Supply Chain Project Management

ASHLEY HUNZIKER, MBA

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Mr. Hunziker is a versatile, international professional with 18 years of experience, including extensive supply chain, procurement, project management, operations, contracts, finance, marketing, and sales. Managed over $720 million in global procurements, as well as international development projects with budgets ranging from $10 million to $160 million within Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia. Well versed in developing standards of procedure, logistical systems, and adherence to corporate, donor, and stakeholder compliance. Uses a collaborative approach and has managed up to 88 cross-functional staff across five locations, conversing in multiple languages and multicultural settings while fostering energized, dedicated teams, and thriving when working independently. Highly adept at delivering creative solutions to complex problems across a wide range of high-level stakeholders in U.S. Government, DoD, foreign governments, and the private sector with extensive experience in high stress situations and environments.

PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN

Tetra Tech (NASDAQ: TTEK $1.2B): Arlington, VA/USA & Kyiv, Ukraine (August 2020 – April 2025)

Held multiple and progressive roles including Procurement and Grants Director and Director, Delivery Excellence.

● Oversaw supply chain operations for importing over $600 million in replacement parts for Ukraine’s power grid, which included importing items globally into Ukraine and delivery and installation at the sites.

● Directed a team of seven procurement experts, managing third-party procurement for the $920 million USAID-funded Energy Security Project

(ESP), providing support, in-depth market analysis, and cost reasonableness assessments, contributing specialized expertise to complex procurement processes when required.

● Supported resource management and quality control through root cause analysis, the development of a procurement-as-a-service delivery playbook, policies, training materials, and best practice frameworks.

● Lead the creation, support, and continuous improvement of delivery capabilities, approaches, frameworks, and roadmaps.

● As the Procurement and Grants Director in Kyiv, Ukraine, oversaw the

$720 million procurement fund and $2.8 million grants fund for the ESP. Managed a team of 10 who were responsible for all grants and procurements across six technical streams. Coordinated all procurements from concept creation, market research, solicitation, evaluation, negotiation, contracting, implementation/delivery, and closeout.

● Coordinated cross functional teams to develop clear scopes of work/technical specifications for solicitations.

● Partnered with a vendor to customize an online procurement management system.

● Oversaw the entire procurement lifecycle for the first six months of the EUR 1 billion Ukraine Energy Support Fund based out of Vienna. AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Supply Chain – 4 years

globally

Procurement – 10 years

globally and over $720M

Project Management - 10

years globally

Marketing and Sales – 3 years

EDUCATION

MBA, The University

of Texas

BBA, Marketing and

Advertising, University

of Oklahoma

LANGUAGES

English (Native), French

(Professional), Portuguese

(Professional), Azerbaijani

(Professional)

COUNTRIES

Ukraine, Cameroon,

Mozambique, Tunisia, Rwanda,

the Democratic Republic of the

Congo (DRC), Iraq, Azerbaijan,

and Afghanistan

CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management

Professional (PMP) – to be

completed in June 2025

Human and Institutional

Capacity Development (HICD)

VOLUNTEERING

US Peace Corps, Community

Economic Development

Volunteer, Azerbaijan (June

2006-June 2008)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Creative Associates International ($267M Social Impact Organization): Chevy Chase, MD/USA

(November 2017 – August 2020)

Provided project management oversight and grants support as the Project Director to the USAID/OTI project in Cameroon, focused on countering violent extremism (CVE).

● Coordinated all corporate-level support including field operations, grants, procurement, HR/recruitment, finance, legal, and contracts units to ensure compliance with Creative and USAID policies and procedures.

● Oversaw annual workplan workshops and ensured completion of all required tasks and deliverables under the USAID/OTI contract.

● Contributed to the design and implementation of a new procurement and grant tracking database. DAI Global ($5.1B Privately held Economic and Social Development Organization); HQ in MD, Mozambique, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Tunisia, DRC, and USA (November 2009 – November 2017) Served in multiple capacities and progressively grew from Sr. Stabilization Director to Regional Director, and covered roles such as Director of Operations and Project Team Leader, managing the operations, contracts, grants, HR, and budgets for international development projects ranging from $10 million to $349 million.

● Managed the operations, contracts, grants, HR, and budget for a governance project in Mozambique.

● Oversaw the operations, contracts, finance, and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) monitoring and reporting with 20 international and local staff as the Program Evaluation and Operations Manager in the DRC.

● Coordinated all democracy focused program activities as the Deputy Chief of Party-Programs in Tunisia.

● Provided corporate contractual oversight of technical, budgeting, contracts, and management as the Sr. Project Manager for projects in Rwanda and the DRC.

● Provided corporate contractual oversight of technical, budgeting, contracts, and management as the Project Team Leader for an agriculture project in Afghanistan, partnering with local municipalities.

● Managed the operations, finances, contracts, and technical activities as the Regional Director-South & West in Afghanistan, supervising a team of eight expats and 80 locals, partnering with the US military.

● Led strategic planning, program design, and implementation of stability activities in coordination with the US military as the Sr. Provincial Stabilization Director in Afghanistan, supervising 30 local staff. U.S. Department of State-Office of Provincial Affairs: Iraq (June 2008- June 2009) As the Program Officer, Quick Response Fund (QRF), assisted U.S. Government and US military staff leadership in creating and managing projects for a $200 million reconstruction and stabilization fund for the 28 Provincial Reconstruction Teams.

● Processed, troubleshot, and managed over 80 projects ranging from $25,000-$500,000.

● Created and delivered monthly project management trainings for incoming military staff.

● Briefed ambassadors, four star generals, and Iraqi ministry counterparts. MARKETING, SALES AND BUSINESS STRATEGY

Strategy Consultant, Parker School Uniforms, Houston, TX (August 2005-June 2006)

● Advised the CEO on strategic initiatives and implementation methods to increase revenue by creating and managing a database to track and analyze revenue, sales trends, and customer segments for 1,000 schools. Account Executive, NTT/Verio, Dallas, TX (June 2000-December 2001)

● Conducted business development, activity generation, and customer service for high-end connectivity, hosting, data storage, and security, averaging 120% of sales quota. Product and Marketing Manager, Web America Network, Dallas, TX (June 1999-May 2000)

● Managed all advertising operations, testing potential markets for revenue opportunity and growth.

● Redesigned company business model based on quantitative analysis.

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