John Richard
Sterling
Summary
Dynamic logistics professional with extensive experience, excelling in global logistics management and trade compliance auditing. Proven track record in optimizing supply chain operations and enhancing customer relationships. Adept at data analysis and team leadership, driving process improvements that significantly reduce costs and improve efficiency.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Logistics Supervisor - US office
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc. dba iDirect
03.2009 - Current
- Management of global logistics operations
- Audit of trade compliance practices related to importing and exporting
- Planning for special projects requiring exclusive logistics strategies and resources
- Compiling metrics and reports related to logistics and greater supply chain operations
- Creating and reviewing corporate logistics processes and procedures.
RMA Technician III / Logistics Analyst
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc. dba iDirect
01.2009 - 01.2020
- Creation and maintenance of export and import documentation as well as support of corporate audits
- Providing logistical support to internal and external customers, including freight quotes
- Facilitating pre-shipment inspections and country-specific import certifications (e.g. SABER, SONCAP)
- Coordinating repair/replacement and return of defective equipment
Company CBRN NCOIC
U.S. Army - C Co., 1st Bn., 3rd US Infantry Regt. (The Old Guard)
06.2004 - 03.2009
- Supervisor for headquarters platoon; managed supply, maintenance, armory, and clerical personnel
- Company-level Equal Opportunity NCOIC and Instructor
- Regimental NBC Defense Course Instructor
- Expert Infantry Badge Instructor/Cadre
Company subject matter expert: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Operations Specialist - MOS: 74D
U.S. Army - D Co., 3rd Bn., 505th Parachute Infantry Regt., 82nd Airborne Division
09.2001 - 05.2004
- Deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (2002) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-2004)
- Supervised company support elements in theater: supply, armory, communications, and maintenance
- Member of battalion CBRN response team responding to WMD leads in unit area of operation in Iraq
Pricing Analyst
Laboratory Corporation of America
09.1997 - 09.2001
- Contracts Administrator
Education
Bachelor of Science - Special Education Interdisciplinary Studies
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA01.2014
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Outlook
- Oracle
- Agile
- Adobe
- Global logistics management
- Trade compliance auditing
- Supply chain optimization
- Process improvement
- Project planning
- Customer relationship management
- Data analysis
- Inventory control
- Report generation
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Team leadership
- Time management
- Conflict resolution
- Cost reduction strategies
- Transportation management
- Warehouse organization
- Distributing goods
- Standards and procedures compliance
- Materials storage
- SOP compliance
- Quality control analysis
- Vendor negotiations
- Warehouse space management
- Shipping coordination
- Inventory tracking
- Warehouse management
- Training staff
- Freight negotiation
- Delivery scheduling
- Logistics coordination
- Logistics planning
- Researching freight carrier costs
- Vendor communication
- Budget management
- Operational management
- Supplies inventory
- Global logistics coordination
- Employee supervision
- Storage oversight
- Shipping documentation
- Tariff coding system
Certification
Association of Supply Chain Management (ASCM), Certified in Logistics, Transportation, and Distribution CLTD, 01/20
Key Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in logistics, including:
- Supervision of logistics and warehousing teams for a medium-sized global telecommunications company
- Domestic and international shipping, including reverse logistics, by means of parcel and freight carriers
- Auditing, reporting, records retention and review, process & procedure implementation and review
- Preparation and successful movement of civilian and military material
Timeline
Logistics Supervisor - US office
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc. dba iDirect
03.2009 - Current
RMA Technician III / Logistics Analyst
ST Engineering iDirect, Inc. dba iDirect
01.2009 - 01.2020
Company CBRN NCOIC
U.S. Army - C Co., 1st Bn., 3rd US Infantry Regt. (The Old Guard)
06.2004 - 03.2009
Company subject matter expert: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) Operations Specialist - MOS: 74D
U.S. Army - D Co., 3rd Bn., 505th Parachute Infantry Regt., 82nd Airborne Division
09.2001 - 05.2004
Pricing Analyst
Laboratory Corporation of America
09.1997 - 09.2001
Bachelor of Science - Special Education Interdisciplinary Studies
Liberty University