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Pittsburgh, PA, US

London, London, GB

Leadership - Manage resources across the Americas Region for a leading independent research and consultancy business serving the global metals, mining, fertilizer, and chemical industries. I consolidated multiple US offices, led the integration of acquisitions, and significantly increased growth/staffing over the past several years.M&A - Participated in.

Cranberry Township, PA, US

Leadership - Responsible for supply chain of nuclear plant equipment from domestic and international suppliers. Largest and most complex negotiation was for Containment Vessels, in which the final contract was with a team comprised of a Japanese steel fabricator, Italian engineering firm, and US constructor. I led the negotiations a three-project deal.

Santa Clara, California, US

Start-Up Leadership - Hand-picked for a coveted opportunity to help build a supply chain operations group for a “start-up business” within Intel to enter the medical device industry. This business ultimately was ‘spun-off’ as a joint venture with GE Medical and named Care Innovations.Process Improvement - Led a matrixed team of 11 professionals to design.

Santa Clara, California, US

Responsible for all major projects on 6 different sites, which required coordination between manufacturing, project controls, procurement, and construction. Developed a global Competitive Intelligence platform, and used it to develop strategy to attenuate material cost variation, which saved over $4.5M for the Arizona Fab32 facility.

Santa Clara, California, US

Accomplished all operational and commercial aspects for the services contracts on a $3B manufacturing fabrication facility construction project; generated RFP’s, developed quality program, negotiated contracts, managed performance, controlled budget, and drove process improvements.

Neubiberg, München, DE

Supervised construction and commissioning of control systems for a greenfield semiconductor factory construction project. The facility earned "Top Fab of the Year" in 1999 due to the sophistication of the project schedule resulting in the shortest First-Concrete to First-Silicon in history.

Richmond, VA, US

Managed a power plant construction project; including monitoring schedule performance, tracking design revisions, managing supplier adherence to specifications, and responsible for startup and equipment commissioning oversight. Supervised operations of the emissions control systems, and was liaison to the Department of Environmental Quality.

Designed control systems, led field teams in testing and modifications, and performed ISO quality validations.

Washington, DC, US

Operated and maintained nuclear plants on-board a Guided Missile Cruiser with ‘Secret’ security clearance. Traveled to 20 countries on 5 continents during multiple deployments, including the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, and enforcing UN Security Council Sanctions in the Red Sea during Operation Desert Calm.I earned the following.

Mba, Global Supply Chain Management

Bs, Nuclear Engineering

Engineer’S Degree, Nuclear Engineering