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Sunnyvale, Ca

Sunnyvale, Ca

Palo Alto, Ca

- Managed complex satellite program subcontract services with values in excess of $6 million and reduced costs to company by 12%.- Supported custom flight hardware for ventures in emerging markets, including DigitalGlobe’s Worldview Legion and Planet Lab’s SkySat constellations.- Managed supply chain strategies for complex satellite programs with values in excess of $10 million and reduced costs to company by 12%.- Explored business cases and organized Make/Buy decisions for key products.- Maintained ERP delivery promise dates, order sequencing, and critical payment milestones.- Repsonsible for a wide variety of procurement fields: Mission Ops, Ground Stations, Launch Vehicles, and various long lead parts for bus systems.

Palo Alto, Ca

- Negotiated with suppliers and subcontractors to drive down prices and maintain favorable terms.- Coordinated cross-functional teams to form procurement plans and resolve contractual challenges- Drafted contracts, statements of work (SOWs), terms and conditions (T&Cs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and amendments.- Placed Purchase Orders, Requisitions, and other Agreements.- Managed competitive bids from suppliers and performed comparative analysis.- Recommended and introduced potential new suppliers to program responsible engineers.- Supported custom flight hardware with long lead times for Google's Skybox program.

Palo Alto, Ca

- Orchestrated design, evaluation, and installation of state-of-the-art automated storage solutions for all in-house flight hardware- Responsible for transitioning all fulfillment operations between old and new campus- Negotiated Service Level Agreements and general purchase contracts from vendors- Sole point of contact for many internal and external customers- Interfaced with government agencies for various projects- Cultivated vendor relationships to facilitate competitive bidding- Identified process flow weak points and implementation of solutions- Administrator for Flight Stores internal web page

San Jose, Ca

- Assisted the business owner on pricing and budgeting- Created Promotion, Engagement, and Conversion strategy for social media- Cooperated and collaborated with local business owners

Santa Clara, Ca

- Performed worldwide reverse logistics coordination- Managed new department projects and expansions- Installed new automated testing stations and DoD Standard data shredding- Handled RMA Procurement and negotiated Service Level Agreements- Designed streamlined process for executing Engineering Change Orders against products- Improved process flow to lower on-hand backlog from 500+ to less than 100- Decreased product turn-around time from 30 days to 14 or less with new test initiative- Calculated estimates of product cycle time and ensured available inventory- Increased yearly RMA revenues by 10%- Issued Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, and Credit/Debit Memos

Santa Clara, Ca

- Discovered trends in production defects- Coordinated and managed projects between departments- Modernized company records system for documents and forms- Designed both company SOPs and DOPs according to ISO standards- Tracked progress and effectiveness of corrective actions- Organized extended testing and qualification of NPIs, including FAIs- Presented metrics at monthly and quarterly business reviews- Performed internal ISO audits (ISO-9001)- Oversaw Out of Box Audit (OOBA) testing at FQC

Ba, Economics, 3.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Ham Radio Club

Diploma, High School

Activities and Societies: A/V Team, Drama Club, Volleyball