Quality Assurance Management

Ronald C. Gillins

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

Rockledge, FL 32955

Phone: 321-***-****

Email: *************@*****.***

"Purchasing Manager, Senior Buyer, Purchasing Agent, Contract Specialist"

Summary of qualifications

. Fifteen years of extensive experience in purchasing a wide variety of

commodities, equipment, aircraft parts, supplies and services in

private sector and governmental procurement.

. Broad understanding of material pricing of proposals, contracts and

blanket orders.

. Broad understanding of inventory management, quality assurance,

warehousing, transportation and security.

. MRP fluency with cost estimates, order entry, inventory control, bill

of materials, purchasing, production control and scheduling.

. Contract Price and Negotiation

. Cost and Price Control

. ISO 9001:2000 Implementation and Certification

. Vendor Management

. Vendor Sourcing

. Working knowledge of FARs, DFARs and ITAR.

Certifications, Education and Training

Contract Specialist Certifications: General Services Administration (GSA)

"Basic Federal Procurement, Federal Contracts, Contract Administration,

Contracts by Negotiations and Contract Law"

Inventory Management Certified: United States Air Force

High School Diploma: Samuel Clemens High School

Relevant Employment History

Senior Buyer: URS Corporation, Hermiston, OR

03/2010 - 08/2010

. Administers purchase orders and subcontracts from award to completion

for conformance to terms.

. Prepares solicitation documents (RFQs and RFPs) for raw materials,

commercial components and services.

. Reviews files and processes contract closeout administrative actions.

. Monitors material shipment to ensure compliance with purchase orders

and subcontracts.

. Interfaces with Quality Assurance to manage quality issues from

purchased materials.

Purchasing Manager: URS Corporation, San Antonio, TX and Kennedy Space

Center, FL

01/2001 - 01/2010

. Selects, directs, evaluates, trains, develops and manages performance

of support staff.

. Plans, organizes and directs the work of support staff engaged in the

buying of equipment, parts, raw materials and services.

. Negotiates with vendors regarding purchasing requirements, prices,

cash discounts, deliveries, submission of bids and quotations for

company purchases.

. Monitors costs and performance factors of suppliers.

. Conducts management reviews with management and the Director of

Purchasing discussing audits, goals, objectives, quality requirements,

corrective and preventive actions.

Purchasing Agent: EC Technologies, San Antonio, TX

01/1998 - 01/1999

. Prepares solicitation document (RFQs) for parts, raw materials,

general supplies and repair services.

. Expedites and monitors material shipment from suppliers to ensure

compliance with purchase orders.

. Resolves material discrepancies and payment issues with suppliers and

accounts payable.

. Initiates the Return Material Authorization for unwanted, damage and

surplus shipments.

. Maintains various purchasing documents, requisitions, purchase orders,

contracts, vendor catalogs and list of approved supply sources.

Contract Specialist: Automated Information Management Inc, Kansas City MO

1/1994 - 1/1997

. Performs preaward and postaward functions using common contracting

methods and contract types to procure standard and specialized

services.

. Reviews requisition package for adequacy, consistency, and compliance

with administrative, regulatory and procedural requirements.

. Compiles complete bidders' list from qualified applications, knowledge

of suppliers, Small Business Administration and other sources

. Prepares solicitation documents (RFPs, IFBs and RFQs) for raw

materials, commodities, equipment and services

. Prepares and issues solicitation documents selecting appropriate

clauses, ensuring complete and accurate specifications

. Monitors contract performance through telephone conversation,

correspondence, site visits and inspections.

. Develops and maintains subcontract files in accordance with applicable

government regulations and corporate procurement policies.

Contract Specialist: UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Fort Worth, TX and

Dublin, CA

8/1990 - 12/1992

. Solicits, evaluates, negotiates, and awards contracts with commercial

organizations for furnishing products and services to the Federal

Government.

. Responsible for the market research and solicitation of proposals,

preparation and negotiation of contracts.

. Compiles complete bidders' list from qualified applications, knowledge

of suppliers, Small Business Administration and other sources.

. Analyzes and evaluates cost, price proposals and accounting data.

. Formulates procedures to insure achievement of Federal socioeconomic

goals.

. Monitors contract performance through telephone conversation,

correspondence, site visits and inspections.

. Develops and maintains subcontract files in accordance with applicable

government regulations and corporate procurement policies.

Warehouse Foreman/Correctional Officer: Bureau of Prisons, Danbury, CT

8/1989 - 8/1990

. Loads and unloads trucks, order picking, wrapping products, packaging,

labeling, shipping and receiving.

. Performs preventive maintenance on forklifts and trucks.

. Operates within standard operating procedures and job safety analysis.

. Responsible for quality control, supply discrepancy reports and

completion of daily logs

. Packaged finished products for shipping (shrink wrapping, boxing,

labeling).

. Performs inventory analysis reviewing items within an annual inventory

cycle established by management

Inventory Management Specialist: United States Air Force, Various

Assignments - Lowry AFB, CO, Kirtland AFB, NM, RAF Bentwaters, United

Kingdom, Howard AB, Republic of Panama

1/1981 - 1/1989

. Responsible for fulfilling backorders for critical aircraft parts that

prevents a weapon system from achieving fully mission capable status.

. Prepares requisitions for items which are requested to be order to

replenish stock levels through various Air Force Logistics Centers and

Defense Supply Depots.

. Reviews item records for order history and shipment status.

. Loads new and deletes old item records (part numbers and national

stock numbers).

. Maintains accurate records of inventory, stock control levels,

document control and equipment management.

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