DOUGLAS B. COOPER *** Angola Rd., Cornwall,

NY **518

Project Manager and PMO Leader

aceiba@r.postjobfree.com

Technology and Business Process Transformation

(954) 589-

9446

A results oriented Executive and Advisory leader with a proven track record

of achievement in procurement, supply Chain, Business Transformation, and

operations for multi-division, national, and international service and

product companies. A forward thinking innovator who identifies profitable

business opportunities and provides the drive and leadership necessary to

maximize program effectiveness and acceptance. A dynamic communicator and

relationship builder who excels in strategic, operating, and transitioning

environments.

- Leadership in reversing $10,000,000 loss to $7,000,000 profit

and positioning the company for profitable sale.

- Chief Procurement Officer with diverse experience in

consistently building productivity, competitive edge, staff

effectiveness and motivation, and corporate earnings.

- Change Agent bringing cross functional resources together to

develop and implement short and long term improvements to

operations, organizations, and processes.

employment history

SK BYRON CONSULTING, LLC, Cornwall, New York

2011- Present

Managing Director and Principal

SK Byron Consulting advises clients on Procurement and Operations strategy

for P2P procurement transformation, process redefinition, technology

application upgrades (Ariba, Emptoris, ePlus), SaaS program implementation,

and profit improvement.

Interim Chief Procurement Officer - Barry University - implemented a

Procurement Center of Excellence

- Designed and led a strategy supporting Barry University's 2013

commercial transformation

- Developed an organizational structure based in Category and Spend

Management, saving $1.2 million

- Sourced and/or updated the major commercial outsourced operations

(Food Service, Business Center, and Public Safety) saving more than

$900 thousand annually and capturing more than $6.0 million in

startup capital commitment

- Implemented a staff development plan supporting new assignments and

procurement strategies

- Conducted staff training in strategic sourcing and process

improvement methodologies.

Purchasing Department Restructuring - Conducted a procurement and

supply chain department review for a major US telecom provider,

targeting $40 million in savings by developing and presenting strategy

initiatives in:

- Outsourcing Indirect Spend

- Full scope Procure to Pay review and eProcurement technology

upgrade

- Management by Metrics and Business Intelligence

- Contract Lifecycle Management (all business functions) and

- Organization Design supporting department transformation.

KAPLAN, INC., Fort Lauderdale, Florida 2009-2011

Vice President of Procurement

Designed and established Kaplan's first corporate procurement department,

recruited a staff of professionals, and redirected existing buying and

fulfillment operations into a fully functional, proactive product

development, distribution, and supplier management group.

- Updated purchasing processes and implemented changes in an

eProcurement environment

- Reduced supply chain costs by $2.5 million annually in inventory,

order process, S&OP, fulfillment, supplier negotiations

- Established a strategic sourcing /category management savings program

with 12 month results exceeding $32 million

- Designed and implemented a global eProcurement program with national

targeted spend to exceed $1 billion

- Saved $3 million in software licensing agreements recognizing all

divisions as educational enterprises

- Created ongoing reporting and communications vehicles with executive

leadership at the divisional and corporate levels.

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS / IBM / JVKELLY GROUP, New York, New York 1999-

2008

Senior Director/Managing Consultant

Senior Practitioner in the supply chain operating solutions/full value

procurement practice. Marketed, planned, and implemented client

engagements in eProcurement, eSourcing, outsourcing, strategic sourcing,

infrastructure, process, organizational development, and procurement

strategy, and developed go to market service offerings. Projects included:

- Global purchasing process review and infrastructure gap analysis for a

global manufacturing company

- eProcurement system implementations for numerous multinational service

and products companies

- Developed and closed engagements in Business Process Improvement,

Sourcing, and Technology Implementation

- Provided thought leadership for PWC procurement and professional

course development for purchasing practitioners

- Managed the Ketera SaaS relationship for IBM with engagement

development and profitability responsibilities.

additional experience

IMC Vigoro, Winter Haven, Florida, Director of Strategic Sourcing.

- Reduced direct material costs by up to 15% via improvements in S&OP

and sourcing practices

- Launched research and development plant project into full scale

production with first year sales of $950,000

- Reformulated 40% of company consumer products, reducing raw material

costs $1.8 million

- Negotiated and managed third party contract manufacturing capacities,

saving 8% over company owned capacity.

Long Island Lighting Company, Hicksville, New York, Division Manager, Fuels

Purchasing and Operations.

- Developed fuel quality control program, producing annual savings

exceeding $150,000

- Conceived and executed commodity procurement and inventory strategies,

yielding annual savings of $3.4 million

- Managed utility's role in five year regulatory commission audit of

fuel procurement practices. Department earned Public Utility

Commission commendation for best practices.

Trans World Airlines, New York, New York, Manager of Fuel Operations.

- Redirected and reorganized overall operation of company's global

fueling program

- Reorganized airline's post-merger fuel supply and terminaling systems

for more than 80 operating locations, saving $3 million per year.

Developed and co-managed airline's fuel hedging program

- Chaired airline consortia at five major airports and directed, as

chief executive officer and chief operating officer, all service,

capital, and financial operations on behalf of airline community.

Education and Military

University of Notre Dame Mendoza School, Notre Dame, Indiana

M.B.A., Accounting and Finance, cum laude

SUNY Fredonia, Fredonia, New York

B.A., English Literature and Language

United States Army, Nuclear Weapons Specialist. Security clearance, Combat

Arms, CBR.

lectures and presentations

Capital Allocation and Budgeting, Hofstra University

Careers in Purchasing and Logistics to University Students

eProcurement: Dead or Alive A Front Line Briefing, Ariba Live 2002,

Anaheim, California, February 2002

Preparing for an Economic Downturn: Procurement's Crucial Role,

ProcureCon, Indirect, February 2008

Avoiding Pitfalls in Sourcing eProcurement Solutions, ISM 7 Countries,

March 2008

Managing Unseen IT Program Costs, May 2012

affiliations

Institute of Supply Management (ISM)

Lake Worth Classical Academy, Board Member

Biography

Doug Cooper has more than 25 years of Consulting and Industry experience

in the Higher Education, Manufacturing, Energy, Cable, Air Freight and Rail

Transport, Financial Services, and CPG/Retail sectors and has executive

experience in supply chain, procurement, marketing, and finance with multi-

plant, national and international corporations.

His consulting experience began with PricewaterhouseCoopers in its Full

Value Procurement practice, producing offerings in Strategic Sourcing,

Procurement Strategy and Organization, Supply Chain Process Review and

Diagnostics, and Procurement Technology (including Ariba, Ketera, ePlus,

and Emptoris) Spend Analysis and Leveraged Procurement Services. His work

continued with IBM and currently with SKByron Consulting in Procurement,

Supply Chain, and Business Transformation.

Before joining PWC, Mr. Cooper served in managerial and executive

capacities in procurement and supply chain for approximately 15 years in

which he led sourcing and purchasing operations for the Illinois Central

Gulf Railroad, Trans World Airlines, Long Island Lighting Company, IMC

Vigoro, and most recently at Kaplan, Inc. and Barry University.

Mr. Cooper held faculty positions at Syracuse University, Adam Mickiewicz

University and St. Mary's College and has been an invited speaker at

student and professional seminars and at industry conventions, presenting

topics ranging from Capital Budgeting, Product Development, eCommerce, and

Strategic Sourcing methodologies.

He has an MBA degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Notre

Dame and his BA in English Literature and Language from SUNY Fredonia.

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