Project Manager Management

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position in Purchasing that will utilize my accumulated experience, technical

knowledge and management abilities to enhance supplier relationships and provide efficient cost solutions to the business and the customer.

EDUCATION: Curry College MBA, MACJ

Johnson & Wales University BS in Management

Northeastern University AS in Business Administration

SUMMARY OF SKILLS:

Solid record of achieving and tracking cost reductions.

Strong interpersonal skills with a background in negotiating contracts, strategic purchasing agreements and multi-year subcontracts.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and Outlook, Internet sourcing, order processing systems, and project management software.

Managed supplier development to include sourcing, evaluation, selection, performance and relationships.

Able to establish effective working relationships with employees, client departments and suppliers.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2007- 2024 Adaptive Optics Associates Inc – Sr. Principal Procurement Analyst, Devens, MA

Initially hired as a Contractor strategically assigned to support both the conversion of procurement systems and the migration of Northrop Grumman Corporate Contracts into the procurement baseline at AOA Inc. Hired full-time in February 2008.

Acted as interim purchasing manager after the previous manager left the company.

Worked with facilities as the procurement project manager for a $1.5M facilities upgrade at our East Hartford location, negotiated savings of over $100K.

Managed multiple suppliers in Europe and Canada for special optics and laser related products as well as handling ITAR and Import related issues for foreign products migrating into Government programs across multiple product lines.

Given recognition along with multiple bonuses because of supporting new program initiatives and efforts towards improving Import/Export processes for overseas suppliers.

Procurement lead working with IT for implementing an Electronic Requisition Process including recent process upgrades throughout multiple locations of AOA.

2004-2007 RI Air National Guard - Contracting Office Supervisor, North Kingstown, RI

Volunteered for Active Duty supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and assigned as Contracting Office Supervisor managing one Contracting Officer and one Subcontracts Administrator – October 2006.

Lead buyer for procurement of MRO goods and services in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). Developed contracts for base wide infrastructure improvements, including new construction.

Team leader for “Wide Area Workflow” paperless process implementation yielding efficiencies in payment/invoicing system supporting quicker supplier payments and reduction in government costs.

1999-2004 EMC CORPORATION - New Products Program Manager, Hopkinton, MA

Six Sigma Green Belt training completed - June 2004.

Managed Printed Circuit Board and PCB Assembly deliverables for use in Hardware and Beta Site development of new Symmetrix Data Storage Products.

Team Leader in the generation and implementation of a Prototrack Tool that monitored and measured the NPI process and provided paperless transactions.

Increased efficiencies by managing a cross-functional team, changing manual routines into streamlined electronic data transmission processes.

As Team Leader, directed the effort to install a leading-edge EMC Internal Collaboration Tool for the Hardware Engineering Business Organization.

EMC CORPORATION - New Products Senior Buyer, Hopkinton, MA

Managed subcontracting for all prototype boards and assemblies, volume of business approximately $50M annually.

Commodity Manager responsible for production and prototype backplane and midplane sub-contract management for Teradyne products.

Purchased Capital Equipment to support Engineering and Manufacturing requirements to include Main-Frame IBM computers, software licensing agreements, associated peripherals, burn-in and environmental chambers and various types of test equipment.

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