Metals Purchasing Manager
Resume:
David J. Johnston
Burlington, Iowa 52601
*************@***.***
EXPERIENCE:
Continental Metals Inc.
Regional Sales Manager – Gibraltar, Michigan & Burlington, Iowa 2009 – 2010
Responsible for developing new accounts and maintaining existing flat rolled steel and steel
tubing accounts in the South, Southeast, and Western Midwest of the U.S. Accounts in
automotive, agriculture, and tube production sectors in the Carolinas, Kentucky, Iowa, etc.
Drive Automotive Inc., Division of Cosma, Division of Magna Intl 2008
Metals Purchasing Manager – Piedmont, South Carolina
Responsible for all sourcing, purchasing, contracts, negotiations for 240,000 tons per year of
steel and another 20,000 tons per year of aluminum. Class A automotive exposed body panel
sheet metals for production of body and structure for BMW, Mercedes Benz, Freightliner, Volvo,
GM, Chrysler, and Ford. Largely North American supply base with some German.
Winegard Company
Steel Purchasing Manager – Burlington, Iowa 2005 - 2007
Responsible for all sourcing, purchasing, contracts, negotiations, and logistics, for supply of flat rolled galvanized steel (25,000 tons per year) and steel tubing (another 5,000 tons per year) for use in manufacturing residential satellite television hardware for North America’s largest producer. Supply base is primarily North American, with some S. American, European, and Asian use. Wide supply base, just in time delivery and inventory control.
TRW Automotive Inc., LLC 1999 - 2004
North American Steel Commodity Manager Livonia, MI 2002 – 2004
Responsible for all sourcing, purchasing, contracts, and negotiations for supply of bar, rod, wire, and flat rolled, and tubular steels as raw materials for use in manufacturing automotive components and systems for TRW plants in North America. Supply base is from all parts of the globe. Product lines such as rack & pinion steering, brake systems, engine valves, airbags, seat belts, suspensions.
Supplier Development Engineer 2000 – 2002
Steel, Tubing, Springs, Castings, Mechanical Components, Stampings.
Responsible for helping to identify and then fully develop new and existing sources for the production of outsourced components and systems for TRW automotive use. Supply base is global, including Europe, Asia, Eastern Europe, and Russia. Development of capabilities with respect to technical, quality, manufacturing and capacity as new sources and as ongoing suppliers.
Technical Commodity Manager - Steel , Farmington Hills, Michigan 1999 - 2000
As part of the corporate Global Commodity Management group, searched the globe for competitive sourcing and leverage schemes from a technical as well as commercial basis for all forms of steel, flat, round, and tubular. Worked directly with engineering, purchasing, and operations at all global sites on commonization and leverage of steel buying and use.
Volt Technical Services, Washington Twp., MI 1997 - 1998
Procurement Metallurgist - Project ELITE TRW
Consultant for corporate initiative for TRW VP of Purchasing to investigate opportunities and then affect change in the purchasing of steel for TRW Automotive groups worldwide.
SAGEM, Inc., Greenville, SC 1997
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer
Responsible for all aspects of chemical usage, precision cleaning and metallurgy in the manufacture of gas fuel injectors and systems.
Davis Tool & Engineering Co., Detroit, MI 1994 - 1997
Plant Metallurgist, Chemical and Oil Manager, and Environmental Manager
Responsible for all metallurgical, materials, coatings, and processes. Handled all reporting to Federal, State, and City governing offices for environmental issues and approvals.
J & L Specialty Products Corp., Pittsburgh, PA 1988 - 1994
Senior Metallurgical Process Engineer 1992 -1994
Responsible for developing and modifying processing of austenitic and ferritic stainless steels with emphasis on continuous anneal & pickle lines, cold-rolling mills such as Sendzimer mills, four high mills, and two high temper mills. Additional duties included Field Technical Service Engineer to the type 409 automotive customers, and the complete management of construction of a new chemical/metallurgical lab while continuing to operate one in a temporary on-site facility.
Supervisor - Chemical/Metallurgical Laboratory 1990 - 1992
Responsible for all physical, mechanical, chemical, and metallurgical testing for a stainless steel finishing mill and for scheduling and training three shifts of USW union personnel. Proposed, justified, gained approval, and began construction of new laboratory during this time.
Metallurgical Engineer - Corporate Associate 1989 - 1990
Corporate training program with a full rotational agenda to work in each department and site in the corporation including all plants and headquarters to gain a broad understanding of a large companies departments and their functions.
Metallurgical Engineering Co-Op 1988 - 1989
Verified test reports, ran physical/mechanical testing, collected, entered, analyzed data to create reports for operations and quality management as well as for research, particularly on type 409 SS.
EDUCATION:
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
B. S. Degree in Metallurgical Engineering
Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan
A. S. Degree in Engineering, Math & Science
Other Seminars and Courses:
Association of Iron and Steel Engineers: Cold Strip Mill Profile, Flatness, and Surface seminar
American Society of Metals: Stainless Steel, full length correspondence course
The Metallurgical Society: Statistical Design of Experiments, Seminar
International Iron and Steel Society
Continuous Casting, seminar
IF Steels, symposium
Advanced Steel Product and Processing Research Center (ASPPRC)
Colorado School of Mines: Corporate petitioner and delegate to the ASPPRC Consortium on steel and industry research.
TRW Automotive
Six Sigma Greenbelt trained.
Cost Estimation seminar.
Value Analysis/Value Engineering seminars and practical application.
Raw materials supply chain COST MODELING (created first version of model for TRW corporation, nominated for Chairman's award)
Strong metals background, particularly in flat-rolled steels. Expert in ferritic stainless, stabilized low-interstitial steels, and in induction hardening.
Broad knowledge base which spans areas that other engineers lack.
Global knowledge of steels, manufacturers, and capabilities.
Strong knowledge of materials specifications. (ASTM, SAE, JIS, DIN, AMS, etc.)
Strong chemical background from experience and education.
Vast experience in direct, on-site dealings with customers and suppliers.
Very familiar with quality systems (ISO, QS, TS)
Extensive global contacts in steel industry, steel trading, logistics.
Direct experience in flat rolled steels, bar steels, coiled rod, wire, seamless tubing, ERW & DOM tubing, carbon, stainless, alloy, and microalloy steels. Experience in the production, use of, procurement of, processing of, and end use of these steels.
Able to handle extensive travel domestically and internationally. Valid passport. Accustomed to living in airports and hotels. Not fluent in any other languages, but can find my way around any part of the world. Culturally adept.
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