The nation's largest nonprofit health plan serving over 15 million members in 8 regions delivering quality, cost effective medical care and services.Direct management of a strategic sourcing and contracts team for both the Medical and Non Medical categories including enterprise print, records management, transportation, fleet management, pharmacy distribution, business services, IT Technologies and supply chain solutions. Managing a procurement team with annual category spend services of over $1B for Kaiser Permanente Hospital core products and services.

A Leading Developer and Medical Device Manufacturer of advanced operating equipment for use in general and orthopedic advanced surgery.Directing a team implementing a comprehensive program for supplier selection, commodity management and procurement by integrating Six Sigma and Lean Principles into the Materials Management and Supply Chain Processes.

An Advanced Manufacturer and Global Supplier of Power Control Applications and Solutions for the Medical Device, Aerospace and Commercial Electronics industries. Implemented and managed a World-Class procurement and materials management process for manufacturing while creating continuing improvements in the Supply Chain Process through Strategic Supplier Management and Risk Management implementation.

A Global Provider of Communications and Network Technologies to the Health Care and Human Services Industries. Director Operations Management (Procurement, Materials, Inventory and Logistics) - developed and managed a state of the art materials management and inventory process while leveraging cross-functional management skills to effect quality performance throughout the materials support organization• Directing a team in the process of supply chain and materials management for procurement and in support manufacturing of the company’s space and medical grade microelectronic products. Managing ongoing ISO Standards and Lean GMP Process within the Materials and Manufacturing Group and Vendor Management process.• Formulating strategic sourcing strategies and negotiating Supplier Service Level Specifications SLS and Vendor Managed Inventories VMI’s to ensure reduced lead times, establish superior service standards through GMP and reducing costs through efficient inventory management processes.• Maintaining ongoing effective relationships with Suppliers, establishing processes to ensure satisfactory supplier performance, create value added opportunities in minimizing exposure to EOL product inventories, and implementing risk management policies to minimize potential for parts shortages in production.• Forecasting and administering the materials budget and maintaining all Raw, WIP and Finished Goods inventories to manage product transitions and EOL, while developing systems to minimize company exposure to obsolete products and materials. • Managing the assets of the Company by negotiating vendor agreements (parts purchase, VMI’s, SLA’s, Kanbans etc.), remote 3rd party warehousing - 3PL agreements and addressing the import and export document needs of the Company for international deployments.

A NeXT Generation Computer development company dedicated to providing state of the art computers and peripherals to the public.Director and Sr. Manager (Inventory and Project Development) - directed the project development of materials management programs for the company requiring comprehensive business solutions in the procurement, inventory, warehousing and distribution of their finished goods products.• Project managed the design and deployment process of complex distribution projects ensuring the accurate implementation of the processes and standards as established by the requirements of our Client Agreements. • Maximized customer satisfaction through superior operations performance, prompt communications and effective follow-up on all pending matters with clients ensuring directives and procedures were correctly communicated to all operations personnel. • Developed best business practices model utilizing Key Point Indicators certifying that maximum retained revenues were generated for each project while collaborating with associates to ensure that continuous improvement methodologies were in place directing operations performance.• Evaluated logistics performance using forecast data to determine progress toward stated goals and objectives while establishing financial benchmarks of each project regarding budgetary targets and shortfalls. Developed comprehensive RMA process to support customer service goals & initiatives.