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Reston, Virginia, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Lead all supply chain activity for a $35M quarterly revenue program to meet targets for on-time delivery, lead time, inventory, and cost metrics. Analyze and maintain forecasts and vendor drive to our contract manufacturer and OEM suppliers. Communicate the priorities and report status to upper management. • Maintain high level of on-time delivery of 95 percent within measured lead time commitment to customers• Increased inventory turns from 2.5 to 5.5 with ROP… Show more Lead all supply chain activity for a $35M quarterly revenue program to meet targets for on-time delivery, lead time, inventory, and cost metrics. Analyze and maintain forecasts and vendor drive to our contract manufacturer and OEM suppliers. Communicate the priorities and report status to upper management. • Maintain high level of on-time delivery of 95 percent within measured lead time commitment to customers• Increased inventory turns from 2.5 to 5.5 with ROP management and SMT optimization at Mexico EMS• Headed effort to reduce excess inventory and achieved a reduction of $3m to a total of $800k in one year Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Managed supply demand activity for China based contract manufacturer for a $30m quarterly program. Created Monthly forecast and output plans needed to meet demand. Minimized shortages through agility programs and supplier VMI set up.• Optimized sea shipments to meet container lot sizes and reduced expedited air shipment by 60 percent • Reduced lead time from 8 to 4 weeks on FG items and achieved an on-time delivery of 98% • Coordinated demand requests and… Show more Managed supply demand activity for China based contract manufacturer for a $30m quarterly program. Created Monthly forecast and output plans needed to meet demand. Minimized shortages through agility programs and supplier VMI set up.• Optimized sea shipments to meet container lot sizes and reduced expedited air shipment by 60 percent • Reduced lead time from 8 to 4 weeks on FG items and achieved an on-time delivery of 98% • Coordinated demand requests and negotiated deliveries with customer account teams and product managers Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Purchased all network chassis equipment to support multiple product lines in order to meet global customer requirements. Analyzed planning data and MRP reports to place purchase orders and provide need by dates to suppliers. Implemented all change requests due to ECO activity and managed NPI and RMA purchasing activity.• Negotiated contract pricing and agility program levels as well as PPV approval due to demand changes• Optimized supply of multiple finished good end… Show more Purchased all network chassis equipment to support multiple product lines in order to meet global customer requirements. Analyzed planning data and MRP reports to place purchase orders and provide need by dates to suppliers. Implemented all change requests due to ECO activity and managed NPI and RMA purchasing activity.• Negotiated contract pricing and agility program levels as well as PPV approval due to demand changes• Optimized supply of multiple finished good end items to demand driven builds reducing stock by $2.5m• Met 5% cost reductions quarter over quarter and implemented a Vendor Managed Inventory program Show less

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Coordinated all scheduling and order placement between purchasing department and suppliers. Set priority and expectation of deliveries for open purchase orders at suppliers. Communicated end dates to be populated into MRP for deliverables. Became single point of contact to suppliers to increase productivity and efficiency.• Reduced optical cable shortages by utilizing supplier capacity and by focused priority allowing approximately $5m quarterly revenue to be… Show more Coordinated all scheduling and order placement between purchasing department and suppliers. Set priority and expectation of deliveries for open purchase orders at suppliers. Communicated end dates to be populated into MRP for deliverables. Became single point of contact to suppliers to increase productivity and efficiency.• Reduced optical cable shortages by utilizing supplier capacity and by focused priority allowing approximately $5m quarterly revenue to be realized• Set up a vendor managed Kanban stocking plan of hardware for in-house manufacturing support reducing stock outs• Provided schedules to suppliers and in-house manufacturing to align with revenue plan and reported status Show less

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Planned a high-volume printed circuit board and mechanical program to meet weekly end items for a satellite networking system. Reported status to upper management and held round table discussions with cross functional teams regarding manufacturing issues and actions. Worked with Program Engineering and Product Management to support NPI actions for supply chain support.

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Administration, Management And Operations

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Business Administration And Management, General