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New York, United States

Tonawanda, New York

Organizational leader at Philpac Corp. Responsible for day-to-day oversight of all administrative functions and direct management of the sales force.

Amherst, Ny

Vice President; Sr. Mgr. Supply Chain; 2012-2016 (First Niagara Bank)Vice President; Corporate Procurement; 2016-2017 (KeyBank)Notable Accomplishments:-Leadership of full procurement organization at First Niagara (Sourcing, Purchasing, and Procurement Solutions teams) with responsibility for $500 million in spend. Team returned 12-14% savings on addressed spend annually-Coordinated with AP to maximize payment terms resulting in prompt payment discounts of $250,000 annually-Implemented LEAN principles to reduce the time required to perform MasterCard reconciliations by 60% (2013)-Led transformation of supply chain and vendor onboarding process using LEAN methodologies and implementation of multiple modules of SAP Ariba (Sourcing, Contracts Management, Supplier Information and Performance Management, and Spend Visbility) in 6 months (2014-2015)-Speaker at AribaLIVE 2015-Led First Niagara procurement related integration activities resulting in a successful merger into KeyBank (2016) -Led KeyBank WAVE strategy which identified $60+ million in savings from combined (KeyBank & First Niagara) organization (2017)

Orchard Park, Ny

Treasurer; Board of Directors; 2008-2015This position had responsibility for monitoring the organization's finances and for all financial reporting. Financial status reports were provided to the Board of Directors on a monthly basis and to the organization's members at the annual business meeting. In this role, I developed streamlined status reports to simplify monthly statements into easy to understand formats. This position also supported administrative leadership teams in the creation of budgets, evaluated all spend to ensure that established budgets were followed, and functioned as a key member of business affairs committee.

Clarence, Ny

Corporate Commodities Manager; 2009-2012Notable Accomplishments:-Achieved 46% pricing reduction in bulk gasses (argon, helium, hydrogen, and nitrogen)-Identified refinery to deliver $5 million in value to the organization from waste precious metals-Negotiated American Institute of Architects (AIA) agreements for architectural, engineering and construction services for multiple high profile projects -Proactively scrutinized the supply chain (to 3rd tier suppliers) after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami to ensure no supply disruptions

Buffalo, Ny

Operations Manager; 2005-2006VP Operations; 2006-2008Notable Accomplishments:-Reorganized facility layout to achieve 33% increase in capacity with no additional staffing adds-Coordinated Greenguard Environmental Institute Certification testing for all company products in under 3 months-Implemented and maintained associate annual performance evaluation program-Managed customer service and external sales force in 2008 realizing a year-over-year sales increase of 20%

Getzville, Ny

General Laborer; 1987-1991Warehouse Manager; 1991-1994Purchasing Manager; 1994-1999Purchasing and Technical Services Director; 1999-2005Notable Accomplishments:-Coordinated enterprise-wide efforts to reduce returns by 50% and return $0.75 million in value-Authored and maintained the corporate quality manual allowing us to successfully meet the requirements of several major aircraft OEMs-Implemented an in-house physical properties testing laboratory-Designated Engineering Representative of the FAA

B.S., Business Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Sigma Lambda, Beta Gamma Sigma Magna Cum Laude Management Academic Excellence Award

Certified Lean Professional

A.A.S., Business Administration

High Distinction