Career Summary

Thirty year veteran of purchasing and project management, and facilities engineering, a seasoned professional, ready to apply higher order thinking skills & knowledge to a strong company so that they may improve their market share, & maintain a positive global identity.

Work Experience

Purchasing Temporary, X-Ray Devices & Audio Equipment, Santa Cruz Staffing,

Oxford Instruments, Scotts Valley, California

Temporary Buyer NPI & MRO-Brought in to cover recently terminated buyer’s tasks---new product introduction and project management & engineering buyer-- ensured effective communication between management, engineering, space planning, maintenance, site services, security, IT, quality, purchasing, EH&S, and Finance.

Documented all processes and vendor history for release to production.

Ensured property mapping for new compressors and parallel furnace installation.

Produced calculations for finance on Return on Investment and job costing.

Vetted all vendors for new products, let purchase orders and maintained document trail.

Worked independently to resolve engineering issues regarding surface contaminants. Provided guidance to other project engineers, and led daily meetings for project update., maintenance/calibration technicians, and EH&S personnel.

Universal Audio, Scotts Valley, California-

Vacation & Bereavement Relief Buyer--New Product Introduction & Engineering Buyer--- Researched &purchased IT equipment with help from IT Director---RMA Processing Customer/Supplier.

Drove implementation of new MRP software, linking sales and shipments for ease of customer service

Strategic Buyer Temporary, Flight Ejection Systems, Ryzen Technical Solutions,

Pacific Scientific Energetic Materials, Hollister, California

Medical Leave Relief Buyer --RMA Processing Customer/Supplier

Vetted vendors and placed orders according to forecasted requirements.

Conferred with vendors and analyzes vendors' operations to determine factors that affected pricing and determined lowest cost consistent fit, form and function, quality, reliability, and ability to meet required schedules.

Reviewed proposals, negotiated prices, selected and recommended suppliers, analyzed trends, following up on order placed, verifies delivery, approves payment, and maintains necessary records.

MRO Purchasing, Pasta Factory

Pulmuone Foods USA, Gilroy, California

Hired as an administrative assistant to facilities engineer in Maintenance, Repair and Operations. Became the “go to” person for analysis of parts or services needed to create positive process change. Researched and analyzed best options for problem resolution. Organized departmental and common part inventory. Developed and instituted a part numbering system for ease of re-order. Developed and implemented a preventative maintenance schedule for all equipment plantwide. Coordinated inbound shipments from Korea, Italy and Canada for new capital equipment, and repair parts. Maintained all records for US Customs. Facilitated all air and ground transportation and hotel accommodations for visiting engineers and repair technicians from Italy and Korea and Chile. Daily input of all packing slips for accounts payable after matching to purchase orders. Analyzed, researched and budgeted new equipment. Worked with City for permitting for new equipment installation. Wrote training manuals to comply with USDA and GMP protocols, in English and Spanish. Created an in house communication system to notify all managers and supervisors of line down, tech visits, lock out tag out, inspections and the like. Reduced plant overall water consumption by 30%. Researched and implemented more environmentally friendly sanitation chemistry. Worked as sole point of contact from company to local municipality on permitting and water use. Worked closely with prior HR representative to reduce plant waste by employees. Coordinated new product rollout tastings and events with local chamber of commerce.

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Buyer I Life Science, Telescope Company

Imaginova Corporation, Watsonville, California

Responsible for Life Science Purchasing for etail & Retail presence. Arranged for replacement part acquisition from offshore manufacturers, bought to forecast. Supported New Product Development & introduction & rollout on web & in print catalog. -RMA Processing Supplier--Worked with Homeland Security to reclaim overpaid & held duty fees.

Purchasing Manager, Photo Lab

Bay Photo Lab, Santa Cruz, California

Responsible for 8 departments, with minimal crossover in Inventory Item Master. Working closely with owner, developed protocols for min/max & conditions of use. Established min/max inventory levels for each department, & working closing with department leads, developed ordering systems for all. Defined commodity products & solicited bids to obtain more competitive pricing & reduced costs overall to entity. Defined a new standard for this company as its initial purchasing professional. Trained all departments on EBQ & JIT Inventory systems.

