Procurement Director

NORMAN R. BROWN, JR. EMAIL **********@***.*** Cell 678-***-****

SUMMARY

Professional and proven team player with experience in Construction Project Mgt., Warehouse Operations and Corporate

Office Contracts/Supply Chain/Strategic Sourcing. Strengths include a broad exposure to solving numerous business dilemmas and

experience with Budgets, Scheduling, Logistics, Safety, Auctions, Pcards, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems (SAP, Oracle,

Maximo), White Belt Six Sigma, Negotiating, Legal, Facilities Management and Renewable Energy Projects. The following is a partial

list of corporate departments supported or worked in: IT, HR, Marketing, Construction, Operations, Environmental, Executive, Facilities,

Warehouse, Finance, Economic Development, Purchasing and Accounting. Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) with a BS in Building

Construction and MS in Administration and Management, with 17 years corporate office Contracts/Procurement experience and 15 years

Onsite Construction Project Management experience.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

June 2020 – Present: Independent Construction Project Manager

May 2019 - May 2020: Williams Industrial Services

Construction Project Manager with Williams Industrial Services at Vogtle 3&4 Nuclear Power Plant Construction.

April 2009 - April 2019: Construction Project Management, Procurement & Contracts Consulting Services

Senior Independent Consultant providing project consulting and short-term contract services to Electric Utility Support Industries,

Oil & Gas, Commercial, Residential and Hotel Constr/Renovation. Review and modify contracts, purchasing procedures, project mgt. and

cross-functional tasks. Hands on construction experience building new homes, renovations and operating heavy equipment as company owner.

Longer projects within the above time frame:

June 2012 - Oct 2013: Contractor position as Procurement Dept. head for the EPC General Contractor on a $150m refinery

construction project. Position focused on the development of a small staff to handle RFPs, negotiate contracts and track expenditures.

Jan 2017 - Oct 2017: Project Manager with PowerSecure coordinating purchasing, engineering, manufacturing,

transportation and construction/placement of large standby generators and associated switchgear.

Dec 2017 - Nov 2018: Consultant position with Halyard Health handling contracts for a large medical company going

through a divestiture. (Avanos and Owens & Minor are now the two companies on the NYSE replacing Halyard Health)

Nov 2018 - May 2019: Consultant position as a Project Manager in Aerospace manufacturing for Pratt & Whitney installing

complex equipment that produce aircraft engine blades and disks.

June 2008 - March 2009: Mesa Power Group - Subsidiary of BP (Boone Pickens) Capital

Director of Procurement responsible for developing and overseeing the contracts and purchasing functions for renewable energy projects.

Additional tasks revolved around review and analysis of all energy forms for future development (wind, solar, biomass, water,

natural gas). Initial project efforts were focused on a 1000MW wind farm in north Texas, transmission, land leases, water pipeline and load

balancing gas turbines. Multi-billion dollar project cancelled due to the Recession.

June 2007 - June 2008: Vanderlande Industries

Senior Strategic Agent managing RFPs and contract negotiations for automated warehouse systems, baggage handling and security

for major airports. Responsible for all construction contracts, project support services and corporate office facilities management contracts.

2004 - 2005: The Home Depot - Corporate Office

Category Manager responsible for strategic sourcing of capital equipment, materials, services and facilities operation contracts

necessary to support the construction and operation of new and remodeled Home Depot stores using seven steps, six sigma,

MS Project and SAP. Savings acquired via the use of reverse auctions and year on year price discounts on multi-year contracts

with an annual multi-billion dollar spend.

Mirant Corporation (formerly Southern Energy a subsidiary of The Southern Company)

1999 - 2003: Contracts Purchasing Manager - Atlanta Office

Responsible for all contracts issued for construction projects for North America and Europe. Duties included purchasing

of major capital equipment, construction materials, labor contracts, transportation agreements, consultant agreements,

environmental agreements, software agreements, Oracle change team member, tax issues, reverse auctions & cost savings, major

equipment storage and transportation in the U.S. and overseas. Company filed for bankruptcy in 2003, partial related to Enron debacle.

1998 - 1999: Sr. Manager, Budget and Contracts Administration - Southeast Asia Region

Senior Manager developing and overseeing the following departments: Budget, Contracts and Purchasing, Quantity and Productivity

Tracking and Warehousing for the construction of the $1.2 billion Power Plant in the Philippines. Project completed successfully

under extremely adverse conditions. Transferred back to Atlanta to the position above.

Prior to 1998 - Georgia Power Company, Atlanta, Georgia - Subsidiary of The Southern Company

Procurement/Contract Agent - Corporate Accounts (see resume Summary for depts. supported), Proc. Dept., Corp. Office Atlanta

Contracts Administrator - Contracts Section, Procurement Department, Corp. Office Atlanta

Senior Buyer - Procurement Department, Corp. Office Atlanta

Senior Analyst - Project Mgt, Scheduling & Cost Section/ Construction Plant Site

Senior Engineering Associate - Project Mgt, Scheduling & Cost Section/Construction Plant Site

Engineering Associate - Project Mgt, Scheduling & Cost Section/Construction Plant Site

Jr. Engineering Associate - Project Mgt, Warehouse, Construction Plant Site

Jr. Engineering Associate - Project Mgt, Corp. Office Atlanta

EDUCATION

Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, Georgia

Master of Science - Administration and Management

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia

Bachelor of Science - Building Construction

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

Club of Hearts - Board Member

American Association of Cost Engineers - Past Chapter Officer

Institute for Supply Management (CPM 2004, Certified Purchasing Manager)

APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) Member

Georgia Power Accounting and Finance Association

Georgia Power Blood Drive Coordinator

National Kidney Association Volunteer

Consulting Seminars, Negotiating Seminars, Software Contracts Training, Safety Training

Systematic Problem Solving, Interpersonal Skills, Six Sigma Home Depot

Time Management & Managerial Grid

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Executive Seminar - Michigan State University

Numerous Computer Training Classes

Risk Management & Insurance Seminars

OSHA 30, Construction Safety & Health, 30 hour - Dec 2018

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