James R Desmond, CDS, CDT, CTP

Trucking Safety & Compliance Expert - Certified Director of Safety

Niceville, Florida, United States

About

Detail oriented, well organized, well prepared, driven by the pursuit of excellence in all that I do, possessing a rich history of achievement and proven results as an experienced, multi-talented, award winning transportation safety professional. Process driven, a continuous learner, always eager to share my knowledge and expertise with my team, fully qualified to fulfill all assigned responsibilities, meet all related challenges while consistently exceeding expectations.

Experience

  • Principal Consultant at Rimkus
    Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Consulting nationwide on several areas of the commercial transportation industry including driver standard of care; DOT compliance; driver hiring, qualifications, and training; loading/unloading procedures; load securement; forklift operations; loading dock operations; and longer combination vehicles (LCV) operation.

  • President at Coastal Carrier Compliance & Consulting
    Oct 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Director of Safety at Blu Site Solutions
    Oct 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Transportation Safety Risk Consultant at Self-employed
    Feb 2020 - Oct 2020 · 9 mos

    Working with 2 nationally recognized safety consulting firms, providing professional risk assessments to several major, nationally recognized, insurance companies while seeking full time employment.

  • Director of Safety at Dm World Transportation LLC
    Jun 2019 - Feb 2020 · 9 mos

    Reporting to the CFO and VP of Operations, responsible for all aspects of safety and regulatory compliance, demonstrating expert leadership for the parent company and it’s largest affiliated carrier, SDM Transport • Led efforts for DM World to remove “Conditional” rating by FMCSA, effective 10/31/19 • Reduced total Safety Dept. staffing from 13 to 8, including 1 part time employee, through leadership in the design, implementation and development of more efficient processes, including education and training of employees and better use of technology, earning the loyalty and trust of the remaining staff as their leader • Established proper filing systems, physically and electronically, to better organize all required regulatory documentation to include DQ, D&A, Training, Personnel and Crash files as prominent examples • Led efforts, resulting in dramatic reductions in CSA scoring, including a 48 point reduction in Crash Indicator and 44 point reduction in Unsafe Driving at DM World; For SDM, a 33 point reduction in Crash Indicator and an 11 point reduction in Unsafe Driving in a 6 month period, sustained through the last day of my tenure • Redesigned the driver onboarding process to include a consistent pre-qualification process and a more comprehensive driver orientation