EDUCATION
MBA - Masters of Business Administration 2004
Webster University – Little Rock, Arkansas
BS - Bachelor of Business Management 1997
Arkansas Tech University – Russellville, Arkansas
IACCM – Contract & Commercial Management Certification 2017
International Association for Contract & Commercial Management
CPIM – APICS Certification Courses 2006
APICS - Colorado Chapter 81
IACCM – Contract and Commercial Management 2017
International Association of Contract and Commercial Management
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Executive Leader possessing over 25 years of established success in Contract Management and Negotiations (Commercial & Governmental), Vendor Management, Logistics, Manufacturing Plants/Factories, Operations, Production, Project, Planning, Material & Inventory Control, and Warehouse Operations.
Qualified and Proficient with New Plant Startups, Acquisitions, Plant Expansions and Performance Recovery
Accomplished, Practiced and Skillful with Processes and Methodologies in, Supply Chain Principles, Inventory Management and Control, Purchasing Contracts, Vendor Management, SOX’s, Governmental Agencies and OSHA Regulations.
Proficient in all Methodologies and Continuous Improvement Exercises using Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing Principles, 5S, Visual Factory, Kanbans, Kaizens, and GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Principles)
Prominent Expertise in all functions of various ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MRP (Material Requirements Planning) and MPS (Master Production Scheduling) systems, Infor-Visual & XA, SAP, Oracle, JD Edwards and AS400
Exceptionally Detail Orientated, Impeccable Organizational skills, and Analytical Problem Solving with Excellent and Effective Communication.
Verifiable Leadership in Team Building, Coaching, Directing, Governing and Evolving Performance Driven, Productive Teams accomplished by Managing People, Resources, Projects, Relationships, and Driving a Continuous Improvement Cultural Mindset with Unique Conflict Resolution Competencies
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Contract Management – Commercial and Governmental
Successful management of contract lifecycle from initial request for information (RFI) through signature and delivery then management, governance and oversight for the execution of the contract
Develop, review and negotiated specific terms and conditions and ensured those agreed upon components were identified and included in the contract.
Interfaced with sales teams, legal departments and customers collecting and negotiating with all parties to identify the executable deliverables that allows both parties to reach their expected economic results.
Managed the execution of the contract and averted and/or managed all risk and crisis that arose during the delivering of the terms and conditions.
Built productive relationships with all stakeholders from multiple functional areas both internal and external and ensured all were aware and understood their responsibility in upholding the commitment of the contract
Design and implementation of a total supplier contract that ensured compliance with various agencies and regulations
DCMA (Defense Contract Mgmt. Agency), DCAA (Defense Contract Audit Agency)
Frank-Dodd Act (Governance of Conflict Minerals), Counterfeit Parts Prevention Program utilizing GIDEP (Gov. and Industry Data Exchange Program)
Plant and Operational Management
General management of financial reporting, manufacturing, engineering, materials, quality assurance/control, human resources, sales, customer service/support, and information systems
Manage teams by establishing monthly and quarterly performance goals, allocating resources, assessing annual performance, and determining individual merit, incentive and /or promotional increases in support of company goals
Management of 50-300+ direct & indirect employees, operation managers, supervisors, buyers, contract administrators, planners, quality tech’s, maintenance tech’s, and production tech’s
Month over Month sustained under budget performance, and within the first year performed at 35% under budget; a major contributor and driving force for this performance was a continuous drive of lean practices
Planned labor requirements that resulted in the elimination of the 2nd shift operations while meeting production and
customer demands, which resulted in $115k savings in the first year
Project Management – Operational and Continuous Improvement
Project Manager for the startup of a 3 Wind Turbine Blade manufacturig work-shop
Managed 24,000 Sq. Ft. expansion project of a food processing plant
Restructured and updated SOP’s/Work Instructions, organizational structure
Managed and supervised the implementation of Oracle ERP/MRP/MPS
Consulted with cosmetic and oil distribution companies on purchasing and inventory methodologies
Restructured purchasing methods to include vendor selection, bid activities, price negotiations, contracts, vendor performance tracking, FAR/DFAR and SBA 640 Program Compliance
Developed, modified and redesigned AS9100 work processes and instructions for both Commercial/Government PC and Purchasing that contributed to a successful attainment/sustainment of AS9100 certification
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Design, planning, execution, control and monitoring of supply chain activities
Building of competitive infrastructures that created organizational wide net value
MRP implementation and operation, capacity planning, system implementation and demand flow processes
Developed KPI metrics that monitors the master schedule adherence, inventory levels and on-time deliveries
Supplier Performance Monitoring Program
NCR – Non-Conformance Reporting using share-point
On time Delivery – using supplier commitment date
QMS (Quality Management System) On-Site Auditing Program
Worked closely and effectively with the S&OP Team and other process teams to deliver functional and technical expertise in support of the supply chain
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Co-Owner Tish and Tish
Tish and Tish
Parker Co 2016-Present
Sr Manager of Logistics
Vestas Wind Systems AS
Brighton CO 2015-2016
Supply Chain / Production Control Manager SBLO (Small Business Liaison Officer)
Air Methods Corporation
Englewood CO 2012 - 2015
Plant Manager
Propak Corporation
Denver CO 2010 - 2012
Master Planner
The Comex Group
Kwal Paint Denver CO 2008 - 2010
Project/Production Manager
LM Glasfiber Inc. (LM Windpower)
Little Rock, Arkansas 2007 - 2008