Retired, currently serving on two non-profit boards helping the community. Highly skilled supply chain management professional experienced in Factory Operations, International contracting, Information Technology, Mergers and Acquisitions, staffing/personnel development, HOS/LEAN and supply chain sourcing strategies for varied industries within commercial and federal markets.John Cave was prior to retirement, the Integrated Supply Chain Leader for the Houston Regional Factory for the fabrication and assembly of Control System Elements; C-300 Cabinets, Servers & Stations, Safety Managers and ICONs. Management of the Houston Product Delivery Center for the Americas customers. Previously, Cave was Director of Supplier Management (SM) for International Space Station Program, within the Space Exploration business unit. • Evaluated the top 20% of the Space Exploration spend and aligned those suppliers to the business unit efforts, resulting in a $600K Award Fee increase. • As Supply Chain Director, reversed a 30% staffing gap and changed the position level average from a P4 to a P3, saving the equivalent of one man-year of budget.He was Director of SM&P for Intelligence and Security Systems (I&SS), and regional site lead for the Potomac Region in Springfield, Va. Prior to starting with McDonnell Douglas/Boeing, Cave worked at a number of smaller manufacturing companies including: Metal forming, Hydraulics, Space inflatables, and Materials development.Cave holds a MBA with an emphasis in Supplier Management at the University of San Diego in San Diego, Calif. and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from UCLA.Specialties: Supply Chain Management, Teaming Agreements, Mergers and Acquisitions, Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) Space Hardware and Software