Katy Thomas Email & Phone Number

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

• Worked with and across the LVAIC community, lead project teams to identify and analyze existing programs, new initiatives, and business processes for collaborative opportunities to improve operating effectiveness.
• Played a leading role in the identification, collection, analysis, and communication of necessary data across a range of activities, both academic and operational, and used relevant data to analyze costs and benefits.
• Served as project manager of cross-functional teams for relevant projects related to, or emerging from, spending analysis.
• Managed LVAIC Communities of Practice including recruiting members, facilitating meetings, developing and implementing professional development and other educational programs, and contracting for services.
• Coordinated collaborative procurement process including preparation of specification and bid documents, vendor negotiations, bid evaluations, and analysis of terms and conditions.
• Managed all existing LVAIC contracts and vendor relationships and issued appropriate and timely reports.

Allentown, Pennsylvania Area

* Material and Procurement Operations Buyer for Equipment and Plant & Facility Services.* Responsible for planning and buying materials and services required to support production, engineering, and operations. * Negotiate savings with an annual 2014 savings target of $1.2M * Contractor Qualification and Review for new and existing vendors. Continually seek.

Bethlehem, PA

• Manage donor gifts to capital projects, which involves providing marketing materials for gift officers to take to potential donors, maintaining a database of what spaces have been named, and confirming plaque wording.
• Provide top donors with appropriate and original gifts for their generosity. Each gift to a donor from the stewardship office must properly align with the donors’ philanthropic interests which results in a more devoted.
• Assist in creating and implementing events for Lehigh’s top donors
• Create and edit endowed fund reports for donors including information on their scholarships and endowed chairs
• Film, edit and produce videos for Lehigh events and website.

Bethlehem, PA

• Placed millions of dollars worth of radio advertisement orders
• Acted as liaison between advertising agencies and radio stations
• Worked out discrepancies with over 100 radio stations
• Contacted agencies about advertisements ordered
• Created spreadsheets, market projections, and weekly billing

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Coursework includes: Demand and Supply Chain Planning, Strategic Supply Management, Applied Supply Chain Models, Managing Information.

Ba, Management, Writing

Activities and Societies: Swimming