Manager Quality Assurance

Paxton Andrew Schwendner

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Leeds, AL 35094

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Summary Experienced, result-oriented, purchasing professional

with exceptional abilities in building and developing

supplier relationships and negotiating pricing and

delivery.

Significant achievements to include cost reduction of raw

materials, long term contracts and sourcing/buying

military aircraft parts

8 years experience as the Purchasing Manager for

Aluma-Form-Dixie/MacLean Power Systems

3 plus years experience as Executive Senior Buyer for

PEMCO Aeroplex and Alabama Aircraft Industries.

Knowledge of SAP, Excel, Word and Impressa.

Seeking position as a Senior Buyer/Purchasing

Agent/Purchasing Manager

Experience ALABAMA AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES

(formerly PEMCO AEROPLEX) 2007 -

Present

Executive Senior Buyer

For Turbo Props C-130, P-3 Orion, and KC 135

Refueling Tanker

Started as MRO buyer for all facility and

maintenance needs.

Negotiated long term contracts resulting in

significant cost reduction.

Sourced and set-up qualified suppliers for

aircraft parts and services.

Worked directly with Boeing, Lockheed-Martin,

and Navy personnel to procure parts and set

deadlines for all military AOG (aircraft on

ground).

Prepared RFQ's for SbFAST contracts

Assigned to reduce/sell-off excess military

hardware/parts inventory.

MACLEAN POWER SYSTEMS-DIXIE

2006-2007

Purchasing Manager

Responsible for buying all raw materials -

steel and hardware

Purchased all capital expensed items for

manufacturing operations

Purchased all MRO items for plant usage

Coordinated steel rolling dates with domestic

steel mills

ALUMA-FORM-DIXIE ELECTRICAL MANUFACTURING

Negotiations and Technical Support/Purchasing 1995 -

Manager 2007

Negotiations and Technical Support from 1995

through 1999

Provided negotiation support in development of

yearly contracts for manufacturing transmission

line hardware and anchoring equipment to large

corporate utility services and communication

networks.

Assist in Quality Assurance of non-standard

foundation equipment

Work primarily with engineers, buyers and

contractors in selecting foundation anchor

systems.

Promoted to purchasing manager in 1999

Excellent written, oral, and computer

communication skills

Coordinate steel needs with domestic steel

mills and casting manufacturing in China

foundries

Responsible for yearly budget of purchased

inventory

ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

1994 -1995

Facility Manager

Specializing in management of warehouse

facilities, inventory, purchasing, and

retailing of commercial heating and air

conditioning units including all necessary

components needed for their installation and

maintenance.

WESTINGHOUSE CORPORATION

(Alabama and Missouri) 1993 -

1994

Project Coordinator/Buyer

Sourced and purchased materials and equipment

used throughout Birmingham plant.

Coordinated truck and rail transportation for

transformer and motor repair.

Supervised hourly motor repair personnel at

Kansa City location.

VOIGHT-ENGLAND COMPANY 1988 -

1992

Sales Engineer

Worked with outside sales staff in designing,

ordering, and expediting engineered products

such as metering equipment, valves, pumps,

conveying equipment, heat trace, blowers, and

inline strainers.

Worked directly with maintenance engineers and

plant engineers of pulp, paper, chemical, and

waste water treatment plants.

Education Attended college with course major Canton Technical

of Business Management College

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