Executive Team
Matt Berkshire
Chief Executive Officer
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Matt is the CEO at FLO Trans, joining the company in 2014. Matt came from a strategic management background. He holds 3 undergraduate degrees from Barry University in Miami, and a Master's Degree from Dartmouth College, as well as a Lean Six Master Blackbelt and certifications in Leadership, Project Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship from Wharton.
Erik Haarstad
Chief Financial Officer
Erik Haarstad came to the US from Norway on a gymnastics scholarship. He has a bachelors and MBA in accounting, and has worked as a top financial executive or CFO for the last 20 years, managing up to $300 million dollars. He manages the Flo finances and our accounting team. Erik holds a Bachelors from NIU and a Masters from Illinois State.
Intermodal / Accounting Teams
Tom Tracy
Director of Accounting
Leadership Academy Graduate
Tom Tracy started at FLO Trans in 2016 as a data entry specialist. Since then Tom has been promoted to accounting specialist and now serves as the accounting manager. Tom went to university at the University of Illinois, is from the south side, and enjoys White Sox baseball and live music.
Brokerage Team
Steven Agosto
Brokerage Specialist
Training Lead
Brokerage Specialist
Training Lead
Leadership Academy Graduate
Steven Agosto started at FLO in 2015 in the rates department. He has gained experience in inside sales, as a junior broker, and now heads a team as a brokerage specialist. Steven plays basketball recreationally and is learning how to tattoo.
Brenda Chavira
Brokerage Team Member
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Brenda has joined the FLO Brokerage team with a background in logistics, retail and clerical. She is a positive, creative, organized and caring person and loves physical exercise, sports, animals, reading, sketching and board games.
Sales Team
Rick Garza
Senior Account Manager
Rick is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago with a BBA focused in Marketing. He joined FLO Trans in 2003 as a CSR, then through many roles in Sales and in Operations grew and developed to serve as Vice President of Sales. He currently plays Hockey, enjoys Home Brewing Beer, Home Roasting Coffee and is a Bourbon enthusiast
Armando Trevino
Account Executive
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Armando has a background in Construction Management and a bachelor's from Triton College for Construction Management / Science. He has held his CDL for 15 years. He started out driving dump trucks for construction working on the 294 and inside both O'Hare and Midway Airports and has held his CDL for 15 years
Mike Tarach
Outside Sales
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Mike is originally from the Southwest side of Chicago. He has an undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and an MBA degree from Keller Graduate School of Management. Mike has over 10 years of experience in transportation. He and his wife live in Michigan, have three grown children and love to go camping. Mike is a music enthusiast with a robust vinyl collection and I loves to see live music.
Marketing Team
Juana Arias
Graphic Designer
Juana is from Colombia and presently lives in Bogota. She studied design at the Universidad Santo Tomas. Juana has always loved the world of design and using creativity to create excellent pieces. She loves to spend time watching and re-watching her favorite show Friends, and equally loves her animals Mona and Brown.
Tiara Ivy
Social Media Manager
Tiara is a social media marketing manager. She has studied at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville and has years of experience with social media, marketing, graphic design, and branding. Tiara lives in Chicago IL and enjoys traveling, cooking, exploring the city, and crafting.