MITCHELL J. HAMILTON
**** *. ******* ***** ********, Arizona 85226
480-***-**** (home) 480-***-**** (cell)
E-mail: ********@***.***
EDUCATION
. Bachelor of Science, Computer Information Systems
. Bachelor of Science, Supply Chain Management
. Minor in Economics
. Certificate in International Business Studies
. Graduated Summa Cum Laude - GPA 4.10
. W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, May 2012
. Accepted to the W. P. Carey School of Business, Masters of Business
Administration program, beginning August 2014
HONORS & AWARDS
. President's Scholar (4-year full academic-based scholarship)
. Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars
. ASU W. P. Carey School of Business Dean's List, eight consecutive
semesters
. Featured in a front page article of The Arizona Republic (Nov. 2005)
on Mesa Distance Learning
EXPERIENCE
Jul. 2012 - Present Materials Buyer, AmSafe Aviation, Phoenix AZ
. Eliminated from the production backlog over ninety-five percent of all
past due purchase orders for items requiring outside processing
. Reduced purchase costs by 5-15% on a wide array of machined parts
through establishing uniform purchase quantities
. Awarded the responsibility of managing all domestic metal stamping
houses
. Create and monitor a purchasing schedule, expediting purchase orders
as needed, and ensure that a sufficient stock of components is
available for the manufacture of both our standard core product line
and specific unique product lines through the analysis of customer
usage trends
. Manage the development of all new seatbelt buckle cover logo
engravings, collecting customer requirements through the use of
surveys and various follow-up interviews and requirement meetings with
engineering, quality, and sales, as well as following the project
through to completion to ensure that the final product meets all
customer specifications
. Train users, specifically our team of buyers, on how to adjust the
monthly on-time-delivery spreadsheet to account for factors beyond the
control of their suppliers that resulted in late delivery of product
. Create and analyze accounting PPV reports for the Director of
Purchasing
. Identify and assess potential new suppliers
. Monitor the performance of existing suppliers to ensure that they
continue to meet the needs of our customers
. Respond to and review engineering change requests to alter part
numbers produced by the suppliers that I manage
. Ensure ongoing integrity of the SKUs that I purchase by reviewing the
aftereffects of all relevant engineering changes and making
adjustments when necessary
. Identify duplicate part numbers loaded into our BI software, QAD, and
coordinate with document control and engineering to resolve them into
a single part number
. Prepare monthly quality and on-time delivery scorecards for our top
fourteen suppliers through the creation of data charts and graphs
illustrating key performance indicators pulled from simple queries in
both Microsoft Access and QAD
. Validate that parts that have been re-sourced to a new supplier
continue to meet the requirements of our quality department and can be
shipped to our customer base
. Work closely and cooperatively with our team of development engineers
and sales managers to coordinate the creation and review of prototypes
for various new products, encompassing both commercial and military
restraints
. Perform periodic site visits at supplier facilities to either assist
in the relationship-forming process or follow up on high-visibility
projects.
. Develop a thorough understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of
each of my suppliers to better determine which products to source from
which supplier
. Balance supplier workloads and priorities based on competing customer
sales order deadlines
. Work closely and collaboratively with engineering and quality
inspection in both the diagnosis of quality defects in incoming
product and the generation of potential solutions
. Independently compile and submit weekly or bi-weekly open order
reports for supplier review
. Troubleshoot and problem-solve all miscellaneous issues pertaining to
the commodities that I am responsible for, including but not limited
to invoice discrepancies, incorrect shipment quantities, missing
shipments, and product quality issues
. Develop strong relationships with strategic suppliers to improve
overall quality and on-time delivery performance
. Negotiate pricing with suppliers as needed
. Communicate a variety of simple and complex engineering changes to
suppliers
. Act as the central resource for coordination of the rework of
defective product
. Assist coworkers as needed in how to use our business intelligence
software, especially for new employees or coworkers who have recently
been promoted
Aug. 2010 - Jun. 2012 Sales Associate I, Arizona State University
Bookstore, Tempe AZ
. Processed transfers between the Tempe campus bookstore and radial
campus bookstores focusing on accuracy and completeness of information
. Input invoice data to record transfers of inventory to radial stores
. Manage and organize accounting filing system to allow easy access to
records by department managers
. Perform data reconciliations to ensure accuracy of book rental records
in the system
. Match invoices with receiver documents and chargebacks with credit
memos given identifying numbers such as CB and invoice numbers
. Reconcile chargebacks with credit memos to identify inaccuracies in
item count, pricing, and discount
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
. Created practical solution designed to increase AZHiMSS's membership
levels
. Developed a working database and several SQL queries to simulate an
online college enrollment system
. Developed a working e-commerce website allowing dynamic customization
to add new products, control inventory levels, and facilitate
purchases by customers while querying the database to ensure that
product is in stock
. Investigated the Hungarian automotive industry, assuming group
leadership on the project
. Analyzed Chompies' supply chain, culminating in a presentation
. Analyzed and suggested improvements for Target's Easter season supply
chain
. Largely contributed to three papers about product sourcing, receiving
a 100% on the third one
. Managed and heavily contributed to a group analytical paper taking a
historical record of supplier bids and, with the aid of the CPI,
determined which vendors should be selected
. Completed high school project involving price comparisons for various
items across four leading grocery stores
VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
. Member of the ASU Department of Information Systems Student Club
. Delivered training sessions for senior citizens at the Tempe Public
Library on how to use a variety of technical applications in MS Office
Suite
SKILLS
. Proficiency with SQL programming in both building and modifying
databases as well as creating queries for the purposes of reporting
and analysis
. Some experience in C#, C++, PHP, CSS, and JavaScript
. Experience creating relational databases, and familiarity with the
structure of multidimensional databases
. Experience using the QAD business intelligence system and keen
familiarity with its functions and features
. Microsoft Visual Studio, Visio, MySQL, and ERwin data modeler
. Distribute analytical reports via SharePoint
. Proven ability to self-educate, as illustrated by earning a near
perfect grade while attending an online high school
. MS Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
. Yahoo/Google Email