Procurement manager responsible for indirect category management of Fleet, Mobile Equipment, IT hardware, software and services.

Member of the Cox strategic sourcing team responsible for consulting services across multiple business areas, including but not limited to Finance, IT, HR, Construction, Engineering.

Supported Engineering and Maintenance strategic and current capital projects, and process maintenance services for Sanofi North America Southeast Hub• Continually achieved and exceeded annual savings goals.• Merial Team Lead for Sanofi CapEx Small Projects Initiative (projects <$5M) .• Member of Sanofi North America CapEx Secondhand Equipment Initiative team - identified and executed savings opportunities, presented program to Sanof Procurement Leadership • Sanofi Site Lead for negotiation and development of a Site Operating Agreement (SOA) for the Merial GA Production and R&D sites - pilot project implementing a Hub spare parts storeroom for four sites,• Managed Process Maintenance Services Providers for Georgia Sites resulting in savings via alignment with Sanofi global and regional contracts, and locally consolidated multi-site agreements. • Trainer and Level 1 Support as North America E-sourcing Key User.• Sanofi Facilities Maintenance initiative team member to award managed services agreements for Georgia production sites; served as liaison with organization to identify process and facilities maintenance improvement and savings opportunities.

Laboratory Equipment and Services Purchasing Special Projects, Analytics:• Identified and documented R&D contracts and areas of spend in alignment with Sanofi pricing agreements resulting in cost savings. • Researched active and expired lab equipment services agreements to identify assets requiring support; determined levels of support needed, and identified savings opportunities via consolidation of services agreements

• Continually achieved and exceeded IS and Fleet annual savings goals. • Established business case and initiated RFI & RFP strategies for selection of Preferred IT North America Consulting Services providers resulting in Master Services Agreements (MSA) incorporating SLAs and rated cards.• Recipient of Merial 2011 Global Procurement Best in Class Award for process improvement. • Six Sigma Projects, and Process Improvement Committee and Lead experience related to software asset management and compliance, resulting in process improvements in the purchasing and tracking of assets, and financial and benchmark reporting. •Selected to Serve on PHH Arval’s (Fleet Management firm) Information Technology Advisory Board 2010-2012.

Supervised and administrated the processes to secure technology quotes following all standards and policies. Developed and provided compliance and user training to statewide staff on the use of State Contracts, GSA Schedule 70, WSCA, and DOE negotiated contracts; initiated new DOE Contracts primarily related to software licensing, support and subscription agreements; developed relationships with other state agencies and vendors for the DOE. Supervised and managed the technology procurement process, department-wide inventory of all technology hardware and software assets, and other internal technology services.

External buyer for fulfillment of McKesson contracts; met or exceeded all required margins. Created processes with multiple manufacturers to maximize savings via special discounts and implementation of rebate programs. Developed Technology Services Staging Center and coordinated Sales, Product teams and Staging Center staff to facilitate timely delivery of hardware and software integrations.