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Sourcing & Vendor Management - Collaborate cross functionally in the souring organization with planning, finance, and product development to manage vendor pricing, performance, and capabilities as well as utilize strong communication skills to build vendor relationships▪Manage relationships for 30+ global vendors (e.g. China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan) ▪Implemented strategic criteria for vendor negotiations, ensuring costing coverage for vendors with spend > $1M annually▪Lead business reviews with vendors and educate them on Nike’s strategy to encourage transparency and alignment for negotiations▪Contribute to vendor scoreboard specifically on KPI’s regarding vendor timeliness, market accuracy, and competitiveness▪Lead bi - annual costing negotiations, as well as conduct analysis for reporting to internal stakeholders and senior leadership▪Personally managed $265M worth of spend in FY21, $470M in FY22, and $476M in FY23▪Mitigated $4M in FY21, $7M in FY22, and $3M in FY23 through strategic target setting and negotiations▪Mitigated 5% of market headwinds in FY21, captured 5.5% of tailwinds in FY22, and captured 2% of tailwinds in FY23 (SoS)Data Analysis & Presentation▪Led historical market analysis across materials, labor and overhead and created strategy for negotiating with T2 & T3 vendors▪Influenced the adoption of a new SOP; altering the negotiation cadence from quarterly to bi-annually allowing increased savings opportunities, reduction in manpower hours, and increased efficiency ▪Utilize Excel skills to provide costing guidance for new product development, specifically within multi-source option material programs▪Utilize Excel skills to analyze large datasets during bi-annual negotiations to drive Nike favorable outcomesProject Management▪Led cross functional project to track financial credit for all materials in Nike’s buy/sell program, utilizing Tableau to increase visibility of actual vs. forecasted credit and factors causing discrepancies

Led new product costing quoting process, facilitating communications between engineering, quality, PMO, and Nike innovation groupLed cross functional cost savings ROI analysis resulting in over 1M saved in FY21 across various manufacturing platforms Determined need for and created new SOP’s for data collection at manufacturing plant, trained 50+ engineers, and implemented SOP’sLed project to analyze cost (tooling, labor, and materials) of new product development for key Nike products worth $3M+

Beaverton, Or

Sourcing & Vendor Management – Managed relationships of 15+ USA based vendors, through procurement (RFI, RFQ, RFP), installation, validation, and maintenance of capital equipment. Notable examples: ▪Procured automation equipment and managed RFI’s & RFQ’s regarding equipment specifications, purchase, installation and support ($50k)▪Capital Equipment ($100k) ▪Conducted RFP’s from two different vendors regarding the manufacture and purchase of equipment to increase safety and ergonomics ▪Ran initial analysis regarding form, fit, function, and cost of both vendors proposals ▪Led design reviews with chosen vendor, ultimately leading to the approval, purchase, and installation of final design across two plants▪Capital Equipment ($200k) ▪Validated operation of machinery at vendor location in WI, USA ▪Collaborated with three third party vendors and internal facilities department for installation ▪Developed SOP’s and trained production operators (10 – 15 people) ▪Maintained relationship with vendor regarding troubleshooting and equipment updates, including coordination of travel▪R&D ▪Advocated for and managed the travel of vendors from the EU to test R&D equipment ▪Managed testing of vendor equipment, and collaborated on data analysis for proposal to senior leadership Project Management - Led cross-functional teams from development to installation and operation of capital equipment ($500k +). Projects focused on innovation, sustainability, safety & cost reduction. Team ranged in size from 3 people to 15 people. Notable examples: ▪ Material usage reduction project saving Nike $1M annually ▪ High priority safety equipment ($100k) implemented across two manufacturing plants (OR & MO)▪ Led extrusion R&D efforts through planning (DOE), analyzing (JMP), and reporting on experimental findings (MS Office)▪ Collaborated with production on daily equipment troubleshooting efforts and continuous improvement projects

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Assisted in training peers on lab equipment and processes including extruders, injection molders, 3D printers, analytical tools, and composite layup procedures. Served as a resource for peers working in the lab and ensured proper safety precautions were being upheld in the lab space.

Beaverton, Oregon

Worked on the extrusion lines at Air MI on Nike WHQ. Worked independently and alongside a team of engineers and production managers to organize and implement a series of process and product improvement projects focused on sustainability and waste reduction. Gained skills to effectively communicate and plan projects with cross-functional teams.

Bellingham, Washington, United States

Zodiac Aerospace sponsored research under the advisement of Dr. John Misasi and Dr. David Rider. Involved the development and characterization of benzoxazine resin systems. Gained valuable hands on experience in the chemistry and plastics engineering labs, a strong independent work ethic, and experience organizing and presentin data. Received an acknowledgment in the Macromolecules paper, Pegylated Polybenzoxazine Networks with Increased Thermal Stability from Miscible Blends of Tosylated Poly(ethylene glycol) and a Benzoxazine Monomer.