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Cypress, Tx, Us

• Spearhead the sourcing team responsible for $20 million in capital spend, including standalone software applications meeting enterprise-wide objectives, reducing risk, and delivering substantial cost savings. • Manage Strategic Sourcing for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, reading the sourcing activities for key business areas and product categories. • Advanced the collaboration between Clinical Operation Leadership and Supply Chain Management to capture business requirements and provide in-depth market analysis. • Supervise, plan, and organize the activities of the sourcing staff. • Streamline workflows for product purchases requiring Enterprise Architecture reviews. Accomplishments: • Developed sourcing strategies and plans to deliver best-in-class value to the organization with year-to-date savings exceeding $1.3 Million. • Directed the review of Strategic Supplier review, yielding potential cost savings of $9 million dollars. • Restructured and improved the contracting process with key suppliers. • Created Master agreements and sub-agreements improving processes

Pittsburgh, Pa, Us

• Directed cross-functional teams within the Clinical FDA regulated Software & Medical Device arenas, including external resources (consultants or contractors, and suppliers) toward implementation of sourcing objective(s). • Worked closely with UPMC Legal to draft, develop, and finalize corporate agreements that limit UPMC and liability and identify the terms and conditions of said agreements. • Coordinated the development of UPMC's standardized FDA-regulated software agreement. • Negotiated and administered intricate corporate agreements. • Built relationships with Physicians on implementing software platforms to increase the probability of disease diagnosis. • Served as the Subject Matter Expert of FDA-regulated software that required Enterprise Architecture assessments integrated into the UPMC IT infrastructure. • Served as lead for FDA-regulated software platforms and medical devices to determine the appropriate level of integration within the UPMC network environment and compliance with connectivity requirements. Accomplishments: • Negotiated cost savings exceeding $2.9 Million annually for the next 5 years and negotiated 4 software agreements that included SaaS clauses with cost savings exceeding $1 million. • Led advanced negotiations with suppliers, resulting in cost savings exceeding $3 million. • Generated cost savings for 4 platforms exceeding $1 million for all FDA-regulated software.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

• Spearheaded expertise in all contracting phases, including supplier qualification, contract compensation and enablement, contract formulation, and post-award contract management. • Developed scopes of work, identified contracting strategy, and identified viable/suitable potential service providers using eProcurement tools. Conducted bid evaluation and claims mitigation and worked closely with Legal to ensure compliance, contract execution, and contract management. • Managed ERP implementation processes of SAP’s Sales and Distribution Order and data mapping for Material Management modules. Accomplishments: • Chevron North America Exploration & Production, Appalachian Mountain Business Unit - Managed 57 Information Technology supplies valued at $34MM, including the development and execution of the Annual Contract Procurement Plans, ensuring Procure to Pay processes to flow accurately and in compliance through company ERP systems (PACTS, Ariba, and SAP). • Provided analysis for the development and execution of the Gulf of Mexico Business Unit's Production Operations product service line valued at $500MM. • Team Lead and Project Manager, Chevron Products Company, Lubricants Division for 15 Account Managers, liaison for two distribution centers, and Sales team member. • Managed $35MM gallons lubricant product valued at $160MM in revenue. • Collaborated with BU Business Owners on the development of Annual Contracting Procurement Plans and strategic Category Plans with values exceeding $50 Million. • Led IT Staff Augmentation Sourcing (Accenture), including the risk/value sourcing process. • Formulated the contract/bid documentation and reviewed the Scope of Work valued at $5 Million and cost analysis for Business Units with value exceeding $4 Million.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Accomplishments: • Managed partnership valued at $40 MM annual spend by standardizing Terms and Conditions by country, business owners, category management, and legal to standardize scope of work. • Collaborated on BU contract optimization project to ensure contract formulation activity was completed for active contracts, resulting in a $600M annual cost reduction. • Managed extension of expiring contracts with vendors valued at $500M to ensure continued operations globally. • Directed contract formulation process for 110 contracts within IT, Environmental Services, Production Operations and Geophysical & Geological product service lines (PSL) with values exceeding $80MM. • Developed and implemented discount pricing processes and procedures valued at $300MM to comply with RobinsonPatman Anti-Trust laws. • Managed the development of a Business Unit print service project valued at over $5MM. • Standardized contracting process for travel suppliers (Airliner and hotel providers, resulting in spend controls, contract expirations, and supplier qualifications for over 47 contracts valued at over $360MM within Chevron ERP platforms (Ariba, Power BI, SAP).

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Accomplishments: • Provided consistent and effective buying and expediting services that resulted in the timely delivery of reliable, safe, and cost-effective equipment and materials. • Completed bidding and analysis reports for BU stakeholders to identify purchasing trends, resulting in 202 Purchase Orders with values exceeding $2MM. Managed Midland Suction Pump Upgrade and Rangely Oil Field sourcing projects valued at $173M and $34MM, respectively. • Monitored supplier performance and promoted standard material procurement processes to stakeholders.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Develop/implemented IT, Staff Augmentation and Geophysical and Geological (G&G) annual contracting procurement plan (ACPP). Defined business partners strategies for categories by spend based on market analysis and demand forecasting. Created and implemented category plans, strategic sourcing, supplier performance key metrics, and collaborated with suppliers to enact joint process improvements to achieve lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) for all materials and services provided. Results are as follows: • Implemented Contract Plans for 121 suppliers with values exceeding $132MM. • Achieved 10% sand blasting cost reduction by implementing $16MM strategic sourcing project.Drove development of Asset Investment System/Asset Development IT sourcing, with impact to base business of approx. $500M.

San Ramon, Ca, Us

Project Manager and Consultant, Chevron Products Company, Lubricants Division; Developed and implemented discount pricing processes and procedures valued at $300MM to comply with Robinson-Patman Anti-Trust laws to eliminate potential liability exceeding the value of the discount.

New York, Ny, Us

Scm Certificate, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Scm Certification, Supply Chain Management

Mba, Finance

Bs, Finance And History