Years Experience Maintenance

Ralph J. Firneno

** ******* ******, *********, ** 02476

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SKILL SET

• Procurement professional with 18 years experience in academic settings

• Ability to handle high volume of requests for goods and services (350/week) in budget and on a tight timeline

• Experienced in cost-control measures, assessment and planning

• Skilled at building relationships across units and departments

• Focused on achieving best procurement practices for continuously improving efficiency and lessening environmental impact

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Harvard University Operations Services Cambridge, MA

Staff Asst. III/Procurement Specialist 2004 - 2010

• Provide procurement services to a variety of departments in a campus of over 600 buildings

• Manage a large procurement database

• Expedite emergency ordering

• Preventative maintenance planning, fulfillment and resolution

• Develop and maintain vendor/contractor relations

• New product/service research aimed at product improvement while reducing cost

Home Depot Inc. Rohnert Park, CA

Associate 2003-2004

• Inventory control, product merchandising

R. H. Phillips Vineyard & Winery Dunnigan Hills, CA

Assistant Cellar Master 1999-2000

• Participated in all aspects of the winemaking process

Boston University Physical Plant Boston, MA

Storekeeper 1985-1999

• Managed supply needs of a maintenance/custodial crew of over 600 servicing more than 400 campus and satellite buildings

• Interacted with & worked alongside electricians, carpenters, plumbers, HVAC technicians and minor construction management for project planning and emergency maintenance response

• Trained and supervised staff of full time, temporary and student employees

• Responsible for vendor relations, purchasing, inventory systems design and database management

• Special Projects Clerk for Minor Construction Summer Building Renovations

• Assisted Minor Construction Director for Special Events, including Commencement and Reunion

EDUCATION

• Santa Rosa Junior College: Santa Rosa, CA

Associate’s Degree in Science with high honors, 2003

Associate’s Degree in Arts with high honors, 2003

• Napa Valley College: Napa, CA

Certificate of Completion, 2002: AutoCAD for the Professional Levels II and I

Certificate of Completion, 2002: AutoCAD Architectural Desktop

Certificate of Completion, 2002: AutoDesk 3D StudioVis

• Boston University, Boston, MA

Course work included multiple semesters of history, marine sciences, economics, computer graphics, programming and networking, physics, calculus,1989- 1995.

COMPUTER SKILLS

• Experience with Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Maya, 3DS-Max, 3DS-Viz, Arch. Desktop, Photoshop, Painter and Avantis

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