Expeditor

Carole Delgado

**** ********** ****

Houston, Texas 77055

Cell: 713-***-****

Home: 713-***-****

Email: ***@******.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking Procurement Support Position as Expeditor.

OVERVIEW

* Productive, proactive professional with 17 years in procurement and 28 years in upper level administrative. 

* Maintains a high degree of confidentiality; trustworthy. 

* Proven communicator with all levels.

* Multi-task; diverse in skills and talents.

* Dependable, detail oriented, organized.

* Functions maturely, both individually and as a team member.

* Produces quality work, with constant consideration of changing directives, deadlines, schedules.

* Computer savvy; software areas of expertise include: Microsoft Word Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Wordperfect (Dos/Win), Documentum, Outlook, Bentley-ProjectWise Explorer, Mathcad, Lotus Notes; Purchasing Software: IPMS, MMS, JMMS, CMMS/Amuse

EXPERIENCE

01/09 – PRESENT

Contractor

FOSTER WHEELER

10/06 – 01/09 LAYOFF-WORKFORCE REDUCTION

Expeditor

Projects: Chevron, El Segundo Expansion; Sinclair Oil

* Worked under management direction in contacting suppliers to verify order status and to ensure shipment of goods (fabricated equipment, electrical, instrumentation) based upon required ship date.

* Proactive in informing procurement manager of any quality and/or schedule concerns/delays, along with suggested resolution.

* Set up and maintained expediting folders, both manually and in company system (CMMS/Amuse)

* Maintained positive, supportive and functional relationship with project team, client, vendors, inspectors, traffic, and onsite personnel, as well as providing them with weekly update reports.

* Expedited vendor data submittals and returns based on early submittal of well detailed and accepted SDI.

* Made occasional shop visits.

CDI ENGINEERING

04/06 – 10/06

Expeditor

Project: Chevron, El Segundo Expansion

* Worked with client procurement leads, engineering managers and assigned CDI personnel to expedite assigned fabricated equipment, electrical and instrumentation orders with vendors.

* Performed internal expediting by accelerating engineer sign-off, return of drawings to vendor.

* Worked with vendors to schedule 3rd party inspections; performed occasional shop visits.

* Met with client weekly to update on orders.

JACOBS ENGINEERING

11/02 – 04/06

Assistant Expeditor/Buyer, Purchasing Tech II / Senior Purchasing Assistant

Projects: BP Motorization, Texas City; BP Whiting

* Received MVP ‘Home Run Award’ for exemplary/extraordinary, above-average contributions to the Project”.

* Assisted Sr. Buyers in expediting quotes and orders, producing bid tabs and entering and editing purchase orders, utilizing MMS and JMMS.

* Expedited and assisted engineers in processing and preparing material requisitions.

* Supervised, trained, coordinated and distributed workload for new purchasing assistants.

* Assisted and supported procurement manager and staff of 10+, while providing backup to the project and engineering leads.

* JMMS Super User - Mentored others; created condensed, step-by-step directions for creating purchase orders in both MMS and JMMS. Also created merge documents in Microsoft Word to be utilized with JMMS, ultimately saving time without sacrificing quality in processing inquiries/orders.

* Executed purchasing / administrative duties in a timely manner, with constant consideration of the ever-changing directives, deadlines and schedules.

* Participated in charitable events sponsored by Jacobs Engineering.

KBR/B&R ENERGY SRVCS.

7/92 – 11/02

Senior Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Management

* Provided administrative support to department VP, executives, corporate procurement leads and staff, while simultaneously providing “on-loan” chargeable services to the various departments of procurement.

* Executed administrative duties with a constant consideration of the directives, deadlines and schedules.

Senior Purchasing Assistant, Procurement (Project Highlights)

Projects: ADNOC OGD; BP Columbia; Chevron-Venezuela; Shell Malampaya; Exxon EAP, Kizomba Feed, Ehra

* Repeatedly recognized and awarded, both individually and as team player, for “Above & Beyond” contributions / service on various projects

* Gained tough client’s (Exxon) confidence and trust by successfully overshadowing past negative KBR administrative experiences within first week on project; additionally became client’s trusted and reliable lead administrative support throughout the remainder of the project.

