Grant Zitting

Current

Manager - Customer Service/Operations at Andrus Transportation Services

Past

Looking for work in Transportation/Logistics/Shipping/Warehouseing at Unemployed
Finishing/Shipping Day Supervisor at Boise Inc.
Terminal Manager at Boise Inc

Operations Manager - Worked up from driver at Andrus Transportation Services
Spray Deparment Supervisor at Cabinetec Inc

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Education

Southern Utah University
Colorado City Academy

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500+ connections

Industry

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

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Grant Zitting’s Summary

Transportation & Logistics/Warehousing/Trucking

Grant has over 16 years in the transportation industry complemented by warehousing experience. He started back in 1992 as a trainee driver at Andrus Transportation Services, Inc.. From there he used his work at Andrus to pay his way through college, borrowing only for the last semester because he had married and had a child born during this time.

At Andrus he worked up through the ranks quickly. From 1998 to 2003 he was the Logistics Planning Manager, Special Projects, and Operations Manager. From there he joined then Boise Cascade Corporation where he continued to excel.

His time at the DeRidder, LA terminal saw many challenges including safety, cost pressures and personnel issues. He was introduced to Union negotiations, advanced OSHA issues and programs, and saw a challenging time through capacity issues. The unit saw extensive growth during this period in excess of 1,000%.

He went from the trucking division into the mill environment at the St Helens, OR mill and continued to work through challenging issues in the shipping department. He used all of the skills he had acquired at DeRidder and added to them.

Grant is hoping to return to school and get a degree in Mechanical Engineering or an MBA.

Was a member of Toastmasters in Louisiana.

Open Networker. Send me an invitation at grantzitting(at)gmail.com or use a mutual group. NO IDK's.

Grant Zitting’s Specialties:

Personnel and Union management
Warehouse Management
Transportation Management
Logistics Management
Business Development
DOT regulations
OSHA regulations
Safety
Financial Analysis
Production Analysis
Logistics Analysis
Transportaion Analysis
Team Building

Grant Zitting’s Experience

Manager - Customer Service/Operations

Andrus Transportation Services

(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

June 2009 — Present (7 months)
Looking for work in Transportation/Logistics/Shipping/Warehouseing

Unemployed

(Paper & Forest Products industry)

January 2009 — May 2009 (5 months)

I was laid off from Boise Inc on the 16th of January, 2009 due to downsizing of the mill at St Helens, OR. I am now looking for work and will relocate for the right position.
Finishing/Shipping Day Supervisor

Boise Inc.

(Public Company; Paper & Forest Products industry)

October 2007 — January 2009 (1 year 4 months)

DAY SUPERVISOR-FINISHING/SHIPPING: Provide a safe working environment. Duties include managing a union workforce of just over 40 employees (AWPPW), 3 salaried employees, oversight for the PMS computer system, warehouse functions, and re-winders. Conduct safety meetings 4 times a week and address any safety, operational, or maintance issues they may have. Ensure that all safety and operational policies are followed. We have reduced our core inventory by 50%. By investigating our PO’s I have properly aligned accounts and saved the mill $250,000 annually. Through our Moving Out team which I co-lead we have accomplished over 96% on time delivery compared to an average of 87%. We also found, planned, and executed 1.2 million dollars annually in transportation savings.
Terminal Manager

Boise Inc

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Paper & Forest Products industry)

April 2003 — October 2007 (4 years 7 months)

TERMINAL MANAGER: Duties include managing 55 drivers including 6 union spotters (USW), 2 office personnel, and 3 mechanics. Conduct all training which includes orientation for new drivers and terminal employees. Part of the training includes both DOT regulations and OSHA standards along with company policy’s and procedures. Responsible for hiring of terminal personal and the 6 union spotters, coaching, disciplining, and firing for Boise employees and contract workers associated with the DeRidder terminal. Developed and maintained OSHA programs with the help of corporate safety. Started the process to become a VPP Star site, an OSHA sponsored program. Complete P&L and limited budget responsibilities. Revenues increased 455% from the end of 2003 to the end of 2006. Profits increased 1361% in the same period. Developed Excel spreadsheets that terminal personnel use to interact with the mills PMS system using VBA for Excel. Was a member of the Detention Reduction Team.
Operations Manager - Worked up from driver

Andrus Transportation Services

(Transportation/Trucking/Railroad industry)

May 1992 — March 2003 (10 years 11 months)

I started in 1992 as a trainee driver. I recieved a degree in Business Administration from SUU by 1998.

OPERATIONS MANAGER: Duties include managing Transportation/Fleet Managers who supervise 200+ drivers and long haul and short haul operations. Address safety issues with the members of our safety department, drivers, and dispatchers. Manage Customer Care Service Reps who continue to achieve 97% retention rates. Oversee and monitor department workflow process. Ensure hazardous requirements are met for our client customers. Develop routes based on pricing modules. Ensure all employees adhere to OSHA and DOT regulations. I also improved the Qual Comm and AS400/ICC software with help from our IT department.

Special project: Was charged with finding solutions for several problems in our Container Division.

Other Positions Included:

Logistics Planning Manager
Weekend Dispatcher
Day Fleet Dispatcher
Night Dispatcher and Driver
Spray Deparment Supervisor

Cabinetec Inc

(Construction industry)

January 1990 — May 1992 (2 years 5 months)

I started as a sprayer and in one and half years was supervising the department. Aside from the normal duties I helped increase the quality of the product, change the culture of the department, and worked on R&D developing new colors.

Grant Zitting’s Education

Southern Utah University

BS , Business Administration/Emphasis in Finance , 1994 — 1998

Deans list for 3.65 GPA

Activities and Societies:

Intramural basketball
Colorado City Academy

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Grant Zitting’s Interests:

Family, Photography, Fishing, New Technology

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Southern Utah University Alumni
Transportation Law Group
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Young Professionals in Transportation (YPT)
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Southern Utah University
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