• Responsible for providing cost, operational, and supply support for Microsoft’s Azure Datacenters globally, ensuring datacenter clusters, racks, and individual server nodes maintain in-service capacity at or above contracted Service Level Agreements. This involves collaborating with teams such as Cloud Operations & Infrastructure, Quality, Finance, Planning, Procurement, Si & Cloud Hardware Engineering, and Sourcing.• One of my primary internal customers is Azure Specialized Compute, supporting Microsoft's expansion of AI-focused hardware centered around GPU development.• The role involves managing supplier relationships for spare parts and warranty support, focusing on GPU System Integrators during various stages of rack deployment to ensure consistent supply, quality goals, and efficient spending.• Ensure availability of adequate spare stock at each datacenter by working closely with GPU suppliers and System Integrators on forecasting, purchasing, and repair cycle times within agreed service levels.• Responsible for negotiating annual warranty extensions with System Integrator for support beyond the standard 3-year warranty period for production racks.• Negotiate quarterly spare part pricing for all server node components with System Integrator including GPUs which comprise most of our spare parts spend.

Master Level - Strategic Advance Sourcing Manager (Memory, PCB, Storage Solutions) • Responsible and accountable for end-to-end NPI sourcing strategy and execution.• Ownership of supply strategy from Proof of Concept through product launch + 90 days. • Manage cross-functional, globally diverse peer teams consisting of component qualification engineering, finance, master technologists, marketing, product management, service, supply chain and R&D.• Develop disruptive new or alternative sources to enhance cost savings opportunities.• Continuous market intelligence mining in collaboration with corporate MI executive guidance.Key Accomplishments:• Averaged 20% + price reductions for PCB category throughout product lifecycles.• Consistently achieve cost avoidance during NPI of 2% + per quarter for memory and storage categories.• Negotiated new contract terms which improved HPE’s cash-to-cash cycle by 70% for PCB category.

Sr. Strategic Account Manager, Commercial Sales• Strategic responsibility for the overall relationship and sales strategy for Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a top 5 customer. • Tactical responsibility for all direct sales activity into HPE Server Division.• Peer management for HPE Networking and Storage sales as well as inside customer sales support staff.Key Accomplishments:• Grew revenue 75% in three years.• Completed 9 highly technical component and/or solution qualifications.• Built a cross-functional account support team that became the benchmark for other sales teams.

Develop supply chain process and strategy for strategic commodities to enable HP to win large-volume opportunities

Manage Enterprise DRAM and Non-Volatile Memory Products (NAND Flash)

Commodity Manager duties as follows:Server Chipsets - 1999 to 2000Notebook Audio, Chipsets, Graphics, I/O, Microprocessor - 2000 - 2004Notebook Hard Disk Drives - 2004 - 2007