTL, with an estimated yearly
savings of nearly $1 million, annually.
o Effectively built Domestic transportation network utilizing class forward FAK contract negotiations.
o Based on new trade and tariff acts, moved production to countries under the generalized system of
preference for cost savings on duty free status.
o Streamlined and re-organized procedures for two critical distribution centers.
o Developed Standard Operating Procedures and training manuals, so that all logistics staff had
immediate access to current and accurate information and step-by-step diagrams to facilitate faster
responses for internal customers.
o Opened lines of communications with sales department which never existed before, resulting in RFQ’s
for freight movement being returned to the customer same day.
o Revamped entire process for creation of Export documentation and AES transmissions, saving time,
money and customs problems at destination.
o Oversight of annual freight allocation budget of five million dollars.
o Worked closely with CFO on updating our Inventory counts to quarterly on all of our distribution centers,
to better-forecast workloads.
o Audited all freight related invoices, to include Customs brokerage duty payments through ACH.
o Procured sourcing for time critical problem shipments.

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Amerijet International Miami, FL (Senior Import/Interline Manager) Feb 2005 to Dec 2011
Directed all facets of Operations and compliance for the Miami HUB of this Cargo Carrier.
o Oversight of entire Miami cargo hub for Imports and Interline freight movements in a 24/7 environment.
o Reduced customs fines and penalties from over $1 Million dollars in 2004 to a mitigated sum of $14,000 in
2007. This was accomplished through my development of a training program and improved Standard
Operating Procedures and checklists.
o Improvement on both staff morale and the entire customer experience, going from one of the worst
customer experiences in Miami airport to one of the leaders in movement of freight to the customers
hands. (Reducing customers wait times by over 2 hours, and call Queues by 45 minutes.
o Held open meetings with various customers to listen to their needs and complaints
o Held quarterly “Town Hall” meetings to go over future improvements, employee concerns, as well as
listening to employee’s views on better shaping the customer experience.
o Oversight of 90,000 square foot Customs bonded facility to include staffing, planning and workload
forecasting.
o Routing of Air shipments through out Latin & Central America, as well as the Caribbean via our Interline
partner agreements.
o Warehousing and record keeping of entire facility to US Customs and Border protection standards.
o Integrated new product lines, such as “Door to Door” movements that incorporated Customs
brokerage and white glove delivery service to the door.
o Reduced claims and pilferage by almost 80% by creating and instituting step-by-step procedures for
short, loss or pilfered items.
o Main Liaison with customs & Border protection, while maintain standards for on time AMS transmissions,
as well as compliance with USDA, Fish & Wild Life services and other assorted governmental agencies.
o Responsible for all staffing hires and budgets.
o Negotiated all standard LTL contracts as well as independent road-feeder lane segment contracts.

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Quick International Jamaica NY (Logistics Manager) September 2004 to January 2005
Directly responsible for all movements of both International and domestic forwarding to include warehousing,
parts bank and staffing.
o Managed and handled all parts of an International and domestic heavy weight freight movement
division to insure profitability versus cost.
o Oversight of a parts bank distribution center, to effectively stock and ship time sensitive material in an on
demand environment.
o Set team goals and objectives to effectively meet on time demands.
o Established open training forums for the companies 100 plus employee’s to learn new distribution and
shipping techniques.
o Adapted to the changing market post9/11 to include new products, such as computer refresh projects
for Wall Street Fortune 500 clients, as well as handling all time sensitive movements for white shoe law
firms.
o Developed and implemented strategic sourcing plans for interdepartmental needs.
o Worked closely with Sales to enter new products to expand our market into Bio-Medical, and clinical
drug trials in the changing face of post 9/11.
o Evaluate and negotiate carrier rates based on forecasted tonnage and demand.
Sureway Worldwide LI City (Director of International Airfreight/Courier) June 2001 to September 2004
Planned, scheduled and operated the International business division while enhancing operational
performance and customer retention until acquisition by Quick International.
o Oversight of entire International Air Freight and Air Courier Shipments.
o Staff of 12 well-trained logistics specialists, who were empowered to move all types of commodities and
time sensitive shipments.
o Tasked to keep Profit & Loss at 40% margins, which was achieved within 6 months.
o Created a Liaison with the sales force to interact directly with top five clients on RFQ’s
o Held a position on the board of NYACC (NY Air Courier Clearance Facility) for the movement of courier
goods through the port of JFK.
o Main contact and handler for Computer Associates distribution Shipments emanating from the Dublin
Ohio processing facility, with yearly billing at about six million dollars.
o Negotiated contract rates with all the major Air Carriers and integrators.
o Implemented process improvement through operational efficiencies, which resulted in cost savings.

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Canadex/Extraordinare Jamaica NY (Station Manager) February 1990 to June 2000
Directed operations while maintaining responsibility for operational performance and cost efficiencies.
o Oversight of entire operational performance to included, freight operations, customer service and profit
and loss.
o Planned, organized, and monitored entire receiving and shipping departments.
o Creation of a new Bonded facility that met our growing needs, while opening additional revenue
streams to new business.
o Oversight of all US & Canadian customs clearances and procedures.
o Oversight of entire delivery network in the US & Canada.
o Profit & Loss responsibility on the movement of all shipments.
o Tasked with acquiring new business, I was able to branch the company into the financial industry with
the advent of Overnight delivery of bank document deliveries into our Canadian Network, which over
the course of 2 years grew revenue by almost 2.5 million dollars.
St. Johns University Jamaica, NY Sep 1984 to May 1987
Skills
Proficient in Microsoft office, Syspro Systems and AS 400.
Thorough knowledge in all facets of intermodal shipping.
Full working knowledge of the Harmonized tariff system, as well as all US state department licensing for Export
shipments.
Strong working knowledge of Import/Export laws and regulations.