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LOUIS BALLUFF

Lisle

Summary

Experienced Fleet/Operations Manager who is goal and growth oriented with a proven track record of optimizing logistics operations, reducing costs, and enhancing efficiency. Skilled in managing teams and implementing strategic solutions to drive success.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience

Work History

Operations Manager

IVS Trans Inc
04.2025 - Current
  • Fleet maintenance tracking for 70 semi trucks and 80 trailers.
  • Run shop as service manager and parts manager
  • Order parts for all truck maintenance inside shop.
  • Inventory all parts for shop
  • Build relationships with vendors to reduce cost on parts
  • Manage 6 mechanics
  • Assign daily work for each mechanic
  • Write service orders for all in shop work
  • Find over the road vendors to perform work on broken down trucks.
  • Communicate with drivers/dispatch team on appropriate measures to improve safety over the road.

Operations Manager

Compass Lease
04.2024 - 04.2025
  • Full PNL control over my branch
  • Hired employees for Chicago location
  • Inventory of over 500+ parts
  • Built vendor relationships to reduce costs
  • Managed 9 employees
  • Responsible for 10,000 trailers at my location
  • Dealt daily with costumer complaints, questions, and acquiring more trailers for each customer.

Operations Manager

Spot Edge Trucking
12.2021 - 04.2024
  • Onboard and Offboard Drivers
  • Implemented all current Onboarding and Offboarding procedures
  • Keep 120 company trucks and 240 trailers mechanically ready
  • Procure new equipment as growth was needed
  • Keep track of dropped equipment across all 48 states
  • Daily and weekly reports about driver functions (fuel, miles, pm service)
  • Cost analysis on repairs
  • Helped grow company from 40 to 220 truck carrier

Store Manager

Outback Steakhouse
06.2013 - 09.2021
  • Trained and Hired more than 100 employees
  • Elevated through training 3 employees to become managers
  • Weekly ordered 80 thousand dollars or more of product
  • Brought multiple stores to be top earners within the company

Education

Biology - Pre Med

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
01-2014

Skills

  • Team leadership
  • Operations
  • Fleet management
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Budget management
  • Strategic planning

LANGUAGES

English — Native

Timeline

Operations Manager

IVS Trans Inc
04.2025 - Current

Operations Manager

Compass Lease
04.2024 - 04.2025

Operations Manager

Spot Edge Trucking
12.2021 - 04.2024

Store Manager

Outback Steakhouse
06.2013 - 09.2021

Biology - Pre Med

Lewis University
LOUIS BALLUFF