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Christopher Nally combines $200+ million P&L responsibility in transportation/logistics industry with solid strategic and tactical expertise in operations, fiscal management, asset utilization and talent management.

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Christopher Nally combines $200+ million P&L responsibility in transportation/logistics industry with solid strategic and tactical expertise in operations, fiscal management, asset utilization and talent management.

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CHRISTOPHER B.

NALLY
Gilbert AZ 85298 480-457-8109 (H) * 480-466-5609 (C) * [email protected]

SENIOR OPERATING & GENERAL MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR


Combines $200+ million P&L responsibility in transportation/logistics industry with solid strategic and tactical expertise in operations, fiscal management, asset utilization and talent management. Expert at using analytics to determine weaknesses in operations and product offerings to develop and execute corrective action plans. Successful at balancing labor and asset mixes in rapidly fluctuating economy and consistently finished in top 10% of company in terms of safety, service and cost goals. Worked in organized labor environment for over 22 years at many levels while also experiencing increasing roles and responsibilities on a consistent basis. Excellent oral and written communicator with experience in large group and one on one environments.

Core Competencies & General Management Strengths Include:


* Strategic/Ops Planning & Financial Alignment * Financial Forecasting & Budget Analysis * Service & Product Evaluation Expertise * Asset Utilization and Cost Containment * Effective Communicator w/ All Levels

* Forecasting, Capital Planning & Project Mgt. * Infrastructure Constraints & Operational Capacity * Talent Assessment & Labor Relations * IT, Ops. Research & Ind. Engineering Background * Maintains the Ability to Listen and Learn

Bachelors of Science Marketing * University of Scranton, Scranton PA Executive Leadership Training Series * Case Western Reserve, Cleveland OH

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION YRC Inc., Phoenix AZ Area Director of Operations (March 2007 Oct 2011) Responsible for $200 million dollar P&L with focus on costs containment, improving service levels and enhancing the overall customer experience. Initial challenges focused on right sizing operations in a fluctuating economy. Corporate acquisitions created duplication of services within identical market footprints that required redundancies to be evaluated, action plans designed and implemented to eliminate excess assets (50% reduction in some parts of the country) while also stabilizing & maintaining operations for customers. Key success was identifying, keeping and developing the best talent possible at each location. Assessed and replaced ineffective management and revamped organization structure within facilities to be commensurate with local market conditions. Instituted safety process and culture that resulted in 20% reduction of injuries and accidents year over year for three years running. Annual run rate is $1+ million dollars. Launched service cycle time processes and goals geared towards reducing processing time and improving service. On-time service increased from mid 80% to low 90%s. Shipment counts grew 8.3% 2011 vs. 2010. Improved performance in dock, pickup and delivery and linehual operations that resulted in $1.5 million dollar saving on annualized basis for 2011. Had less than 2% turnover in management personnel over the last two years.

CHRISTOPHER B. NALLY
Director of Transportation, USF Bestway, Scottsdale AZ -YRC Inc. (Jan 2006 - March 2007) Picked by company president to replace ineffective management and re-establish USF Bestway as premier service provider in the Southwest and West Coast Markets. Managed all corporate and field linehual components, corporate planning and management of purchased transportation spend in excess of $20 million dollars annually. Key concepts introduced were financial budget awareness, monitoring and measure of key financial statistics, system scheduling, planning and forecasting of workload and manpower. Within a span of six months, the team was able to develop and implement solutions to improve the on-time service (92% to 96.5%) Establish and executed the companys first purchased transportation bid process which eliminated $850,000 in backhaul cost. Company combined with other YRC subsidiary in mid 2007. Director of Operations Technology and Best Practices, YRC Inc., Akron OH (Nov 1999 - Jan2006) Directed cross-functional department through various roles that expanded throughout time inside corporate headquarters. Recruited, developed and lead technical and operational teams on strategic initiatives geared towards assessing, choosing and implementing common systems and practices across the YRC companies. Managed the development of operating budgets, financial analysis, system scheduling, equipment planning, operations research and work forecasting. Developed and lead three-day corporate summit with all levels of management (corporate and field) with the purpose to identify synergy opportunities within the four walls of YRC Inc. Team unearthed over $50 million dollars in synergy concepts that were reviewed and moved forward as projects. Utilized a best of breed approach to assess and recommend preferred systems and technology across the enterprise to achieve common applications initiative. Lead team that researched, designed and implemented use of driver handheld GPS units within the pickup and delivery operation. Goal of project was a 1.6% ROI, it delivered 5.36% and exceeded $2 million in annualized savings. Lead cross functional team of sales, pricing and operations support in the Home Depot carrier bid that resulted in 10% increase in yield on key corporate account which is 5% of total business with the corporation.

Early Positions Manager Field Engineering, Roadway Express YRC Inc., Tannersville PA (Aug 1994 - Nov 1999) Field Engineer, Roadway Express YRC Inc., Akron OH (Feb 1991 Aug 1994) Dock Supervisor, Roadway Express YRC Inc., Harrisburg PA (June 1989 Feb 1991) Sales Representative, Independent Order of Foresters, Bensalem PA (June 1988 June 1989) References David Pavlich VP of IT Dealer Tire, Cleveland OH 216-327-7888 (W) Brian Parrish VP of Operations Ceva Logistics, Houston TX 281-618-3627 (W) Matt Keyser - Mgr of Strategic Operations Federal Express, Memphis TN 901-818-7526 (W) Mary Dye PMP Diebold, Canton OH 330-490- 6518 (W)

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