• Project Manager for multi-year procure to pay process redesign including consultative services, functional solution implementation, technical integrations, change management and training program.• Solution Consultant/Implementation Engineer for eProcurement, eInvoicing and Spend Analytics modules. Includes design, build, test, user acceptance, training, migration and hypercare.• Support sales through growth of existing clients into new products and services as well as scoping and analysis of new client projects.

(Rasmussen was acquired by American Public Education in 2021)• Manage spend of approximately $150 million• Oversee integration of procurement offices across corporate parent and its subsidiary schools.• Lead review of procure-to-pay systems, including Jaggaer, Workplace, Concur and others, resulting in a system(s) that are efficient and scalable for the institution and future growth/acquisitions.• Responsible for several million in value capture savings resulting from merger efficiencies. Year one target was met ten months early.• Develop standardized policy and process around purchasing, vendors, contracts, and travel. • Integrate staff of five procurement professionals into a cohesive procurement department.

• Implemented the University’s first centralized procurement function.• Saved over $10m through contract negotiations, bids, and other initiatives.• Implemented and act as system admin for the Jaggaer (formerly SciQuest) procure-to-pay system.• Co-chaired lean six-sigma process improvement on the purchase of learning technology software.• Implemented an automated textbook including ordering, distribution, and billing system.• Partnered with CIO and third-party IT firm to transition key contracts in-house.• Developed sourcing plans to drive category management initiative and future savings potential.• Rollout of Concur travel program to the institution.• Grew staff to a team of three procurement professionals.

• Managed all purchasing, vendor relationships, p-cards, salvage asset sales, leasing, compliance, and personal discount programs.• Developed a spend management database, merging multiple data sources into one cohesive set.• Created spend and compliance dashboards, using Tableau, to significantly improve decision making. • Improved p-card compliance ten-fold through training, data mining and individual audits.• Expanded usage of the p-card program by 300%, decreasing costs and increasing revenue.• Developed electronic salvage program and online store, generating six-figures revenue annually.• Implemented a retail banking relationship, including rollout to over 20,000 students.• Participated in planning and sales for sponsorship rights to the new Wintrust Arena.• Collaborated with Advancement, Athletics and Student Affairs to generated millions in vendor partnership revenue • Managed staff of six professional buyers and three part-time coordinators.

• Oversaw all purchasing activities for the marketing, consulting, and other services categories.• Ran RFPs and negotiated contracts, master service agreements and statements of work.• Develop p-card compliance program for fraud and policy non-compliance.• Managed staff of three coordinators.

• Coordinated activities for the Board of Trustees, including special projects and research.• Implemented university-wide policy manual and process for regularly reviews and updates.• Supported executive search committees for President and other senior level positions.

• Build various front-end websites for clients utilizing HTML5, CSS3, responsive design principles, UI/UX concepts and other processes as needed.• Provide on-going maintenance and content support or provide training to end users so they can manage website directly. Provide support as needed.• Diverse set of clients and projects that have included: 50th anniversary of an outdoor club, video game fan site, a religious convent, basketball camp, student organizations, student newspaper, a Wrigleyville bar and others.

• Analyzed sales and order replenishment merchandise for various departments• Created promotional plans to improve sales, improve customer service or meet other goals• Developed product displays, promotional aisles and merchandising plans• Initiated campaigns to increase photo and photo developing sales