Automotive Fleet, July 2017

NOMINATED FOR 2017 PROFESSIONAL FLEET MANAGER OF THE YEAR AWARD AUTOMOTIVE FLEET I JULY 2017 26 The slate of 2017 Professional Fleet Manager of the Year nominees have diverse experience but share the common qualities of passion and drive for excellence John Dmochowsky CAFM Senior Global Fleet Manager Mondelez International Total vehicles 10000 Staff supervised 1 Years with current fleet 16 Years in industry 16 Replacement policy Varies Primary responsibilities Dmochowsky oversees Strategic Global Fleet initiative for regions across the globe He also leads global strategic development in regards to policy administration budgeting vehicle acquisition and disposal driver safety programs auditing greenhouse gas initiatives and more Notable achievements Comparing 2016 total global fleet spend results versus 2015 he had a spend reduction of 195 million resulting from a change in the global vehicle selection process policy implementation continuous savings initiative and TCO reduction Mondelez International also delivered an 21 improvement and achieved best in class results in fuel maintenance depreciation and accidents In 2016 he conducted Global Regional Fleet Seminars resulting in a synergistic meeting of regional cross functional leaders to drive rigor on training accident reduction and cost savings As a result preventable accidents decreased by 10 and CO2 emissions decreased by 12 in 2016 He also serves on the AFLA Board of Directors and GM Commercial Sounding Board Since 2011 He has been a Fleet Management Seminar Instructor for NAFA During the Global Regional Fleet Seminars trips he was a guest speaker at Global Fleet Conferences in Brussels and San Palo He was a finalist for the Fleet Manager of the Year Award in 2012 and 2015 Lee Jezek Pierce Global Fleet Manager Weatherford International Total Vehicles 4100 Staff Supervised 7 Years with Current Fleet 1 year and 5 months Years in Industry 18 Replacement Policy 4 years or 125000 150000 miles Primary responsibilities Pierce is responsible for managing the rolling stock along with additional assets such as trailers and forklifts She also oversees programs that include maintenance fuel collision tolls registrations and permitting for approximately 8500 assets Notable Achievements In early 2016 Pierce joined Weatherford in the midst of the worst downturn in the oil and gas industrys history and was faced with a shrinking budget limited resources and a companywide directive to better utilize assets and reduce expenses Within two years of joining Pierce implemented new programs to address maintenance fuel cards tolls registrations and IFTA IRP reporting In her first year Pierce and her team sold 1600 leased and company owned assets while doing a balancing act of time versus return to receive optimal sale proceeds resulting in an estimated operating cost savings of 10 million Also she implemented a maintenance program which provided cost savings avoidance of 150K during its first two months of utilization Leveraging fuel and telematics data to create operational efficiencies within the organization and drive out excess cost she has transitioned the companys semi decentralized fleet and to a fully centralized model Phil Samuelson Fleet and Capital Asset Manager USIC Total Vehicles 9050 Staff Supervised 2 Years with Current Fleet 13 Years in Industry 28 Replacement Policy 60 months 120000 miles Primary responsibilities Samuelson provides innovative and cost effective fleet solutions for USICs U S and Canadian operations He oversees all fleet activities procurement budgeting policies and DOT compliance He manages vehicle lifecycling by partnering with USICs FMC suppliers and service providers Notable Achievements Samuelson looks to automation telematics and aggressive safety programs to help bring cost savings and improved safety to USICs fleet The USIC fleet grew by over 6 in 2016 through acquisitions and new business contracts USICs service fleet drives nearly 170 million miles annually and has a consistently decreasing operating cost per mile year over year Maintenance costs per mile continue to decline despite mileage accumulation growth of 16 Deploying an optimal vehicle selection and cycling strategy has allowed USIC to operate below industry benchmarks Samuelson has overseen cost mitigation that has exceeded 22 million Two years ago USIC adjusted its cycling policy resulting in more than 18 million in lifecycle savings Samuelson holds a seat on USICs fleet management companys Client Advisory Board as well as several OEM Commercial Sounding Boards 11 SPONSORED BY