Work History of Warren Gaines Sr.

1646 W. Juneway Terrace
Apt. 2 North
Chicago, Illinois 60626 
312-533-7804  -  Cell 
Email Address: wgainessr@aol.com 

Objective 
To establish a permanent position in an established company in order to help the company continue to provide the best customer service and satisfaction possible to further insure continued success. I also in search of a place to have a Career instead of Just a Job, until I can do no more to help out and have to retire after a fulfilling and rewarding career, where I performed my appointed duties with satisfying results.

Work Experience: Updated May 12, 2012

Shipping Clerk

05/2012 - PRESENT - ENGIS CORPORATION, Wheeling, IL

Various Assignments including working as a Shipping Clerk, where duties included scheduling pickup of shipment of freight to various customers of the company; preparing
Bills of Lading for shipments; preparing paperwork for Domestic as well as International Shipments; Working with UPS, FED-EX, DHL as well as various Trucking Companies and Freight Forwarders to Expedite the Domestic and International Shipments. Data Entry and Documents Preparation for Daily Shipments; Computer (Email and IM), Telephone Communications with Inter Company as well as Outside Company Associates, to Expedite Domestic and International Shipments. Picking Outbound Orders Orders From Warehouse Locations with teh use of Printed Pick Lists for Domestic and International Customers, Printing Packing Lists for Same Orders and then Packing Parts/Items in Cardboard Cartons and/or Wooden Crates for Shipping to Customers using "UPS", "FED-EX", "DHL", "TNT" as well as various Trucking Companies and Freight Forwarders to Expedite the Domestic and International Shipments.

Shipping Clerk / Clerical Support

09/2011 - 05/2012 - RANSTAD, Mount Prospect, IL (Temporary Agency)
Various Assignments including working as a Shipping Clerk, where duties included scheduling pickup of shipment of freight to various customers of the company; preparing
Bills of Lading for shipments; preparing paperwork for Domestic as well as International Shipments; Working with UPS, FED-EX, DHL as well as various Trucking Companies and Freight Forwarders to Expedite the Domestic and International Shipments. Data Entry and Documents Preparation for Daily Shipments; Computer (Email and IM), Telephone Communications with Inter Company as well as Outside Company Associates, to Expedite Domestic and International Shipments.

Lot Attendant / Sales Associate

05/2011 - 9/3/2011 - HOME DEPOT, Chicago, IL (Temporary Part-time)
Attends to the over-seeing of the Cart Collection, the loading of customers cars, the cleanliness of the front, side and parking areas, as well as assisting of customers with directions and other functions, etc.

Ramp Agent

12/2010 - 2/2011 - UNITED AIRLINES, Chicago, IL (Part-time)
Baggage sorter and handler in the Product Sorting Department; Loaded and unloaded planes at the different gates, for arrivals and departures; drove the Belt Loader, the Tractors and Tugs that are used to transport baggage and freight to the various gates in Baggage Carts.

U.S. Census Enumerator / Taker

4/2010 - 7/2010 - United States Census Bureau, Skokie, IL
United States Census Enumerator, going out to the Far North-Side of Chicago Neighborhoods and the Neighborhoods of Evanston, IL, to do the Non Response Follow Up Door-to Door Interviews, of Residents that didn't return their Household Questionnaires for the 2010 U.S. Census, making sure that each and every household on our Non-Response List, is Counted and Recorded for the 2010 Census Statistics.

Shipping Coordinator

6/2007 - 12/2008 Cormark Inc., Des Plaines, IL
Was in charge of creating Bills of Lading for Domestic as well as International shipments, calling to schedule trucks to pick up freight. Processing orders to ship small packages through UPS, FED-EX, etc. through use of Online as well as World-Ship software using the Package Companies equipment. Inter-company/department inventory control is also a duty of the shipping personnel, whereas we work hand in hand with Receiving Staff, Account and Project Managers as well as Production, in order to make sure we have the correct items on the designated date to ship to the customers.

Material Handler/Forklift Operator/Logistics

9/2006 - 4/2007 Aerotek Commercial Staffing, Oak Brook, IL, 
Multiple and Various...Stocking, Packing, Shipping,Order Picking, etc.

Shipping & Receivng Clerk

6/2006 - 6/2006 Kay & Associates, Inc., Buffalo Grove, IL, 
Received all inbound items, counted, bagged and labeled, inputted info into system, stocked items into respective stock locations; picked items from stock locations, labeled, packed and shipped items to customers, using the UPS, FED-EX, DHL COMPUTER SOFTWARE AS WELL AS OTHER MODES OF TRUCK/CUSTOMER PICK-UP, Transportation.

Material Handler II

12/2005 - 4/2006 Zebra Technologies Corporation, Vernon Hills, IL
Picked parts for production with the help of a W.A.V.E. (Motorized vehicle, that goes up narrow isles and up to high levels in warehouses), weigh-scaled, and delivered parts to the appropriate departments, used the RPI scanners, and the intranet computer systems to make sure inventory stayed correct and current.

Picker/Packer/Fork-lift Operator

2/2004 - 8/2005 Specialty Store Services, DesPlaines, Illinois
Picked items from pick-list, from small shelf, flow rack, and large four level stock locations, sometimes with the use of sit down, stand-up, reach and cherry pickers fork-lifts. Packed same items in various sized cartons using various packing materials. Processed these packages through UPS, and FED-EX maxi-ship, using their software. Loaded trucks with the electric and manual pallet jacks. Did inventory and location checks weekly as well as annually.

Head of Shipping and Receiving

12/1996 - 7/2003 Ircon, Inc., Niles, Illinois
Received all In-bound items, inspect, count, label, input info into computer system, delivered to QC, got from QC, stocked in stockroom, picked parts from pick list for different inter-company production and engineering "customers"; stocked floor locations for different "department cells" ; Shipping: I received finished goods from various "department cells", packed the items with various packing materials in various cartons and tubes, literature envelopes and pouches. Used Computer software to ship items to customers ie., UPS, FED-EX, AirBorne Express maxi-ship, as well as routed some shipments through various trucking companies at the customer's request or by price and availablity of where the trucking company delivered. Picked up and delivered local items/packages from/to various customers/vendors during times of extreme need on either the company's behalf or the customers'. Also performed cycle count and quarterly as well as annual inventories.

Assembler/ Polisher/Material Handler

10/1991 - 8/1996 Baxter Healthcare, Niles, Illinois
Assembled laproscopic surgical instruments, polished the machined parts, stocked the items needed for production, distributed parts to the departments, worked in "clean-room environment" assembling and packaging operating room items. Performed cycle counts as well as quarterly and annual inventories.

Head of Receiving Department

4/1982 - 4/1991 Charlotte Charles, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
Unloaded inbound merchandise with fork-lifts and electric/manual pallet jacks, inspected, counted, separated for different distribution in warehouse per purchase orders, labeled, recorded info, ie., item number, manufacture and expiration date into computer system; stocked away in assigned locations. Performed cycle counts as well as did quarterly and annual inventory. 

Education:

9/1974 - 6/1978 - Robert A. Waller High School (Now Known as Lincoln Park Academy), Chicago, IL
General and Honors Classes, i.e., Honors English, Science (Physical, Biology) Computer Science, Typing, Science Fair Honorable Mention City -Wide. GPA: 2.59 on a 3.0 scale.

8/1978 - 5/1980 - Morris Brown College, Atlanta, Georgia
Some College Coursework Completed

Business Administration- Major; Computer Science-Minor GPA: 2.54 on a 3.0 scale 

Warren E. Gaines Sr.
wgainessr@aol.com