Supply Chain Management

TIMOTHY SCHMIDT

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Madison, MS 39110

Residence: 601-***-****

Mobile: 214-***-****

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AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Mr. Schmidt is seasoned Director of Procurement, with 20 years of strategic

global and domestic experience under direct or indirect spends. He has

extensive involvement in the military, airlines, aerospace, oil and gas,

electric utility and power generation industries. The majorities of these

years are in Purchasing Supply Chain Management (PSCM) within aerospace,

airlines, and defense focusing upon transformation of business culture, SCM

processing, strategic sourcing and project management implementation. He

has worked for list of corporations that have been awarded the Purchasing

Magazine Medal of Excellence, World Trade Magazine Global Supply Chain

Excellence, Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award, and Aviation Week

Magazine Supplier of the Year.

Mr. Schmidt is a subject matter expert and thought leader who has played

key roles in development of global supply chain and strategic sourcing

engineering programs. He has coached and trained procurement professionals

in the disciplines of procurement and use of "best practice" through multi-

step process of contracting to include: Spend Analysis, Market

Intelligence, Acquisition Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Statements of Work,

Approve Strategy, Contracting, and Key Performance Indicators. His

experience and expertise spans the following key business components:

. Purchasing Supply Chain (PSCM)

. Supplier Relation Management (SRM)

. Operations Management

. Service Oriented Architectural

. Commodity Councils

. Configuration Management

. MRO Fleet Asset Management

. JIT/MRP Measurement Matrixes

. Business Transformation Outsourcing

. Engineering Procurement Construction (EPCM)

. Total Cost of Ownership

. Third Party Logistics (3PL)

. Global Outsourcing Procurement Hubs

. Performance Based Logistics (PBL)

. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

. FAA Regulations

. Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation(DFAR)

. International Traffic in Arms Regulation(ITAR)

. Procure-2-Pay

. Emptoris - Contracts, e-Procurement

. SAP

. COGNOS

. Key Performance Indicators(KPI)

. Balance Scorecard Measurements

CAREER HISTORY

L-3 Communications - Vertex 2013-Present

Director of Subcontracts

Mr. Schmidt supports federal and commercial contracted clients in various

international MRO contracts. He identifies, assesses and mitigates

business and legal risks by modification and negotiation of a high volume,

highly complex federal government contract documents, related subcontracts,

and the company's standard terms and conditions. Mr. Schmidt regularly

interacts with executives and/or customers and these interactions often

involve controversial situations, high-risk customer negotiations, or

influencing and persuading other senior level managers.

He is the primary compliance officer and acts as the liaison between

ongoing project work of Program Managers, procedural requirements and

contracted scope of work in accordance to the contracts. He also ensures

the compliance on supplier cost, schedule, legal, regulations and

performance aspects of subcontracts.

In this role, Mr. Schmidt reports directly to the Vice-President of Legal

and manages the subcontract team; including establishing goals and

objectives for the staff and coordinating procurement activities. He

promotes a centric procurement process, which includes client employees,

suppliers, state/federal regulations, from needs definition thru

competitive bidding and contract award. He has secured significant cost

reductions through developing strategic alliances and corrective actions

with the existing suppliers.

Black & Veatch 2012 - 2013

Project Procurement Manager

Mr. Schmidt supports federal contracted clients in various international

construction projects as the liaison between ongoing project work,

procedural requirements and contracted scope of work. He is responsible for

the oversight of tactical and advanced subcontract work scope performed on

hydro electric dam and water projects as prime for USAID. He manages staff

assignments to subcontractor administration for global construction of

hydro electric projects and ensuring that all project deliverables are

achieved within established schedules and scope definitions. He is

responsible for development of subcontracts, including technical, schedule

and financial performance of subcontractors, manages the interaction

between Black & Veatch for USAID by the contractual awards and assignment

of EPC supplier performance. His other responsibilities may include

business plan development and implementation, market assessment and

planning, contract negotiation and product and service development, as

applicable. Mr. Schmidt possesses extensive knowledge of subcontract

program management functions and work experience.

Rockwell Collins Inc. 2009- 2012

Senior Programs Subcontracts Manager

Mr. Schmidt possesses extensive knowledge of subcontract program management

functions and work experience, where he assures innovation, direction and

guidance from other departments to ensure the consistent application of

standards and procedures. Years experience in federal contract law,

subcontract formation, administration, claims, cost and scheduling, and

working knowledge of all types of federal contract vehicles with a

sponsorship within the Department of Defense. He Provides subcontract

administration functional guidance to Program Management Office and other

cross-functional groups involved in the pursuitant business activity. Mr.

Schmidt coaches and provides utility with lessons learned regarding quality

of performance of subcontract administration to Program Managers of

supplier business negotiation tactics. Communicates subcontractor

management issues, information and topics of concern to suppliers, field

personnel, and assembles meetings.

Textron Inc.

