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Hamilton, Ontario, Ca

Manage program of industrial robotics projects/initiatives across multiple sites for a large, international forestry products manufacturer, resulting in significant revenue growth. Manage projects for large steel manufacturers.Persevered and went "extra mile" multiple times to ensure customer needs were met, especially regarding installation, commissioning, and support for development (first-of-a-kind) robotic cells.Drove projects forward for forestry products and steel manufacturers while navigating sensitivities regarding human resource constraints, supply chain challenges, and ever-changing schedule requirements from customers.Helped establish standards, processes, ways of working, formality, discipline, schedules, etc. for project management function, leading to increased efficiencies and reduced costs.Supported setup and establishment of Radian's U.S. office in Greenville, SC.Developed and strengthened relationships with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and others (stakeholders).Addressed questions and requests from stakeholders in responsive, thorough, concise, and timely manner and handled delicate conversations with proper sensitivity needed.

Atlanta, Ga, Us

Managed (1) process equipment in Building Products business unit and (2) strapping equipment and consumables, robotics, fire protection, and tanks and vessels across all business units.Created over $8 million of value through various initiatives such as (1) commercial negotiations; (2) enterprise category management; (3) support of Procurement Operations; (4) sourcing for large capital projects; (5) optimization of parts sourcing; and (6) supplier relationship management.Enabled effective sourcing of items by developing over 40 category execution summaries.Mitigated risks to Georgia-Pacific by developing, negotiating, and administering agreements.

Nashville, Tennessee, Us

Assisted people through various community development and disaster relief initiatives.

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Obtained over $20 million in annual savings by providing in-house consultation, training, facilitation, and leadership to cross-functional teams for company-wide, high-profile procurement transformation initiative.

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Sourced materials and services, managed capital procurement, and managed on-site tenant.Drove significant cost savings through (1) leading multi-site global bidding initiative, (2) increasing competitive tension in supplier base, (3) utilizing engineering contractor’s offshore value center capability, and (4) managing procurement for capital projects totaling over $150 million.Led efforts to successfully get piping imported to Malaysia that had been significantly delayed and was impacting construction schedule for two large projects in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Managed procurement for two joint venture capital projects in China, totaling over $350 million, and supported procurement management for two projects in Kuantan, Malaysia, totaling over $200 million.Obtained $6.7 million in cost savings and advantageous contract terms and conditions by developing, negotiating, and administering contracts for imported equipment into China.Saved significant money through effective collaboration with global category sourcing colleagues.Resolved numerous issues by interfacing between non-Chinese suppliers and joint venture staff.

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Managed capital procurement and indirect materials and established market intelligence capability.Achieved millions in cost savings through procurement management of (1) utilities-related capital projects and (2) control systems, instrumentation, filtration, and office supplies categories.Enabled colleagues to deepen commercial knowledge of respective categories and develop better sourcing/procurement strategies by setting up market intelligence core competency.Created forecasting process for capital cost escalations for input to executive team decisions.Avoided truck detention fees and improved leverage for drum purchasing by successfully leading Six Sigma project to reduce time that non-Eastman fiber and steel drum trailers were on site.

Kingsport, Tennessee, Us

Performed engineering to reduce energy consumption, increase throughput, improve safety and reliability, comply with environmental requirements, design equipment, and optimize/improve processes.Achieved annual savings of $1.3 million by reducing natural gas usage.Claimed $5.7 million in annual cost savings by leading and supporting Six Sigma catalyst projects.Saved over $3 million in annual energy costs from heat exchanger design and operational support.Enabled a 33% reduction in year-over-year lost production by driving manufacturing operational excellence through origination and/or completion of 48 Management of Change processes.Aided successful commissioning of new plant assets through service as startup engineer.

Master Of Arts - Ma, Theological Studies, Theology Cognate

Master Of Business Administration - Mba

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Chemical Engineering