Andrea L. Sitler's
Professional Accomplishments
Published
Author with other papers chosen to be published or excerpts published in
Transport Topics and other industry journals / newspapers as well as speaker
for various conferences.
Sample
of papers written available at: http://www.geocities.com/drandrealsitlerphd/papers.html
Safety Related Papers
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TEA 21 (http://www.geocities.com/drandrealsitlerphd/tea21.html)
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Written for presentation to a
group of non-transportation people at an environmental conference
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Plutonium: Energy Source or
Death Source (http://www.geocities.com/drandrealsitlerphd/pu.pdf)
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Written in my final classes at the University discussing the
transportation, handling and risks of the main element in nuclear waste. This is the paper leading up to my
dissertation.
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DOT HOS Needs Revision (http://www.geocities.com/drandrealsitlerphd/dothos_revision_needed.html)
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Written as a class assignment
as well as an industrial paper // slated for publication in Transport Topics
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Other Works (http://www.geocities.com/drandrealsitlerphd/papers.html)
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Various works to include papers on Yucca Mountain over the
years, computer issues, nuclear and high level toxic waste transport and
handling, plus more
Owner of The DOT Doctor,
Specializing in DOT Compliance. "Let the DOT Doctor cure your compliance ills."
- Safety Management programs, driver training, logistics, data collection systems built, IFTA calculation and filing, truck tax filings, accident investigations, claims handling, image improvement and more.
Quantum Enterprises:B.E.S.T. Consulting,
Numerous contracts including: Safety Mangement, Logistics, Driver Training, Auditing and Analysis, IT services, Financial services, Loss Prevention, Quality Control, Web Design, Roll-outs, Business mergers, Database management, Individual and small business tax preparation, Physical inventory counts and reconciliations / inventory balancing, finding loss, training and General business consulting. Business turnarounds, growth and development DOT / OSHA set ups, training and revisions.
Large Global Manufacturing Company
- Designed and built a data collection system with reporting capabilities for claims management.
- Improved the BBB image and score in multiple locations due to a custom designed campaign roll out entitled "We Care".
- Readied for ISO certification
- Helped to realize a profit for the first time in their 10 years as
a business through reorganization, accountability and financial review and
establishment of departmental budgets
- Relocation of over 90% of the fleet (4000+ units)
- Designed a trucking matrix resulting in >10% reduction of
trucking costs.
- Improved equipment optimization: .87 to 1.32 trips per month and
increasing
- Realized savings > $1m
- Merged, imported and populated database for new software program
- Optimized, organized, designed required queries, de-bugged and
readied Express Maintenance
Program for usage
- Created a manual and trained management staff on usage so that they
could train their staff as needed
- Aided in deployment of Business DSL division
- Launched whiteboard for Business DSL division allowing incidents to
be easily recorded and readily tracked in one place and format for usage
through out the entire help desk system of Verizon and all associate
enterprises
- Co-authored usage manual
- Trained personal on usage of system
- Coordinated the daily operations of Morning Call
- Troubleshoot web site; assisted in designing web site; maintained
web site for Morning Call trouble reporting program as well as the servers
that provided the site
- Maintained secure web site compatible with both intranet and
internet users
- Analyzed and documented system failures per division
- Insured connectivity and consistency when viewed through IE or
Netscape
- Businesses have hired me as a consultant to find lost within their
companies and implement a remedy
- Reduced operations budget by 50%
- Reduced and maintained suspense hours to lowest level ever
(government contractual billing)
- Contract extended due to excellent job performed
- Requested by Lead Technician to be her assistant in the roll out of
Windows 2000 and general system upgrades
- Assisted in combating the "I love you" virus attack
- Trained drivers in log book usage, driver safety, hazardous
material regulations and DOT regulations
- Schooled CDL B and class C drivers for Class A CDLs
- Approximately 30% reduction in accidents / incidents after
formation and service on accident investigation / safety review board.
- Cut Northrop Grumman F-14 budget by 50% (.25 Billion saved)
- Established DOT compliance and training for several small trucking
companies resulting in a reduction of accidents / incidents, raised safety
ratings, reduced insurance premiums, reduced log book issues / fines and
safer drivers.
- Rolled out Verizon's Business DSL Morning Call, set up website, BETA
tested and readied for daily usage
- BTU Set up of new maintenance tracking system: db import, set up
and trained managers on Express Maintenance usage
- Set up quantification program for fleet manager bonus program
yielding in annual bonuses in excess of $50k.
- Helped combat the "I Love You" virus during a computer
upgrade to 2000
- Organized a team for a business merger / system migration project
(Wylie / Arrow) and solved a major glitch that allowed us to complete the
job ahead of schedule which would have otherwise delayed the project for
several weeks
- Interfaced with clients, negotiated contracts, created and
implemented business development plans, resulting in growth of global
business in excess of $120MM.
