Chandler, AZ ***** BARBARA MICHELETTI

abiicb@r.postjobfree.com

Cell: 480-***-****

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

PURCHASING PROFESSIONAL

IT & Client: Hardware * Software * Telecom * Lease * Sub-contractor

Services* Contract Purchasing

< Strategic liaison between Purchasing, Finance, Accounting, IT, OPS and

Engineering depts. 20% cost reduction using skilled negotiating.

Reconciled daily operational issues producing time critical efficient

interdepartmental workflow - Tiburon, Inc.

< Slashed purchase cost 10% - 30% effectively negotiating product pricing

while maintaining optimal supplier performance. Improved Capital

accountability 75%, by implementing & maintaining new asset tracking

system - NetBrowser Communications.

< Executed $100MM annual high volume hardware and sub-contract purchase

orders for Southern & Northern California's cable television mountain

satellite build for one million plus customer installs - Pacific Bell

Video Services.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR - Chandler, AZ

2009 - current * Servicing communities self-employed

and residents with IT desktop support needs while seeking Sr. Purchasing

position in my new location. Also pursuing additional training in

Information Technology education focusing on network management and Web

design.

TIBURON, INC. - Pleasanton, CA 2008 - 2009

Public Safety Law Enforcement Computer Software Industry, 300 Employees -

Mid Size, 5 Locations

Purchasing - Finance Department

* Reporting to the Controller, managed hardware, software purchases for a

$23.8MM business units 250 national public safety law enforcement client

contract orders and Tiburon's multi facilities IT Telecom capital assets,

lease, sub-contractor services purchases.

. Skilled in conducting strategic negotiations, supplier selection & mgmt

achieving up to 20% reduction in product costs.

. Eliminated RMA restocking fees 35%-85% and up to 100% on manufactures no

return refunds by enforcing staff compliance.

. Supported Accounts Payables dept with 3-way match invoice processing.

Initiated research, identified, resolved invoice charge discrepancies on

historical incorrect vendor invoices and successfully retrieved 9% monies

in vendor re-imbursements.

IRWIN HOME EQUITY - San Ramon, CA 2004 - 2007

* Held position in Cash Mgmt role until purchasing positions in the market

picked up subsequent the 911, Enron and Dot.bom era.

NETBROWSER COMMUNICATIONS - Pleasanton, CA 2000 - 2003

Computer & Network Security Industry, Software & Hardware, 40+ Employees, 1

Location

Purchasing - Accounting Department

* Organized the Start-up company's purchasing department creating and

implementing new business processes and executed the implementation of new

company wide IT platform using Dell Computer hardware systems for server

room and staff computing needs.

. Reduced up to 30% procurement cost on IT and client orders by effectively

negotiating lowest pricing possible.

. Improved asset accountability 75% by implementing and maintaining asset-

tracking system using Access database, Excel, tags.

PACIFIC BELL VIDEO SERVICES * SBC * MCI WORLDCOM - San Ramon, CA

1996 - 1999

Telecommunications Cable Television Industry, 200+ Employees - Mid Size, 3

Locations

Purchasing - Finance Department

* Controlled Cable Company's capital project authorization and purchases.

Managed 15 cost center manager's budgets. Direct procurement, accounts

payable and financial analysis activities for the company's $100 million

dollar annual capital program.

. Issued high volume purchases for company capital product requests for

cable television mountain satellite build and all related equipment for

successful and time critical one million Southern and Northern California

customer installs.

. Earned high marks from Controller and Auditors during Finance dept audits

and company merger for having the best company records, processes and

procedural documentation in the purchase department.

COMPUTER SKILLS

AS400 JD Edwards ERP Client Accounting System / MAS90 / Lawson ERP Software

/ Platinum Accounting

Advanced Microsoft Professional 2007 Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook and

Intermediate Access Database. Crystal Reports

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