Buyer, Industrial Computer Company

Digital Dynamics, Inc., Scotts Valley, California

Working from Production Forecast, defined & scheduled gating parts from established vendor list. Arranged for all road show travel for equipment & sales force & hotel accommodations, even the week of 9/11 all air transportation was locked down by FAA, & alternate travel arrangements had to be made. RMA Processing Customer/Supplier-Reduced RMA Backlog by 83% Sought to reduce overall cost of product & refined problematic component requirements. Worked closely with Engineers & Designers to eliminate product pitfalls.

Staff Buyer, Circuit Board Company

HADCO Tech Center West, Watsonville, California

Negotiated & let contracts for all annualized service on "mission critical" equipment.

Calculated & administered blanket purchase orders for high volume consumable chemistry, & material. Responsible for all capital equipment acquisition for the Tech Center. Researched & validated production requirements for automated material handling, conveyorized loading & controlled environment storage equipment. Worked within the scope of permitting & infrastructural improvements for new equipment installation. Wrote & successfully incorporated all Purchasing procedures to achieve ISO 9000Certification. First Responder & HAZ Mat. Coordinated all "sunshine" activities, within budgets, for annual picnics & Christmas Parties. Parallel processed within data & paper, full spectrum file management for any request from any of the internal customers served by the Staff Buyer at this site. Worked as needed on intra-plant task teams to define budgets, capacity forecasts, new product production requirements, etc.

Administrative Manager, Restaurant/Retail

The Granary at The Farm, Soquel, California

Performed all aspects of tasks for a retail/restaurant establishment. Conducted interviews of potential employees, scheduled all employees for all work areas. Served as a full charge bookkeeper for both restaurant & retail store(s) at the physical plant. Maintained Health Department records, OSHA records, Open to Buy statistics, & let purchase orders.

Critical Procurement Coordinator-Military Subcontractor

Nusan Corporation, Watsonville, California

As a sub-contractor to Martin Marietta Aerospace, designed & implemented a full MRP for sixteen different modules. Defined & monitored all ship schedules based on contract requirements. Worked within the scope of MIL I 45208 A (then) to conform to contract.

Reported to Critical Procurement Officers & DECASMA on a quarterly basis. Designed & implemented Supplier Report Cards. Worked to define an AVL & administer metrix required to sustain AVL Status.

Education

6/2006 Bethany APPL Program, Scotts Valley, CA

Bachelors of Arts -Organizational Management, Sumna Cum Laude

6/2002 University of Phoenix, Santa Cruz, CA

Some College Coursework Completed-Organizational Management

1/1984 Cabrillo College, Soquel, CA

Professional Coursework-Business Writing, Accounting, Business Administration

Certificated in Accounting

9/1978 U.C. Davis, Davis, CA

Some College Coursework Completed

Coursework Interrupted due to Medical Condition

Industries Served

Engineering Companies Contract Manufacturing

Consumer Retail Photographic

Web Based Companies Life Science

Non-Profits Sole Proprietorship

DOD-Military OEM

Tourist Retail Telecommunications

Human Services

Restaurant

Community Service & Voluntary Activities

Pajaro Valley Volunteer Center-Adopt a Family Christmas Project (Former)

YWCA of Watsonville Board Member (Former-post earthquake)

California Grey Bears Route Driver (Former)

Ombudsman Advocacy for seniors (Former)

California Senior Alliance (Event Chair)

Senior Coalition (Event Chair)

Aptos Junior High School Home & School Club (Former President)

Rio Highlands Homeowners Association Board of Directors (Former President)

Girl Scouts of Monterey Bay Troop Leader (Former)

Cabrillo Republican Women Federated (Annual Tea Chair-Member at Large)

Agricultural History Project (Farmers Market Volunteer-Former)

Skills

Bilingual-Spanish Graphic Arts MS Office

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