Responsible for Category Management and Strategic Sourcing activities in an E&P operating company in the categories of Production - Artificial Lift and Production Equipment; Production Chemicals and Construction – Pad sites; and Drilling - Cementing Services and Drill Bits.

Responsible for enterprise level sourcing and analysis of services and products for the Chesapeake Energy, the second largest natural gas producer in the United States, a Top 15 producer of oil and natural gas liquids and the most active driller of new wells in the U.S. Inspected Chinese suppliers in six cities, plus another in Singapore, while conducting factory and supply chain evaluations from quality, sustainability, environmental, HSE, and value perspectives. Gained material understanding of the importance of relationship and supply chain structure in China, including relationships across state-owned and private enterprises and how they impact product availability, quality and cost.

Senior buying role in the Chevron Pascagoula Base Oil Project (Chevron PBOP) a US$ 1.4 billion project and in the Sulfur Recovery Unit expansion.Responsible for key packages, sourced internationally and domestically, including:• Sulfur Recovery Furnaces• Control Valves and On-Off Valves• Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers• CompressorsSenior buying role internationally inquiring and purchasing mechanical and electrical equipment and instrumentation for the US$16 billion Santos LNG project located in Queensland, Australia. The project will convert coal seam natural gas (CSG) to LNG and load it from a marine terminal.Responsible for key packages including:• Marine Loading Arms• Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers• Power Substations• Cryogenic LNG Pumps• Gas Analyzers

Purchasing Supervisor and Discipline Administrative Lead for a chemical plant project located in Saudi Arabia.• Supervised the day-to-day activities of a team of seven.• Role included responsibility for no-float schedule compliance, reporting, and time charge auditing and approvals.Project Procurement Manager for both the LyondellBasell-Jacobs Plant Projects Alliance and the Mid-Cap Program.• Performed international and domestic sourcing.• Responsibilities included preparation, issuing, and administration of Requests for Quotation for exchangers, aluminum plate brazed fin heat exchangers, valves, fabricated piping, vessels, drums, telemetry hardware and software, distributive control systems, uninterrupted power supply systems, capacitor banks, high-voltage switching systems, wiring and cable, control valves, safety relief valves, instruments, structural steel, and engineered structural supports. Conditioned and analyzed bids. Issued and administered purchase orders, including ongoing commercial issues and invoice matching and payment approvals.• Supplier’s single point of contact for payment and continuity of business questions relating to Client's Chapter 11 filing.• Cost reductions and cost avoidances confirmed by client for first six months of 2009 equaled 26% of committments.• Contract negotiations effectively coordinated with attorneys and suppliers.• Used SAP to enter requisitions and run custom queries and reports.• Responsible for manhour budgeting and compliance, schedule, document control submittals.• Extensive management of QA/QC issues with Client, EPC, and suppliers.• International logistics coordination.

• Senior Buyer for Chevron petroleum refinery projects in El Segundo, CA, and Salt Lake City, UT. • Sr. Buyer for Polysilicon Project in Xinju City, PRC. Required qualifying vendors to export into the People’s Republic of China under the Chinese Special Equipment Manufacturing License. Formed and chaired task force to verify compliance to U.S. export controls on technology transfers.• Capital equipment orders administered include trichlorosilane reactors, a steam naptha recovery waste heat boiler, an amine tower, analyzers, DEA regenerator reboiler, exchangers, gas compressor, reclaimer skid, acid and caustic pumps, electrical power substations, arc-resistant switchgear, variable frequency drives, load disconnect switches and breaker buckets, fabricated steel and fabricated pipe, alloy steels and alloy valves, explosive atmosphere-rated valves and electrical gear, and coded vessels and drums plus instruments and structural supports.• Project Buyer, Expediter, and finally Senior Buyer on a process plant expansion project for BASF, Freeport, TX. Performed interim roles as Lead Expediter and Dimensional Load and Heavy Haul Logistics Coordinator. • In the dual roles of Buyer and Expediter, managed orders that include 10 international fabricators with no U.S. presence, coded and non-coded vessels, dryer, nitrogen compressor, extractor, scrubber, air and process coolers, granulator, conveyor, pumps, motors, filters, electrical, and valves. • Also negotiated and managed labor and service orders, international and domestic logistics, and installation services. Worked closely with U.S. Customs broker and international fabricators on Customs clearance, duties, Incoterm enforcement, Letters of Credit, and electronic payment requirements.

Sub-Contract Manager for a telecommunications company, McLeodUSA. Served as Functional Lead of Houston Procurement office reporting directly to Director of Procurement and Vendor Management. • Successfully served as Contract Management Lead for three major telecommunications product launches. • Led cross-functional teams that developed strategic fulfillment and reverse logistics requirements. • Performed Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance Review. • Negotiated and administered service contracts and purchasing agreements.

Project Engineer for Williams Communications, Tulsa, OK. •Managed a $2.8 million budget as a Project Engineer.Senior Buyer, Williams Communications. • Led 11-person buying and expediting team. Directly responsible for vendor management and contract administration of four major suppliers. Served on corporate negotiation team for strategic alliances. • Chaired Sourcing Team in Purchasing Agreement negotiations focused on quality guarantees, metrics, remedies, and price without obligating our company to buy. • Served on Cross Functional Teams with Strategic Purchasing to identify procurement strategies to lower costs for all affiliates, and implement Minority and Women-Owned Supplier Sourcing Program.• Served on PeopleSoft Launch Team to standardize part numbers at enterprise level.