Supply Chain Manager

Skill Highlights

Strong materials management and scheduling skills.

Solid understanding of technology, architecture, and

application.

Strong communications skills: both oral and written.

Demonstrated leadership skills.

Accomplishments Leadership

Manager of all product sourcing and operation management

activities.

Project leader of a cross-functional team that manages all

aspects of the supply chain.

Successfully passed APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional

exam.

Organization

Developed product and supplier strategies for the contract

design of 98% of product sourced by Hydr-O-Seal.

Successfully managed all operations and logistics with overseas

suppliers.

Communication

Trained all associates on the supplier management process.

Developed process documentation and training materials.

Directed and coordinated all production planning with suppliers

in China, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan.

Employment Parco, Inc. DBA Hydr-O-Seal, Irvine, CA

International Operations & Logistics Manager

2004-2009

Managed entire procurement process by directing all sourcing,

logistics and contracting activities with all major suppliers

in Asia.

Managed all aspects of $12M sourcing budget. Track and report

monthly financials.

Created and developed best practice purchasing process and

software tools.

Managed strategic supply base for all products. Realized $100k

annual savings.

Developed electronic data interchange with entire strategic

supply base.

Developed and managed effective import strategy by creating

strong relationships with strategic suppliers.

Successfully developed a substitute-information-for-inventory

strategy.

Reduced stock-outs to nearly zero while increasing inventory

turns from 4 to 13. Increased customer satisfaction by 87%.

Developed mathematical models and algorithms to predict future

sales.

Experian, Costa Mesa, CA

Technology Strategic Sourcing Manager

2003-2004

Director of data center hardware and software procurement and

supplier management activities.

Utilized reverse auction to achieve $1.2M in savings for Sun

hardware and software support.

Delivered cost savings through lower costs for purchased goods

and services. Fiscal year savings of $20M on $100M spend.

Lucent Technologies/AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, IL

Technical Manager

1986-2002

Implemented sourcing cells, supplier scorecards, and a supplier

relationship program to proactively manage the supply base.

First year savings of $29M on $125M spend.

Published supplier dashboard metrics to manage the supply base.

Experience in computer hardware and software development,

quality, process improvement, project management, and feature

requirements documentation.

Education University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI

B.S., Industrial Technology. Concentration: Manufacturing

Engineering.

Graduated magna cum laude.

North Central College, Naperville, IL

M.S., Computer Science.

Professional Successfully completed APICS Certified Supply Chain

Development Professional training.

Successfully passed APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional

exam.

Nobel Conference, Gustavus Adolphus College, October 2007.

Oracle training and experience.

MAS 90/200 training and experience.

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Project.

Dale Carnegie Course.

Supply Chain Management Professional Certificate Series.

Project Management Experience and Practice course.

Community Organize friends/family team for MS Walk-a-thon, 12 yrs.

Involvement

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