Develop and lead sourcing strategy for fabricated sheet metal, castings and machined metal components supporting 3D printer global manufacturing operations. Direct cross-functional teams to achieve cost reduction goals, improve product revenue and gross margin, enhance supplier quality and delivery metrics and strengthen supply chain operations. Negotiate long term agreements with suppliers to optimize spend, reduce lead times and increase inventory turns.

Develop supply chain strategies, lead contract negotiations, and manage spend for high risk, high complexity products and services in Latin American, Puerto Rico and Canada. Partner with business groups to conduct and evaluate RFx and coordinate supplier selection and evaluation. Customize legal language and draft non-standard contract terms and conditions to negotiate all aspects of supplier contracts in English and Spanish.

Supervised supply management personnel to ensure supply management processes and strategiesare implemented to meet cost, schedule, quality and delivery goals to support operations and activities.

Led cross-functional steel tubing commodity teams in the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies. Negotiated and managed long-term contracts and agreements with selected suppliers.

Managed delivery and quality of material from external suppliers. Developed target costs for parts, tooling, and returnable containers. Quoted and sourced new parts for new production.

Managed production, delivery, quality and completion of manufacturing projects to meet production goals in assigned departments. Supervised 29 wage employees on 3 shifts.

Managed production, delivery, quality and completion of manufacturing projects on second shift. Executed schedule in printed circuit board assembly area and final assembly area to meet production goals.

Developed course curriculum and provided aircraft maintenance management instruction in Spanish to 60 international students per year. Supervised 4 instructors and 4 courses.

Directed maintenance repair efforts and flight production for assigned aircraft. Managed intermediate-level maintenance requirements for fuels, egress, pneumatic, and electrical/environmental systems.