1. LEOPOLDO O. SALDIVAR 3867 E. Calle Cayo | Tucson, AZ 85718 | (520) 980-0467 | polaiz99@gmail.com
CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER
Chief Operations Officer with experience working across executive functional areas including operations, sales, finance, human resources, and logistics. Adept at driving measureable performance improvements through strategic business planning, revenue enhancement strategies, and cost and expense control. Skilled in leveraging technology to support business process improvements and achieve mission objectives. Fluent in Spanish.
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Policy & Procedures Development
 Driving Continuous Improvements
 Customer Service/Needs Assessment
 Resource Requirements Management
 Operations & Logistics Management
 Quantitative & Qualitative Analyses
 Team Leadership & Training
 Revenue-Generating Strategies
 Budgeting & Forecasting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
AMADO TRUCKING, INC. | Nogales, AZ 03/2010 – Present
Chief Operations Officer
Manage Operations, Maintenance, Sales, and Human Resources Departments with 50+ employees. Oversee expenses, operational efficiency and performance, and strategic planning. Implement methods and techniques for analysis and planning of daily transportation activities. Design, implement, and control processes, cost structures, and training programs. Approve new customers, direct annual negotiations with suppliers, and design and implement the internal audit system.  Grew business to $1M in annual revenue by prospecting freight brokering leads and carriers.
 Saved $150K annually by managing projects in the areas of process flow improvements, repurposing of capital assets, customer initiatives, and compliance challenges.
 Increased productivity by 5% through process flow redesign, purchase of capital assets to automate processes, and use of contingent workforce during peak period which minimized labor costs.
 Improved on-time store delivery by 25+% by implementing a delivery schedule, reducing operational delays, and implementing a TMS (transportation management system) with more sophisticated routing algorithms.
 Created inbound tracking, sales management, and inventory tracking applications for future forecasting of daily business activities.
TRACTORES Y CAMIONES DE NOGALES S.A DE C.V | Nogales, AZ/Sonora, Mexico 11/2009 – 02/2010
Terminal Manager
Led and oversaw Operations and Compliance Departments with approximately 35 employees. Maintained accountability for policy and procedures development, staff training, safety and security requirements, compliance to State and Federal laws, freight schedules and delivery, terminal quality management system, and customer service system.
 Monitored procedures and continually improved the effectiveness of TYCSA’s delivery services.
 Analyzed expenditures and financial information to develop budgets, plans, and policies geared towards improving services and increasing profits.
AMADO TRUCKING, INC. | Nogales, AZ 06/2006 – 09/2008
Cost Analyst
Collaborated with operations and finance teams to provide financial guidance on issues regarding freight payments, component sales, carrier contracted rates, premium reason coding, launch cost tracking, and damaged material claims.
 Tracked and reported actual export operations freight and consolidation expenses, component revenue and material costs, material freight expenses, and premium cost detail.
 Instrumental in developing annual budget and business plan for freight and export operations businesses.
 Performed tracking of sales transactions and related expenses associated with North American selling, shipping, and packaging of components to global affiliates, joint ventures, and outside entities.
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in International Business Management, Escuela de Alta Direccion y Administracion, Barcelona, Spain
 Specialized in non-core business outsourcing (Awarded: 09/2009)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (Awarded: 12/2006)
 Minor: Italian