Project Management Global Sourcing
Resume:
Key Words: Manager, Leader, Global Sourcing, Commodity / Category Management, Business Transformation, Negotiations, Contracts, Operational Support, SAP, Project Management Brian R. Lind, MBA
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http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianrlind
STRENGTHS
• Tenacious yet fair negotiator – results driven
• Reduction/optimization of Total Cost of Ownership
• Product development and integration
• Leading and participating in cross-functional teams that generate positive results and process improvements, as well as new product introduction (NPI) and project management.
• Trusted partner with Operations, Finance and Legal
• Team leader of significant capital infrastructure projects
• Relationship building and salvaging
• Global Sourcing and Commodity/Category Management ... o Identification and development of new suppliers, including:
• Rigorous review of quality, factory acceptance,
• Financial condition and risk mitigation
• Sustainability practices and culture
• Capacity & scalability
o Ongoing management of supplier relationships
• Contract negotiation, writing and training
• Selection and implementation of new procurement initiatives
• Developing and leading top-notch local and remote teams
• Possess conversational German language ability (have lived in Germany for nearly two years, plus multiple trips to Europe) EXPERIENCE
Owner, LINDWIND & NNW, July 2017 – Present
LindWind LLC & Negotiations NorthWest provides consulting services to reduce Total Costs of Ownership of goods and services, and the negotiation of their applicable contracts.
• Target audience is for companies needing to upgrade their infrastructure, but not yet able to hire a dedicated professional- level staff, or those in need of specialized negotiations experience for a limited engagement.
• Recent projects include solar array RFP for a Texas steel company, ISP bid support, sourcing for a repower project, and due-diligence investigations for a VC investor
• New function – business development for an Irish company, Anecto, focused on refurbishment of power electronics Sourcing Manager, IBERDROLA RENEWABLES (AVANGRID
RENEWABLES), June 2007 – June 2017
• Key OEM account management for: GE, Suzlon & Vestas
• End of Warranty closure, Serial Defect settlement agreements
• Products Development - Facilitated engineering and manufacturing of customized products to optimize turbine performance. Included new designs of climb assist equipment
• Project Manager - Mountain View III Vestas V47 repower project
• Strategic materials Commodity/Category Management
• Expert in direct and alternatively sourcing
• Hired as the first person to support new internal O&M support, I established new inventory and services infrastructure for maintenance of nation-wide fleet of 3,000 + wind turbines Sourcing Manager, PACIFICORP (MIDAMERICAN ENERGY), Oct. 2000 – June 2007
• Member of Lakeside power plant construction contract team
• Developed KPI’s - improved team requisition throughput by 20%
• Tracked and reported the volatile metals commodities – report distributed up to C-level executives
• Led Boiler Work Group’s standardization of SOW documents
• Initiated partnership in pre- and post-maintenance outage management activity to improve availability and reduce costs
• Simplified and standardized contract and RFx processes, as well as buyer/planner support, and led departmental training
• Led team that earned 2004 Spirit of Excellence Award for net savings of $4 Million from reduced outage time and actual costs
• Partnered with ScottishPower to conduct global PC and server products and services RFP that complied with EU regulations Other Key Sourcing Background
• Negotiated contracts for new office building construction
• Custom fabricated parts - negotiated contracts for castings, stampings, machining and vacuum formed plastic parts
• Liaison between Boeing’s 777 Aircraft Division and Materiel Division. Coordinated production and spare parts contracting
• Team member of $23 Million development and purchase of 777 flight simulator
• Earned Special Recognition Award from the Canadian National Defense for “exceptional performance” in support of their refueling fleet of 707’s during Desert Storm
KEY METRICS (PacifiCorp & Iberdrola)
Personal Spend $230,000,000
Additional Spend Under Frameworks $420,000,000
Total Spend Controlled $650,000,000
Personal Spend Savings $31,000,000
Framework Savings $51,000,000
Total Savings Generated $82,000,000
% Savings Average 13%
Total Contracts Executed 600+
Sourcing Headcount Managed 16
Sourcing Employees Trained 54
Oracle-to-SAP Transitions 3
Average Customer Response Time 2 hours
MILITARY
First Lieutenant, Field Artillery, US Army
Section leader/copilot of first military unit to field the OH-58D helicopter in Europe.
CONFERENCES & SPEECHES
• Oregon Wave Energy Trust conference, 2016 & 2019
• DOE Sandia WTG Blade Workshop, 2016 & 2014
• DOE NREL Gearbox Reliability Collaborative, 2014 & 2105
• Scottish Renewables Conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, 2016
• Annual AWEA conferences, 2008 – 2015
• Delivered five presentations, including: Power Transmission Distributors Assoc., Wind Power Supply Chain Summit, Portland Development Commission, and the NW Wind Industry Alliance VOLUNTEER SERVICE
• Active participant in Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group, 2010 – 2018. Edited new Operations Manual
• VP, Neskowin Community Association, 2010 – 2020
• Board member, Institute for Supply Management, 2002 – 2004 EDUCATION
MBA, Sustainable Business, 2016, Marylhurst University BA, Journalism, Western Washington University
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