www.na.edu• Description:- MNGT 3312 – Operations Management. This course focuses on principles and applications of process and resource management in manufacturing and service operations. Topics include forecasting, capacity planning, process selection, facility layout, quality control and management, scheduling, inventory control, MRP and ERP, and supply chain management.- MNGT 4320 – Global Supply Chain Management. This course introduces supply chain management in a competitive business environment. Topics include relationship management, procurement, supply chain risk management, logistics, transportation and distribution, inventory control, forecasting, and the impact of technology on supply chain management.- MNGT 4314 – Small Business Management. This course examines the economic and social environment in which small business function and the critical role of entrepreneurship in fostering business growth and development. Topics include facts about going into business, conducting a feasibility study, financing a business, essential management skills, marketing strategies and legal issues.

www.centrica.com / www.directenergy.comLSE: CAN. $35 Billion/year. UK-based global energy company• Achievements:- Co-led with Accounts Payable and Finance a payment terms initiative to improve the company’s working capital resulting in a positive cash-flow impact of 7% of its annual spend in 2018- Participated in the creation and delivery of a consistent end-to-end category management framework across all procurement groups covering ~130 categories and a total spend of ~$3.7 B.- Led in NA the implementation of Centrica’s Phase 1 of its Procurement Transformation totaling ~$1.6 B.- Assisted in creating and deploying a procurement professional development program with individualized development plans.- Participated in the establishment and monitoring of performance standards and metrics - Advisor to category managers to develop, lead, and execute solid category strategies based on corporate objectives and key business drivers to optimize value outcomes - Provided leadership, direction, and effective management to cross-functional working groups of global procurement teams to achieve a high-level of performance, integration, and consistency. - Participated in the development and implementation of global procurement policies, procedures, standards, and programs that enhance the organizational value.- Trained all North America based (~40) category managers on all aspects of end-to-end category management.- Trained and assisted category managers to prepare and lead high-impact comprehensive negotiation strategies.• Responsibilities:- Provide expert advice to stakeholders on all aspects of supply chain, procurement, and category management to encourage innovative practices to support the delivery of corporate and business objectives.- Manage the corporate-wide process for the completion of category strategies.- Guide category managers through the ongoing management process to sustain in-depth knowledge of the category, trends, and market dynamics.

• Achievements and Responsibilities:- Category Management & Sourcing Strategies totaling $250m in Engineering, Waste Management, Lab Services, Land Purchases, Appraisals, GIS, and Surveys for various multi-billion-dollar projects US and Canada.- Advisor to Junior Category Managers and Category Analysts on MRO best practices. Total Spend $50m.- Implemented contract administration process to ensure legal and commercial compliance with agreed terms.- Development business partnerships, SRM, TCO models, Strategies, Spend Analysis, Market Intelligence, Best Practices.- Lead Category Commodities to achieve value maximization through the categories life cycles.

www.fmc.comNYSE: FMC. $2.8 B/year. Multinational chemical company in agrochemical and lithium industries. • Achievements:- Assisted in developing and implemented the blue-print of the work-streams for a new Procurement Organization for the indirect procurement categories of MRO and CAPEX. Sub-Categories include: Pipes, Valves, and Fittings; Steel; Safety; Electrical Components; Power Transmission; Laboratory Supplies; General Industrial; Fasteners; Gaskets and Filters; and Contractor Services: North and South America, Europe, Middle East, Asia. Annual MRO spend $80m and Services $190m. CAPEX contracts in US, Canada, Holland, Turkey, Italy, Belgium, Ireland, UK, Russia, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Thailand, China. Total spend ~$800m. Highlights: a natural gas pipeline for a lithium facility at 4,000 meters above sea level in the Argentine Andean Mountains, a trona plant in Wyoming, and new factories in Thailand, Brazil, & US.- Developed strategy for CAPEX Projects based on IPA’s Front-End Loading including Project Assurance Reviews.- Implemented TCO approach for international logistics contracts of chemicals in South America and Europe.- Development of Supplier Relation Management (SRM) program for key engineering and equipment providers.- Implementation of PICS auditing for the safety prequalification of suppliers to ensure safety compliance.• Responsibilities:- Overall responsibility leading global commodity teams for the global purchases of CAPEX and MRO. Development of SRM programs, contractor safety programs, contract administration, methodologies, strategies, sourcing methods, spend analysis, tendencies, regulatory framework, budgeting, forecasting, market dynamics, and best practices.

