Justin Cooley

Justin Cooley

Assistant Group Leader - Composition

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Manager of Operations

  • Education

    • Chattanooga State Community College

      1998 - 1999
    • University of Phoenix

      2006 - 2008
      BSB/A Business Administration

      Finally returned to school after completing only one year in 1998 before jumping into the workplace.

  • Experience

    • Olan Mills

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
      Assistant Group Leader - Composition

      Desktop publishing. Use QuarkExpress (MAC) to compose church directories including custom/activity pages. The Assistant Group Leader title involved backup responsibilities as well as training of new employees. Temporary responsibility of supervising composition group to reduce idling books in process.

    • Hanjin Shipping

      Feb 2001 - Jun 2014

      Macro/Micro analysis of supply/demand as well as forecasting for eastern half of the United States. Lead 17 staff in running inventory control and local yard operations. Duties include supervising and increasing each east coast vessel's load factor percentage through maximizing empty container loading. In charge of 11 staff covering ports from Maine as far inland as Tennessee and as far south as Florida. All aspects of EQ control, supply/demand forecast, vessel space monitoring for empty loading, off-hire/disposal of EQ, empty repositioning by rail/truck...etc.Started in the Salt Lake City Office in charge of Portland EQ Control, 2 years later Vancouver, B.C EQ and 1 year later Seattle EQ, before being made supervisor over the Pacific Northwest. The Salt Lake City Office closed 11/1/08 and I was offered a position in the ATL office (near my family).

      • East Coast/Midwest Traffic Manager

        Sept 2012 - Jun 2014
      • Midwest & East Coast Inventory Control Section Leader/Supervisor

        May 2011 - Sept 2012
      • East Coast Equipment Control Supervisor

        Oct 2008 - Apr 2011
      • Pacific Northwest Equipment Control Supervisor

        Feb 2001 - Sept 2008
    • Horizon Freight System, Inc

      Jul 2014 - Jan 2025

      In addition to managing the Operations Team (M&R, Per Diem and Pool Chassis), will be managing the newly established Inside Sales Team in corporate headquarters here in Cleveland, OH. Special focus in operations and sales analytics and process efficiency/effectiveness. Container detention, chassis rental and M&R cost analysis and oversight/implementation of invoice auditing/processing procedures. Support nationwide terminal network and assists with agent-relations.

      • Operations and Inside Sales Manager

        Jan 2017 - Jan 2025
      • Per Diem and Chassis Payables Manager

        Jul 2014 - Jan 2017
    • Bessemer Management Company

      Jan 2025 - now
      Manager of Operations

      Operations of Horizon and TRX

  • Licenses & Certifications