Mike Cederholm

Experience

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  Vancom / Van Der AA bus lines

  Sept 1981 - May 1987

  School Bus / Commuter driver, dispatcher

  drove commuters from the suburbs into downtown Chicago and back. Drove school routes in between, washed and detailed buses, promoted to Supervior of bus/coach cleaning operations, dispatcher at Dupage Motor Coach a division of Vancom.

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  Bekins Van Lines

  May 1987 - Nov 1991

  Regional/Area Transportation Planner

  Plan loads and routing for drivers in my region/area. Meet score card objectives for on-time performance and customer service. Maintain parity between drivers and agents.

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  Able Forwarders, Inc.

  Nov 1991 - Oct 2017

  Vice President / General Manager

  Government/Military Affairs (rates & tariffs), Claims/Customer Service, Health/Safety, Quality Labor Trainer, and Operations. Responsible for Agency relations and expansion for Able, Smart and Glory Forwarders, along with Denoyer Military operations. Oversee Claims and training of new personnel. Monitor financial statements (receivables , payable s, and expenses). Employee discipline and rewards. Development of local, intrastate and interstate sales for Bayside Moving & Storage. Control expenses and set budgets. Handle claims and customer service problems for all companies. Agency Safety Representative (ASR) for Unigroup. Monitor Agency's Safety Performance Rating (SPR); sets and reinforces agency and van operator safety goals; develop incentives and/or recognition programs to measue and reward positive safety performance. Work towards compliance with all agency and Unigroup safety policies and procedures, Department of Transportation (DOT) safety regulations and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), including van operator qualifications, vehicle inspections, van operator and agency safety evaluation systems, substance abuse testing, accident analysis/prevention, vehicle licensing and permit issuance, and van operator log submission and hour of service tracking. Receive and respond to Unigroup safety notifications such as safety alerts; items coming due such as CDL's, van operator medicals, insurance, vehicle inspections, missing logs and Carrier Safety Administration (CSA) and Unigroup violations. Coordinate safety training, awareness, monitoring and problem resolution for the van operators and associates, including developing policies and procedures around the safe dispatching of vehicles. Encourage agency staff and van operators to identify and report safety issues. Actively participate in training, monitoring and corrective action plans for hours of service compliance for the organization. Show less

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  The Township of Arcadia, Michigan

  Aug 1993 - now

  Captain - Firefighter / Medical First Responder

  Currently Captain and senior training officer. Level - I state certified instructor

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  Michigan Fire Fighters Training Council

  Oct 1998 - now

  Instructor Level - II

  Level - II Instructor, develops, implements and conducts fire fighting courses in accordance to NFPA 1051; they also develop budgets, assign instructors and monitor class progress by supervising instructors. Fire Instructor Level - II can teach any course they have attended or taken a train-the-trainer.

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  Manistee County Fire Fighters Association

  Nov 1998 - Dec 2017

  Vice President

  Act in the absence of the president. Represent, or designate a representative to the Medical Control Board. Serve on the Bylaws Committee and as Chairman of the County Training Committee (CTC). This involves assessment of the Counties training needs and to present those findings to the CTC. Responsible for registering and managing all Michigan Fire Fighter Training Council Courses in the county. This responsibility involves planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling the entire process with payroll and budgetary responsibilities. Show less

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  Arcadia Township

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2020

  Arcadia Township Trustee

  listen to constituents, oversee budgets, participate in committees, and attend meetings.

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  Michigan Fire Fighter Training Division

  Mar 2014 - now

  Contract Training Coordinator

  Administer and Proctor both written and practical examinations for the State of Michigan Bureau of Fire Services/ Fire Fighter Training Division covering the counties of: Grand Traverse, Benzie, Wexford, Kalkaska, Missaukee and Mason.

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  Bay Area Transportation Authority (BATA)

  Oct 2017 - Mar 2019

  Transportation Services Supervisor

  Provides supervision in the absence of managers as directed/needed. Monitor radio communications. Assist transportation services managers with on-board evaluation of driving and customer service skills. Provide road supervision as needed. Monitor operator adherence to route schedules and operating procedures. Perform first level investigations into customer complaints as directed. Respond and assist operators when accidents occur; perform accident investigations; provide assistance with passenger problems; respond to road calls and breakdowns. Schedule as required for late or absent operators. Perform routes as needed to replace scheduled operators this is late or absent. Assist driver trainer in the operator's training program as needed. Assist in the safety and security of the operations with Federal, State, or Local Law enforcement personnel. Make minor repairs (or replace) coin/bill modules in electronic fare boxes and fill cards when necessary. Prepare, compile and submit timely reports on work activities, operations, production, or work related accidents/incidents. Proficient in the use and maintenance of all vehicles and vehicle equipment. Show less

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  Fischer Tanks

  Mar 2019 - Aug 2019

  Sales and Transportation Manager
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  Bay Area Transportation Authority

  Aug 2019 - Apr 2022

  Supervisor
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  Frankfort City Fire Department

  Oct 2019 - now

  Captain - Firefighter / Medical First Responder

  Fire suppression, First Responder/EMS, other duties as assigned by the Fire Chief.

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  City of Frankfort

  May 2022 - now

  Fire Chief