CEMEX (NYSE: CX, MSX: CEMEX) is the world’s largest producer of Aggregates and Ready-Mix Concrete and the third largest Cement Producer. It operates in 50 countries and it employees more than 50,000 worldwide.www.cemex.comStrategic Sourcing Advisor and Global Negotiator – Global Sourcing of Indirect Procurement Accounts• Achievements: - Negotiated the Global Imports/Exports Logistics Account. Total spend of materials negotiated $340m/year. - Participation in the Mobile Equipment and Crusher Wear Parts negotiation. Installed TCO of $600m.- Participated on the Global Travel Management Account. Total spend $140m.- Negotiated the Global Computer, Voice, Data services for the US cement and 500+ ready-mix plants ~$ $27m.- Introduction of advanced sourcing strategies for optimization combinatorial algorithms programs (via CombineNet).• Responsibilities:- Led RFXs in indirect procurement categories, spend analysis, best practices, process improvements, industry benchmarks, forecasting, innovative sourcing technologies, strategies, and coordinates global commodity teams.Senior CAPEX Negotiator – CEMEX USA Corporate and Indirect Procurement • Achievements: - Reengineering of the CAPEX Processes and Procedures and introduced e-RFX for the CAPEX Projects in the US.- Negotiated the first CO2 Capture and Sequestration project for the cement industry in the world – U.S. DOE project.- Negotiated Alternative Fuel Equipment for US cement plants.- Renegotiated GPS services (Trimble) for the Ready-Mix Trucks for the 500+ concrete plants in the US.- Participation in the last stage of the new cement plant in New Braunfels, Texas totaling $300m.- Development of Supplier Relationship Management Program for Key CAPEX Suppliers.• Responsibilities:- P2P responsibility of goods and services for CAPEX Projects within CEMEX US Operations. Areas include cost modeling, savings and benefits, supply of products, contractual agreements, and commercial terms.

www.yvasa.comBUSINESS DESCRIPTION:• Grupo YVASA S.A. de C.V. is a private company incorporated under Mexican law. It is the largest residential builder in the State of Chihuahua, and the tenth largest in Mexico.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Management of company-wide strategic planning in the areas of business growth strategies, operations logistics, organizational culture change, processes re-engineering, software implementation, and key personnel selection.

www.kindermorgan.comBUSINESS DESCRIPTION:• Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMP, KMI, KMR) is one of the largest energy transportation, storage and distribution companies in North America and the largest publicly traded pipeline limited partnership. RESPONSIBILITIES:• Participation in the management of multi-million dollar materials infrastructure projects including estimates, budgets, procurement, contracts, engineering, internal logistics, manufacturing, and supply chain distribution.

www.martinmarietta.comBUSINESS DESCRIPTION:• Martin Marietta Materials (NYSE: MLM) is the nation's second largest producer of construction aggregates.RESPONSIBILITIES:• Overall accountability for the plan operations management of asphalt plants and aggregates distribution yards with a capacity of 1.5 million tons of product a year.• Largest achievement includes participation in the creation of the Guardian Angel, a safety program later adopted by the entire corporation and highlighted by Assistant Secretary of Labor Joseph A. Main in 2015.

http://ctis.utep.edu/ ACHIEVEMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITES• Successful development of an asphalt mix testing procedure that was approved by the Federal Highway Administration in 2000.• Accountable for the laboratory safety, mix designs and testing of moisture-resistant hot-mix asphalt mixes.