Craig S. Curran

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Macungie, PA. 18062

610-***-****

484-***-****

lyv0yf@r.postjobfree.com

Education History

University of Delaware, Georgetown, DE - Political Science Sept. 1981 to May 1982

Delaware State College, Dover, DE - Agricultural Science Sept 1982 to May 1983

Employment History:

Project Buyer – WorleyParsons Group, Reading, PA

April 2008 – June 2009

Project Buyer working directly with the Owner and WorleyParsons Engineering on the Consumers Energy Karn Unit 1 and 2 AQCS project located in Essexville, MI.

Scope of Responsibilities included Sourcing and Procurement of new Capital Equipment, Structural Steel Fabrication and Award of Contracts for Lasergrammetry, Geotechnical Investigations Surveys, Material Inspection & Testing, and Site Preparation Contracts. Identify and Pre-qualify all Potential Bidders with direct input from the Owner and the Owner’s Engineer to finalize the Approved Bidders List.

Issue the Request for Proposal documents electronically to the Approved Bidders and ensure that all Bidders have received the correct documents. Serve as focal point for all Requests for Information inquiries from the Bidders prior to the submittal of their Proposals, to ensure that all Technical and Commercial questions are answered accordingly and have been accounted for in their Quotation. Responsible for arranging and conducting a simultaneous Sealed Bid Opening with the Owner’s Procurement Department.

Perform detailed review of the commercial and technical content of Proposals to identify the Lowest Evaluated Bidder that meets the Technical requirements of the Specifications.

Responsible for issuance of Evaluation Letters to the Owner with commercial and technical information to outline specific details pertaining to each Proposal in a Work Package.

Responsible for all aspects of the negotiation of Terms and Conditions, Payment Terms, Warranty, Schedule, Payment Milestones, Cash Flow, Liquidated Damages, Back Charges and Insurance requirements. Extensive use of Microsoft Word, Excel and Access required in performance of duties. Trained in the use of Oracle Smart Plant Materials and Encompass.

Responsible for conducting Conformance Meetings to finalize all Commercial and Technical aspects of a Work Package in advance of issuance of a Purchase Order by the Owner. Responsible for facilitating and coordinating the issuance of Purchase Orders by the Owner to the Seller for Equipment and Contracts. Responsible for the management of Purchase Orders and Contracts after Award to ensure adherence of the Seller to the Terms of the Contract.

Responsibilities also included Contract and Purchase Order Change Order process to ensure that all changes to Contracts are properly documented and executed.

Project Buyer - Foster Wheeler North America, Clinton, NJ

July 2006 - April 2008

Project Buyer responsible for the procurement of capital equipment and fabrication services specific to the coal fired Electrical Power generation industry. Interface with a wide array of Suppliers Globally in order to source, obtain quotation, negotiate price, negotiate terms and conditions, payment terms, warranty terms, liquidated damages, delivery, perform bid tab analysis, coordinate transportation, customs clearance and award of purchase orders for capital equipment such as, steam drums, fans, electric motors, fabricated steel / alloy components, piping, vortex finders, cyclones, ducts & flues for heat transfer and ash handling, actuated and manual valves, gas analyzers, pumps, switchgear, soot blowers, burners, refractory purchase/application, and all other equipment integral to the project management and construction/operation of a circulating fluidized bed boiler power plant. Core fundamental procurement values such as personal and professional integrity, thorough understanding and compliance with all Sarbanes-Oxley requirements and ethical procurement policy practices are an absolute requirement. Work closely with Project Engineering to review technical specifications and providing guidance and clarification to Vendors in complicated engineering situations involving large amounts of technical and commercial information.

Work with the Legal and Commercial department to get a complete understanding and knowledge of the contractual obligations and requirements specific to each project. Consistent reduction in overall expenditures for Goods & Services by 10% for each transaction over the course of the duration of a project life cycle which may span several years, involving approximately 100 Purchase Orders and represent $30-40 million dollars in capital expenditures per project. Work to continuously source, qualify and manage new suppliers for goods and services globally to explore avenues to reduce costs, maintain schedule commitments and improve profits overall across all projects. Work daily with fellow Buyers and suppliers in North America, Europe, China, Japan, Korea and India to obtain best pricing and delivery in order to meet project target objectives of on time delivery and cost control in an ever increasingly margin stressed environment. Work in conjunction with the Aftermarket Services Group to support utility customers such as Duke Energy, PP&L, AEP, FP&L, TXU, Westar, Cleco and various other Electrical Utilities.

Procure boiler tube, plates, rods, forgings, castings, fabricated flues, ducts and structural steel in all grades of metallurgy, size, shape and thickness. Award Purchase Orders for fabrication services to modify those raw materials into finished goods with a direct application to boilers and steam generation for electrical production.

