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Columbus, NE, US

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Manage and support 24x7 equipment engineering and maintenance teams to install, repair and complete preventative maintenance on processing and support equipment.
• Own and drive continuous improvement efforts for equipment failing to meet availability and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) and Mean Time Between Assist (MTBA) goals.
• Partner with Process Engineering, R&D, IE, and Facilities to plan, purchase and facilitate installation of new equipment to support capacity ramps.
• Work with entire operations team to achieve set safety goals.
• Drive standards, certification and training efforts where needed for all technicians.
• Manage purchasing and inventory of spares required to maintain equipment.

Durham, North Carolina, US

• Oversaw the Crystal Growth Tool Build Shop for the assembly and delivery of custom-built equipment that is used in the Crystal Growth process.
• Selected, developed, and evaluated personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the area.
• Supervised technicians that assemble the production equipment to ensure company standards are met.
• Established and maintained operating procedures and work instructions for the tool build shop.
• Managed training programs to ensure proper assembly of the equipment.
• Supported and influenced 5S methodology, ensuring the workplace is clean, uncluttered, safe, and well organized to reduce waste and optimize productivity.

Glendale, Wisconsin, US

• Established, maintained, and controlled the policies in the materials and purchasing department, coordinated daily activities and managed the purchasing and spare parts stock room personnel.
• Instrumental in a complete plant restructure, working with Boston Consulting Group to setup Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and workstreams to balance Inventory and Purchasing Departments.
• Oversight in purchasing decisions for assigned items at the best price from reliable sources, consistent with established standards for quality, quantity, and other factory requirements of the business.
• Monitored accurate inventory records of all production items, machine spare parts, and other vital tools.
• Directed and controlled all activities within the group and coordinated with various departments to ensure that appropriate levels of spare parts are correctly identified in the system.
• Investigated and researched new sources of supply for assigned purchased materials and obtained quotations and negotiated with suppliers on price, quality, and service on assigned purchased materials.

Bath, England, GB

• Developed commodity strategies pursuant to identifying and implementing productivity initiatives and supplier rationalization opportunities for assigned commodities, performing inventory reordering, purchase order.
• Established relationships with suppliers acting as a point of contact within assigned scope of responsibility and managed day-to-day supplier relationships, including service, delivery, quality, and billing issues.
• Managed Lean supply flow for primary products using 80/20 and Kanban principles, maintaining and adjusting stocking policies/inventory plans for assigned products via the analysis of historical sales trends, new.
• Identified and executed cost savings opportunities which involved managing competitive bids and negotiating with suppliers as well as researching new vendors, managing quotation process, analyzing supplier’s value.
• Collaborated with Customer Service and Production Manufacturing Departments, expediting parts on bills of materials as needed to meet customers’ requirement schedule for products.
• Liaise to suppliers with quality and specification issues while partnering with Quality and Engineering Departments to ensure positive outcome.

Cardiff, GB

• Championed strategic global sourcing processes that substantially reduced total procurement costs while achieving service parts quality, performance, and delivery expectations for internal and external customers.
• Utilized a vendor scorecard to manage key suppliers ensuring they meet quality and service requirements while maintaining competitive prices.
• Drove a $250K cost avoidance by developing material reclaim processes and facilitated a $1M inventory reduction by maximizing global inventory usage.
• Maximized multisite supply chain and inventory management tools with enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 compliance.
• Designed and executed company’s strategic sourcing initiatives, including supply market analysis, strategy development, management of requests for proposal, and supplier negotiations.
• Established process to design bids, select suppliers, evaluate responses, negotiate and finalize contracts, and ensured continuous execution.

Greensboro, NC, US

Responsible for Engineering Support Staff, maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement of performance of manufacturing assets.

Greensboro, NC, US

Managed over the entire Maintenance Organization in the troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of molecular beam epitaxy reactors and supported characterization equipment in a high-paced production environment.

Greensboro, NC, US

Led a shift of the Maintenance Team and expertly performed troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance of molecular beam epitaxy reactors and supported characterization equipment in a high-paced production environment.

Provided direct supervision to the Maintenance Team for the troubleshooting, root cause determination, repair, and maintenance of ion implanters to meet quality assurance objectives for high volume production.

Applied a proficient knowledge in all areas of import and domestic automotive and truck maintenance and repair specializing in computer climate control, digital fuel injection, and electrical systems. Led NASCAR sanctioned Asphalt Modified race team to Sportsman Championship victory.

Electronics Technician

Auto / Diesel Technology