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Bedford, OH, US

Herzogenaurach, DE

Walton Hills, Ohio, US

Transtar Industries, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is the global leader in transmission, differential and drivetrain-related components. Distributing quality OE and aftermarket parts and premium re-manufactured products as well as automotive refinishing products. Our customers include major transmission repair chains, unit re-manufacturers, and auto body.

London, England, GB

Sr. SCM Manager for 3 North American Driveshaft Manufacturing facilities, ~$725M in sales, $400M+ in purchased materials, 24/7 days a week facilities with 100+ direct and indirect reports, shipping to more than 200 locations across the globe.

Sparks Glencoe, Maryland, US

$1.5B Diversified industrial products manufacturer for Automotive and Industrial hand tools

Dublin, Ireland, IE

SCM - Sr. Manager of Functional Excellence – Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) / Procurement

SCM - Sr. Director Global Supply Chain, Purchasing and Operations (Multiple International Sites). Alpha Technologies specializes in high end test and process monitoring capital equipment manufacturing primarily for the Automotive Rubber and Plastics industries.

$2.5B Automotive, Heavy Truck and Aerospace Industries that specializes in manufacturing Brake, Clutch and Transmission friction related components utilizing polymers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, along with Carbon Fiber/Composites.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

Largest division of Fortune 50 company ($24.5B in sales) for build to print aerospace components.

North Canton, OH, US

• Responsible for management of $60M in spend via 70 suppliers of outsourced machining services. 6 direct reports, 25 salaried personnel comprised of the sourcing, planning, logistics and the quality functions. Focus was.
• Optimized SAP to create real time performance metrics (Supplier OTD, Inventory Turns, Time to Replenish (dock to stock) as well as commodity plan data tables, spend aggregation. Metrics implemented led to $1.2M.

Santa Clara, California, US

SPOC point of contact for 4 different commodities (Thin Film Targets and C-4, Chemical Mechanical Planarization(CMP), Cleanroom Consumables, Diffusion Quartz and Ceramics). Spend managed totaled $60M across 62 supplier relationships. Utilized benchmark processes to achieve: SAP Implementation - Lead - Purchasing/Sourcing for respective commoditiesBusiness.

• DELPHI CHASSIS – SUSPENSION DAMPERS AND CORNER MODULES, DAYTON, OH 1994 to 2001Leading global automotive parts manufacturer.Sr. Buyer, Worldwide Purchasing - Automotive Bearings 2000 to 2001Single Point of Contact.
• Negotiated Delphi Chassis’ single largest bearing agreement resulting in 3-year favorable contract with annual productivity cost downs of $3.75M netting total savings over contract term of $11.25M.
• Led alternative materials Creativity Teams, Lean Design for Manufacturability (DFM) workshops. o Six projects completed, dual sources created and 18% piece price savings for $1.9M annual savings.Sr. Manufacturing.
• Achieved concept to production launch of $6M to $100M damper/suspension/corner module programs. o Brought new program launches in on time and under budget for 5 consecutive years.
• Led 8 Kaizen workshops and value stream projects resulting in $2.5M in savings.
• Prepared for and achieved QS9000 Certification

Master'S Degree, Mba Operations - Masters Engineering/Operations - Iatf 16949 - Aiag

Mba, Operations And Team Based Management - Core Curriculum

Ms, Engineering Masters - Management Science - Operations Managment Core

Bs, Manufacturing Engineering With Minor In Quality

Bt, Industrial Engineering Technology

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean And Six Sigma