- Lean Implementation/Load Planning Management/Load and Fuel
Optimization/Asset Utilization cut overhead costs by $27m in <2 years.
- Established relationships with EPA and local hazmat response teams
in MD, DC, VA region ensuring fair practice and quick response to spill
and recovery procedures.
- Qualcomm satellite tracking test. Result: Not a wise investment due
to our SOP. Nextel was right
solution.
- Improved safety programs through further employee training,
heightened safety awareness and awards programs. Results: 10% reduction in 1st year of
safety related issues; netted >50% reduction in safety related issues
overall (e.g. Worker's Comp. claims, warehouse incidents, road accidents)
- MAJOR EXPANSION PROJECT: Expanded business past the normal 80/20 to
ensure diversity of revenues through Safety policy / program development,
implementation / enforcement through the establishment of a written DOT
compliance program, OSHA program and drug testing program which increased
our marketability by proving our commitment to safety Result: 3 new large accounts and the
expansion of our fleet into the haz-mat and petrochemical industries.
Expanded to new warehouse (125,000 sq ft) designed layout of new
warehouse and business elements.
- Expanded business model to include: Driver leasing services, 3PL
expansion, distribution / warehousing services (almost tripled our revenues in 2 years
from $35m to $97m)
- Managed risk and prevented losses through the establishment of
secure room policies, chain of custody for shipments and
accountability. Major results: 90%
reduction in OS&D claims, cargo loss reduced to <1% annually.
- Establish a global network which gained us >$5m/annual revenues.
- Test market of 2 additional terminals (
- Recruit top O/O, contractors and staff to reduce overall turn over,
improve job satisfaction and increase profits due to reduction of need to
train and attract new talent.
- Oversaw Operations of Terminals (2), distribution centers (7), warehousing activities including
bonded, specialized, import/export (Customs), HAZMAT, household and
pharmaceutical freight
- Established secure area / room
- Wrote policies and established standards for performance
measurement
- Reduced driver turn over to <10% annually (Fleet size: 500 O/O
and over 200 driver
- Contractors) [industry average is >112% annual turnover per
Transport Topics study and just rose to 121% in Q3 2006]
- Established a training program for office, warehouse and driving
personnel thereby developing a reciprocal feeling of dedication and
improving longevity from my staff.
Created an internal career path for promotion from within.
- Lead by example through my dedication to safety in the workplace,
follow up and self responsibility.
- Superior customer service was our priority and we earned that
reputation.
- Added pharmaceutical division increasing sales to $10m by end of
1987
- Set up the accounting system and department
- Set up automated dispatch and shipping/receiving
- Specified the computer system and gained its acceptance by the
owners and staff
- Provided the upkeep and maintenance of the network and the entire
system
Medium Sized Full Service Moving Company with 35 Locations
Small
Trucking Company in NW GA
International
Pharmaceutical / Temperature Control Airline Fleet (company un-named due to confidentiality agreement)
Bryan
Texas Utilities
Verizon
Business DSL Division
Northrop
Grumman F-14 Program
R&D
Express
P&R
Trucking
Major Accomplishments:
BPAC Transportation,
General Manager
1991 2002
Director of Finance, Operations and Safety 1989 1991
Operations Manager 1987 1989
BPAC OVERVIEW
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Started
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Reached
$10m in sales by 1987 |
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Added
Pharma division and reached $35m 1989 |
1986-1991
tremendous growth 250-300% per year |
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Added
petrochemical, whsing and 3PL $97m 1991 |
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1991 -
safety reduction implementation
Result: 50% reduction in safety related accident over next 4 years |
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1996
lean implementation Result: $27m
reduction overall costs |
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Peak
year 1999 at just under $ 122m |
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2000-2 close down |
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Major
assets = $39m (915 trailers and 5 straight trucks) |
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(dry
van, temp control trailer, dry bulk, liquid bulk smooth bore, compartment,
insulated, rubberized, cryo) |
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Warehouse
in 1999 |
$4 per
sq ft |
$500,000/annual |
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Utilities |
est. |
$10,000/annual |
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Figures
based on peak year 1999 |
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Miles run |
13,002,934 |
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Annual
rev from trucking |
$75,750,020.00 |
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Avg per
mile |
$5.83 |
(includes
all "extra" pays) |
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Revenue
from warehousing |
$46,982,388.00 |
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Other
revenue (cross dock, 3Pl, etc..) |
$250,191.00 |
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Gallons
hauled |
7200
die/fuel oil |
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7500
die/fuel oil |
short
haul |
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8-9500
gasoline |
dep on
trl |
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2k lb.
cryo |
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pool of
500 contracts w/ min 100 active at anytime |
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other
petroleum (asphalt), chemicals, dry bulk, food |
by weight
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Net
profit 10%+ |
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