Place purchase orders for materials, supplies, units, finished components, tool services, etc., in the proper quantity and standards of quality to conform with approved requisitions. Leverage experience to assess current procurement processes, share recommendations for "maturing" them, and help implement changes. • Obtain materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need.• Select competent suppliers and develop alternate sources of supply, subject to travel for the purpose of vendor evaluation or selection.• Follow up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite orders, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.• Review and check material requisitions, purchase orders, vendor invoices, receiving slips, etc.• Assign work, assist and instruct clerical employees engaged in preparing purchase orders, checking invoices, filing, and maintaining records and files. Prepare reports as necessary.• Negotiate with vendors.• Compare purchase order acknowledgments from vendors with purchase orders entered into the computer system to discover and correct discrepancies in pricing and delivery dates.• Obtain proof of delivery from vendors and check inventory for missing items to assist in resolving accounts payable problems.• Resolve non conformances of sourced items. Including but not limited to replacing items or obtaining credits or negotiating back charges with suppliers.• Maintain material master information to optimize the procurement process and inventory carrying costs.• Ensure supplier performance metrics goals are achieved: On-Time Delivery, Past Dues, and MRP Exception Messages.

Place purchase orders for materials, supplies, units, finished components, tool services, etc., in the proper quantity and standards of quality to conform with approved requisitions. Leverage experience to assess current procurement processes, share recommendations for "maturing" them, and help implement changes. • Obtain materials from suppliers at the lowest cost consistent with considerations of quality, reliability of source, and urgency of need.• Select competent suppliers and develop alternate sources of supply, subject to travel for the purpose of vendor evaluation or selection.• Follow up purchases as necessary through correspondence or telephone to expedite orders, change amounts, material, specifications, etc.• Review and check material requisitions, purchase orders, vendor invoices, receiving slips, etc.• Assign work, assist and instruct clerical employees engaged in preparing purchase orders, checking invoices, filing, and maintaining records and files. Prepare reports as necessary.• Negotiate with vendors.• Compare purchase order acknowledgments from vendors with purchase orders entered into the computer system to discover and correct discrepancies in pricing and delivery dates.• Obtain proof of delivery from vendors and check inventory for missing items to assist in resolving accounts payable problems.• Resolve non conformances of sourced items. Including but not limited to replacing items or obtaining credits or negotiating back charges with suppliers.• Maintain material master information to optimize the procurement process and inventory carrying costs.• Ensure supplier performance metrics goals are achieved: On-Time Delivery, Past Dues, and MRP Exception Messages.

Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing Castings. Managing supplier relationships to ensure responsive support and performance for cost, schedule and quality of product. Major responsibilities include: communicating delays and issues in a concise and timely manner, driving resolution with support from others, identifying suppliers capable of filling each requirement, collaborating with company’s global supply Review purchasing requisitions, establish sourcing plan, quote, negotiate, issue and manage purchase orders for assigned projects and/or suppliers. -Manage quality issues and drive timely resolution of castings issues for assigned projects and/or suppliers. -Validate data and provide reporting of supplier performance, cost reductions, and other purchasing metrics -Support global sourcing, new supplier development or other projects relative to castings and machined castingsDepartment represetative at daily MRB. Lead daily Gemba meetings. Develop new suppliers in India, manage current supplier in China and USA.

*Leads the continuous improvement programs for Acme Castings, All-Star Enterprises and Pomona Foundry to ensure that existing processes maintain a high level of performance and continuously review and refine those processes to make additional improvements to increase quality while reducing costs for our customers. *Developed a pattern repair and new construction program to insure a high quality casting, while reducing customer non-conformance. Additional responsibilities include:*Buyer, purchasing metal, sand, refractory, outsourcing of castings at the customers request for special requirements, electronics, machinery and welding supplies. *Master Scheduler, interacting with customers to ensure that they receive an exceptional level of service, while managing their expectations. In an effort to ensure that production demands can be met, enforce the timely delivery of goods used for manufacturing from internal departments and external vendors.*Job Estimator, preparing cost estimates by analyzing proposals and requirements to meet customers specifications. Developed plan to reduce costs by analyzing labor, material, and time requirements.

*In charge of managing all of Flowserve Vernon pattern assets, new pattern construction, pattern repair and modification of patterns. *Traveled extensively to foundries throughout the United States & Mexico to develop partnerships that would enable the procurement of best in class castings.*Worked with Flowserve's Risk Management Group to develop a master list of patterns with correct address locations, develop a replacement value for each pattern and total site value to be used as a tool by Risk Management to insure the proper level of insurance coverage for each location. Updated yearly.*Team lead in developing a new pattern managment system that enabled Flowserve's buyers the ability to move patterns through Pattern Coordinators, utilizing the most capable foundries worldwide to to improve casting deliveries and aquire the lowest cost without compromising quality.* Final Layout Inspector, measuring of all parts and dimensions shown on the design record and pump layout drawing to ensure our customers inspectors sign off.

Provided mechanical and welding inspection and evaluation of refinery process equipment to help ensure mechanical integrity at refineries in the Los Angeles Basin.

Provided mechanical and welding inspection and evaluation of refinery process equipment to help ensure mechanical integrity on the Clean Diesel and Clean Fuels project at Arco Wilmington Refinery.

Worked as an NDT Level II Inspector on Clean Diesel and Clean Fuels refinery modernization projects.*Set up, adjusted, and operated magnetic particle, fluorescent penetrant, and ultrasonic equipment.*Analyzed drawings, customer specifications, planning documents, and requirements to determine nondestructive testing process.*Sets up and calibrated nondestructive test equipment and selected proper machine settings, solutions, and cycle times.*Processed and interpreted magnetic particle, liquid penetrant, and ultrasonic results for conformance to customer specifications and requirements.*Interpreted test results, prepared reports, and stamped parts and materials to reflect acceptance.*Used inspection tools and gauges, to perform final, in-process, and receiving inspection to determine conformance to specifications and planning documents.*Performs inspection on products that had been processed to determine conformance to spec and planning documents, such as cadmium plate, chemical film, passivation, heat treat and anodize.

*Surveyed underwater installations, ships' bottoms, drilling rigs, and platforms to determine necessary repairs.*Performed underwater work, which required the skills of a welder, pipefitter, rigger and mechanic.*Perform underwater surveillance, which required the ability to operate inspection equipment and instruments, television equipment, underwater cameras, and to made sketches.*Inspected, maintained and repaired diving equipment.