Cost Engineering and Competitive Intelligence• Led Mechanical/Electrical Costing for Benchmarking Team, leveraged Excel costing model• Generated quarterly Competitive Intelligence Reports for Macro, Small and Femtocells• Analyzed upper management request that eliminated budget discrepancies, including evaluating business and head count impact and decreased work outputs; saved critical roles and provided an acceptable level of deliverables.• Educated audience on strategies for lowering production costs, including competitor quantity amounts; analyzed market conditions and contracts won that helped company avoid higher costs.• Received “High Performance Award” from CEO for work done to substantially reduce the cost of mobility products to improve competitiveness and exceed cost reduction target. Hardware Analysis• Provided analysis and comparison of competitor products, resulting in improvements in the Nokia product portfolio in mechanical, RF, baseband, product architecture, cost, installation and manufacturing.• Delivered fair functional comparisons to Nokia products by sharing marketplace insights into RF, digital, mechanical, and operational specifications. Led effort with Services / DFI team, performing 80+ mock installations used for fair time-line comparisons to drive own product installation time and cost down. • Selected Mobile Networks “Employee of the Month” and presented award by the President of the Business Unit.Procurement• Recognized by leadership for procuring ~150+ challenging products in support of Benchmarking Program, including wireless macro cell, small cell, femtocell, wi-fi, optical, access, IP routing and microwave.Vendor Management• Drove timely vendor payments and sustained collaborative relationships with key vendors. Partnered with contracting to set up vendor profiles in company procurement system, document daily interactions, and negotiate procurement opportunities. Generated purchase orders and follow through with AP.