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Peoria, Illinois, United States

Peoria, Illinois, United States

Peoria, Illinois

Manage $300M of machined products spend for the Energy and Transportation Division.

Peoria, Illinois

Peoria, Illinois Area

Manage a $350 million dollar portfolio of turbochargers and related components supporting all global Caterpillar business units. Commercial responsibility also includes aftermarket service and remanufacturing contracts supporting the Caterpillar global distribution network.

Greater Peoria Area

Manage $200 million dollar global portfolio for all engine related gears supporting CAT operations.

Greater St. Louis Area

* Managed $70 million portfolio including the critical actuation system starting the main JDAM/SDB assembly line.* Led the sourcing strategy team responsible for reducing cost and increasing quality for the SDB carriage system. Exceeded both targets.* Negotiated long-term sourcing agreement reducing proposed unit prices by an average of 14% although annual.

Greater St. Louis Area

* Implemented a supplier performance improvement plan for a critical wing structure supplier that resulted in a 70% reduction in late deliveries. Decreased program rework and re-planning costs by 23%. * Managed a F15 3D modeling initiative which cut production lead time by 28% on critical materials.* Worked with program/shop management to source, build.

Greater St. Louis Area

* Managed $40 million portfolio with key international suppliers in Israel and Switzerland to source the F18 vertical stabilizer and LEX assembly. * Worked with supplier quality to implement a first-time quality initiative for key suppliers to the F15/F18/C17 programs that resulted in a 35% decrease in quality escapes in 6 months.* Participated on process.

Greater St. Louis Area

* Implemented a competitive long-term sourcing plan for final assembly electrical cables and components leading to first-time quality improvements of 40%. As a result, rework and production delays were reduced significantly.* Created and implemented a spares sourcing process which linked spares and production contracts leading to a cost reduction award and.

Greater St. Louis Area

* Responsible for the P/L and financial performance of the 2nd largest store in the St. Louis district.* Managed the opening of a new store and exceeded sales and financial targets leading to a store of the year nomination in 2004.* Managed store personnel through training and employee development initiatives* Responsible for the management of inventory.

Mba, Business Administration

Activities and Societies: Graduate Business Student Association, BGSA Community Involvement

Bachelor Of Science In Business Administration, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity, Internal Fraternity Council, Intramural Sports Administration Council