Project Manager

OBJECTIVE

I am looking to expand my career by obtaining a position that includes

management responsibilities in a diverse and progressive company focused on

cost reductions through continued use of cross-team building, adaptation of

new technologies and employee empowerment.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

. REC Silicon Upgrade Project, Moses Lake, Washington, USA

. Suncor Energy Services Inc. - Millennium Project, Ft McMurray,

Alberta, Canada

. Suncor Energy Services Inc. - Voyageur Project, Ft McMurray, Alberta,

Canada

. Air Products & Chemicals Inc. - Detroit Project, Detroit, Michigan,

USA

. United States Air Force / Lockheed Martin - SBIRS, Azusa, California,

USA

. Department of Commerce / Defense - NPOESS, Azusa, California, USA

WORK EXPERIENCE

Operations Manager FASTXchange Inc.

Nov 2012 - Present

4676 Admiralty Way, Marina Del

Rey, CA

Driving operational improvements, maximizing the value of the asset base

while ensuring a tight control on operational costs. Responsible for

monitoring and continually improving standards of performance/quality

within the operations group.

. Manage a team of nearly a forty direct reports, which include Buyers,

RFQ Expeditors, Quote Entry Team, PO-Status Team, & On-Site Customer

Liaison Personnel

. Balance operating expenses with the correct level of service, while

continuously looking for ways to improve processes and eliminate non-

value added activities.

. Forecast using pertinent metrics to help drive profitability and

service superiority.

. Load balancing to ensure smooth, even delivery of work where load

volume would spike as much as 100%

. Establish and implement departmental policies, business strategies,

objectives, and procedures.

. Meet with each team member to conduct performance reviews, establish

improvement and ultimately advancement plans

. Implemented staff cross training, weekly brainstorm meetings, & IT

automation to help facilitate 300% increase in business with only a

20% operational cost increase

Procurement Analyst II Northrop Grumman Inc.

June 2009 - Nov 2012

1111 Third St., Azusa, CA

. Responsible for processing Requisitions into Purchase Orders on a

daily basis in SAP 7.20

. Negotiate with suppliers to provide best price, delivery, and terms &

conditions to meet complex program needs

. Follow company procedures to remain compliant to FAR and DFAR

standards set forth by US Government

. Seek out suppliers for intricate production needs to meet engineering

specifications.

. Perform key supplier audits to measure performance on a quarterly

basis.

. Train and support new/current buyers on use of SAP procurement

transactions and buying procedures.

. Microsoft Office 2007 Subject Matter Expert for Azusa and BWI

Procurement Group.

. Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems SAP Procurement Super User for the

Azusa, CA facility

Consultant/Procurement Specialist FASTXchange Inc.

Feb 2009 - June 2009

4676 Admiralty Way, Marina Del

Rey, CA

. Responsible for processing ~ 50 Purchase Orders on a daily basis in

SAP R/3 4.7

. Troubleshoot problem POs to ensure on-time delivery

. Generate and submit daily PR reports for auto-load into FASTX system

. Encourage competitive bidding by sourcing requisitions to multiple

suppliers (Cycle:Req.2 Order within 2 days)

. Train suppliers on utilizing e-tools for quoting material and

processing orders

Procurement Agent Technip USA Inc.

May 2007 - Feb 2009

555 W Arrow

Highway, Claremont, CA

. Directly responsible for placement of Subcontract Purchase Orders worth

upward of $100 million on an annual basis

. Search for supplier to provide material and perform commodity based

procurement (Raw Materials, Valves, and Mechanical & Manual

Instrumentation) on the Millennium & Voyageur project. This includes

Proposal Work before requisition, Bidding, Negotiation on Pricing,

Delivery, and Terms and Conditions, Cost Analysis of Contracts, PO

Placement, Administration of all Quality related work required on goods

before and after shipment, and any follow up required when goods are

received.

. Negotiate and Implement Blanket Orders for Bulk Material with Client

SOC's (Supplier of Choice) & FabTrack System to properly coordinate

logistics of all Bulk Material using Oracle 11.i

. Train new employees on company purchasing system, procurement policies

and procedures

Material Management Fluor Enterprises

300

Polaris Way, Aliso Viejo, CA Oct 2006 - May 2007

. Responsible for procuring mechanical equipment for REC Silicon Upgrade

Project

. Perform commercial evaluation of bid's and placement of Subcontract

Purchase Orders

. Direct cross-functional negotiation meetings involving client,

engineer and vendor

. Negotiate with suppliers to deliver savings in time and money to

directly impact company bottom line

Procurement Specialist FASTXchange Inc.

4676 Admiralty Way, Marina Del

Rey, CA Mar 2004- Oct 2006

. Daily Review of customer order status for each direct ship vendor

. Place Purchase Orders in SAP system through VPN Client

. Report to procurement team for any discrepancies in a purchase order

and follow up

. Responsible for remotely updating government database with purchasing

information

. Train new employee on system process utilizing Developer 2000 forms

and Oracle 11.i database

Technical

. SAP R/3 and up Oracle 11g

. Oracle Forms Microsoft Office including Microsoft

Project

. Adobe Premier Legacy purchasing systems such as

Material Manager, EPC Business

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Business Administration Major:

Marketing Management

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Emphasis: Advertising & Promotions

Graduation: March. 2006

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