DAN C PARSONS

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WORK EXPERIENCE

CARMAX Houston, Texas 6/2016 – Present

CarMax is the largest used-car retailer in the United States and a Fortune 500 company. Responsibilities:

Sale of Vehicles.

Merchandising of vehicles

Computerized tracking of inventory

Sales Associate

Aker Solutions Subsea Houston, Texas 9/2007 – 9/2015 Aker Solutions is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of subsea oil & gas production equipment. Product Procurement Manager

I provided strategic sourcing leadership for the execution of the procurement of products used in Controls and Distribution Business Unit supply chains. Lead cross-functional commodity teams in achieving sourcing objectives. I developed strategic sourcing and contract administration strategies that ensured the benefits derived from supplier relationships were maximized for the benefit of the total Supply Chain organization. Responsibilities:

Manage the supplier base, develop new suppliers and improve and strengthen current relationships.

Responsible for coordinating the procurement of materials, supplies and services.

Directed the procurement of contract machining, fabrications, subsea valves, electronic components, fasteners and elastomers.

Responsible for overall management of procurement execution and activities for an average of 18 to 26 projects at any given time.

Partner with suppliers to identify and take cost out of the supply chain with strategies such as value engineering, framework agreements, lean manufacturing and sub-tier sourcing.

Develop and implement supplier agreements to manage and deliver MRO parts and services to support manufacturing facilities and repair and refurbish customer owned equipment.

Develop and mentor staff to further strengthen the Supply Chain organization.

Conduct employee performance reviews, coach, counsel, and promote career development.

Deliver cost savings and align compliance with corporate goals. Highlights:

I set up benchmarked pricing and stocking framework agreements with machining and fabrication suppliers in support of the Subsea Controls business unit. Under my leadership the team reduced machining costs by an average of 23%. Global Strategic Sourcing Manager – Forgings & Castings Highlights:

Assigned to manage forgings and castings development for Aker global business units. I Identified world class forging suppliers in Italy for subsea tree business units. Assisted buyers in Norway and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to establish framework and stocking agreements with selected suppliers to dramatically reduce costs and improve delivery availability.

Commodity Manager/Purchasing Manager

Highlights:

Responsible for the complete supply chain of three subsea riser projects to be fabricated and assembled in Malaysia by Aker. Identified and developed world class contoured ring forging suppliers in Italy and Mexico. Identified and developed machining and coating supplier in Singapore. Selected and developed machining sources for the boxes and pins in the US and China. Developed plan to deliver components to Malaysia to meet production schedules. Enventure Global Technology Houston, Texas 3/2001 – 8/2007 A joint venture of Shell Oil and Halliburton created to develop and commercialize the new expandable casing technology in drilling and rework applications.

Procurement and Manufacturing Manager

Developed a Supply Chain for a start-up company to manufacture and deliver products and services for global and domestic projects. Set up efficient and cost effective procurement group. Hired personnel and established planning and logistic groups. Developed and implemented all policies and procedures for the total Supply Chain. Responsibilities:

Direct and participate in the planning and procurement of all components necessary to complete the assemblies of equipment required for expansion project completions.

I directed a team of two buyers, two material planners and one expeditor.

Handled master scheduling and analyzed MRP data to guide manufacturing.

The team procured steel tubulars, contract machining, coating services and other necessary components from domestic and international suppliers.

Highlights:

Selected suppliers and assisted in the development of special chemistry line pipe for the expansion process. EGT worked with a US supplier and an Asian supplier in the pipe development program. Selected and assisted development of a partner supplier to manufacture a pipe thread suitable for the expansion process. Selected a US thread supplier and assisted in licensing the thread to other global thread shops in Batam Indonesia. Selected and assisted development of a partner supplier to produce a low friction ID coating for the pipe that is suitable for the expansion process. Selected a US supplier and assisted the supplier to expand by adding additional facilities in Indonesia. ABB Vetco Gray Houston, Texas 7/1997 – 3/2001

ABB VETCO GRAY (GE OIL & GAS) is engaged in the engineering and manufacturing of drilling and production equipment for the recovery of oil and gas on a global basis. Commodities Manager

Responsibilities:

I was involved in the procurement of goods and services to support the manufacture and assembly of subsea drilling riser systems and related handling equipment supply chain.

I procured forgings, castings, steel bar and tubulars.

Identified and developed suppliers to fabricate and OD and ID coat tubulars.

I directed a group of commodity buyers to support the procurement of all necessary components to complete assemblies in my business group.

Highlights:

Directed procurement for all subsea riser project supply chains. Selected all suppliers. Procured pipe, forgings and other components. Developed machining, fabrication and coating scheduling for all riser components. Developed delivery schedules and logistics plans to insure all components were delivered and available to meet assembly schedules.

Sandvik Rock Tools, Inc. Houston, Texas 6/1987 – 7/1997 Sandvik Rock Tools (TRW Mission) is engaged in the engineering and development of percussion drilling equipment for the Mining, Construction and Petroleum industries. Purchasing Supervisor

EDUCATION

Texas Tech University, Bachelor of Arts

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office- Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook

SAP

Adobe, Adobe Acrobat

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