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Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Stockholm, Stockholm County, Se

Oversee global technology spend and partnership including multi-billion dollar cloud infrastructure deals (GCP, Azure, AWS) powering Spotify, and manage strategic contracts and relationships with key partners. ◆ Built multi-disciplinary team composed of Procurement, Technical Prog Managers, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and Software Engineers to maximize cloud spend and partnership deals.◆ Lead "Cost Engineering" team responsible for FinOps (Finance+DevOps) to proactively manage streaming delivery cost, resulting in record breaking KPIs, improved margins, and Spotify's first profitable year.

Menlo Park, Ca, Us

Oversaw multi-billion dollar spend annually on IT Hardware, Capex, R&D, robotics/automation, Engineering, etc., and operational procurement of components and services for Reality Lab's cutting edge platform and hardware devices (eg. Quest VR headsets and Rayban AR glasses).◆ Led Strategic Sourcing focusing on category strategies and high impact projects and stakeholders including GPUs and IT hardware, automation, supply chain / logistics, and R&D test labs.◆ Led Procurement Operation for PR/PO tactical sourcing and contracting and increased efficiency by 53% through outsourcing, offshoring, and automation.

Tokyo, Jp

Created a center-led team to oversee $billions of indirect spend under "One Sony" strategic sourcing programs, co-sponsored by CFO or Sony US and CIO of Sony HQ Japan. ◆ Led Sony's multi-billion dollar negotiations for its cloud agreements with AWS, GCP, and Azure, specifically improving gross margin for PlayStation 5 launch.◆ Supported all Sony affiliates (Pictures, PlayStation, Music, Electronics) in various categories including Tech Infrastructure/SaaS to Professional Services and Travel.

Culver City, Ca, Us

Responsible for Sony Picture's Technology spend including Data Center for ranging from Corporate IT, to Animation, Movie/TV Streaming, and Gaming. ◆ Developed category strategies in Digital Media (content distribution, media asset management, media digitization), as well as Enterprise IT (outsourcing, telecom, hardware, software, network, data center, end-user computing). ◆ Enabled Procurement business continuity and supported IT disaster recovery during 2014 cyberattack where all PC's and IT infrastructure was impacted.

Glendale, California, Us

Oversaw spending at Walt Disney Imagineering and R&D to advance Disney’s next-gen entertainment in high profile projects like "Avatar Land", "Star Wars land", and Marvel's Iron Man attractions. ◆ Managed teams to source materials and services to build captivating thrill rides, special effects, animatronics, and parade floats. ◆ Managed the Maintenance, Repair, and Operations category, ensuring seamless behind-the-scenes operations in California, Florida, Paris, Tokyo, and Hong Kong theme parks.

Pudong Xinqu, Shanghai Shi, Cn

Pioneering expatriate in Shanghai for $2B capital project. Built the Procurement and Contract Management team from ground up. Worked with Chinese officials by utilizing language and cultural sensitivity to negotiate Disney's role in the Chinese joint venture. ◆ Developed a transparent tendering and vendor selection process for Disney's joint venture entity in China to comply with local tendering law, adhere to Disney's high standards, and protect intellectual properties. ◆ Recruited and trained new staff to form the new Procurement organization at the startup phase of Shanghai Disneyland construction.

Burbank, Ca, Us

Advised senior IT exects (CIOs, CTOs) to re-examine its supply chain and sourcing strategy from content production to distribution as Disney's supply chain moved from film to digital media. ◆ Pioneered Disney's first elastic compute contract with AWS, which was one of industry's first. ◆ Negotiated global IT outsourcing for application development and corporate infrastructure. ◆ Recognized as a "Top Talent" for consecutive years due to significant achievements and leadership.

(PRTM was acquired by PwC Consulting) Advised high-tech clients such as Microsoft, Intel and Oracle to achieve Operational Excellence through: ◆ New Product Introduction (NPI)◆ Supply chain management (SCM)◆ Product lifecycle management (PLM)

Dublin 2, Ie

Part of Accenture's Product Market Unit responsible for Consumer Products clients. Supported client seeking to build a supply chain hub from the ground up in Singapore, developing its blueprints for sales and distribution processes. This blueprint was used for creating an ERP map to create interfaces between the client's internal function as well as B2B interfaces with its external partners.Specialties include: ◆ Supply Chain and Product Lifecycle Management for Consumer Products ◆ ERP design, configuration, and implementation◆ E-commerce and internet strategy / implementation

Singapore, Sg

Emergency response and rescue at F16 flight school.◆ Ranked #1 out of class of 150 at School of Military Medicine. ◆ Top 10% Sword of Merit Contender at Officer Cadet School

Mba, Operations Strategy And Technology Management

B. Eng, Mechanical Engineering

Gce "A" Levels