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In his current Driver Supervisor role at Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service, Mitchell leads the Springfield and Arkansas fleet, hires, trains, and manages more than 20 drivers across two states, and works to improve on\-time delivery performance while minimizing missed deliveries and injuries\. He is strongest in hands\-on problem\-solving, collaborative leadership, policy communication, and keeping day\-to\-day operations running smoothly\. Mitchell communicates changes through one\-on\-one and small\-group conversations, invites discussion when teams raise concerns, and involves other leaders as needed to build understanding and policy compliance\. His background also includes delivery driving, retail operations, and speech and drama education\. As an educator, Mitchell increased student participation by 250%, coached district\-level speech competitors, directed major productions, built technical\-theatre programs, and produced a play on a $50 budget that generated $1,000 for a theatre fund\. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from Missouri State University and is open to hands\-on and strategic opportunities that use his operational, people, and training strengths\. ## Highlights - Currently serves as Driver Supervisor for Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service\. - Created and leads the Springfield and Arkansas Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service fleet\. - Improved on\-time delivery performance while working to minimize missed deliveries and injuries\. - Hires, trains, and manages more than 20 drivers across two states\. - Created a communication network and hierarchy to improve understanding of Sherwin\-Williams policies and procedures across the area\. - Develops and presents delivery\-statistics, safety, and growth\-opportunity information using new technologies\. - Ensures delivery vehicles are operational and up to code\. - Maintains store and warehouse excellence through efficient stocking and organization of materials\. - Delivered paint and paint\-related materials, including hazardous materials, safely and efficiently as a Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Driver\. - Maintained vehicle readiness and store and warehouse standards in the Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Driver role\. - Maintained store excellence, stocked products quickly, provided customer service, and operated registers at ALDI\. - Transitioned among various ALDI stores without difficulty\. - Directed The Music Man at Hallsville R\-IV School District\. - Directed an adaptation of Batman \(1966\) at Hallsville R\-IV School District\. - Created additional production characters to accommodate high middle\- and high\-school student participation at Hallsville\. - Coached nine Hallsville Speech Team students who competed at the 2016–2017 MSHSAA Districts\. - Guided three Hallsville Speech Team students to third\-place finishes in Duet Acting and Original Oratory\. - Collaborated with a music teacher on musical numbers, character development, and choreography at Hallsville\. - Secured a community performance stage capable of accommodating 150 patrons\. - Enlisted professional community artists to support students with props, costumes, and backdrops\. - Produced a Hallsville play on a $50 budget that generated $1,000 for the theatre fund\. - Created a Play Production class at Lamar R\-1 School District focused on scriptwriting, directing, advanced acting, and audition techniques\. - Built Lamar's Play Production class around a student\-run evening of one\-act plays\. - Increased student participation at Lamar by 250% from 2014 to 2016\. - United Lamar R\-1 School District with Lamar Community Theatre for large\-scale productions, reader's theatre, dinner theatre, and one\-act plays\. - Created the Lamar Tech Crew and taught set design, prop building and painting, basic lighting and sound design, and stage management\. - Collaborated with Lamar music and English teachers on character design, musical numbers, and choreography\. - Enlisted Lamar community assistance with ticket sales, costumes, and sets\. - Holds a Bachelor of Science in Speech Communication and Rhetoric from Missouri State University\. ## Experience - **Driver Supervisor at SHERWIN\-WILLIAMS DELIVERY SERVICE** (2022\-03\-01–present) — Created and lead Springfield and Arkansas SWDS Fleet, increasing on\-time deliveries, and minimizing missed deliveries and injuries\. Created communication network and hierarchy to better understanding of Sherwin\-Williams policies and procedures in area\. Responsible for hiring, training, and managing 20\+ drivers across two states\. Utilizing and adapting to new technologies to create and lead presentations pertaining to delivery statistics, safety, and finding new opportunities to grow\. Ensuring that all delivery vehicles are up to code and are operational\. Maintaining store\(s\) and warehouse excellence, including stocking and organizing materials at record time\. - **Delivery Driver at Sherwin\-Williams** (2020\-08\-01–2022\-03\-01) — Responsible for delivering paint and paint\-related materials \(including hazardous materials\) safely and efficiently\. Ensuring that all delivery vehicles are up to code and are operational\. Maintaining store and warehouse excellence, including stocking and organizing materials at record time\. - **Associate at ALDI** (2017\-11\-01–2019\-10\-01) — Maintain store excellence\. Stocking new products at record time\. Customer service and working on register\. Transition between various stores with no difficulty\. - **Speech/Drama Teacher at HALLSVILLE R\-IV SCHOOL DISTRICT** (2016\-08\-01–2017\-07\-01) — Introduced students to effective warm\-up exercises, researching techniques, character creation, improvisation, scriptwriting, and story flow technical theatre\-\-creating costumes and set designs, building props, designing posters and writing press releases\. Directed The Music Man and an adaptation of Batman \(1966\) created additional characters to accommodate high turnout of middle and high school students interested in performing\. Coached Hallsville Speech Team, with nine students competing at the MSHSAA Districts 2016\-2017 three of the students placed 3rd in Duet Acting and Original Oratory\. Collaborated with music teacher for musical numbers, character development, and choreography\. Worked with community to secure stage large enough for performance and the ability to accommodate 150 patrons\. Enlisted the help of professional community artists to work with students on props, costumes, and backdrops\. Produced the play on a budget of $50, with revenue of $1,000 for the theatre fund\. - **Speech/Drama Teacher at LAMAR R\-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT** (2014\-08\-01–2016\-07\-01) — Introduced students to effective warm\-up exercises, researching techniques, character