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Boise, Idaho, US

-Develop and recommend methodology, tools, people processes, and hiring to "stand up" Albertsons' broad "Construction Services" sourcing organization charged with sourcing the broad portfolio of construction projects and initiatives supporting our fleet of ~2400 retail stores across the united states.-Build and lead a team focused on supporting our complex.

Supply Chain Panelist - Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, USUStudent Advisor, Consultant, & Guest lecturer Post-Globalization Movement, Rady School of Management, UCSD

Boise, ID, US

Build and lead a team of Category Managers overseeing the capital projects and factory maintenance of multiple sites, worldwide.

Mountain View, CA, US

Leading really cool strategic sourcing, supply chain & contract projects @ Google[x] which are changing the world...really.Accomplishments included;- Lead contract negotiations closing ~80 developmental supply contracts in a variety of spaces including Google's moonshots in Biotech known as Verily, sustainably energy generation called Makani, and balloon.

San Diego, CA, US

-Manage suppliers and contracting projects for QMT's R&D facility and glass MEMS fab. Responsibilities include capital equipment procurement, direct materials suppliers and second source development/qualification, supplier performance management and executive escalation, facilities MRO and facilities construction, reliability and FA labs equipment and.

San Diego, CA, US

• Direct negotiations for contract, NDA, and SW licensing projects greatly impacting key foundry suppliers, products and product development activities and cost structures. Partner closely with internal legal counsel and.
• Negotiated over 80 contracts, amendments, NDA’s, and SW licensing agreements achieving executive expectations and legal approval.
• Achieved cost savings of ~$700K in Master Foundry Agreement negotiated settlement.
• Lead effort in reviewing all current foundry agreements’ shipment and title transfer terms determining existing gaps with new foundry and assembly-test business model. Negotiated contract amendments incorporating.
• Discovered a taxation/shipment gap with current supplier and developed a VAT avoidance process for all future engineering shipments saving ~$8K/shipment.

Beaverton, OR, US

-Managed strategic partnership with Intel, and related projects supporting product launches, training development, product sustaining needs, field sales support, and cross-functional alignment for worldwide logic analyzer market segment. -Negotiated and managed IP/legal requests, NDA’s, and contractual terms. -Organized and managed executive review.

Santa Clara, California, US

-Directed divisional product line business development activities for Japan, including price quoting and negotiations, contract fulfillment, and surveying market and customer base for new business opportunities. -Matrix-managed worldwide internal resources ensuring total customer satisfaction, including authoring customer communication packages to close.

Santa Clara, California, US

-Managed Intel’s most constrained and critical manufacturing capital equipment supply-chain. -Developed strategic relationships at the CEO, VP, and account management level for optimizing Intel’s influencing and escalation capabilities. -Direct and matrix managed several purchasing, engineering, and service personnel supporting account ensuring strategic.

Santa Clara, California, US

-Managed critical capital equipment suppliers and support for Intel Mask Operations mask fabrication-Negotiated multiple contracts achieving cumulative savings of ~$2M.-Provided unique, fundamental support for leading edge, technology insertion strategies with Japanese based mask suppliers, including joint development agreements and structures.

-Managed sales accounts worldwide for Japanese based metals manufacturer. -Visited customers regularly to gather market trend information, identify customer needs and competitors’ strategies, and manage product quality assurance issues and claims. -Coordinated customers’ order specifications with plant engineering and monitored product manufacturing.