Martin J

Maxwell
15618 N 174th Ave. Surprise, AZ 85388 l 623-853-3435 l e-mail:
Martin.J.Maxwell@gmail.com

SUMMARY

Experienced manager and leader having led multiple operations in an

efficient and profitable manner while maintaining consistent organizations
through the development and facilitation of climates of success, personal
excellence, and cooperation among associates.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Passionate leader motivated by helping others reach

their full potential
• Results-driven individual who sets goals and fully
engages in and enjoys the process of reaching them
• Thrives on positive competition within the
organization, among affiliates, and in the industry
• Excellent communicator that creates and casts vision
• Creative problem-solver who welcomes input from
fellow colleagues
• Self-starter who takes the initiative to learn and
apply knowledge at every available opportunity in
managing the business and its associates
• Detail-oriented, time-conscious, and focused to
complete projects on-time and on-budget

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Proven track record of developing leaders

• Successfully led multiple change efforts
• Five years transportation management experience
• Four years warehouse management experience
• Ten years operational experience
• Delivery Driver Food Services of America,
Spokane Washington
• Owner / Operator (Tractor-Trailer)
• Heavy Equipment Operator, US Air Force

SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE & PROFICIENCIES

 • Expert proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, and Outlook software.
• Productivity Standards
• Power Productivity
• Warehouse Management System (Retalix WMS)
• AS400
• Voice Selection (Vocollect)
• Kronos Time-Clock Software
• RoadNet Routing System

Warehouse Manager – Systems Services of America, Phoenix, AZ –

07/2008 – 03/2010

• Responsible for managing all aspects of warehouse

operations, safety, and sanitation
• Manage staff of seven and a crew of 30-plus
warehouse associates
• 62% improvement in accuracy 2009 over 2008; 16
Month consecutive YTD increase
• Training and Safety Coordinator – created and
implemented OSHA required policies, MHE and third
party preventative maintenance programs; OSHA
Form 300 responsibility
• 57% improvement in bi-annual corporate audit of
OSHA compliance
• 43.8% reduction in MHE repair costs 2009 over 2008
• 6.9% improvement in inventory control 2009 over
2008
• Branch Representative in two corporate company-
wide improvement projects (2009)

Night Operations Manager – Food Services of America, Spokane, WA

- 09/2005 – 07/2008

• Manage the night warehouse and transportation

operations: $12 million inventory, 10,000 line-items,
228,000 SF; 9.5 million cases shipped annual, and
256 MHE units
• Manage and schedule staff of six and a crew of 60-
plus; interviewed, hired, coached, disciplined, and
terminated; developed lead supervisor for seamless
succession
• Aggressively led operation to first place in ten months, with increases to accuracy in
four consecutive quarters, as well as increases to productivity in three
consecutive quarters
• Led company two years with a 42% increase in accuracy and a 13% gain in
productivity
• Systematically directed creation and implementation of Standard Operating
Procedures
• Created, initiated, and tracked accuracy, speed, and damage-control incentive
programs
Transportation Supervisor – Food Services of America, Spokane, WA
– 12/2000 - 09/2005

• Interviewed, hired, coached, disciplined, and

terminated drivers
• Scheduled 80-plus drivers on a weekly basis
• Routed 3,300 customers onto 70-plus routes per day
(14,000 routes annual)
• Direct communication with customers, sales,
purchasing, and the general public
• Reduced transport cost of trailer purchases 55% by
brokering inter-branch product
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR)
Compliance Associate – continuously trained and
monitored all drivers on FMCSR’s including DOT
Hours of Service
• Hazardous Materials Compliance Associate – assisted
corporate officers in creating a company-wide
HazMat policy; personally trained 300 associates to
the new policy
• Truck On-Board Computer (OBC) tracking system

EDUCATION

• Basic Accounting
• Business Management
• Management Seminars
• Weekend Sales Seminars
• Weekend Leadership Seminars
• Vast personal library of leadership, sales,
communication, marketing, and growth

REFERENCES

• Provided upon request