Thomas Masso is a Senior Director of U.S. Intermodal and Supply Chain Service Planning & Development....
Thomas L. Masso Herndon, VA 20170 Cell: (804) 221-9938 E-Mail:
[email protected] EXPERIENCE: Independent Container Line, Ltd., Richmond, VA (ocean container line) 2002 to 2012 Senior Director – U.S. Intermodal and Supply Chain Service Planning & Development, 2011 to 2012 - Responsibilities: Interface with Sales, Operations and international accounts in the U.S. and E.U. to design and sell value-added, supply-chain solutions including warehousing, heavy-haul trucking, rail services, and bulk transfer for manufactured, chemical and food-grade products. Develop and implement various initiatives to reduce overall intermodal costs by generating efficiencies and cost savings in intermodal dispatch processes and systems, carrier rate negotiations and changes to domestic transportation modes. Supervise staff involved in intermodal operations and dispatch. Director Supply Chain Services, 2002 to 2011 Responsibilities: Completion of a strategic plan for the development and integration of various, supply chain services in support of the company’s core ocean container business. Interface with Sales, Operations and international accounts in the U.S. and E.U. to design and sell value-added, supply-chain solutions including: warehousing, heavy-haul trucking, rail services, bulk transfer, information services, customs house brokerage and other documentation services for manufactured, chemical and food-grade products. Supervise fifteen employees involved in warehouse operations, pricing and administration. TNT Logistics North America, Jacksonville, FL (3PL) 1999 to 2002 Director Business Development Responsibilities: Develop and sell logistics services to Fortune 500 accounts involving warehousing, transportation, material handling and inventory management strategies designed to optimize the customer’s supply chain. Services included inbound manufacturing support, parts and equipment distribution, mobile fueling services, auto-ramp management services and managed transportation. Supervise business unit (64 employees) engaged in operations, engineering and information technology. Distribution Unlimited, Inc., Rotterdam, NY (warehousing services) 1998 to 1999 Vice President Business Development Responsibilities: Promote, market and sell various services at three industrial parks (8 million ft2) in Upstate New York to commercial accounts. Services provided included public warehousing, outside storage, distribution services, cold storage, transportation, bonded warehousing, EDI, RF, transloading, cross-docking, pick and pack, foreign trade zone. CSX Corporation, Jacksonville, FL
1986 to 1998
Customized Transportation, Inc., (3PL) Senior Manager Business Development, 1997-1998 Manager Business Development, 1995-1997 Responsibilities: Develop and sell logistics services to Fortune 500 accounts involving warehousing, transportation, material handling and inventory management strategies designed to optimize the customer’s supply chain. Services included inbound manufacturing support, parts and equipment distribution, mobile fueling services. Coordinate LAMP process for Monsanto with other CSX Business Units (Sealand, CSX Transportation and American Commercial Barge Line). CSX Transportation (Class I railroad) Senior Manager, Mexican Business Unit, 1994-1995 Responsibilities: Project team set up to develop rail car to ship or barge transport service between Southeastern U.S. and Mexico, including financial and market analysis, equipment and service design, negotiations with U.S. and Mexico port operators and negotiations with FNM (Mexican national railroad).
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National Account Manager, Coal Business Unit, 1991-1994 Responsibilities: Market development, forecasting, equipment planning and sales involving rail shipments of metallurgical coal, coke, iron ore, iron & steel scrap, limestone, finished and semifinished steel for integrated steel mills. Senior Market Manager, Food & Consumer Products Business Unit, 1989-1991 Responsibilities: Market development and strategic planning for rail shipment of food products including coordinating requirements for food-grade and temperature-control equipment, and warehouse services. Market Manager, Metals Business Unit, 1988-1989 Assistant Market Manager, Metals Business Unit, 1987-1988 Responsibilities: Strategic planning, coordination of equipment initiatives, including the gondola task force, market development for iron & steel scrap, iron alloy and related materials and sales involving rail shipments for foundries, mini-mills and scrap brokers or dealers. Market Planning Analyst, Market Planning and Research Dept., 1986-1987 Responsibilities: Original and secondary market research in support of the Coal Business Unit and the Law Department. Georgia-Pacific Corporation, Syracuse, NY 1982 to 1984 Metal Products Manager, Distribution Division Responsibilities: Building products wholesale to industrial and retail accounts in Central New York State. Manage all metal product business lines including domestic and international sourcing, pricing, sales promotion and inventory management. Xerox Corporation, Syracuse, NY 1981 to 1982 Marketing Representative Responsibilities: Sales of copiers, duplicators and supplies to major accounts in Central New York State. Columbia University, New York, NY 1979 to 1981 Assistant Football Coach / Strength Coach Responsibilities: Coached the defensive ends and outside linebackers, coordinated the off-season conditioning program and recruited in New Jersey and Eastern Ohio EDUCATION: M.B.A., May 1986, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Concentration – Supply Chain Management Cumulative Average – 3.9/4.0 B.A., December 1977, Columbia University, New York, NY Major – Political Science, Concentration – Art History Cumulative Average – 3.2/4.0 Honors & Activities – Academic Honor Roll, Senior Leadership Award, Varsity Football (All-Ivy), Nu Sigma Chi Fraternity, Rugby Club
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