Buyer for MRO and Services in regard to manufacturing automotive suspension bars.

Instrumental in saving the company over $250,000 through contract negotiations, pricing, salvaging equipment and locating alternate suppliers during a 3 year period.Responsible for placing high volume (100 plus monthly) of purchase orders with suppliers for raw materials (fibers/ resins (PLA, PP, PE and PET) / chemicals), maintenance/repair and expense items for facilities; Interfaced with scheduling and planning to ensure material were available as needed.Ensured confidentiality agreements and specifications were in place with suppliers.Located suppliers for trials in new product development.Negotiated service contracts and pricing for maintenance/repair and expense items with suppliers.Negotiated delivery of raw materials from international suppliers.Knowledgeable in foreign currencies and customs.Created formulas in Excel to track pricing of raw materials and notified key players of changes as needed.Resolved pricing issues between A/P and suppliers.Developed corporate purchasing procedures, created training manuals and trained new buyers.Generated and analyzed reports.

Maintained multiple databases with responsibility for troubleshooting hardware/software problems.Created training material with screen captures and trained/facilitated on MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, E-mail and how to incorporate technology in the classroom.Created and implemented computer camps which included desktop publishing, multimedia presentations and web page development.Supervised staff and taught computer classes.Maintained network, database of students and generated reports to show progress of students.Chaired Campus Technology Committee, member of District Technology Planning Committee and Crisis Management Team.

Trained teachers and students how to incorporate technology into their instructional material. Designed and delivered training courses for desktop software applications (word processing, databases, spreadsheets, internet and email, presentations and desktop publishing).Maintained multiple databases with responsibility for troubleshooting hardware/software problems.Created and implemented computer camps which included desktop publishing, multimedia presentations and web page development.Supervised summer camp staff and taught computer classes.Maintained network, database of students and generated reports to show progress of students.

Third Grade teacher for gifted and talented.Trained teachers and students how to use computers in labs and classrooms to enhance student education. Supervised/maintained computer network, updated student database and kept inventory of hardware/software.