• Oversee a team of Sourcing Professionals that globally source hotel markets around the World totaling over 1 million room nights on an annual basis. • Oversee a team that provides sourcing in multiple markets for Global accountso Conduct market research, property analysis and market surveys consistent with customer requirements for Global Markets.o Issue RFP’s, evaluate and recommend bid awardso Monitor markets for price changes and escalate risks and opportunitieso Track and identify cost savings. o Provide market intelligence to Global Accounts to educate client baseo Conduct site visits• Develop, manage and renew hotel contracts

• Managed two departments: General Purchasing and Corporate Travel• General Purchasingo Was responsible for a team that managed all indirect procurement spend which included but not limited to: Crew Hotels($5M), Transportation, Office Supplies, Print Management($1.2M), Computer Hardware and Software($1.5M), and Ground Service Equipmento Managed $400M Fuel Tender and Into-plane suppliers for both Domestic and International locations, resulting in an approximate year over year savings of $200K.• Corporate Travelo Was responsible for a team that provided 24/7 support and processing of travel requests for entire organization inclusive of both company business and leisure travel. o Annual Spend: $6.3M in Air, Lodging and Transportationo Responsible for negotiating and maintaining contracts with other Airline Carriers.

• Implemented and managed Print Supply for entire organization • Managed all indirect spend contracts in excess of $4M • Managed Fuel Contracts for into-plane suppliers and Fuel Tender• Managed all Request for Proposals, Quotes, and Information on all new contracts and existing contracts up for bid for indirect spend contracts

• Subject matter expert for array of diverse areas• Managed Commodities with spend over $10 million plus• Managed, procured and negotiated for all shore-side offices nation-wide• Managed specific commodities for 31 ships• Led cross functional team projects from need to implementation and training to post-project evaluation• Ability to research suppliers from a variety of unusual sources• Contractual Management Expert• Expert Negotiator• Analysis of data for implementation and to drive change• Develops procurement and negotiation strategy based on multiple variables • Analyzed ways to continuously drive costs down• Developed, Published and Analyzed Request for Proposals, Information and Quotes• Working knowledge of Ariba Procurement tools and knowledge of publishing online auctions with pricing and reverse auction bids

Supply Chain Strategist• Managed contracts for 700 branches• Ability to source and apply knowledge to any commodity or product.• Management of cross team functions to bring projects to completion• Facilitated RFP’s for nationwide contracts• Developed, managed and consolidated spend for new contracts• Acted as Communications lead for company on Supplier Management Issues.Supplier Diversity Manager• Developed, Implemented, and Maintained Supplier Diversity Program• Developed and Maintained MWBE supplier relationships• Involved locally and nationally with SD organizations to stay current within the community.• Actively sought opportunities for MWBE’s• Served as a Spherion Corporate Liaison for MWBE’s • Maintained and Disseminated all reporting with regards to Supplier Diversity• Co-developed the online repository that stored supplier information

Supply Chain Team Member• Solicited input and buy-in from 32 Business Units• Prepared and analyzed RFP’s for million dollar contracts• Negotiated and prepared contracts with Fortune 500 Companies• Improved compliance by monitoring purchases• Solicited buy-in from business units on newly implemented contracts• Drove cross-departmental projects from conception to post-evaluation• Managed Commodities with spend over $2 millionSupplier Diversity Program• Created and maintained database of MWBE’s• Implemented ways to link purchasing with vendors• Kept abreast of market by attending trading shows and workshopsProcurement Team Member• Processed requisitions for 32 Business Units• Provided End User Support for over 20,000 employees• Implemented process improvements to both requisition system and WEB page

• Purchased computer parts and peripherals for Fortune 100 Company• Achieved $100k in savings per month continuously• Committed to clientele 24 hours, 7 days a week• Constructed price structure• Investigated and compiled new suppliers to source• Reported directly to CEO