What is your job title?
Inbound logistics agent
What do you do/what are your job responsibilities on a day-to-day basis?
Deonte Matthews and I schedule all inbound freight to be inventoried here in Euclid, whether it be consignment or purchased.
What qualifications are needed to succeed in your role?
Attention to detail is very important because we need to confirm dimensions, times, addresses, weights, names, trailer types, carriers, rates, etc. Confidence is also important, because most of our day is spent negotiating. Patience and the ability to adapt to change, because a pickup can go very poorly very quickly. And of course integrity, accountability, and communication. Without those three things, you may as well stay home.
What background or prior work experiences do you bring to the table that help you do your job?
I worked at UPS for 10 years in various roles; so, that experience has certainly helped me make the transition into Logistics at HGR.
How long have you been with HGR, and why?
I started in July 2017. Honestly, at first, I took the job just to have a job, instead of the first one I’d gotten after moving from UPS in Louisville, Kentucky, was as a chemical incineration plant operator, and it was awful and dangerous. But then I fell in love with HGR and all the people here and what we do, and the feeling feels mutual (at least in my head); so, it was one of the best decisions I’ve made in my life.
What amazing things are you doing in your personal life?
I have written two fantasy novels titled Glimpsing Infinity and Touching Infinity (set in Cleveland, actually, so read them!) and I am currently editing the third in the series, which is titled Embracing Infinity. And I’ve also converted the first into a screenplay, which I am shopping around.
What can you tell us about your family?
My wife, Johanna, and I have been married for seven years, and we have two amazing boys, ages 3 (Atlas) and 5 (Odin).
What is the most important thing in the world to you/what matters most?
The happiness of those around me.