george lewis resume - ops mgr, dir of trans, gm, yellow school bus, 4philly-1
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George R. Lewis
600 Beverly BoulevardUpper Darby, Pa 19082
215-290-4385
Professional Summary
Durham School Services Chester Upland School District Chester, PA July 2015 to Jan 2016General Manager
Managed all day to day operations Managed 45 drivers plus other personnel P&L responsibility
All City Transportation Philadelphia, Pa Sept 2013 to May2015Director of Operations
Managed an operation of 66 school bus drivers, plus 3 dispatchers, 4 clerical assistants and several mechanics
Managed over 100 vehicles The organization is a contractor in school busing for the School District of Philadelphia
Gap: On Social Security Disability related to Prostate Cancer Diagnosis; currently without any problems that prohibit working
University of Pennsylvania 2009- 2013
. Part time and weekend supervisor in Transportation and Parking Department
A I T Worldwide Folcroft, PA August 2008 - November 2009Dispatcher
Dispatched drivers in the Mid Atlantic area
Marshall Fruit Fish and Produce Dec 2006 –June 2008 Owner
Allied Waste Telford, PA September 2004 - Dec 2006Route Manager
Supervised 30 drivers and 15 helpers, plus dispatch Managed all recruiting and hiring; primary contact to Career Link PA Wrote driver training manual and safety course Spearheaded customer retention activities
H & M Intl. Philadelphia, PA January 2004 - September 2004 Dispatcher
Dispatched drivers for an inter-modal carrier (Nationwide) Worked extensively with rail and pier work, container tracking and recovery, and driver
permits Sourced for backhauls, negotiated rates and fees, authorized advances, and on road
service
Waste Management Telford, PA February - December 2003Route Manager
Managed residential trash truck drivers and helpers
McKesson Drugs Delran, NJ Aug 2000 - Feb 2003Operations Mgr
Managed in-house operations for delivery/ distribution for a 3Pl at McKesson Drug Co. Directed local operations as well as several off site cross-docks Supervised just in time logistics, negotiated route fee schedules, created routes.
Metro Newspapers Inc. Philadelphia, Pa August 1999 - Aug 2000Director of Distribution
Created, set up and managed the distribution operations of the first free daily newspaper in America
Managed vendor contracts including, fleet, purchasing, printing and distribution Wrote all RFP's and evaluated vendor credentials and managed a staff of 60
Premier Delivery Service Operations Manager Delran, NJ Sept 1997 - July 1999Ops Mgr
School District of Philadelphia Aug 1987- Aug 1997 Transportation Supervisor
Oversaw the on-road activity of school buses, accident and complaint investigation
Garage Manager
Managed a combined garage of 4 dispatchers, 250 drivers, 35 auxiliary attendants, 9 mechanics, two custodians and clerical assistants
Managed fleet acquisition and rotation Managed budgets, work assignments, expenditures, fleet and its rotation Assisted with staff development and in service training.
Education Wilberforce University Wilberforce, Ohio Major Economics and Political Science