TIMOTHY C. BRUSH

**** ******* ***** *****

Seabrook, TX 77586

Home: 832-***-****

Email: ace9vo@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATION SUMMARY:

Established purchasing professional, exclusive site Buyer for TMK IPSCO's

Baytown Plant, following eight years of honorable service to the United

States Marine Corps with Secret Security Clearance, Master's Degree in

Transportation and Logistics Management and Six Sigma Training, seeking

Florida position for family relocation and long term career development.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Purchasing, Purchasing Management

Supply Chain management

Negotiation

Government Security Clearance

Training and Development

Personnel Management

Inventory reduction and folio review methods

Transportation planning

Leadership and cohesive departmental coordination

Proficiency in ERP, MRP, Axiom

Transportation planning and management

Materials, storage and transportation security

Strategic alignment

Business and financial acumen

Customer and results focused

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

. Removed $770,000 in excess coupling stock at the Baytown facility

resulting in a leaner inventory and lower carrying costs for the storeroom.

. Conducted a storeroom item review with $78,000 of stock removed in the

first year of the two year project.

. Worked on a capital project for the automation of the upsetting process

with a negotiated savings of $150,000.

. Highlighted a potential savings of $193,000 in lubricants and hydraulic

fluids savings for production use.

EDUCATION:

Masters of Transportation and Logistics Management with Honors - American

Military University.

BA of Transportation and Logistics Management - American Military

University.

Six Sigma Green Belt Lean Six Sigma Certificate of Completion - Villanova

University, Villanova, Pennsylvania.

Dale Carnegie - Effective Communications and Human Relations/Skills for

Success

KARRASS - Effective Negotiating

Dale Carnegie - Leadership Training for Managers

KARRASS - Effective Negotiating 2

Currently hold a Government Granted Secret Security Clearance.

EXPERIENCE:

June 2011 - Present TMK IPSCO - Site Buyer/Purchasing Supervisor

Supervisor - Kenny Christ, Purchasing Manager- 281-***-****

. Recently promoted to manage multiple sites, charged with setting up a

storeroom for each facility and project management including lowering

standing hardware costs.

. Analyze market conditions; keeps abreast of trends; explores sources

of supply; studies new products; and researches departments' requests

for all products and commodities.

. Confers with departmental representatives to determine specific needs,

arranges for demonstrations, and distributes literature and samples.

. Process requisitions; group purchases to secure price advantages of

quantity buying; compose and edit specifications; solicit formal bids

in accordance with standard procedures and solicit informal bids by

telephone, email, or personal contact; and compare and analyze price

quotations.

. Studies quality of products; determines vendor from whom purchases

will be made; places orders; negotiates and renews contracts;

investigates complaints and secures adjustments; follows up on

deliveries.

. Maintains data and prepares reports using office automation software.

. Processes and analyzes complicated, higher profile contracts, and

researches and writes more complex specifications.

. Responsible for six direct reports, one Storeroom Supervisor and five

Storeroom Attendants

Worked on multiple projects, reducing coupling inventory by $770,000 at the

Baytown Facility. Assisted on an Automation Capital Project with negotiated

savings of $150,000. Currently involved in a High Speed Threader Capital

Project. Conducted a storeroom item review reducing the storeroom's

holdings by $80,000.

June 2007 - June 2011 United States Marine Corps - Aviation

Meteorological Equipment Technician

Supervisor - Tyler Wilson, Training Chief - 804-***-****

. Coordinated and supervised operations involving the Meteorological

Mobile Facility

Replacement (MetMF(R)) to include maintaining equipment calibration

logs, inventory levels of consumable items, ordering and replacement

of items in need of repair and managing subordinate technicians for

optimum performance and mission completion.

. Conducted preventive and corrective maintenance action on computers,

radars, satellite receivers and other meteorological equipment related

to the system.

. Conducted scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs of the

Meteorological Mobile Facility Replacement equipment in a timely

manner.

. Routinely handled classified and communications security materials.

. Performed duties as the section Embarkation Representative - this

includes but is not limited to weighing, measuring and packing our

embarkable items for shipment. Marked and arranged transport and

proper shipment procedures are also required for this appointment.

. Performed duties as the section Supply Representative; supply duties

include procurement of essential consumable and repairable items.

Required duties also include office supplies and establishing

relationships with vendors for open purchase items is required for

this position. Checking bids for items and services that pertain to my

occupational specialty.

Actions led to being awarded Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal (2nd award).

Apr 2006 - June 2007 Specialty Tool & Supply - Purchasing Agent

Supervisor - Derick Coker, Purchasing Agent/General Manager- 252-***-****

. Coordinated activities involved with procuring goods and services,

such as raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, and reviewed

requisitions.

. Conferred with vendors to obtain product and service information, such

as price, availability, and delivery schedule.

. Selected products for purchase by testing, observing, or examining

items. Estimated values according to knowledge of market price, and

determined methods of procurement, such as direct purchase or bid.

. Prepared purchase orders, reviewed bid proposals and negotiated

contracts within budgetary limitations and scope of authority.

. Maintained manual and computerized procurement records, such as items

or services purchased, costs, delivery, product quality, performance

and inventories.

. Discussed defective or unacceptable goods or services with inspection

or quality control personnel, users, vendors, and others to determine

source of trouble and take corrective action and expedite delivery of

goods to users.

Mar 2002 - Mar 2006 United States Marine Corps - Low Altitude Air Defense

Gunner/Section Leader Frontline Supervisor - Terry Erb, Platoon Sergeant -

252-***-****

. Managed two million dollars of equipment, secret material and 11

other people in both

training and combat environments

. Organized and maintained training records to ensure fleet readiness of

platoon.

. Government secret security clearance

. Responsible for supervising weekly testing and handling of highly

sensitive military material

. Instructed, supervised, and evaluated the performance of groups up to

25

. Coordinated work assignments, evaluated performance, and guided teams

of up to 25

. Ability to Identify 75 aircraft within five seconds of acquisition.

. Maintained proficiency in the use of the Avenger Vehicle mounted

missile system.

Actions led to being awarded a Meritorious Mast for superior academic

achievement while in Occupational Specialty School as well as a Certificate

of Commendation for exemplary service while in a forward deployed combat

environment from the Commanding Officer of the 24th Marine Expeditionary

Unit.

AFFILIATIONS/MEMBERSHIPS:

Institute of Supply Management (ISM) - Member since March 2012

Free Masonry - Lodge # 688 - Master Mason since October 2010

REFERENCES:

Eric DeMeritt Derick Coker

Robert L. Arceneaux

Ocean Springs, MS 39564 Greenville, NC 27834

Liberty, TX 77575

252-***-**** 252-***-****

936-***-****

Professional - USMC Professional - Specialty Tool

Professional - TMK IPSCO

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