Manager Management

PERSONAL RESUME OF

- DUANE F. HOLMES –

** ***** ****** ****: 647-***-****

Toronto, ON Email: ***********@*****.***

PROFILE:

Mature and experienced, mentor and leader for procurement staff ; client supporterCreative problem solver with a special interest in process evaluation, improvement with both a tactical and strategic outlook. Skilled in lean principles and ERP Excellent project management skills, MS Office, Lotus notes Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborator with all departments and levelsExperienced in direct international procurement (SE Asia, USA, Europe)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Ontario Educational Cooperative Marketplace May 2012-Sept 2012

OECM is an Ontario government corporation responsible for managing large

procurements for Universities, Colleges, School boards and the Broader Public Sector

Accomplishments

Established Project Management Procedures within the procurement process resulting in the reduction of Project duration from 3 months to 6 weeks

Ottawa Community Housing July 2007-Dec. 2011

Ottawa Community Housing is the largest not-for-profit housing provider in Ottawa, and the second largest in Ontario. OCH provides 14,783 homes for about 32,000 seniors,

parents, children, singles and persons with special needs.

Manager, Purchasing and Vendor Management

Accomplishments

Established a Procurement department from scratch with policies and processesEstablished a Lotus Notes based Vendor Management system with KPI, on-site inspection via Blackberry and vendor ratingSupported over $60M in capital projects through a introduction of the CCDC contract process Successfully mentored a group of 30 Property Managers and Turn-over Managers in BPS Procurement Directive compliant procurements in a decentralized environment

Sustainable Development Technology Canada 2005 –2007

SDTC is a foundation that finances and supports the development and demonstration of CGC reduction technologies. Total value of the disbursement fund is $850M.

Accomplishments

Managed over 30 concurrent projects from initial project approval to wrap-up reporting and final disbursements

RFP Solutions 2005- 2005

RFP Solutions is a private company which provides procurement consulting and training services for the Federal government

Senior Advisor, Procurement Research and Learning – Contract

Accomplishments

Developed all teaching materials and delivered same for all Procurement Programs delivered to clients

BLJC 2002- 2004

Brookfield Lepage Johnson Control is a $1.3 billion dollar property management organization providing services to government and commercial clients

National Procurement Manager, Public Works Canada

Accomplishments

Established a new procurement department to support 13 region program delivery unitsDeveloped all contracting documentation (RFP, contracts (service and materials), KPI, evaluations, Access based contract management system)

JDS Uniphase

Manager, Production Purchasing 1999-2002

Managed and mentored a new team of over 25 buyers, planners and

Support staff

Global Strategic Sourcing Manager

Established global contracts for several strategic commodities

Royal Canadian Mint 1991- 1999

Purchasing Manager / Acting Purchasing Director

Redesign numismatic product line and introduced new supply base

Managed metals procurement (COMEX) for national and international coin

Contracts

EDUCATION

Project Management Institute

Completed the 5 day PMI PMP certification program 2011

Purchasing Management Association of Canada 1992-2000

Completed all Principles courses

Canadian Association of Production and Inventory Control 1984-1988

Completed all Principles courses

Karras Negotiating Program 2000-2001

Completed negotiation training programs, intermediate and advanced

Algonquin College, Ottawa 1982-1983

Kemptville College of Agricultural Technology 1975-1977

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

ALGONQUIN COLLEGE

Ottawa, Ontario

On behalf of the Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC), 1996-2006

delivered a 16 week credit course in Production, Operations and Inventory

Management

On behalf of the PMAC, delivered a 16 week credit course in Principles 2003-2006

of Buying

Memberships

Current member of the National Association of Purchasing Managers

References

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