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Francisco Amador Arias Mobile Phone: 6193950147 E-mail: [email protected] OBJECTIVE To continue to learn, help and develop additional management skills for a logist ics oriented firm and/or company that is oriented within the Supply-Chain Logist ics industry.a*Also would like to expand, learn and apply knowledge obtained thr ough the years of experience to new industry segments.a*a*Apply Toyota TPS relat ed principles to new project/company.a*a*Continue to work in related field of lo gistics, including import/export related activities.a*a*Apply new knowledge obta ined through several projects to new projects and/or company that are in need or are related to CTPAT, ACE, FAST, and other US/MX Customs regulations.a*a*Contin ue to work with Third Party Logistics companies, (3PL), within the transportatio n and distribution segment, and support on a all fields such as, domestic, inter national, cross-border, FTL, LTL and any all other distributions/transportation techniques in order to maximize freight and reduce cost.a*Continue to work in th e material and inventory management segment. WORK EXPERIENCE Manager (Corporate Logistics) December 2003 - present Toyota Tsusho America Inc. | Wholesale Trade/Import-Export Manage 9.11 acre switching trailer yard along with 20+ employees and tier II sup pliers for mexican manufacturing plant. - Management of US carriers to and from suppliers. - Management of Cross-Border daily activities, carriers to and from Mexican plant. - Manage US and MX customs brokers, (tier II suppliers), to ensure customs compliance. - Develop operating software system along with key performance indicators, (kpi's), to manage an av erage of 200 daily cross-border movements, and arrange additional driver/equipme nt if needed, to maintain schedule. - Manage yard layout modifications to ensure max capacity. - Develop several operating procedures and guidelines in order to comply with customer and company's regulations. - Manage complete budget and pa yroll activities, all new hires for operation for section of work. - Manage comp lete billing and invoicing from suppliers and customers. - Support of implementa tion, operating procedures, and start up of new business and operations for same company in other states. - Part of Logistics team dedicated to seek new busines s opportunities, dedicated to obtain new business outside of the automotive sect or. Some other related tasks: - Dispatch/Arrival Management of an avarege of 200 + cross-border shipments and over 75+ supplier route pickups per day, and schedu le deliveries to vehicle manufacturing facility in Mexico. - Manage and prepare HAZAMAT documentation for containers in order to comply with US and MX regulatio ns. - Manage and supervise US and MX Brokers. - Manage and supervise US and MX C arriers. Business Development, Managment Training, Management, New Sales and Business Dev elopment Growth, Training New Employees, Materials Management, Customer Support, Customer Relationship Management, Operations Management, Microsoft, Logistics & Material's Manager March 2002 - July 2003 Westmed Inc. | Transport and Storage - Materials Owens Brigam Medical was purchased by Westmed Inc. and got transfered from US fa cility to MX facility.a*a*Managed Import/Export Department and Warehouse for Man ufacturing Facility. 20 people under supervision. - In charge of Import and Export department. Coordi nating paper work with US and Mexican Brokers. Interfacing with US and MX Custom s. - In charge of General warehouse and work order staging to production assembl y department using AS/400 and ACCPAC software systems to manage inventory items. - In charge of Trucking department, from obtaining DOT licence to general produ

ct distribution. - In charge of Scrap control. - In charge of Import/Export depa rtment. Coordinating paper work with US and Mexican Broker and interfacing with US and MX Customs. - In charge of general Warehouse and Staging Workorders to pr oduction. - In charge of Trucking department. - In charge of shipping and receiv ing department. - In charge of direct distribution to customers. Distribution sales, Materials Management, warehouse, shipping of ups fed x and i mport export of customs, Operations Management, Assembly Manufacturing, Bilingua l, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft, Distribution & Warehouse Manager July 1999 - March 2002 Owens-brigam medical co. | Transport and Storage - Materials Distribution Manager for Medical disposable instruments. - Started as Distribution Manager, handled domestic and international shipments, using all types of freight forwarders (from date of hire to 05/01.00. - Worked with Customer Service department on processing orders for deliveries. - Promoted to logistics and material management, duties include: - Handle import and expor t documents working with US and Mexican brokers. - Handle entire materials true automated inventory system. - Created new Maquiladora program with mexican gover ment for the importation of raw materials into Mexico for their process and expo rt them back as finished goods. - Involve in the reduction of scrap material in all of manufacturing departments. warehouse, Fed. Ex. Online Shipping, UPS Online Shipping, Operations Management, JD Edwards, Bilingual, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office Excel, Microsoft, shipping and receiving, Legal Department Clerk July 1997 - June 1999 Mexican Customs SAT (Tecate) | State:MEX Government and Military Legal Department Clerk.a*Started as school internship. Started this job school internship. Supported legal department in all import int o Mexico related affairs. Completed and supported all impounding vehicles and ma terials as a result of non-compliance with MX regulations. Handled auto-declarat ion department for all commercial and non commercial vehicles. Government Contract/Project Management Experience, Agile Project Management, Org anization and Time Management, Bilingual, Warehouse Clerk January 1990 - January 1997 Cabana Dos Hermanos/ Golden Chariot Truck Line | State:CA Transport and Storage - Materials Assistant Warehouse Manager Handled all domestic and international deliveries, such as UPS, FEDEX, DHL. In c harge of Warehouse and office rentals. Handled loading and unloading of OTR trai lers Forklift operator fork lift, warehouse, Bilingual, Office Management, shipping and receiving, EDUCATION Bachelor's Degree, International Business, Operations Management, Business Educa tion, 1 1995 - 12 1998 Universidad Autonoma de Baja California | Tijuana, BCN International Business Degree.a*Completed 4 years studies.a*Graduated top of the class, with an average of 9.6, finished second place runner up to obtain schola r merit award.a*Earned the right to obtain degree and license without presenting final exam. SKILLS Bilingual Expert logistics/transportation/ warehousing

Expert shipping and receiving Intermediate US/MX Customs Regulations Expert HAZMAT General Awareness Intermediate AS-400 System Intermediate C-TPAT Regulations Expert JD Edwards Intermediate Peoplesoft Payroll Software Beginner Translator Intermediate Management Expert Operations Management Expert Business Development Intermediate shipping of ups fed x and import export of customs Intermediate Computer Programs Microsoft Excel Intermediate computer typing Expert LANGUAGES English Fluent Japanese Intermediate Spanish Fluent CAREER HIGHLIGHTS - Promoted from Distribution Manager to Logistics & Material Manager at Westmed Inc. - Promoted from Assistant Manager to Manager of Corporate Logistics at Toyo ta Tsusho America Inc. - Successfully start up of new operation in Laredo, TX a new business division for Toyota Tsusho America Inc., in which I supported creat ing. - Having CBP, (Customs Border and Protection) setting my assigned operation facility as benchmark for C-TPAT, (Customs Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) , for other companies in their visit and orientations. - Developing operating pr ocedures, (SOP's), for several segments of business to use. - Having operation s et as benchmark not only from CBP, but for many other projects within same compa ny and other potential competitors and customers. INTERESTS Basketball Extreme Sports Business/Entrepreneurship Watching sports Family/Child ren Weight Training Baseball Books/Reading Computers/Internet Fashion