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Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Springfield, Virginia, United States

Washington Gas Light Company is a regulated natural gas utility providing safe, reliable natural gas service to more than 1.3 million customers throughout Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Virginia. A subsidiary of WGL, we have been providing energy to residential, commercial, and industrial customers for 175 years.I was recruited to lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy for the shared Digital (IT) services organization in support of Washington Gas, our sister utilities… Show more Washington Gas Light Company is a regulated natural gas utility providing safe, reliable natural gas service to more than 1.3 million customers throughout Washington, D.C., and parts of Maryland and Virginia. A subsidiary of WGL, we have been providing energy to residential, commercial, and industrial customers for 175 years.I was recruited to lead the end-to-end supply chain strategy for the shared Digital (IT) services organization in support of Washington Gas, our sister utilities, and parent company AltaGas. This entails serving as the strategic partner and internal management consultant to our senior executive leadership. I optimize our capital programs by providing leadership in needs analysis, SOW/RFP/requisition management, contract negotiation, value delivery, vendor performance, and project management, and in the direction of matrixed organizations of buyers, suppliers, and other stakeholders. Key achievements:►Architecting a $30M supply chain roadmap that elevated strategic alignment, spend efficiency, and execution on cloud/data center migrations, critical digital risk mitigation, and other key CAPEX programs.►Delivering millions of dollars in cost savings on high-value projects that improved the procure-to-pay (P2P) cycle and value through standardized RFPs, SOWs, acceptance criteria, and governance.►Directing the supply chain strategy for an Azure Migration Services and Energy Trading & Risk Management (ETRM) Platform.►Generating OPEX efficiencies via vision and leadership in an enterprise telecom audit that aligned more than 20 technical teams and leaders to optimize spend. This was attained via the elimination of 50 years of legacy wireless and wireline services and circuits. ►Leading and collaborating on process improvement initiatives with enterprise impact.►Coaching and mentoring peers on strategic sourcing, vendor management, and SLA compliance as a functional subject matter expert. Show less

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

I founded and managed a highly successful practice providing group fitness instruction and related services to clients. I continue to lead fitness sessions in partnership with an area gym.

Reston, Virginia, United States

Ellucian is a leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions space for the higher education sector.In this capacity, I directed the sourcing, procurement strategy, contracting, and operations of IT services and software development. This entailed delivering value through the planning and administration of vendor partnerships, RFPs/SOWs, contracting, cost reduction programs, and prioritization, execution, and risk management on a portfolio of 75 active and planned projects. Key… Show more Ellucian is a leader in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions space for the higher education sector.In this capacity, I directed the sourcing, procurement strategy, contracting, and operations of IT services and software development. This entailed delivering value through the planning and administration of vendor partnerships, RFPs/SOWs, contracting, cost reduction programs, and prioritization, execution, and risk management on a portfolio of 75 active and planned projects. Key achievements:►Leading cross-disciplinary organizations defining, maturing, and delivering the category vision, which included managing collaboration with the C-suite and other key stakeholders. ►Achieving alignment around a unified supply chain strategy enabling the successful migration from a hosted to SaaS-first tech provider. To this end, I worked with our CTO, CIO, product, and operations teams in prioritizing and balancing technical needs, roadmaps, and cost.►Elevating executive decision capability and risk posture by increasing visibility into contract commitments. My team and I innovated reporting suites and directed business reviews providing improved alignment and visibility into our CAPEX, OPEX, and organization obligations.►Program managing workstreams that strengthened procurement GDPR compliance. I constructed and socialized the risk matrices serving as a blueprint in rewriting our software development and product contracts, and subsequently guided our staff through enterprise change.►Recommending major P2P process enhancements via Coupa to enable an increased organizational focus on value-add activities. I led vendor and staff workshops that mapped the current and future state, and presented the findings directly to the CFO.►Delivering savings via the selection and implementation of global communications platforms, simplifying the infrastructure from five separate tools to a unified, lower-cost SaaS solution. Show less