Work with all North American and European fabricators to produce panels, super heaters, steam headers and other pressure part requirements integral to circulating fluidized bed boilers, pulverized coal boilers and super critical boilers.

Work with Foster Wheeler’s fabrication shop located in Xinhui, PRC that provides a superior quality finished product that is on par with North American fabricators at a significantly lower final cost. Interface between suppliers and engineering to transmit technical and commercial requirements and specifications for RFQ process, bid tab evaluation, issuance of purchase orders, and management of those purchase orders over the life cycle of the project through the warranty period.

Purchasing Agent - Anixter Fasteners, Allentown, PA

Oct. 2005-July 2006

Managed the Inventory and Replenishment process of 7500 C class items located in 5 warehouses across the U.S. Manage an on-going inventory with a value of 2 million dollars; responsible for the purchasing of items on a cyclic basis as well as JIT, Kanban and rush customer orders. Customers served range from the automotive industry to the consumer electronics market. Issued Purchase Orders on a daily basis for raw materials and for services to modify fasteners into finished goods to sells to the end user. Negotiate strategic pricing agreements with Domestic and International suppliers for bulk fasteners and various "C" class items to ensure best quality, best price and best delivery objectives are achieved while coordinating releases of those goods from suppliers to warehousing facilities across North America to reach 3 turn/year/part target to ensure any given part has a "in the door/out the door" life span of 120 days or less. Resolution of Accounts payables issues and invoice discrepancies to facilitate timely and accurate payment of suppliers for goods and services. Perform vendor site audits and capability inspections. Support dozens of round the clock production lines such as Cummins, Tellabs/Sanmina, Cooper-Bussman, Harley-Davidson and Kohler with specialty and bulk fasteners to ensure an uninterrupted supply of value added fastener solutions.

Buyer Planner - Victaulic Company of America, Alburtis & Forks Township, PA

June 2004 - Oct. 2005

Responsible for Procurement of Capital Equipment, parts, MRO supplies, safety supplies and tooling/maintenance items for the Production Dept. and Maint. Department. Involved in program to investigate feasibility of issuing MRO items & safety supplies thru "vending type" machines as a cost reduction and space mgt. initiative. Work in conjunction with MRO suppliers to study and implement program on limited basis in Forks Township Machine shop work cell area with potential to implement in Foundry and also at the Alburtis, PA location. Worked on Paint Line to manage Kanban card collection, scanning, processing and management for component parts in mechanical couplings and fire suppression systems. Interfaced between Paint line Operations and Foundry Management to minimize production overruns and properly identify finished Goods for shipment to Field Store locations or directly to the Customer. Responsible for identifying and correcting issues related to a newly implemented Kanban system. Responsible for migrating MRP items to a total Kanban system for main production facilities as well as regional sales branches across North America.

Senior Area Materials Manager - Air Products + Chemicals, Inc., Trexlertown, PA

March 1986 to February 2004

Materials Management support of 40 operating industrial / atmospheric gas production facilities across North America, Europe and Puerto Rico.

Duties included sourcing, procurement and logistics required to deliver hard goods and outsourced labor to these sites on a daily basis. Provided support to operating sites on a 24/7 basis. Responsible for the management, analysis, monitoring and replenishment of the slow and fast turn spare parts that were maintained at these various locations. Performed routine cycle counts to ensure accuracy of site authorized spare parts. Reconciled any shortages / overages that were identified. Performed detailed inventory analysis to utilize excess inventory accumulated at field locations to minimize expenditures and to achieve cost avoidance objectives. Performed site kaizen events to implement lean enterprise¡ philosophy into daily inventory management. Interfaced via telephone, email and fax with site locations and the vendor supply chain to ensure hard good requirements were fulfilled on a normal lead time basis or on a just in time basis. Purchased and obtained integrated knowledge of industrial equipment including. Compressors (centrifugal, reciprocating and screw type.), electric motors (synchronous / induction), pumps ( cryogenic / non cryogenic ), analyzers / chromatographs electrical switchgear ( high voltage / low voltage ), piping , fittings , fasteners valves ( actuated / manual ), pressure vessels , welding equipment, tools (hand/power), office supplies, computers, software, furniture, warehouse storage systems, electrical supplies, maintenance supplies and safety supplies. Source and qualified contract craft labor to perform routine maintenance on an as required basis. Issued approximately two thousand purchase orders per year in execution of duties; spent 1.5 MM - 2.0 MM per year on behalf of employer. Worked with logistics suppliers daily to ensure timely delivery of all hard goods to production facilities; delivery schedules ranged from same day to normal lead time. Performed ISO-9000 quality audits at numerous sites across North America to ensure adherence to written work procedures as required by ISO-9001 Standards. Trained in Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement and Lean Mfg. process to maximize productivity and minimize waste in a production and operations environment.

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