Russell C. Thompson

12903 Lindsey Lane

Stafford, TX 77477

(713) 412-2611

RThompson017@Comcast.net

SUMMARY

I am an operations management professional with oilfield, chemical services, and pest control industry

warehouse experience for more than 25 years. I have strong problem solving and organizational skills. I

am self-motivated, dependable, and customer focused. I am always looking for ways to improve

customer service and performance and am very cost conscious.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Topco Trading a distribution and storage of oil field couplings.

2012- 2016 Warehouse Manager Houston, TX

Supervised 1 truck driver/warehouse employee who off loaded 20 foot containers from the

Topco Trading plant in China.

Responsible for daily warehouse functions that included receiving and shipping of couplings in

the Houston area pipe yards.

Ordered warehouse supplies needed for daily operation of warehouse functions, pallets, stretch

film, tape, boxes, and propane for the forklifts.

Maintained forklift repairs and preventative maintenance.

Ordered office supplies.

Daily entry of receiving and shipping documents in the Pipetracker system.

Maintained the company 26 ft. flatbed truck with any repairs and preventative maintenance

when due.

Negotiated freight rates with long haul trucking and LTL companies and arranged shipments

based on the best price and service.

Kept accurate documents and logs of daily orders that were shipped and received.

Took phone and email orders from customers and quoted what the cost of the sale and delivery

was going to be. They were then entered into the Pipetracker system.

Took monthly inventory of couplings stored and have kept it at 100% accuracy.

Univar USA a national company that distributes chemical products and provides services throughout the

country.

2002-2012 District Operations Manager, Professional Products & Services Dept., Houston, TX

Supervised staff of 9 including drivers who serviced the Houston, Beaumont, College Station,

Austin, San Antonio, and New Orleans.

Responsible for all operations functions for Houston, Austin, El Paso, and New Orleans branches

including the daily safety and efficiency of these branches as well as legal and economical

operations of all warehouse and transportation activities.

Implement corporate policy on health and safety, environmental affairs and operations

standards at branch level to include all training, documentation, and records.

Support sales efforts consistent with corporate and regulatory compliance, health, safety and

environmental affairs.

Implement and manage branch health and safety program and conduct safety audits in

conjunction with Area Operations Manager or Regulatory Manager.

Implement branch regulatory compliance program.

Responsible for maintenance, upkeep and housekeeping of facility, buildings, equipment, and

fleet.

Maintained close security and control over physical operations and branch buildings, grounds,

and equipment.

Responsible for meeting customer requirements in a cost effective manner using appropriate

risk management and fulfilling orders.

Managed salary plan, personnel development, hiring, promoting, and termination.

Managed drug testing and medical surveillance program.

Participated in Local Emergency Planning Committee and industry organizations.

Responsible for cycle counts and physical inventory.

Properly managed warehouse, repacking, and transportation functions through UVX2000

System.

Assisted where necessary the development of solutions to daily customer service problems.

1993-2002 Warehouse Supervisor Houston, TX

Supervised staff of 20 people including 10 drivers and 10 warehouse staff.

Responsible for shipping and receiving of industrial chemicals and inventory control of a 360,000

SF warehouse.

Responsible for all outbound shipping of hazardous and non-hazardous products.

Conducted monthly safety meetings

Responsible for daily cycle counts of inventory.

1991-1993 Shipping & Receiving Supervisor, VWR Textiles & Supplies Cerritos, CA

Supervised staff of 13 people

Oversaw all aspects of shipping and receiving by common carrier and UPS.

Was responsible for routing and dispatch of four truck drivers to Orange, San Bernardino, Los

Angeles, San Diego, and Ventura counties.

Inventory control.

Prepared invoices and back orders.

Communicated daily with branch offices in Arizona, Colorado, Washington, and California.

Scheduled freight deliveries for receiving.

Handled collections for Will Call Customers

Communicated daily regarding orders with VWR salesmen.

Responsible for maintenance on four 24 ft. bobtail trucks.

Assisted to Warehouse Manager.

Equipment used: Forklift (Stand up, and Sit down).

Education and Training

Attended 1 year of Business Management courses at Rancho Santiago College in Orange, CA.

Completed “Quality by Caring Seminar” at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana, CA.

Supervising for Safety Training.

Regulatory Training.

Fire Training.

Financial Competence Training.

Preventing Workplace Harassment Training.

Federal Hazardous Material Regulations HM-126F Certification.

Hazwoper Program First Responder Certification.

References available upon request.

To Whom It May Concern,

I have known Rusty Thompson in a variety of capacities for 15 years. I have worked with Rusty

where he was a warehouse manager and transportation manager where he negotiated rates with

carriers, filed claims, and selected the best carrier for his company. In addition, I have found

Rusty to be very ethical, tough at times, but an individual I have enjoyed doing business with.

Rusty is efficient and extremely competent. He understands to be successful in business meeting

deadlines are very important. He is extremely organized and communicates deadlines to his

subordinates, making sure everyone is aware when their task must be completed.

Rusty also has an excellent rapport with people of all ages. He has excellent communication

skills that will allow him to connect with all kinds of people. He is proficient in managing

processes and able to delegate responsibilities to other co-workers and maintains a team

environment.

In summary, I highly recommend Rusty for any position or endeavor that he may seek to pursue.

He will be a valuable asset for any organization.

Sincerely,

Ronald Smith