Bulks Program Purchasing Lead (Sasol Cracker / LDPE / EOEG Projects) Responsible for overseeing all bulk purchasing activity for the Sasol LCCP project Conduct weekly meeting with the 3 Project Procurement Managers on the status of bulk materials Led a small team of 6 buyers responsible for all bulk purchasing activity for 3 Sasol Projects Conducted weekly internal alignment meetings with buyers Represented the Bulks Group in weekly Project Management meetingsSenior Buyer (NOVA Project) Prepared bidders list for client approval, issued RFQ packages for bid, coordinated clarification meetings, received and commercially evaluate bids, issue bids to engineering for full technical review and acceptance Complete Commercial Bid Tab and recommendation for client approval, prepared and committed orders  Negotiated favorable project commercial terms that met contractual requirements Interfaced with expediting, logistics, and inspection to maintain schedule and ensure that equipment met specific project requirements Ran weekly procurement status meetings, represented procurement in weekly Material Management Meetings Conduct sanity checks for fellow buyers for accuracy and completeness Assist in training other buyers in Oracle and SmartPlant Representative Projects: Sasol LCCP Project – Lake Charles, LA NOVA Chemicals Gas Phase R3 Expansion Project , NOVA Chemicals Corp., Joffre, Alberta, Canada

 Prepared bidders list formed bid packages, issued bid requests, coordinated bidder’s questions, received bids, evaluated bids commercially, prepared commercial bid summary and recommendation letters, prepared and committed orders.  Negotiated favorable project commercial terms that met contractual requirements. Ensure that equipment/material or services from suppliers are provided at the lowest evaluated cost, consistent with all commercial considerations of quantity, quality, transport, required delivery, and purchase terms.  Coordinates with the traffic department, as necessary, to obtain transportation cost related items for equipment/material(s) to support evaluation of supplier quotations. Tasked to prepare and present the project procurement reports for management. Represented procurement in the project weekly review meetings. Assisted in facilitating training for other buyers.Representative Projects: US Hydrocarbon Growth Program (Gulfstream Program), Dow Chemical, Gulf Coast Region, USA Diphenyloxide Expansion Project (DPO), Dow Chemical, Freeport TX, USA

• Identifies sources for materials and equipment, evaluates the capabilities and performance of suppliers, and selects qualified suppliers based upon their ability to provide competitive pricing, acceptable terms, appropriate material quality, and timely supply of goods.• Issues requests for quotations, evaluates supplier quotations, plans and conducts negotiations, prepares cost and price analyses, availability studies, risk analyses, bid analysis summaries, and award recommendations that treat suppliers fairly and ethically, protects the company's interests, and promotes best value awards• Resolves disputes with suppliers and evaluates supplier performance.• Trained to use “UBS” (Uniform Billing System) , CBI’s BOM database for project’s• Procured materials for both Domestic & International projectsRepresentative Project:• Petro-terminal De Panama, Chiriquí Grande, Panama / Puerto Armuelles, Panama• Battleground Oil Specialty Terminal Company (BOSTCO)