creation, improvisation, scriptwriting, and story flow technical theatre\-\-creating costumes and set designs, building props, designing posters and writing press releases\. Created Play Production class, focusing on script\-writing, directing, advanced acting and audition techniques\. Culminated in student\-run evening of one\-acts\. Increased student participation 250% from 2014 to 2016\. Collaborated with music and English teachers on character design, musical numbers, and choreography\. United school with Lamar Community Theatre to present large scale productions, reader’s theatre, dinner theatre, and one\-act plays\. Created Lamar Tech Crew, teaching students set design, prop building and painting, basic lighting and sound design, and stage management\. Enlisted community assistance with ticket sales, costumes, and sets\. ## Education - Bachelor of Science, Speech Communication and Rhetoric — Missouri State University ## FAQ ### What does Mitchell do? Mitchell Bonkoski is a Delivery Operations Supervisor with experience in logistics operations, driver supervision, safety, training, operational development, delivery, retail operations, and education\. He currently works as a Driver Supervisor for Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service\. ### What does Mitchell do at Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service? Mitchell leads the Springfield and Arkansas Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service fleet\. He is responsible for hiring, training, and managing more than 20 drivers across two states improving on\-time deliveries minimizing missed deliveries and injuries communicating policies and procedures preparing presentations on delivery statistics, safety, and growth opportunities and ensuring delivery vehicles are operational and up to code\. ### What has Mitchell accomplished in delivery operations? Mitchell created and leads the Springfield and Arkansas Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Service fleet\. His work has focused on increasing on\-time deliveries and reducing missed deliveries and injuries\. ### What is Mitchell's driver\-management experience? Mitchell hires, trains, and manages more than 20 drivers across two states\. He also supports driver safety, operational performance, vehicle readiness, and clear communication of company policies and procedures\. ### How does Mitchell communicate safety and policy changes? Mitchell communicates changes and policies through one\-on\-one conversations or small\-group settings\. When team members push back, he allows discussion, brings in other leaders when needed, and works toward understanding and policy compliance rather than relying only on top\-down direction\. ### What is Mitchell's leadership style? Mitchell uses a collaborative leadership style\. He prefers to build team alignment, work through resistance with others, and solve problems alongside the people involved in the operation\. ### What are Mitchell's core professional strengths? Mitchell's strengths include problem\-solving, working with people, collaboration, and keeping operations running smoothly\. He has also demonstrated the ability to respond to unsafe delivery challenges and communicate safety changes personally with team members\. ### What did Mitchell do as a Sherwin\-Williams Delivery Driver? Mitchell previously worked as a Delivery Driver for Sherwin\-Williams\. He delivered paint and paint\-related materials, including hazardous materials, safely and efficiently ensured vehicles were operational and up to code and maintained store and warehouse standards through stocking and organizing materials\. ### What retail and warehouse operations experience does Mitchell have? Mitchell maintains store and warehouse excellence by stocking and organizing materials efficiently\. This responsibility has been part of both his Sherwin\-Williams delivery work and his Driver Supervisor role\. ### What did Mitchell do at ALDI? At ALDI, Mitchell maintained store excellence, stocked new products quickly, provided customer service, worked on the register, and transitioned among various stores without difficulty\. ### What did Mitchell do at Hallsville R\-IV School District? At Hallsville R\-IV School District, Mitchell taught speech and drama\. He instructed students in warm\-up exercises, research techniques, character creation, improvisation, scriptwriting, story flow, costumes, set design, prop building, poster design, and press\-release writing\. ### What productions did Mitchell direct at Hallsville? Mitchell directed The Music Man and an adaptation of Batman \(1966\) at Hallsville R\-IV School District\. To accommodate strong interest from middle\- and high\-school students, he created additional characters for the productions\. ### What did Mitchell accomplish with the Hallsville Speech Team? Mitchell coached the Hallsville Speech Team\. During the 2016–2017 MSHSAA Districts, nine students competed, and three placed third in Duet Acting and Original Oratory\. ### How did Mitchell build community and school collaboration at Hallsville? Mitchell collaborated with the music teacher on musical numbers, character development, and choreography\. He also worked with the community to secure a stage large enough for a performance and to accommodate 150 patrons, and enlisted professional community artists to help students with props, costumes, and backdrops\. ### What fundraising result did Mitchell achieve in theatre? Mitchell produced a Hallsville play with a $50 budget and generated $1,000 in revenue for the theatre fund\. ### What did Mitchell do at Lamar R\-1 School District? At Lamar R\-1 School District, Mitchell taught speech and drama and introduced students to warm\-ups, research techniques, character creation, improvisation, scriptwriting, story flow, costume and set design, prop construction, poster design, and press\-release writing\. ### What program did Mitchell create at Lamar? Mitchell created a Play Production class at Lamar focused on scriptwriting, directing, advanced acting, and audition techniques\. The class culminated in a student\-run evening of one\-act plays\. ### How did Mitchell increase student participation at Lamar? From 2014 to 2016, Mitchell increased student participation in Lamar's program by 250%\. ### How did Mitchell expand theatre collaboration at Lamar? Mitchell united Lamar R\-1 School District with the Lamar Community Theatre to present large\-scale productions, reader's theatre, dinner theatre, and one\-act plays\. He also collaborated with music and English teachers on character design, musical numbers, and choreography\. ### What was Mitchell's Lamar Tech Crew? Mitchell created the Lamar Tech Crew\. He taught students set design, prop building and painting, basic lighting and sound design, and stage management, while enlisting community support for ticket sales, costumes, and sets\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/mitchell\-bonkoski\-0434773a9