Ronald A. Allen

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

Las Vegas, NV 89142

Cell# 702-***-****

E-mail: acfflw@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

• Purchasing and Materials Management

• Approach problems in a highly creative and effective manner

• OSHA Safety Training Certified 3/5/2010

• Team Player

AREAS OF STRENGTH

• Purchasing and Material Management

• Requisitions and Purchase Orders

• Communicational skills

• Vendor Relations

• Inventory Control

• Negotiation Skills

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Purchasing materials and supplies in a cost and delivery efficient manner

• Negotiated special pricing saving company up to 30% per vendor

• Saved the company big money in reduced material costs

• Key member of successful process improvement teams

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aristocrat Technologies April 2011 to Present

Buyer / Material Control / Logistics

• Purchase spare parts

• Backup for production Buyer

• MRP – daily

• RFP’s

• Lead times on deliveries

• Open order reports

Cirque du Soleil April 2010 to Nov 2010

Technical Buyer-Resident Show Division

(Temporary one year position)

Responsible for Resident Show Division Purchases

• Carpentry

• Props

• Fluid Affects

• Facility

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Edge Construction, Las Vegas, NV March 2006 to May 2010

Buyer Planner / Purchasing Specialist

• Purchased construction materials and supplies for State farm insurance accounts

International Maywood Metals Inc. Las Vegas, NV January 2007 to June 2007

Regional Purchasing Representative

• Handled the Las Vegas area with the setting up of new accounts to purchase steel

All-American Mobile Home Service, Las Vegas, NV Sept 2000 to March 2006

Buyer Planner / Purchasing Agent

• General procurement of construction materials to rebuild mobile homes

American Color Graphics, Pittsburg, CA Sept 1990 to June 2000

Buyer Planner / Purchasing Agent

• Purchased raw materials and MRO supplies for the company

• Purchased materials and supplies in a cost and delivery efficient manner

• Expedited the delivery of materials and supplies to prevent downtime

• Maintained reliable and adequate records of costs and vendors to insure a consistent supply of

needed materials for the company and high standards for our vendors

• Audited vendors to insuring that the company purchases were of high quality and met company

specifications

• Negotiated special pricing and saved the company up to 30% per vendor

• Saved the company money in reduced material costs

• Key member of successful process improvement teams

EDUCATION

Cal State Hayward, CA, Certificate of Completion, Leading Edge Technologies in Purchasing

• Completed 18-month training course co-sponsored by the state of California, which consisted of

some of the following:

• American Heart Association Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid training

presented by SOS Technologies in July 1999

• Trained by (CMS) Creative Management Systems in April 1999 on new software system (MIPS)

Maintenance Inventory and Purchasing System

• STOP (Safety Training Observation Program) successfully completed four units in March 1999

• DDI (Development Dimensions International Inc.) successfully finished two training modules in

February of 1999. Which were working as a team and valuing differences

• Microsoft training, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook 2000

• Continuous Process Improvement classes 1994-1999

• TQM, JIT, MRO, Etc.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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