KEVIN W. BRUCE

**** ********** ******, *******, ** 97504 C: 541-***-**** acymju@r.postjobfree.com

CORE COMPETENCIES

Leadership

Customer Relations

Project Management

Contract Negotiations

Vendor Partnerships

Reading Construction Plans

Inventory Management

Skilled use with Various Tools

Equipment Operator Experience

MILITARY EXPERIENCE:

Aviation Ordnance, Honorable Discharge United States Marine Corps San Diego, California 2001 to 2005

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in my Ordnance shop

Assigned daily maintenance tasks to my junior Marines and also addressed disciplinary action when needed

Checked on work in progress and also inspected completed work to ensure that military aircraft were safe to fly

Areal Observer and flight member for critical supply and transport missions in Al Anbar Province, Iraq HMH-466 (CH53E Super Stallion) MILITARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2004 - Deployed to Iraq in support of operation Iraqi Freedom. 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, HMH 466, U.S.S Boxer

Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, National Defense Medal.

Certificate of Appreciation, Certificate of Commendation (individual award)

Honorable Discharge, 2005

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Purchasing Agent Timber Products Company Southern Oregon Region Medford, OR DEC 2013 to PRESENT

Highlight: $155,000 of negotiated cost savings for Timber Products in 2016 YTD

Vendor management. Creating vendor profiles. Establish and maintain successful working relationships with vendors. Review contract and payment terms with vendors. Maintain vendor certificates of insurance and update accordingly

Review and process purchase requisitions

Issue purchase orders to maintain safety stock levels of key items and maintenance equipment to keep both plants in operation

Daily orders range from consumable parts to direct materials for the plywood and particleboard plants

Partner internally with the engineering team and company controllers for capital projects

Routinely work with the accounts payable/receivable clerks to rectify delivery and invoicing issues in a timely manner

Trained employees and internal customers on the new ERP System (Microsoft Dynamics AX12)

Provide customer support for system and supply issues and work with internal customers on a daily basis to meet their needs.

Project material and consumable product costs in order to assist forecasting orders

Inventory direct materials and consumables and maintain consignment inventories on site for certain items. Production Supervisor Timber Products Medford Plywood Medford, OR JUL 2011 – DEC 2013

Managed the graveyard veneer drying and hardwood panel production crews (32 employees)

Coordinated the weekly production schedule with the others shifts

Maintained our key objectives of employee safety and providing our customers with a quality product Engineering Assistant/Student Engineer University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK MAY 2008 – MAR 2011

Assisted the senior civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams on multiple construction projects

Focused on code corrections, asbestos abatement, sanitary and storm sewer construction, and ADA compliance Carpenter Fountain Head Development Inc. Fairbanks, AK SEP 2006 – DEC 2007

Commercial construction on warehouses, hotels, apartment buildings, and some residential work

Specific projects included framing, roofing, foundations, and finish carpentry work EDUCATION

Associates of Business Rogue Community College Medford, OR September 2016 Leadership Programs Cohort Leadership Academy (2016) & Dale Carnegie Leadership Academy (2012) Civil Engineering and Business Major University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK 2008 - 2011 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Technical Skills & Certifications Proficient in Microsoft Office (word, Excel, PowerPoint), AutoCAD, Microsoft Dynamics Axapta 2004, 2009, 2012 Personal Interests Traveling, guitar, hiking, hunting, and fishing, member of IAVA (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)

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