Responsibilities include:Managing an on-site procurement team for an open pit copper mining operation including purchasing activities, RFQ preparation, bid evaluation, vendor interface, logistics, contract admin, purchase cost tracking, and daily interaction with the client's purchasing and project management. •Grasberg Block Cave Rail Haulage, Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (Project Year: 2013 - Present), Coordination and management of a procurement team in support of rail systems purchases of locomotives, turnouts, and overall coordination of logistics. •Deep Mill Level Zone Lower Pumping System, Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (Project Year: 2013) Coordination and management of a procurement team from RFQ preparation and tracking, bid evaluation and recommendation, through to shipment and delivery to the mine site for pump and piping systems and electrical switchgear. •Deep Mill Level Zone Lower Fixed Facilities, Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (Project Year: 2011-present) Project includes the coordination and management of a procurement team in RFQ preparation and tracking and logistics support of electrical switchgear, E-Houses, and water treatment facilities. •Mine Operations Support and Electrical Procurement Services, Oracle, Arizona Client: Oracle Ridge Mining LLC Provided procurement services for electrical equipment, including cable, switchgear, generators, and mine power centers. •Grasberg Block Cave Service Shaft and Hoist Plant, Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold (Project Year: 2010-present), Papua, Indonesia Coordination and management of procurement services for the man and materials service shaft, including shaft and station steel; 300-person conveyances and arrestors; hoist plant; electrical room facilities; and equipment. Reporting tools developed to monitor and report status of all equipment procurement and logistics to Indonesian mine site.

Corporate management of purchasing and supply chain related activities in an MRP environment. Production management/planning, purchasing, S/R, and logistics for a multi-branch, industrial distribution company. Key customers include refineries, power plants, mining, and nuclear facilities. Local management responsibility includes production planning, customer service/inside sales, manage bid packages, facilities, fleet and all supply chain/logistics, and vendor evaluation/compliance. Quality Management System architect. Initiated inventory control practices and methods. Improved warehouse methods of material segregation, storage, order pulling and staging, and improved overall materials handling. Author of company Safety Manual and Quality Management System. Initiated changes in freight/logistics. Improved purchasing position with suppliers by improving negotiation strategy, vendor performance, and selection.

Responsible for purchasing, warehousing, inventory control, and salvage operations for five solution mining and chemical manufacturing facilities. Primary negotiator in major supplier contracts. Managed purchasing needs for all turnaround projects. Lead auditor of supplier and repair shop evaluations. Project manager for Enterprise System. Formal training in negotiating, safety, quality, and hazardous materials. Responsible for design, implementation, and systems administration of enterprise asset management system, including user security, profiles, enhancement implementation, and budget control. Negotiated all aspects of paging and cellular programs. Established corporate purchasing negotiation strategy. Negotiated and developed long-term partnerships with key suppliers resulting in a 17% reduction in first-year purchase costs. Initiated, implemented, and managed a warehouse and inventory consolidation project reducing overall inventory by $9,000,000 and resources by 15%. The project eliminated two warehouses saving $515,000 per year in overhead costs. Instituted systematic method for cradle-to-grave tracking of over 5,000 pieces of equipment, including purchase information, facility location/use, repair history and cost, and salvage value.