Daniel Hershkowitz
Training & Readiness Officer (Military Rank- Major) - 597th TRANSPORTATION BRIGADE
Williamsburg, VA
Work Experience
Training & Readiness Officer (Military Rank- Major)
April 2012 to Present
Fort Eustis, Virginia • April 2012- Present
Training & Readiness Officer (Military Rank- Major)
Plans and directs training events for a 400 person organization composed of both military and civilian employees. Responsible for ensuring all training events are scheduled, performed, tracked, and reported as they pertain to organizational readiness to complete our worldwide mission.
Major Achievements:
• Served as the project lead for a long term plan to consolidate and streamline a business process that will provide better service to our customers and enable areas for cost savings initiatives.
• Selected to manage our fleet of Government leased vehicles. Put plans in place to reduce fuel costs, track and manage maintenance repairs, and ensure overall compliance with Federal and US Army policies and regulations.
MILITARY SURFACE DEPLOYMENT & DISTRIBUTION COMMAND (SDDC) HEADQUARTERS,
Transportation Logistics Officer / Transportation Feasibility Planner
January 2010 to April 2012
Military Rank - Major)
Drives planning activities in support of strategic transportation for the SDDC Fusion Center related to the movement of forces, sustainment cargo, exercises and non-Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored cargo across the United States and strategic global seaports. Coordinates cargo movement between the US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), SDDC Operations Center, US Central Command (CENTCOM), European Command (EUCOM), and Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). Performs transportation feasibility analysis and planning for strategic sealift movements within the US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and Pacific Command (PACOM) areas of operation (AOR). Participates in planning and oversight while producing assessments, mission analysis, and decision briefs. Communicates the operational environment to senior leaders to guarantee that the chain of command has accurate comprehension of issues and challenges. Oversees the activities of 3 employees.
DANIEL HERSHKOWITZ • • dan.hershkowitz@yahoo.com
Major Achievements:
• Saved ~ $3M in surface movement costs for 4 SOUTHCOM exercises with comparative cost and mission analysis that maintained customer budget goals.
• Successfully led a teams strategic planning and surface movement operations for ~3.5K pieces of US Military cargo in the Pacific and Southern Command.
• Acted as the lead operations sealift and surface planner, and played a key role in the identification of a number of movement timeline flaws, offering remedial solutions to exercise planners.
• Served as the Operations Branch Lead for Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan and Tajikistan delegation visits, organizing the command brief in collaboration with the Deputy Commander and having content translated into Russian to enhance communication and cooperation.
• Chosen as the SDDC Operations Branch Team Chief for US Military equipment planning and organization of relief supplies sent to Haiti during relief efforts after the January 2010 earthquake through the Department of Defense Transportation System.
• Recognized for actions in support of the Haiti earthquake with a 4 Star General Commanders Coin.
• Received a 2 Star General Commanders Coin for job performance and one for a cost savings initiative concerning military cargo movement within strict budget constraints.
TARGET CORPORATION, Queens, New York • 2009
Major retail chain.
Overnight Logistics Executive Team Leader
Directed the day-to-day logistics team operations for early morning, overnight and backroom teams within a $90M in annual sales location. Employed state-of-the-art technology in managing receiving processes, freight flow and replenishment transition activities. Delivered exceptional production and inventory results. Built and led teams, spearheading their development, and ensuring proper training and certification acquisition. Drove the team in, and conducted personal outstanding customer service.
Major Achievements:
• Decreased truck unloading time for an average of 2.5K pieces by 15 minutes, enabling expanded team operations.
• Improved warehouse merchandise stocking performance through training and team management, increasing correctly stocked merchandise item numbers and reducing overstocking.
• Gained a complete working knowledge of work processes by participating in all aspects of work flow with employees.
Vehicle Repair Manager
2007 to 2008
Held accountability for a 4K vehicle fleet in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island safety and repair activities. Developed plans, and managed operations to ensure comprehensive and cost effective repairs in alignment with manufacturer and company guidelines. Supervised 2 employees, and reported directly to the Regional Vice President.
Major Achievements:
• Delivered minimal out-of-service repair time, resulting in maximum vehicle availability.
• Slashed vehicle maintenance costs ~$13K over 3 months by performing vendor audits and selecting more cost effective vendors, as well as training with employees.
• Grew company revenues by decreasing vehicle downtime 1 day.
• Increased the fleet safety rating 40% by insisting that office managers secure all manufacturer recalls to circumvent accidents, customer complaints and legal liability.
• Completed auto estimating and auto body repair shop training.
DANIEL HERSHKOWITZ • • dan.hershkowitz@yahoo.com
1994 to 2008
A major rental care company that also operates under Alamo Rent-a-Car and National Rent-a-Car brands.
Vehicle Remarketing Manager
2004 to 2007
Planned rental fleet size, including the percentage of vehicle types, buy and sell scheduling and car business projection development. Led profitable wholesale rental fleet sales of ~4K vehicles. Managed a 7-member team consisting of 4 sales and marketing employees and 3 administrative staff responsible for rental fleet sales to existing accounts, as well as new customer acquisitions through personal sales calls.
Major Achievements:
• Boosted local buyer base by 30% in the 1st year through comprehensive sales, planning and collaboration activities with rental office management and auto dealerships.
• Grew the average vehicle sales price by $300 that increased revenues $500K+ through exceptional car market knowledge.
• Increased sales outside the New York metropolitan area by 20% through a sales and marketing strategy implementation.
• Eased customer concerns over vehicle competence by collaborating with the Vehicle Repair Department to address light vehicle damage visibility issues.
• Became a 2-time winner of the monthly Improves Sales Price award while competing with 7 surrounding Enterprise regions.
Vehicle Remarketing Manager
2002 to 2004
Oversaw the sales operations for ~6K damaged and insurance total loss rental vehicles from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Vermont. Supervised 3 sales and 2 administrative team members in vehicle marketing and sales.
Major Achievements:
• Participated in the planning and building infrastructure design for a 3-acre facility in Kearny, New Jersey that consolidated 4 states inventories to facilitate marketing and sales activities.
• Catapulted the buyer base by 300%.
• Increased overall sales price by $400 a vehicle within 90 days.
Additional Enterprise Rent-a-Car experience includes roles as Remarketing Supervisor and Daily Rental Store Manager. Details upon request.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Master of Science in Transportation Management
Additional Information
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Leadership • Logistics • Transportation • Strategic Planning • Operations Management
Business-to-Business Relationship Building • Team Building / Motivation / Retention / Management
Cost Saving • Negotiations • Supply Chain Management • Communication • Performance Assessment
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