Patrick Kyler Cpm Email & Phone Number

Scottsdale Arizona

Working remotely since March of 2020 • Relocated an entire production line in 2 months from China to Canada to avoid US tariff cost, all tooling/testing equipment, inventory and lesson learned from old production line to the new production line to avoid start up mistakes. Relocated production line again to Mexico due to Covid problems in Canada.• Lead a team of 6 procurement/Planning professionals in 3 countries that coordinate placement of purchase orders/shipments and deliveries for repair parts as well as top level assemblies to the USA, Canada and Mexico distribution/repair facilities. • Daily/nightly interaction with Contract Manufactures in Mexico, Taiwan and Mainland China to insure production schedules are met and reduction of any potential part availability or testing problems.• Developed/hired a Supplier Production/Quality Engineer in Mainland China to reduce inferior parts in the supply chain.• Sourced new suppliers in LCD’s, touch screens, keypad, membranes and plastic parts to reduce overall cost of product.• Created a dynamic partner relationship with engineering due to constant design changes which affect plastic injection molded parts and PCB/PCBA design changes.• Coordinated all NPI processes from product conception to manufacturing of production units.• Identified second sources for all single source suppliers to reduce single points of failure in global supply chain.

Gilbert, Arizona

• Lead a team of 4 buyers responsible for procuring parts for 30-40 year-old Wafer processing tools and all direct and indirect materials and requirements.• Daily interaction with the engineering department(electrical/mechanical) with regard to sourcing new suppliers for hard to find parts that need to be reversed engineered or change in fit, form or function to replace obsolete parts in order to keep the companies base of tools up and running worldwide.• Constant communication with manufacturing manager alerting him to parts being received, inspected and delivered to the manufacturing floor.• Working Manager, still responsible for the following commodities:- Machined/Make to print parts and assemblies.- Cables, Electronic components, top level electrical assemblies and sub-assemblies.

Scottsdale, Arizona

• Global responsibility for all Procurement, Logistics, Warehouse and Facilities functions for the industry leading manufacturer of Electronic Control Devices and Body Worn Cameras.• Sourced multiple suppliers for Optical lens, wide FOV lens specific to Taser's applications.• $600k to $1 million annually in cost reductions and avoidances due to strategic sourcing with improved quality and developing personal relationships with key suppliers. • Company profit increased from $95 million to a $155 million per year. Managed the Operations/Supply chain support team that produced quarter over quarter, year of year company growth for 10 consistent years. • Reduced overall inventory from $19 million to $10 million in 9 months through supplier held inventory negotiations with no holding costs or increases in part cost.• Integrated supply chain at initial start of NPI process, resulting in cost containment and higher quality parts delivered under budget and on time for manufacture launch. • Negotiations for capital equipment saved average $500k to $1 million before delivery.• Negotiated multiple domestic and international purchase agreements for both Taser International and Taser International BV leveraging spend for both companies. • Reduced Engineering and Supply chain travel expense by 30%. Contracted local Chinese engineers to work with supply chain, engineering and logistics to resolve problems in the Asia Pacific region. • Extensive international travel for Global Supply Chain requirements, sourcing multiple new suppliers and factories within China, Korea, Sri Lanka, and Taiwan. • Working Manager purchased the following commodities: - PCB, PCBA’s.- Cable, custom cable assemblies and electro-mechanical box builds.- Plastic injection molded parts and all injection mold tooling.- Metal stampings, sheet metal, machined parts, forgings and MIM parts.- Optical Len’s for all Body/Head mounted law enforcement cameras.

Gilbert, Az

Held multiple Supply Chain Management positions advancing from a Buyer / Planner role to Working Supply Chain Manager during a period of rapid growth.• Implemented and trained entire TTCA (New York SBU) staff using new ERP system, Basic supply chain skills • Purchased commodities include but not limited to:Sheet metal and machined parts.Ceramics and plastics.Electrical components, assemblies and sub-assemblies. Purchasing Supervisor• Supervision of multiple buyers supporting two manufacturing companies.• Purchased commodities exceeding $26,000,000 annually