Bell Helicopter

2007- 2009

Procurement Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing Manager

Mr. Schmidt leads the development of a comprehensive approach to

aftermarket services, which are focused upon: a flexible sustainment

Performance Based Logistics (PBL) offering, of integrating the SCM to

vastly improve the capability, reliability, and availability for the front

line warfighter (V-22) and other developmental air vehicle platforms. He

has successfully implemented the procurement strategy of the PBL programs

through; supplier relationship product support agreements, writing

statements of work, terms and conditions and by negotiating with sub-

contractor supply base.

Mr. Schmidt coaches and manages a diverse talent pool to raise the

competency level in the procurement process to optimize savings

opportunities. Utilizing an innovating an approach of centric buying

practices and 3PL; he reorganized supply chain focus to include more

collaboration thru a commodity council approach.

IBM Global Business Services 2005-

2007

SCM Industry Expert for United States Air Force, Wright Patterson AFB,

Dayton, Ohio

IBM Senior Transformation Consultant

Mr. Schmidt led a Centralized Market Intelligence team, at USAF

Headquarters for the Commodity Councils to provide analysis, research, and

best practices under the Office of Secretary of Defense.

He led the effort to improve war-fighter readiness and asset management.

The approach included implementation of a public/private partnership for

maintaining strategic specialty metals stocking reserves. This effort was

critical to supporting the recent Iraqi wartime surge.

He coordinated a team which was focused upon Service Oriented Architectural

(SOA) solutions, to unite over 400 splintered supply chain software systems

to 32. These consolidated, secured systems resulted in decreased support

costs, increased accuracy and predictability which created increased

velocity in transportation of assets.

Mr. Schmidt introduced performance based logistics contract language,

commercial derivative repairs, and a substitution program based upon

reverse engineering of OEM out-of-production parts. He educated and trained

the USAF industry practices to reduce product lead time by 50% and

acquisition costs by $560M annually.

He implemented customer support language within USAF contracts, obtained

guarantees of supplier on-time deliveries and mentored USAF Commodity

Councils' debate forum at the 2007 Aviation Week MRO Conference, Atlanta,

GA on the value of PMA parts (published).

IBM Global Business Services

NiSource Energy World Headquarters in Merrillville, Indiana

2006-2007

IBM Business Transformation Outsourcing Consultant

Northern Indiana Public Service Co. Utility and Power Generation

Procurement Project Manager

Mr. Schmidt competitively bid a $135M engineering procurement and

construction (EPC) solution for low mercury emissions selective catalytic

reduction (SCR) at fossil-fueled generation plants. The bids and SOW

included Environmental Engineering Services, Design Engineering Services,

Construction Services, and build-to-order manufacturing OEM Parts achieved

$8M cost avoidance and $11M hard dollar savings.

He led procurement of architectural engineering services to overhaul and

modernize one of South Chicago's and Northern Indiana SCADA systems. This

acquisition approach improved the reliability by converting analog systems

to digital and use of other energy sources, pursuant to government mandates

and wind generation needs. A $3M cost saving was achieved.

He led a procurement planning team to overhaul a fleet of coal fired

boilers and headers on a retro-fit program. The project utilized an EPC

provider, OEM's, and metals contractor at cost of $160M. All spend had to

be coordinated, audited and approved by the State of Indiana utility

commission.

Mr. Schmidt directed procurement services strategies incorporating long

range planning, engineering, and finance for preventive MRO and planned

outages. He functioned as liaison between supplier, contractors, and

federal and state authorities and regulations; and administered both

operating and capital budgets.

He developed an innovative alternative service solution to emergency

outages, which resulted in $1M savings and reduced outage days by 60%

(Reduced the outage time by 6 months) on emergency un-schedule outage.

He reduced contract negotiation backlog of 8 months to current on all

Terms and Conditions Service Agreements for long range projects.

He trained and implemented NiSource procurement personnel on the release

of software; Emptoris, SAP, and Maximo software systems. Business

Transformation Project was completed ahead of schedule, in only 18 months,

while hold manpower headcount to minimum.

In this assignment, Mr. Schmidt reported directly to the Chief Procurement

Officer and Vice-President Operations and Generation. He coached a centric

procurement process, which included client employees, suppliers, state

regulations, from needs definition thru competitive bidding and contract

award. His team's accomplishments included:

. Reduced cross-departmental (accounting, warehousing, head count, and

financial) inefficiencies by bundling like materials and services to a

single source supplier.

. Transitioned supply chain department from a tactical and reactive to a

strategic and proactive approach.

. Reduced plant outage time by replacing and modernizing valves, motors,

and instruments with energy-efficient, newer or remanufactured

components.

. Decreased waste of recovery fly-ash materials and increased revenues

by 35% thru collaboration with plant operation engineering.

. Recovered $2.8M in outstanding warranty claims, filed in the last five

years.

. Created centralized MRO repair services program for motors, breakers,

valves, and pumps which resulted in 60% savings in repair costs.

IBM Global Business Services

SCM Industry Expert for United States Air Force, Tinker Air Force Base, OK

2005-2006

IBM Senior Business Consultant

Acted as PSCM Instruments Commodity Council Mentor at the United States Air

Force.

