Christopher Kunz Email & Phone Number

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Project Icon, is a one Billion dollar plus upgrade to the United States Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley works facilities, including a new endless casting and rolling (ESP) mill at the Edgar Thomson plant, a new cogeneration facility at the Clairton plant and improvements at the Irvin plant.

Dedicated procurement and contract management professional with wide range of domestic and international expertise, including multi-billion dollar capital expenditure projects, and international experience in China, Europe, South America and Middle East. Extensive experience providing contract negotiations, procurement, sub-contracting turnaround planning and execution activities, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and capital strategies for various new project technology models that maximize the use of intellectual property. Demonstrated cross-functional leadership capabilities and recognized for consistently exceeding business objectives.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Us

• Developed and implemented a contract management corporate Strategy maximizing value by leveraging synergies within the contract management portfolio. • Developed strategies to reduce the total cost of ownership, improve and standardize terms and conditions, improve efficiencies, develop consistency between projects and functions, and to improve supplier value proposition while continuously improving quality and service.• Engaged key business stakeholders to gain appropriate level of sponsorship and representation from the business teams to develop and execute value added strategies that deliver against the strategic goals of the business while identifying cost reductions opportunities.• Identified and developed solutions that supported the short and long term strategic goals within the global capital portfolio. Developed a strong integration plan with in the corporate functions and collaborated with the Indirect and Direct commodity management teams, to uncover and prioritize opportunities at the correct phase of the project lifecycle.• Managed a global portfolio of projects across multiple regions/countries, diverse cultures and time zones using extensive knowledge of the market, business units, and commodity management to provide guidance to a teams to assist in developing contract management portfolio strategies which meet the changing needs of the business.

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

Alcoa Global Rolled Products$300 million, Warrick Operations Pusher Project Newburg IN, Davenport Works Stretcher Project Alcoa Engineered Products and Solutions $150 Million Green Field Aero Space Engine Expansion; LaPorte, IN. Alcoa Global Rolled Products $350 Million Auto Sheet Expansion; Knoxville, TN. Alcoa Global Primary Products Ma’aden Joint Venture $4.5 Billion Green Field Smelter, Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia• Oversaw the Bechtel Contract and Procurement group for the Ma’aden joint venture. • Coordinated, managed and led the final contract and pricing negotiations for the buyout of the equipment and service contracts, achieving over $300 million in project savings. • Managed the EPCM procurement activities on a $10.8 billion integrated aluminum facility to be constructed in the Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaGlobal Contract and Procurement Manager GrowthResponsibilities, including negotiating large (EPC), and (EPCM), Lump Sum Turn Key (LSTK) contracts.• Developed an EPC and LSTK strategy to solicit proposals from Chinese engineering and construction firms to submit proposals on a $4.5 billion green-field project in West Africa. Global Category ManagerManaged specific procurement categories including structural steel, pipe valves and fittings, construction management services, including the negotiations of capital engineering, construction, EPC and master service agreements. • Managed and led the development of audit strategies for warranty, financial, and commercial close out claims against multiple global suppliers uncovering over $21 million dollars in unsubstantiated and over billings to Alcoa. – Moststal Zabrze (Mosjoen) 2007 $3 million claim reduction– Elektromontaz Gdansk (Mosjoen) 2007 $2 million claim reduction – Sterling Mechanical Inc (WPP) 2009 $4 million claim reduction – Babcock Power (WPP) 2009 $6.1 million claim reduction – Alumar Refinery expansion (AL2) 2009 R$9.8 million claim reduction

Houston, Texas, Us

Primary responsibilities: including contract management and LSTK & cost reimbursable contractual negotiations of capital engineering, construction, construction management services, EPC, master service agreements and turnaround planning and execution for seven refineries.• Facilitated contractual communications with the refinery management team about ongoing project status and communicated the strategic direction with respect to upcoming refinery project requirements. • Developed and implemented the capital equipment and MRO strategic plan.• Implemented an effective contract management plan for growth capital and turnaround service contracts. • Directed the timely contracting of engineering, construction, and procurement service requirements for company operations at optimum cost and quality and within the refinery parameters for environmental and safety concerns.

Primary responsibilities: capital engineering, construction management, sub-contracting, material management and equipment installation purchases for multiple manufacturing facilities in the Northeast United States.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba)

Master Of Science (Ms), Environmental Science And Management

Bs, Business Administration