Supply Chain Management

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I am a dynamic, organizational leader with extensive experience in

Supply Chain/Materials Management, Manufacturing and

Customer/Supplier Negotiations in a variety of business environments

including..

. a high volume electronics manufacturing company,

. a high reliability space components manufacturing company,

. a world class Medical device OEM and

. a world class EMS provider of design and manufacturing services.

My continuous improvement philosophy utilizes teamwork, people

development and empowerment as the cornerstone to managing change and

the implementation of world class practices. My strong communication

skills, excellent negotiation skills and powerful interpersonal style

have been instrumental in producing significant cost savings,

eliminating waste, winning business and in improving performance in

all positions I have held. I am experienced with a broad base of

business competencies including:

Integrity Selling Supply Chain Management

Customer/Supplier Relationships Total Quality Management (TQM)

Team Development and Leadership Concurrent Engineering

Change Management Strategic Planning Processes

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC MATERIALS & QUOTATIONS - Sanmina-SCI

Mar 2006 to Apr 2010

Responsible for the development and leadership of the Medical

quotations group focusing on Medical system level build opportunities.

Played an active role in the analysis, development and presentation

of proposals and responses to Medical customer's request for

information, proposals or quotations (RFI, RFP, RFQs). Responsible

for the development of a strategic supply chain to support custom

fabricated requirements for new medical programs.

Accomplishments include:

. Implementation and launch of Medical Division Business Win Team

focused on new customer projects and quotations with a successful

track record of new business wins;

. Active participant in strategic customer project wins as liaison

between Sanmina-SCI Sales and Operations and direct contact and

strategic partner in the presentation of Medical Customer

proposals;

. Responsible for the presentation and potential negotiation with

customer's executive and management level teams to secure new

business projects and manufacturing medical products in a global

environment;

. Development of a Supply Chain complimenting internal mechanical

capabilities with third party suppliers in multiple geographical

regions;

. Initiated numerous process improvement programs to improve the

timeliness and accuracy of quotations and proposal resulting in

greater than 30% increase in win rate;

. Developing an enhanced costing model for converting manufacturing

costs to cost pricing proposals.

DIRECTOR, MATERIALS - Philips Medical Systems - Nuclear Medicine BL

Mar 2000-Mar 2006

Responsible for all aspects of Supply Chain Management. Functional

areas of responsibility include Strategic Sourcing, NPI Sourcing,

Tactical Purchasing, Master Scheduling, Inventory Control, and

Logistics (Shipping, Receiving and Stores). This position leads 9

management and staff-level individuals with responsibility for over

50 indirect employees. Created a Supply Chain Management strategy and

direction that incorporates cross functional commodity teams focused

on improving supplier performance and value to the company.

Management of the acquisition process of over $150M in productive

material annually in full compliance with FDA requirements.

Significant focus in this position lies in streamlining existing

processes, training and development of people, development of cross-

functional teams and transitioning the organization to handle

commercial purchasing practices in light of a changing market

environment and PMS strategic initiatives.

Accomplishments include:

. Reorganization and process improvement of the Supply Management

organization resulting in annual cost reductions greater than 10%

and improvement in On-Time Delivery and Quality performance of

supply base;

. Contract development, negotiation and implementation across a wide

variety of commodities;

. Outsourcing of camera assembly manufacturing to low cost region of

the world reduced cost by 10-15%.

. Active participant of Philips PMS Purchasing Leadership Team

driving strategic direction for NM BL;

. Created New Products Materials organization co-located with

Engineering supporting new product development and introduction.

Results include improvement in time to release and alignment of

supply chain with strategic, preferred supply base.

MANAGER, MATERIALS - HONEYWELL - Satellite Systems Operation

Jan 1996-Mar 2000

Responsible for providing high-level purchasing expertise for the

source selection and procurement of material, components and

assemblies to support divisional program needs. This position leads

25 professional and administrative personal with annual purchasing

commitments over $50 million in full compliance to FAR requirements as

specified by customer contracts. Significant focus in this position

lies in streamlining existing processes, training and development of

people, development of cross-functional commodity teams and

transitioning the organization to handle commercial purchasing

practices in light of a changing market environment.

Accomplishments include:

. Development and implementation of cross-functional Critical

Commodity Management teams,

. Supply Chain Process Improvement team leader,

. Honeywell Quality Value (Malcolm Baldridge) award champion and

writer,

. Professional Development speaker at Arizona NAPM meeting - Single &

Sole Source Suppliers

STRATEGIC SUPPLY MANAGER - HONEYWELL - Sensing & Controls

Responsible for the development of a Strategic Supply Base through the

activities of twelve Strategic Buyers and one Buyer Assistant with

annual expenditures of over $112 million and budget responsibility of

over $1 million. Significant accomplishments achieved through re-

engineering of multiple processes and the development of people to

manage world class material supply practices.

MATERIALS MANAGER - HONEYWELL - Sensing & Controls

Responsible for the purchasing of Raw Material, Mechanical, and

Electronic components. Direct management of 18 salaried employees

with a focus on implementation of customized supplier management

techniques. Shared budget responsibility of $1.7 million with

commodity expenditures in excess of $50 million.

Other HONEYWELL Sensing & Controls positions: A variety of positions

have been held including Production & Inventory Control Supervisor,

Shipping & Government Packaging Supervisor, Operational Maintenance &

Facilities Supervisor, Production Supervisor, Master Maintenance

Machinist

EDUCATION

American Production and Inventory Control Society (member) - APICS

certification

Certified in Production & Inventory Management (CPIM)

BS, Operations Management, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

Honeywell Micro Switch Apprenticeship Program

Mechanical Technology - Master Maintenance Machinist Journeyman

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