* Provided lead administrative support to Materials Manager, Subcontracts Manager, Procurement Staff, Project Executives, Clients and other discipline groups with various administrative responsibilities in an accelerated schedule environment, with ever-changing directives, deadlines, schedules and milestones.

* Created presentations, reports, files and miscellaneous documents and communications.

* Improved the quality of documents and presentations through knowledge of software capabilities and innovation in format, etc.

* Mentored other secretaries in Microsoft Office software package.

* Organized meetings, catering, domestic and international travel, living accommodations and auto rentals.

Proposals Secretary, Engineering & Construction Group

* Supported engineering and construction proposals group by processing and publishing proposals in a fast paced environment with ever-changing directives and deadlines.

* Achieved favorable and successful results by utilizing the necessary computer skills, accompanied by a good attitude, an even-tempered composure and the versatility it took to meet the by-minute challenges and varying deadlines and priorities of the department.

* Created presentations, prepared/updated reports, managed word-processing, correspondence, document control and administrative duties for all groups involved in the proposal efforts.

* Organized and maintained Proposals Library of 300+ proposals from 1994 – 1998.

Corporate Services Secretary

* Provided support to occupancy of 1,200+ by managing maintenance, moving and janitorial requests over the phone or in person and following up to see that job was done to complete satisfaction.

* Complete charge of scheduling, lending and tracking borrowed video equipment (approx. 10 units)

* Full charge of booking 30 conference rooms, building-wide.

* Kept daily reports of all work on computer, utilizing Lotus.

* Performed general administrative duties, utilizing WordPerfect 5.1.

Purchasing Secretary

* Administratively supported VP of Procurement and 7 buyers in a fast paced environment.

* Managed procurement’s word-processing and correspondence; assembled and mailed inquiry packages in large quantities.

* Processed numerous incoming quotes and bid tabulations daily.

* Received and directed incoming calls for staff of 15 on 5 incoming lines.

PRIOR EMPLOYMENT - ADDITIONAL DETAILS PROVIDED UPON REQUEST

CARLTON STAFFING; 9/96 – 9/97

Technical Publications Processor for Transmeridian Airlines

PSYCHOTHERAPIST-MARLENE LAROE / WENTLETRAP CREATIVE ASSOCIATES; 9/95 – 9/96

Executive Secretary/Bookkeeper

BROWN & ROOT, KING STAFFING, RESOURCE STAFFING; 3/95 – 9/95

Executive Secretary (Contract)

MASTERMARK HOMEBUILDERS + 4 AFFILIATES; 11/93 – 3/95

Administrative Assistant

BROWN & ROOT, RESOURCE STAFFING, TEMPORARY CONNECTION; 6/91 – 11/93

Executive Secretary

VINCENTIAN CENTER; 11/87 – 6/91

Provincial (Executive) Secretary

VW EXPRESS; 11/85 – 11/87

Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper

INDUSTRIAL DRAFTING & DESIGN SCHOOL/SERVICES; 1/81 – 11/85

Receptionist/Secretary

EDUCATION

Foster Wheeler USA, 2006 – 2009

* Behavioral Safety Management and Recognition Techniques (BSMART)

* Bentley-ProjectWise Explorer

* Behavioral Based Safety Training

* First Aid Training, Standard First Aid, Adult CPR

Jacobs, 2005 – 2006

* Safety Training: General, Office Safety, Ergonomics, Hazardous Communication

* Toastmasters: Success Communication Series; Speechcraft

* Lotus Notes

Kellogg Brown & Root, 2000 - 2002

* CSPR (Customer Satisfaction-Problem Resolution) Training

* Code of Business Conduct Training

* Export Administration Regulations Course

* Legal Watch Seminar, Preventive Law Practices

* People, Performance, Results (PPR) Training

* Communications Course

* American Red Cross First Aid Training, Standard First Aid, Adult CPR

Resource Staffing Computer Training, 1996 - 1998

* WordPerfect

* Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel)

Carlton Staffing Computer Training, 1997

* PowerPoint 4.0

Business Ware Learning Centers, Inc., 1996

* Lotus 1-2-3, Version 3.1

Christian Liberty Academy High School, 1981

* Graduated

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