Falls Church, Virginia, United States

CSC, now DXC Technology, was a global technology advisory and professional services firm.I was hand-selected for a strategic internal consulting role charged with driving cost savings on a $250M spend on IT, “Big 4” consulting services, and other line items. Key achievements:►Orchestrating complex procurement projects, contract negotiations, and new ways of working.►Applying strategic sourcing best practices toward the identification and presentation to executives of… Show more CSC, now DXC Technology, was a global technology advisory and professional services firm.I was hand-selected for a strategic internal consulting role charged with driving cost savings on a $250M spend on IT, “Big 4” consulting services, and other line items. Key achievements:►Orchestrating complex procurement projects, contract negotiations, and new ways of working.►Applying strategic sourcing best practices toward the identification and presentation to executives of tens of millions of dollars in annualized cost savings opportunities.►Influencing a long-term strategic plan that created a path to additional vendor partnership.►Mining, synthesizing, and visualizing advanced procurement data from SAP Ariba providing visibility into actionable strategic insights. For this, I collaborated across our supply chain and executive teams in building and adopting the business case.►Leading change management to achieve corporate cost take-out objectives, including the development of KPI-driven buyer negotiation strategies, the identification of preferred suppliers, simplified procurement flows, and standardized SOPs. Show less

Arlington, Virginia, United States

Now offered by Gartner, CEB best practices and technology solutions equip clients with the intelligence to effectively manage talent, customers, and operations.I managed the buy, vendors, and spend for diverse categories as a core member of the five-person procurement team. Key achievements:►Socializing and standing up supply chain and procurement best practices.►Partnering across the organization to optimize the vendor management framework and reduce total cost of… Show more Now offered by Gartner, CEB best practices and technology solutions equip clients with the intelligence to effectively manage talent, customers, and operations.I managed the buy, vendors, and spend for diverse categories as a core member of the five-person procurement team. Key achievements:►Socializing and standing up supply chain and procurement best practices.►Partnering across the organization to optimize the vendor management framework and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) across multiple categories.►Playing an integral role in the architecture, configuration, and deployment of an enterprise P2P platform. I managed the RFP, co-designed the UI/UX/functionality, directed the data load and integration, built policy, and served as a system administrator. Show less

Reston, Virginia, United States

Now a member of T-Mobile, Sprint Nextel was a major wireless services provider.I managed the contracting and procurement of multiple categories. Key achievement:►Designing and administering the enterprise RFP for maintenance services.

Wheat’s Landscape is a full-service landscape company in Northern Virginia. The company has been recognized with a Top 100 Green Industry Companies (in the USA) rating by Landscape Management and the Landscape Contractors Associations' Excellence in Landscape award and Distinction award.I sourced raw materials for residential landscaping projects on-demand to meet project specifications. Key achievement:►Applying materials management concepts and strategic sourcing strategies to… Show more Wheat’s Landscape is a full-service landscape company in Northern Virginia. The company has been recognized with a Top 100 Green Industry Companies (in the USA) rating by Landscape Management and the Landscape Contractors Associations' Excellence in Landscape award and Distinction award.I sourced raw materials for residential landscaping projects on-demand to meet project specifications. Key achievement:►Applying materials management concepts and strategic sourcing strategies to improve project profitability and sourcing efficiencies. Show less

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

IBM is a Fortune 500 global technology and consulting services company.Within the company's management consulting division, I accelerated the financial performance and sustainability of our clients via leadership in needs analysis, short-term and long-term planning, and deployment of supply chain roadmaps. This entailed managing and collaborating with consulting teams of advisors, technologists, and client stakeholders. Key achievement:►Designing and leading enterprise… Show more IBM is a Fortune 500 global technology and consulting services company.Within the company's management consulting division, I accelerated the financial performance and sustainability of our clients via leadership in needs analysis, short-term and long-term planning, and deployment of supply chain roadmaps. This entailed managing and collaborating with consulting teams of advisors, technologists, and client stakeholders. Key achievement:►Designing and leading enterprise government strategic supply chain transformations as both an advisor and a program manager. Show less