Engineering Human Resources

Sharon K. Brooks

***** ********* ****** ***** **********, Ohio 44039

440-***-**** 910-***-**** (c) *********@***.***

Purchasing Agent

Consistent Cost Reduction…Creative Sourcing…Competitive Bidding…Timely Delivery

Professional Profile:

An experienced professional with a record of success in purchasing in and for in the global market

place. Creative problem solver with the ability to liaise between engineering, production, marketing,

and vendors to achieve maximum cost savings while maintaining high quality standards and on-time

scheduling. Ability to work in highly diverse industries with adaptability to change priorities.

Purchasing – Select vendors with regard to budget, schedule and material quality. Source

and qualify new vendors while maintaining excellent relationships with existing suppliers.

Award and administer subcontracts. Consistent record of cost savings.

Special Skills – Ability to purchase directly from blueprints, engineering/military/industrial

specifications. Understand and solve special problems in dealing with and for international

suppliers and customers. Extensive experience with electromechanical parts, castings,

forgings, machining, power transmission equipment, and raw materials. Successful liaison

between engineering and vendors.

Experience:

Consultant - Purchasing Wilmington, NC 2001 - present

Contract assignments for various industries including aircraft and aerospace manufacturers.

Specifying and implementing purchasing systems for small retail businesses. NJ Dept. of

Human Resources establishing and managing thrift store; pantry inventory control.

Railroad Construction Company, Inc.-Paterson, NJ 2000-2001

Heavy Construction and General Contracting

Technical Purchasing Agent

Purchased all materials used in the construction of railways, bridges, tunnel

and buildings. Participate in the job bidding process. Materials must meet FAA, military,

NJDOT, NJ Transit, and municipal, county, state and federal codes. Inventory control.

Created and wrote purchasing manual and reports.

Consultant - Purchasing Leonia, NJ 1992-2001

Contract assignments for various industries including aircraft and aerospace manufacturers.

Specifying and implementing purchasing systems for small retail businesses. Managed

several retail stores.

Kraissl Company, Inc.- S. Hackensack, New Jersey 1992

Manufacturer of valves and filters for heavy industry, airline industry and marine facility and

ships, both military and civilian.

Purchasing Agent

Purchased all raw materials used in the manufacture of valves and strainers including

castings, metals, pattern equipment and MRO, equipment and supplies. Expediting to

maintain production schedule.

F.L. Smidth & Company, Inc.- Cresskill, New Jersey 1988-1990

Engineering and construction of turnkey cement plants

Technical Purchasing Agent

Purchased all materials and equipment used in the engineering, design and construction of

cement plants around the world. Supervised inventory for replacement parts for existing

units. Sourced and qualified new vendors both domestic and abroad. Trained new personnel.

Supervised supporting staff. Awarded and supervised subcontracts.

Weldotron Corporation - Piscataway, New Jersey 1987-1988

Manufacturer of shrink-wrap packaging equipment

Purchasing Agent

Purchased and expedited to maintain production line.

Wyssmont Company, Inc.- Fort Lee, New Jersey 1982-1986

Engineering and manufacturer of industrial dryers and material processing and

handling equipment,

Purchasing Agent

Purchased all materials used in the manufacture of custom engineered equipment.

Worked directly with engineering and quality control to find new materials. Supervised

shipping and receiving. Awarded and supervised subcontracts. Job costing.

Freelance proofreader, copy editor and reviewer 1980-1982

Clients: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Engelwood Cliffs, New Jersey

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, New York

Roanwell Corporation-New York, New York 1979-1980

Manufacturer and engineer of non-powered vocal communications devices for

military, broadcast and aircraft manufacturers.

Assistant Purchasing Agent

Purchased molded parts, machined components, fasteners, electronic

parts, metal stamping, plating and heat-treating, MRO. All per

blueprints and military and/or engineering specifications.

Columbia University New York, New York 1975-1979

Buyer

Supervised two satellite-purchasing departments. Handled all purchasing for three campus

departments, two ocean-going research vessels, and fusion nuclear reactor. Ensured all orders

met the conditions of all appropriate regulations included FARS. And DOD. Assisted

commodity desks.

Education

Columbia University BA History

Purchasing Institute of the National Association of Educational Buyers 1976

Safety Program and Procedures Course 2001

Software: Excel Mas90 Maxwell Quickbooks Peachtree Excel

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