Fleet Ballistic Missile Program

· Pursuit lead for all global supply chain activities covering all external activity for multi-billion dollar program· Led and facilitated cross functional communication between engineering, program management, and supply chain· Successfully led supply chain through proposal internal gates.· Participated and led supply chain activities for program long range planning· Led Supplier Statement of Work creation and development through signature cycle· Led supply chain team through RFI’s and market research including developing documentation and leading supplier conferences while maintaining a competitive standing· Tracked and reported on Supply Chain activities required for successful program execution· Attended program leadership meetings representing supply chain and delegated voting member board activities

Program Supply Chain support and management for Collins ACES 5 Next Generation Ejection Seat Business.

• Manage subcontract’s supporting Navy, Coast Guard, Airforce, Army, DARPA and NASA contracts for development and hardware contracts.• Support bid and proposal efforts from pursuit through award and into execution.• Lead negotiator for subcontract contract terms and conditions, pricing, and scope.• Work with program team to author and execute subcontract statement of work(s).• Manage and provide oversight for subcontractor performance for cost and schedule adherence. • Secure needed resources to ensure subcontractor performance and action item resolution.• Coordinate activities between subcontractors and Collins personnel including Program Manager and Engineering.• Manage relationships with key subcontractors to support current and future performance.

● Sub-contracts Cost Standards Team personally reviewing 800 parts and assisted the direct team with 4 - 5000 additional parts.● Led 3 bid and proposal efforts for total value of $2.5M.● Actively participated in the compliance initiative by being part of the procurement documentation tool team. Also tested, reviewed and refined the storyboards for the training team.● Partook in the Bid and proposal lean event to optimize flow and reduce overall time.● Gained FAR Bootcamp certificate successfully passing course.● Managed a diverse workload across 4 DOA paths and 14 Subcontract Program Managers while keeping PO turnaround time under 2 days.● Worked with Ariba Funding Approval process implementation team to optimize process for subcontracts procurement in Government Systems.● Member of project group in incorporate Bailment Agreements into Ariba.● Team lead resource for the Ariba tool in subcontracts procurement.

Manage a 12 person team consisting of a 2 person purchasing team with an annual spend over $45 million, 2 person parts shipping team, and 8 person material handling group.• Led wall to wall physical inventory and audit.• Administer and write salary and hourly performance reviews.• Mentor employees for future growth with defined growth path.• Create and manage reports for inventory accuracy, parts on time delivery, and inventory turns.• Increased purchasing inventory turns from 5 to 8 turns a year.• Decreased purchasing inventory by 20%.• Increased parts shipping on time delivery from 64% to over 90% on time.• Led inventory reduction projects, reducing slow and dead inventory company wide.• Implemented visual ordering system for items with high inventory variability to reduce shortages and inventory excess.• Developed process to increase material accuracy on the production floor reducing warranty claims from customer base.

● Steel Commodity buyer for flat and structural components including 304, 201, 409, and carbon grades.● Worked with stainless steel supplier to lock in a fixed price supply agreement to stabilize pricing on our 304 grade material.● Met weekly with sales and accounting executives to give market updates on steel and other high use purchasing commodities.● Set up stocking program to bring material lead times from 14 days to less than 3 days.● Worked with distributors and mills to align special company needs with mill capabilities outside of industry standards with no increase in cost.● Reduced supply base by 30% without adding supply risk.● Purchasing lead on successful ERP (JD Edwards Oracle) implementation.● Responsible for procurement of rubber, powertrain, and coating commodities.● Optimized and managed vendor managed inventory programs.● Negotiating prices on production items and capital investment purchases resulting in 4% savings in the first year. ● Worked closely with sales to forecast future requirements with changes in sales environment.● Worked on cross functional teams to facilitate internal problem solving.

*Agricultural planter and grain cart manufacturer.Purchasing lead on new project development teams working closely with engineeringResponsible for multiple commodities including but not limited all plastics, castings, and wheels/tires.Helping Kinze's continuous improvement initiative by taking part in Kaizen events, implementing pull systems, developing forecasting tools, and developing auto generating purchase ordersCommunicating quality issues with suppliers while facilitating root cause analysisDeveloping and improving supplier relationships and integrationNegotiating prices on production items and capital investment purchases

● Supervised and mentored up to 5 employees: consulted with supervisors prior to assigning tasks, provided on-the-job training, evaluated work, and provided feedback to increase performance standards.● Developed and implemented professional development training for small and large groups.● Maintained accountability, inventory and serviceability of thousands of dollars worth of sensitive military vehicles and equipment.● Utilized technical skills to emplace,remove and destroy obstacles.● Consistently enforced and exceeded standards implemented by management .● Led 150 successful combat missions including locating and disarming 230 IED’s in eight months while safely covering 9500 miles without breakdown.