RICHARD J. OLSON__________________________________________________

20319 New Moon Trail

Crosby, Texas 77532

281-324-4376/ 832-466-9474

E-mail: daktari@nctv.com

QUALIFICATIONS

Fifteen years of Transportation and Logistics experience with proven expertise in:

·        Analyzing transportation patterns and developing cost saving strategies

·        Hands on management of all major shipments

·        Developing savings reporting for top management

·        Vessel Chartering

·        Import/ Export and foreign theater logistics

·        Ocean freight, truck, rail, and intermodal modes

·        Excellent communication skills

·        Logical, analytical, superior problem solving skills, accustomed to working under pressure

·        Comprehend and apply laws and regulations

REPRESENTATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

            Developed logistics for moving crude barytes ore from mines in the Mexican Sonoran Desert to US Gulf and Venezuelan ports. 

            Negotiated and drafted ore supply contracts worth 20mm/yr. with Chinese, Indian, Peruvian and Mexican suppliers.

            Managed global distribution of raw material, finished products, project cargo, grinding plants and machinery, reporting directly to corporate president and vice president.

            Coordinated the timely discharge of bulk ore vessels in the US Gulf earning 100k in dispatch in one year.

            Reduced ocean freight costs by $800k by negotiating a 24 vessel contract of affreightment.

            Developed time/volume rates through relationship between Baroid and Intermarine USA (ocean freight).  Evergreen contract still in effect since 1993.

            Lead group meetings with key corporate employees teaching INCO Terms, chartering principles and port logistics.

            Operated a solo civil law practice with five employees.  As an attorney, represented 40 home owners associations and regularly addressed executive session and open meetings.

CHRONOLOGICAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Attorney, Solo Civil Practice                                                                                       1995-Present

Manager, International Traffic

            Baroid, Div. of Dresser Ind. (now Halliburton) Houston, Texas                           1984-1995

Export Traffic Manager                                                                                               1981-1984

       Imco Services, Inc. (Div. of Halliburton) Houston, Texas

Import/ Export Clerk

      Phillip Bros. Chemicals, NYC, N.Y.                                                                      1979-1881                                          

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, (ranked 28^th out of 138), South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas, 1994

 Dean’s Honor List; American Jurisprudence Award in Agency and Partnership-

Admitted: State Bar of Texas, and U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

B.A., English Literature, State University of New York at Oneonta, 1979

Vessel Chartering Certificate from the Assoc. of Ship Brokers and Agents (USA) Inc.

References provided upon request.