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Simon Golding

107 Kingwood Drive, Venetia, PA 15367


Cell phone (724)344-9949
Home email dgoldings@comcast.net

Qualification • Over 25 years of international and domestic transportation management


s experience
• Specialist in bulk and break bulk transportation and project logistics
• Expert in chartering, barging, rail, trucking and cargo insurance
• Strong background in risk and claims management

Professional LOGISTICS PROJECT MANAGER 5/2008-


Experie 2/2010
nce Triad Metals International, Pittsburgh, PA
Project Management position: Set up an independent
Logistics Company for the Triad Metals group of
companies
• Transferred an existing cost centered Traffic Department to an
independent for profit Logistics Services group
• Responsible for the creation of the new company, set up and
training of staff, purchase, design and implementation of a
Transportation Management System
• Simplified and improved trucking vendor list, reduced point-to-
point truck load pricing, brought project to ‘go live’ status

9/2007-
VICE PRESIDENT LOGISTICS & RELATED BUSINESS 11/2008

Tube City IMS, Glassport, PA


Managed all company requirements for domestic and
international transportation
Responsible for the movement of 500k tons of bulk raw materials
monthly in support of the groups supply contracts within
the steel industry
• Developed return usage programs for rail, barge and truck
capacity
• Supported companywide supply chain risk mitigation programs
• Initiated/managed exports of ferrous scrap in containers,
supporting $30M in sales
• Reduced transportation vendor pool by 30 percent, resulting in
savings of $10M
• Originated employment of a 120 private rail car fleet within
North America
• Established Asian and European logistics networks as the
foundation for new internal and external customer
requirements
• Supported global growth initiatives by developing knowledge of
foreign infrastructure and establishing service agreements with
foreign vendors
• Created outsourced logistics service group for existing
customers
• Launched materials handling and stevedoring services in
Trinidad for major steel concern, supplied machinery,
established labor and raining initiatives
• Improved internal management by establishing new processes
and centralizing decision making 2005 -
• Established and maintained central repository for all supplier 2007
and customer supply chain profiles including rates, contracts,
vendor characteristics, etc

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER

Arcelor International America, New York, NY


Managed global logistics for the Arcelor Group companies
within NAFTA
• Responsible for the import and export activities for all North
American sales
• Direct staff of fourteen managers and administrative support
• Reduced freight costs for South American business unit by $1M
annually
Direct responsibility for the import and export of $1.75
billion in steel shipments for the Arcelor Group
companies
• Manage ocean, air, rail, truck and barge shipments for 2 million
2002 -
tons of finished and semi-finished steels 2005
• Responsible for insurance policies, claims settlement, and
recovery results
• Direct responsibility for all US Customs & Border Protection
requirements
• Responsible for all inventory and billing activities

Member of the Executive Management Board


• Steering committee member
• Project coordinator for new corporate initiatives

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS


TKX Logistics, Maumee, OH
Managed global logistics for ThyssenKrupp Materials NA.
• Direct responsibility for all North American logistics activities
• Managed sales for TKX Logistics in excess of $ 30 million
• Managed shipments totaling 1 million tons of finished and semi-
finished steel, aluminum, copper and brass products
• Directed the outsourcing of import/export customs requirements,
responsible for securing and maintaining C-TPAT classification,
supervised supply chain validation review and met all
requirements under the Customs and Border Protection
initiatives
DIRECTOR OF MATERIALS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT 1983-2002

ThyssenKrupp Steel Services, Detroit, MI


• Responsible for $100 million annual transportation spend
supporting the international activities of the steel trading group
• Supervised eight management and administrative staff
• Negotiated all transportation vendor contracts
• Managed marine insurance and claims settlements

Bachelor of Science, Business Logistics – Pennsylvania


Education State University 1983

American School in Japan, Tokyo, Japan – International High


School 1979
Professional
Customs and Border Protection – C-TPAT workshop

5S/Lean Training

Dale Carnegie Leadership Training – Top Leadership award winner

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