LOGISTICS COORDINATOR @ Managing local and regional planning and dray operations until the operation grew to the need for a separate local and regional planner. Now primarily regional planner and dray manager. *Allocate dray work based on service, price and capacity. *Drive out cost with dray carriers by improving efficiencies and increasing negotiations. *Solve service issues with dray carriers and shippers/receivers. *Evaluate area and maximize profitability through touring. *Maximize equipment utilization. *Communicate service issues/failures; and customer. *Work with Fleet Manager's on meeting driver needs, i.e.: safety training, maintenance, time off. *Helped set up driver schedule with Regional Ops Manager to balance the capacity with the freight and lower dray cost. From February 2009 to Present (6 years 11 months) Logistics Coordinator @ From January 2000 to Present (16 years) REGIONAL INTERMODAL FLEET MANAGER @ Responsible for the direct management and supervision of 35-45 drivers including: DOT compliance, company compliance, payroll, driver retention, safety and delivery of freight safely and legally. *Assigned and monitored loads to ensure safe and on-time service. *Maintained the Company's safety culture sending daily messages, conducting safety training, and quarterly safety classes. *Responsible for scheduling, routing, payroll, driver counseling, accident reviews, scheduling of equipment maintenance. *Adding and maintaining relationships with dray partners. From June 2004 to February 2009 (4 years 9 months) DCS PROJECT MANAGER @ Oversaw all operations of the Memphis Weyerhauser Dedicated flatbed account on site. *Managed 12 drivers including: weekly payroll, safety, securement training *Ensured smooth operations and customer service with load planning, truck routing and communications between our customer and their direct customers. *Negotiated and secured specialized dray partners to meet customer's extra needs. *Completed timely and accurate customer billing. *Performed monthly forecasting. From January 2001 to January 2004 (3 years 1 month) Greater Memphis AreaOTR FLEET MANAGER @ From January 2000 to January 2001 (1 year 1 month) Greater Memphis AreaFRONTLINE MANAGER @ responsible for 40-50 drivers. Including all aspects of safety management, DOT and Company compliance, performance improvement, work comp, payroll, claims, and customer service. *Was responsible for scheduling 40-50 drivers slip seating 35 to 40 trucks. *Monitored freight movement to ensure safe, on-time service and meeting customer requirements. * Responsible for scheduling, routing, payroll, driver counseling, accident reviews, scheduling of equipment maintenance. From January 1991 to January 2000 (9 years 1 month) Greater Memphis AreaOPERATIONS SUPPORT SCHEDULER @ Primary responsibility in this role was asset utilization as Tractor Manager for the West Memphis Operating Center. Role included supervising 10 fuel desk attendants. Including scheduling, payroll, performance appraisals, fuel inventory, company store inventory and customer service. Also was responsible for managing 8 driver instructors. This included payroll, performance improvement and the scheduling of all safety training. From January 1995 to January 1997 (2 years 1 month) Greater Memphis AreaMAINTENANCE SERVICE COORDINATOR @ Managed work flow of scheduled, non-scheduled preventative and emergency maintenance for 20 mechanics. Scheduled B service slots and entering payroll for all 4 shifts each month. Included ordering parts and doing parts inventories. From January 1992 to January 1994 (2 years 1 month) Greater Memphis AreaDATA ENTRY SPECIALIST @ Responsible for entering all work orders descriptions, parts used and time for each job that came thru the West Memphis Shop. Including mechanic time cards. From January 1991 to January 1992 (1 year 1 month) Greater Memphis Area

RN Program @ East Arkansas Community College From 1989 to 1989 High School Diploma, General Studies @ Marion High School From 1988 to 1989 Patricia Weikel is skilled in: Lotus Notes, Windows, Operations Management, Logistics Management, Microsoft Office, Account Management, Logistics Planning, Transportation Operations, Outsourcing Management, Logistics, Training, Freight, Container, Process Scheduler, Transportation