Kara Egan Email and Phone Number

• Drive supply base to 100% on-time delivery performance• Coordinate, help direct as well as perform all required functions from initiation of an intent to purchase through satisfactory delivery of materials• Interface with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure necessary design changes are implemented in a timely fashion• Interface with Manufacturing and Sourcing Quality to ensure all quality requirements are met• Work with the supply base to address any manufacturing problems that arise in their factory• Perform all required functions from purchase order placement to satisfactory delivery of materials• Develop Sourcing strategies for assigned commodities relative to cost, quality and fulfillment• Ensure key supplier qualifications are completed in a timely manner to ensure fulfillment, cost out and single / sole source supplier reduction• Help drive and participate in engineering productivity ideas to reduce cost of products• Interface with Engineering and Manufacturing to ensure all critical business needs are being met

• Manage supply chain for assigned components, materials, services, equipment and/or supplies • Utilize strengths in negotiation, bidding/RFQs, contracts, inventory management, forecasting and analytics• Lead cross-functional cost reduction projects • Ensure stability of supply while efficiently using company resources • Quickly resolve supply shortages• Assist in the launch of new products • Be attuned to the needs of internal and external customers

• Led campaign to rebrand course materials for 12 global courses• Restructured the content management system where all course materials are stored to aid in ease of use for the end users• Manage purchase order and invoice transactions, tracked expenses on all events, and provided quarterly estimates for a $1.1M annual budget for a global team with multiple currencies • Assisted in design of faculty guides for three courses outlining robust instructions to ensure consistency among all trainers across all course occurrences• Produced comprehensive course brochure for regional courses taught across the globe which includes course descriptions, target audience, capabilities and models/theories used • Manage weekly project tracker for a team of eight providing updates across 17 key priorities for leadership review• Create multiple pitches for use in presentations with executive leaders and that span global audiences• Operations lead for a team of eight which consists of calendar management, organization of common files and team shared folder and manager of team social media site (Colab)• Image selection for the Foundations of Culture virtual learning presentation materials

• Manage annual calendar of offerings, internal and external vendors, logistics and materials for seven open-enrollment learning and development training classes designed for over 1,000 GE Energy executives globally; determine course costs and recommend tuition fees • Built and analyzed online interest survey to create targeted marketing campaigns for all offerings and events• Manage purchase order and invoice transactions, track expenses on all events, and provide quarterly estimates for a $900,000 annual budget• Provide content for GE Global Learning Executive Development web portal which is updated monthly; includes upcoming classes and webinars, What the CEO is Reading, recommended book abstracts, pertinent videos and intangible resources as well as links to other blogs and webpages; site sees approximately 500 hits per month out of 1,000 executives with access• Manage global Open Table program that connects GE Officers and executives to discuss leadership and business matters• On-site lead for a highly-rated global GE Energy Executive Orientation; manage and organize venues, vendors and materials on a $300,000 budget; occurs twice annually

• Organized ideas and strategy for Umbrella Marketing Playbook to develop new branding, messaging and knowledge of the umbrella product to both consumers and the independent agent environment• Subject matter expert for Homesaver, Umbrella, PAF and Wedding Insurance information on the Travelers.com project redesign; Edited and rewrote copy material for OPL products to meet Legal approval for new Travelers website• Contact for customer and agent experience for OPL lines; providing support with an original creative and informational view for OPL redesign on Agent HQ• Wedding Insurance Specialist- manage accounting reports, issue agency commissions and resolve agent inquiries • Coordinated process of forecasting production and profitability numbers for the OPL product portfolio (premium equal to $500M) for 2010 annual financial plan while developing the forecasting methodologies for our Homesaver product; liable for PAF and Earthquake 2011 Plan (production and profitability) • Managed Homesaver product for 17 months by initializing and overseeing rate filings on an approximate $200M countrywide book of business; in that time increased growth by 3.5%• Managed 2009 summer intern, which included setting objectives and managing all day to day activities

Started in the Personal Insurance Product Management Development Program. Completed training on basic personal insurance principles as well as basic actuarial principles used in creating a rate filing. Provided support to a variety of teams in the Product Management Organization by completing state rate filings as well as a variety of ad hoc projects for both state and national teams.

Assisted in vendor management and purchasing of indirect materials for use on the shop floor in building steam turbines.