Mr. Schmidt served as coach in the development of acquisition strategies

for Performance Base Logistics (PBL) contracts. The approach included: to

the introduction of product support requirements, reliability matrix,

production planning and requirement of technology and configuration

management to ensure regulation compliance.

Mr. Schmidt supported a full range of MRO processes for asset management

and culture transformation solutions in Configuration Management,

Engineering, Production Planning, and Material Management.

He utilized aviation materials experience to identify savings programs that

created an overall understanding of how to utilize "best in class" supply

chain management theories and tools. Results included:

. Benchmarked airline industry product support agreement to reduce AF

product lead time by 67% on build-to-order items and reduced cycle

time for repairable components by 90%.

. Developed alternative competitive supply chains of OEM's/PMA's/DER

programs, ensuring engineering standards, and quality control

processes which increased production yield with a catalog discount of

42% for PMA and 63% for DER.

. Partnered with the OEM to lean out and utilize the tools of a best in

class PBL agreement within an AF organic repair shop. Saving $100M on

materials and man hours.

American Airlines, Inc., AMR Corp, Fort Worth, Texas

1998-2005

Materials Management Team Lead

Mr. Schmidt served as a team lead of asset management for the merger of

American Airlines and Trans World Airlines (TWA) maintenance MRO centers

( including: international fleets; integration of two large airlines into

one standard operating and supply chain procedures). He also, supported a

B757 line maintenance move from DFW to Tulsa.

He assumed a leadership role as a subject matter expert on component

repairs and aircraft maintenance reliability programs. He identified a

number of performance trends and component flaws, collaborating with

fleet operation engineering to evaluate out of service revenue risk of

B757, B767, and B777 fleets. Developed analysis for components that have

predictive failure rates of "mean time before failure," using the data to

forecast the spare parts needs, time, and location.

Mr. Schmidt explored operational techniques to reduce budgets, increase

inventory turns, created supply chain velocity and decreased customer

wait time by enforcing "Product Support Agreements", which reduced turn

around times (TAT) to signed contracts. Accomplishments included:

. Developed a number of stock out reports to make real time decisions

for parts allocations to location, stocking levels, or require

suppliers to support the shortage levels.

. Reduced TAT from 120 day to 30 day turn at major OEM service

centers by bundling and out sourcing.

. Reduction in TAT from out sourcing services resulted in a $17M

inventory reduction.

. Coordinated and supported the pneumatic health check line to reduce

aircraft out of revenue service by 70%. (Published by the Boeing

Company as "Best in Class" program)

. Pneumatic Health Check resulted in a savings of $5M annually of

lost revenue for aircraft trip substitutions.

Mr. Schmidt also developed alternative supply chains of OEM/PMA/DER

programs by coordinating teams to support new competition, ensure

engineering standards, and quality control processes, which increased

production yield with catalog discounts up to 45%. Also created,

developed, and negotiated a Hawaiian Airlines and AA line and maintenance

base support agreement. This agreement used a turnkey approach for

schedule and un-schedule performance based logistics on inventory

support. It provisioned spare parts demand for newly acquired fleets,

such as the B777. Highlights include:

. Hawaiian Airlines negotiation created $40M revenue generating

program for AA as a MRO outsourcing maintenance solution.

. Performed the cost analysis of carrying inventory, warehouse cost,

labor cost per an order pull, and transportation.

. Leading industry subject matter experts for PMA programs at

airlines, military, and manufacturers.

Aviall, Inc. / Boeing, Dallas, Texas

1994 - 1998

QA JIT Programs Administrator

Mr. Schmidt reported directly to COO to develop, implement and manage

quality assurance programs for OEM builders of commercial and military

aircrafts. He established QA manuals and special customer requirements to

deliver error-free parts for customers. He reviewed supplier data

requirements list on technical documentation to answer and communicate

quality standards, by interacting extensively with customer engineering

departments. He also served as Inventory Forecast Planner, managing a staff

of buyers/expeditors, developing forecasting tools, coordinating numerous

inventory-related MIS functions. He oversaw a wide variety of programs

with JIT logistical activities in forecasting, consumption rates, targeted

stock levels, weekly/monthly measurements, and item specific analysis of

turn rates on demand push/pull systems.

Hitachi North America, Las Colinas, Texas Semiconductors

1994 - 1994

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Tulsa, Oklahoma Inside Sales

1992 - 1994

GW/S Environmental Consulting, Tulsa, Oklahoma Summer Intern

1991 - 1992

British Petroleum (Amoco Production Co.), Tulsa, OK Summer Intern

1988 - 1991

EDUCATION

. Bachelors of Science in Business Administration in Energy Management

(B.S.B.A), University of Tulsa, 1992.

AFFILIATION AND ASSOCIATIONS

. American Society of Quality (ASQ)

. Supply Chain Council (SCOR)

. Institute for Supply Management (ISM)

. International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP)

. American Helicopter Society (AHS) International

. Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)

. Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA)

. National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

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