Supply Chain Manager

PAUL WAYNE GASPAROLA

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Six Sigma Process Improvements... Business Process Management… Quality Management

Systems Development… Global Procurement… Supply Chain … Sourcing & Logistics

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Professional capable of immediate impact on organization issues with respect to defining, coordinating, and

managing organizations programs/projects in support of global operations, providing project management

related expertise and strategic direction to senior and site management, and developing and implementing

measurable, cost-effective programs designed to increase efficiency and profits.

Summary of Qualifications

BA Degree, Master Black Belt Certification and Green Belt Instructor with extensive professional global

experience in Program Management, manufacturing operations, global business process management, strategic

and organizational planning, business operations and administration. Bottom line individual with a proven track

record for increasing operational efficiency, and generating significant cost savings. Demonstrated ability to lead

cross-functional teams and to manage complex projects. Designed and implemented policies and procedures with

respect to process documentation and modeling programs across Global Customer operations and driving process

improvements.

Expertise and knowledge in areas such as:

- Program/Project Management - Performance Analysis - Customer Service

- Manufacturing Operations - Master Black Belt - Team Building

- Strategic/Organizational Planning - Needs Assessment/Evaluation - Process Improvement

- Procurement & Sourcing - Global Business Processes / BPM - Training & Education

- Lean & Six Sigma Champion - Logistics/Acquisition Operations - Crisis Management

Selected Program Management Accomplishments

Key Member of a team that designed and implemented a fully global model and through the use of Black

Belt tools and methodologies develop an optimized and efficient organizational model. I was the Master

Black who worked specifically with senior management in different countries. The results were the

implementation of a global model worldwide and savings of over $32M in the 1st three years.

Consulting Master Black Belt responsible for leading the development of the business requirements

documents and the process reengineering efforts designed to support the Andover Technical Center whose

mission was to service a $9B contract for the Federal Government. Utilized Black Belt Tools and

methodologies and Program management to meet all critical deadlines. ROI was $6M.

Managed a project for the recovery plan of key accounts with significant levels of service issues as they

pertained to logistics supply chain. Identified key issues, developed action plans, reengineered processes and

made contract considerations. The results of this work were moving the customer relationships from RED to

GREEN and 8 years later these companies are still key global accounts. This equates to close to a $1B in

revenue over the life of the contracts.

Developed and Implemented the Supply Chain Engineering Plan of Records process to identify, evaluate

and prioritize top corporate priorities as it pertained to Supply Chain Engineering. Implementation allowed

senior management to properly budget funds and resources that aligned the business and company

priorities to the projects and programs including long range plans and cross business unit initiatives.

Resultant work was the catalyst for numerous process and quality improvements.

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Professional Experience

HEWLETT PACKARD (previously Compaq & Digital Equipment Corp) 1977-Present

Master Black Belt II (2005-Present)

Managed the operational and technical efforts of 1 direct report and up to 10 Senior Level Subject

Matter Experts and Managers.

Designed, implemented and managed process documentation and modeling programs consistent

across Global Customer Operations.

Realized over $100M in savings and cost avoidance through Black Belt Projects. Taught Green

Belt and mentored Black Belts to work on additional improvement efforts.

As the consulting Black Belt I mentored the students through every phase of their projects from the

use of the tools and methodologies to aid data analysis and the development of the final story

boards for certification.

Business Planning Manager, BPM, Supply Chain Engineering (HP) (2002-2005)

Responsible for the reengineering of major global business processes within Supply Chain

Engineering.

Implemented new optimization efforts that realized a net present value of $15m over 3 years and

an incremental savings of $2M immediately in the reduction of redundant IT systems.

Worked the consolidation of supply chain when the merger between HP and Compaq was

finalized.

Selected as Black Belt Consultant to the HP Services Organization.

Global Acquisition Manager ( Compaq) (1996-2002)

Managed the professional efforts of Business Planning Managers, Buyers, Commodity Managers,

and Legal personnel.

Managed Programs and Projects to support the changing business conditions.

Provided Black Belt consulting to the leadership teams and supported business functions as needed.

Worked with Corporate Legal on contract negotiations as it pertained to Services Logistics and

Procurement issues.

Lead team member responsible for Acquisition Business Requirements of the transition to SAP

IGSO globally

Previous Positions Held (1977–1996)

Senior Contracts Manager (1991–1996)

o Major responsibility was to develop, lead and negotiate global contracts for HP Services Procurement

o Managed the team of subject matter experts and legal on my teams

o Negotiated Global contracts for products and services

o Average contact size was $2m to $500M

U.S. Networks Purchasing Manager (1987–1991)

o Managed buyers and planners for all networking – cables to major hardware components

o Developed and qualified suppliers to support the business requirements of end user customers

Logistics Product Specialist (1984-1987)

o Responsible for the start up and development of the Dallas distributed Logistics Operation

o Role included the procurement for capital and shipping materials

Senior Inventory Planner / Procurement (1981-1984)

o Did supplier negotiations and qualifications

o Printed Circuit Boards Globally

Supply Base Manager

o Printed Circuit Boards

Planner III

o Services Logistics

Purchasing Specialist

o New Product introduction

Production Supervisor /Manager

o Production manager for the VT50 and VT100 product lines

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Education & Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Certified Black Belt 2000, Certified Green Belt instructor

ProVision Process Design and modeling application, Project Management (started), Continued Management

classes and Business Ethics

Speaking Engagements & Awards

Digital Solutions Cooperative – Tampa 2007 – Spoke on Six Sigma Fundamentals

Daniel Webster College – 2009 – Post Graduate Adjunct Professor – Green Belt

2003 MVP Award for Supply Chain Engineering Excellence

3 times WOW the customer award for Projects or programs to enhance the customer experience.

Additional Data:

Global Executive Director – ZCCA (501C-3 Non Profit Corporation)

2004 – Present

Board of Directors NH Lightning Jr. Olympic Softball (501C-3 Non Profit Corporation)

2005 -Present

Professional Associations / Groups:

I SixSigma

BPM Guru

Business Process Management

Business Process Management Professionals Group

Continuous Improvement, Six Sigma & Lean Group

Lean Six Sigma

Six Sigma Black Belt, MBB & Champion Group

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