AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Global Sourcing, Contracting, Category Management / Transformation & Growth Strategies / High Stake Negotiator / Budget & Demand Forecasting / Firm Merger and Acquisition Integration / Process Improvement / Global IT Operations / Project Management / Senior Consultant

CORE COMPETENCIES:

Entrepreneurial - In depth knowledge and creative approach to Contracts/Supply Chain Management

Innovator - Creation and implementation of strategic sourcing/procurement models and processes

Expertise - Astute ability to RFP/I and successfully negotiate highly complex, multimillion dollar domestic and global contracts which result in considerable savings

Adviser - Provided game changing consultation and presentations to C-Level Executives that provides business intelligence, risk mitigation techniques and recommendations to further improve services

Assertive - Self initiator that embraces positive change, sense of urgency and encourages job satisfaction

Leadership - Over 15 years of staff supervisory skills that promotes teamwork and motivates excellence in a culturally diverse environment

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Director, Category Management

Responsibilities:

• Develop a first-ever Confidential Management strategy to in corporate all addressable supplier spend within the major agencies of the Confidential to achieve billions in savings over 3 years. Team with the Confidential (General Services Administration) as well as other agency project management teams to successfully roll out viable strategies across key Categories.
• Provide subject matter expertise, consulting and monitored progress to ensure milestones are accomplished. Includes various intelligence reporting vehicles to executives and other key stakeholders.

Confidential

Senior Supply Chain Management / Strategic Category Director

Responsibilities:

• Developed and sustained the official corporate strategy for the Global Network Category (to include Hardware, Software and Mobility policies, processes and procedures) and presented multiple presentations to C-Level Executives (CIO, CFO, CTO, CPO, CEO)
• Collaborated with an executive team to successfully negotiate a Global Alliance and Managed Services contract professional services with AT&T worth $250M/year for the next 7-10 years
• Managed multiple IT (hardware, software and telecom) RFP/RFI’s, and associated contracts incorporating over $500M in annual spend
• Slashed IT costs 15-20% by negotiating pricing and fees, while ensuring the continuation and enhancements of services
• Consistently achieved $5M-$10M per year in pure cost savings utilizing Strategic Supply Chain methodologies and entered save, contract, supplier and RFP information into Ariba daily
• Produced over $15M in annual network savings on $75M worth of services in 2012 and 2013
• Collaborated with all Supply Chain and Category Managers
• Negotiate complex contracts involving various IT and non-IT Categories.
• Manage supplier contractual relationships to supplement the corporate strategies that significantly enhanced the value of Category Management.
• Work with procurement counterparts on an International level to assess and enhance the Supply Chain/Category Management methodologies (including leading numerous RFP’s and RFI’s).
• Collaborate with Executives in the Corporate HQ to identify new savings opportunities and present new corporate paradigms that enhanced shareholder value. Business case development included hundreds of millions of dollars of compelling, low risk, buying, selling and alliance prospects from the commercial and governmental perspective.

Confidential

Supply Chain Director / Strategic Category Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leveraged Contract Management and Consulting expertise to flawlessly spearhead the Network IT integration efforts for 4 multi-billion dollar acquisitions comprising of thousands of new sites
• Successfully negotiated a paradigm-changing $100M+ managed services contract that saved millions
• Received accolades as the #3 Largest Overall IT Project from InfoWorld (11/12/07 issue) for an enterprise $15M VOIP/MPLS (Voice Over Internet Protocol) conversion program
• Negotiated Telecom Carrier savings of $6.9M in June 2010 on a yearly budget of just $65M
• Key constituent for a 3 year, $250M technological renovation program that transformed IT
• Reduced operational expenses by 18% (~$160M P&L budget) by authoring and cultivating a corporate Category Strategy that dramatically enhanced supplier management methodology and strategic sourcing
• Developed and implemented multiple processes that were adopted by the enterprise to improve demand forecasting and planning in a PMO environment
• Co-facilitated an Asset Management program for the entire IT organization across thousands of sites
• Manage relationships and contracts with key stakeholders and suppliers in an effort to supplement the corporate strategies and significantly enhance IT’s ROI. Lead strategic sourcing projects employing Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen methodologies.
• Facilitate meetings with Business and IT Executives to promote stability and “IT Health” awareness across all lines of Business and to ensure alignment with ERP requirements.
• Collaborate with Legal and other teams to drive RFP/RFI efforts for numerous Confidential contracts and subcontracts.
• Provide internal and external consultations to build awareness of IT industry trends & standards that directly influence business decisions and future acquisitions.
• Provide proactive support for Operations (Asset, Incident, Problem and Change Management) by leveraging executive supplier relationships for escalations and meticulously enriching processes.

Senior IT Service Level/Problem Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• IT experienced a cost avoidance of over $5M/yr in cost reductions through specific process improvements and incident mitigation techniques (i.e. enhanced preventative maintenance program)
• Initiated an improved custom Problem Management process specifically for Network/Infrastructure Services utilizing statistical modelers and regression analysis
• Cultivated relationships with Business counterparts by providing training on IT processes and intricacies
• Identify contractual infringements and follow-up with remedies and a tailored Service Improvement Program (SIP) that effectively mitigates risks of reoccurrence.
• Promote strategic development, leadership, tactical execution of infrastructure, management development and allocation of appropriate resources through effective metrics, information generation and complex (regression) analysis. Develop and manage multiple improvement programs for various IT processes using the ITIL© standards.
• This includes an intense data metric reporting and analysis process for Service Management, Supply Chain Management, Supplier Relationship Methodologies and other related services.
• Perform intensive root-cause analysis, develop and implement complex action plans, and manage outputs/results using Problem Management techniques and metrics.

Lead IT Project Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of Project Managers across multiple IT disciplines. Prioritize, coordinate, and implement Projects across numerous business units that define and reinforce the Confidential vision for customers, associates, and stockholders. Partner with analysts, stakeholders and other PM’s (Operational as well as non-IT business customers) across Confidential to formulate and drive high dollar implementations through the creation of test plans and scripts.
• Initiate, plan and execute multiple projects that produce a net present value in the millions of dollars for the company.
• Areas of concentration include: software applications, telephony (VRU, Routing and Switching), Middleware, Data Warehouse, Card Services, End User Services (PC/Laptop) and various Confidential specific applications.