Supply Chain Manager

Mountain View, CA *******.******@*******.*** Cell: 650-***-****

Dynamic Procurement professional with fifteen years experience in both fast

growth startups and large multinational companies. Broad background in

procurement ranging from global supply chain management to contract

negotiations, cost reductions, meeting critical schedules, managing 3PL

service providers, freight and transportation, forward and reverse

logistics, and developing long term logistics and procurement strategies.

Technical depth in procurement, logistics systems, and distribution is

balanced with a thorough knowledge of international business practices in

the electronics industry.

Global Business Partnerships . Supply Chain Solutions . Effective Contract

Negotiations

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

3PAR, Inc. - Fremont, CA. 2009 - 2009

Leading global provider of utility storage.

Supply Chain Manager

* Launched excess and obsolete inventory liquidation project.

* Successfully negotiated multi-million dollar contract with cross

functional teams.

Adaptec, Inc. - Milpitas, CA. 2005 - 2008

Provides trusted storage solutions that help businesses move, manage

and protect their data with revenue of $160M.

Sr. Manager, Global Logistics

* Directed day-to- day global logistics operations, transportation, and

distribution centers in the US, Singapore, Mexico, Ireland, The

Netherlands, and Hungary.

* Established supply chain processes and procedures that achieved order

accuracy performance of 99%; maintained inventory accuracy of 100%;

met order fulfillment accuracy of 100%; reduced RMA order backlog by

63%; and reduced RMA inventory dollars by 11%.

* Developed and reported metrics that measured the effectiveness of

logistics, service level, and costs.

* Led 3PL contract negotiations that delivered a competitive advantage

for Adaptec and customers in terms of cost and performance.

* Managed service provider's performance by proactively driving

suppliers to meet or exceed committed performance expectations.

Performed supplier quarterly performance reviews in support of overall

goals.

* Led cross functional team that implemented a real time freight data

collection and reporting system resulting in a 15-20% operating costs

improvement.

* Successfully managed collaborative relationships between supply chain,

finance, legal, IT, and field service to identify main elements of the

overall supply chain cost drivers that led to $1M in cost savings.

* Directed team that outsourced warehouse functions in Singapore and

Milpitas to streamline the supply chain and reduce costs.

* Managed procurement for legacy peripheral storage devices.

* Liquidated $1M of excess and obsolete inventory.

Prompti, Inc. - Mountain View, CA. 2003 - 2005

Founder of a global third party logistics services startup -

operations terminated in 2005.

Solectus, Inc. - Newark, CA. 2001 - 2003

Best-in-class provider of supply chain management services.

Director of Operations

* Developed and implemented the corporate operations strategy including

the business plan.

* Generated $3.5M revenue the first year of operations.

* Executed the startup of all operations including facility selection,

warehouse setup, and staff.

* Developed customer strategy for new product implementation and product

obsolescence.

* Managed procurement of all commodities including MRO material and

capital equipment.

Visioneer, Inc. - Pleasanton, CA. 1997 - 2001

World-class developer of intelligent imaging solutions that provide a

faster and easier way to capture documents.

Director of Operations and Logistics

* Increased quarterly shipments from 500K to 1.7M units by implementing

scalable systems for managing the supply chain.

* Reduced pipeline inventory from 6 months to 30 days by re-engineering

the RMA business.

* Successfully reduced costs by $2.7M annually by re-aligning the RMA

business.

* Designed domestic distribution system that resulted in a $500K annual

cost savings and reduced transit times.

* Managed 3PL service providers and transportation.

Silicon Graphics, Inc. - Mountain View, CA. 1995 - 1997

Leader in high-performance computing.

Commodity Manager, Storage Devices

* Successfully aligned suppliers with SGI's product technology roadmap.

* Managed $120M storage devices.

Storage Dimensions, Inc. - Milpitas, CA. 1992 - 1995

Leader in scalable, highly available storage networking solutions for

mission-critical applications.

Purchasing Manager

* Initiated cost reduction program that exceeded $5.0M.

* Member of the ISO9002 team that successfully achieved certification.

* Managed the procurement of all storage devices.

Pyramid Technology, Inc. - San Jose, CA. 1991 - 1992

Telecom industry provider of remote telemetry units and network

monitoring systems.

Purchasing Supervisor

* Managed a $28M printed circuit board assembly outsource business that

included consignment, turnkey, and material procurement.

Flextronics, Inc. - Fremont, CA. 1990 - 1991

Provider of Electronics Manufacturing Services that offers design,

engineering, and manufacturing services.

Director of Purchasing

* Managed a $24M procurement business.

EDUCATION and INDUSTRY CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Science, Human Relations and Organizational Behavior -

University of San Francisco

Member of the Institute for Supply Management

Member of the Reverse Logistics Association

Sarbanes-Oxley - SOX Compliance Training

ISO9000 Training

SAP R/3 (4.7) Experience

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