Professional Objective:
A Supply Management Professional / Manufacturing Manager looking to partner with a global,
progressive organization, where my management talent can complement the needs of the organization with my entrepreneurial spirit, innovative and goal oriented perspective, self direction and character of commitment.

Professional Working History

Government Contract Training and Education - Current
Confidential-------------------6/07 to 7/09
Procurement Manager of all Material Required to Upfit Diesel Engines
Total responsibility for the Manufacturing  Upgrades to  Customer Requirements
Responsible for Cost Reductions Inventory Reductions and  Establishing a totally Lean process
Confidential---------------------3/7/06 to 2/7/07
Procurement of all Motors - Domestic and Off Shore
in support of Compressor Division
Confidential---------------3/11/05 - 3/1/06
Purchasing, Planning and Inventory Specialist
Confidential--------------..12/04 - 3/05 Part Time,
While job hunting - Distribution Center
Confidential...................................1/12/04-11/15/04 – Relocation to North Carolina
Purchasing Manager
Confidential..................................2/7/03-1/08/04
General Manager
Confidential------.. 7/2001-3/2003
Materials Manager Specialist
Confidential---------------------------.2000 - 2001
Director of Materials
Confidential----------------------- 1998  -  2000
Purchasing Manager
Confidential-----------------------.1995 - 1998
Director of Materials

Confidential----------------------------------.1970 - 1995
Program Manager, Purchasing Manager, Planning Manager, Inventory Manager
Positions Held
* 1990 - 1992 Production Control / Procurement Manager
* 1989 - 1990 Planning and Scheduling Manager
* 1988 - 1990 Production Control Manager
* 1987 - 1988 Inventory Control Manager
* 1985 - 1987 Senior Contracts Manager

Summary of Qualifications:

Experienced in all areas of Materials Management and Procurement
* Achieved an $80 million dollar reduction in Inventory in six months
* Excellent ability to analyze manufacturing processes, procurement and purchasing
procedures to determine better ways to cut production costs
* Well versed in International and Domestic Procurements (components, and
commodities)
* Experienced in Major contract negotiations with CEO?s of major Fortune 500 companies
* Over $100 million in Savings at a Corporate Contract Level by Supplier
Reductions and Consolidations.
* Set up POE?s and Broker interfaces for incoming shipments from
major off shore suppliers. Establish economic means of transportation
for incoming and outgoing shipments domestic and off shore. Also
monitor and maintain products for duty draw back potential.
* Develop and present training programs, Developing a 6 sigma supplier,
Suppliers roll in Lean Manufacturing, Auction Bidding, Zero Inventory.
* Develop measurement / process monitoring tools and reports for
Purchasing
* Supervised as many as 50 Professionals as an Operations Manager
* Numerous Management Awards - Based on Survey Results
* Numerous Negotiation Awards
* Understand and have developed MRP reporting systems
* Numerous Cost Reduction Task Force Teams - with IBM,
Shakespeare, Solectron, Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation, and
County and Government Teams, as well as Rowan Cabarrus Community
College.

Confidential - Supply Management Specialist
2001 - 2003
* Responsible for Project / Site start up and commissioning of Power Plants
Domestic and International.
* Responsible for Project Cost, Material Delivery, and all Contractual Milestones,
Contract Terms and Conditions and Customer Satisfaction.

Confidential- Director of Materials
2000 - 2001
* Responsible for Planning Scheduling, Shipping, Receiving, Warehouse and
Purchasing, both Commodity, Purchase Complete. and Parts to Print
 Prime responsibility was to out source all internal manufacturing and local
manufacturing to a 1st tier Sub Contractor.
* Maintain and Improve Customer Satisfaction.
* Improve Employee Moral
* Educate the Materials Organization to current Materials Practices

Confidential Purchasing / Planning / Inventory Manager
1998-2000
* Responsible for Planning Scheduling, and Purchasing all major
FRU (Field
Replaceable Units) components of Contract Lap Top Manufactures, IBM
Dell, Toshiba, and others
* Prime responsibility is Customer Satisfaction - Repair Center - Turn
Around Time
Goal 97% on a volume base of 1700 lap tops per day - met objective
* Reduced Inventory Level more than $1.5 million dollars in less than 8
months
* Implement / Integrate Oracle MRP in a Repair Depot Environment
* Implemented significant machine repair cost reduction in excess of 1
million dollars
* Implemented an employee measurement system that pays for performance
* 1999 Performance Award
* 1999 Customer Satisfaction Award
* Implementation of Core Team Approach
* Achieved all Site and Material Measurements for 1999, Achieved
Best Materials measurements in History of Company
Shakespeare Director of Materials
1995-1998
* Responsible for Shipping, Receiving, Purchasing, Traffic -
Import/Export,
Planning and Scheduling of Marine Antenna's, Utility Poles,
Electronics,
Military Contracts, and all Composite Products
* Reduce overall Inventory Levels - WIP, Stock and Finished Goods
* Reduce Purchase Price $500,000 by yearend (target) - Achieved
$3,000,000
* Implemented a measurement system that pays for performance
* Improve employee Moral
* Implement Supplier Report Card, Buyer Action Report, Cost (PPV/IPV)
And Inventory Turns.

Confidential Account Manager / Operations Manager
1970-1995
* Interface between IBM and customer to resolve and engineering
or manufacturing
issues, responsible for total customer satisfaction and
manufacturability.

* New Product releases
* Responsible for $400 million in account sales, total Northeast
manufacturing
* Develop and implement marketing strategies and pricing , Management Responsibilities - Materials, Manufacturing, Finance, Engineering and Sales. Had total responsibility for Division P & L.

EDUCATION

AS BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Through IBM

C.P.M.
Through IBM
(expired)
Professional Organizations:

* Institute For Supply Management (Formerly NAPM) Member Since 2001

* Working towards APP/CPM Certification ISM, Florida Chapter 6/2002