ERNEST D. NYEGAARD, C.P.M, A.P.P.

Rock Hill, SC

803-***-****

cf3n9w@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.linkedin.com/in/ernestdnyegaard

SUMMARY

Certified Supply Chain Management Professional with expertise in purchasing, contracts and inventory control in the construction, utility and real estate industries. Excellent analysis and communications skills with demonstrated ability in Customer Relations, Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management and Supplier Management. Extensive hands on experience includes:

* Management & Leadership

* Budgets and Forecasting

* Capital Asset Equipment Procurement

* Inventory Control/Warehouse Management

* MRO Procurement

* PeopleSoft (Oracle) Software Applications

* Cost Reductions & Savings

* Contract Negotiations

* Six Sigma Methodology

* Risk Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COGENTRIX ENERGY, LLC, Charlotte, NC 2008 - 2010

Director of Procurement

Provided strategic direction, operational management and functional expertise for the purchasing department, including contract negotiations, contract compliance, quality management, logistics, risk management, reporting and value analysis. Managed 12 purchasing professionals supporting 17 autonomous power generation facilities.

* Coordinated the conversion to the Corporate PeopleSoft Version 8.9 Platform procurement software for 14 power generation facilities within the allotted timeframe of 9 months while meeting all quality standards.

* Negotiated, awarded and provided contract administration for consulting contracts for the Business Development Group in their pursuit of constructing 6 new Solar Power Generation Facilities totaling approximately 150 megawatts of generation capacity.

CB RICHARD ELLIS, INC. (formerly Trammell Crow Co.), Charlotte, NC 2004 - 2008

Strategic Sourcing Manager (Siemens Account – 2007 - 2008)

Provided contract administration for account wide RFI and RFQ processes for an account wide solicitation for service contacts for Elevators, HVAC and Life Safety services.

Strategic Sourcing Manager (Bank of America Account – 2006 - 2007)

Provided contract administration for the selection of four (4) signage contractors for the conversion of signage branding for Bank of America / MBNA merger up through contract issuance. Coordinated with project management to implement contract changes. Responsible for Elevator, Janitorial, Cleaning and Life Safety contracts and daily issues related to approximately 5,000 Bank of America facilities.

* Performed an in-depth analysis of the annual total spend of $32 Million of one Janitorial Service company’s pricing matrix to accomplish an overall savings of approximately $500,000.

Procurement Manger – (2004 – 2005)

Provided contract administration for the RFP, bid evaluations and selection of six (6) signage contractors for the conversion of the signage branding for Bank of America / Fleet Boston Bank merger. Coordinated with project management to implement contract changes.

* Key player in the overall signage branding project, meeting the completion schedule of 12 months and saving in excess of $40 million on this project with a total budget of $120 million.

COGENTRIX ENERGY, INC., Charlotte, NC 1989 – 2003

Director of Procurement (1998-2003)

Provided strategic direction, operational management and functional expertise for the purchasing and inventory (including warehouses) departments. Included contract negotiations, contract compliance, quality management, logistics, risk management and value analysis. Led 16 purchasing and inventory professionals for the daily-centralized support of 14 autonomous power plants generating revenues of $500 Million per year.

* Negotiated over a 15 month period a Long Term Service Agreement valued in excess of $400 million for maintenance goods and services related to 13 combustion gas turbines. Potential cost savings of $50 million over the next 10 years.

* Achieved cost containment and savings valued at $1.5 to $3 million each year for MRO purchasing activities of goods and services in excess of $50 million per year.

* Negotiated Capital Equipment purchasing activities in excess of $200 million each year, 1999 – 2001 in support of development and construction of new power plant projects. Cost savings exceeded an average of $8 million /year.

* Centralized inventory control activities minimizing inventory growth for a total inventory valued in excess of $30 million for 2003.

* Led implementation of the PeopleSoft Software Ver. 7 Modules for the Purchasing and Inventory Systems.

Manager Capital Contracts and Materials (1994-1998)

Managed capital purchasing, contracts and inventory (including warehouses) groups including hands on involvement in contract negotiations, contract compliance, logistics, risk management, value analysis and inventory activities.

* Saved $2.3 million in the Capital Equipment purchasing and contract compliance activities valued at $60 million for the development and construction of a new power plant in the state of Washington.

* Centralized inventory control for a total inventory valued in excess of $5 million to support ten power plants.

* Purchasing Professional of the Year, 1996 for Charlotte Chapter of the Institute for Supply Management.

Senior Buyer (1989-1994)

Other buying positions in the engineering and construction industry prior to 1989 include:

MMR/Wallace Power & Industrial, Curran-Goldrus, Inc., and Ford, Bacon & Davis, Inc.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Accounting & Business Management, Bishe Mathis Institute of Business, Monroe, LA

Post Graduate Certificate (Business), Northeast Technical College, Farmerville, LA

Post Graduate Certificate (Inventory), York Technical College, Rock Hill, SC

Post Graduate Certificate (Purchasing), Cleveland Community College, Shelby, NC

Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) & Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (A.P.P.)

Building the Purchasing 2000 Team Contract Administration

Effective Negotiations by Karrass Export Documentation & Procedures

Leadership Development Training Legal Aspects of Purchasing 1 & 2

PeopleSoft 8.9 Inventory, Purchasing, Query/Crystal Reporting Inventory Management

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook) Six Sigma Methodology Training

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND RECOGNITION

Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Charlotte Chapter, member

* Board of Directors and Past President

Oracle PeopleSoft Materials Management and Energy Special Interest Groups, member

Recognized by Ouachita Parish, Louisiana Economic Development Corporation as a Cogentrix Lead for local public relations in the development of the Ouachita Cogeneration Facility in Sterlington, LA.

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