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Texas, United States

San Antonio, Texas Area

A new name as four legacy companies come together under one banner: Aalberts Dispense Technologies a member of the Aalberts Industries family of technology companies. Taprite, DSI, Schroeder America and Vin Service now operating as one.Aalberts Industries was founded in 1975 when Jan Aalberts started Mifa, a little aluminum precision extrusion company with total 1975 revenue of €250,000. Today Aalberts Industries employs over 15,000 people at some 150 businesses in 22 countries with revenue well over €3 billion.Aalberts Industries brought together Taprite, DSI, Schroeder America and Vin Service to achieve sustainable and profitable growth in the beverage dispensing industry. Vin Service, is responsible for stylish high quality draft towers and water chillers. Schroeder America was established as “a vertically-integrated manufacturing company specializing in the creation and production of new and improved beverage dispensers” with a commanding reputation throughout the soda dispense arena. Taprite, the world’s largest producer of CO2 regulators, has been the brand of choice in the soft drink and tap beer market for over 75 years thanks to “quality products, innovative designs, and industry leadership”. DSI, with more than 100 years of industry experience, produces all types of valves, couplers, keg spears and equipment in the soft drink and beer industries.Each of these industry renowned companies comes to the table with specialized expertise. Each with histories that exemplify a commitment to Quality, Innovation and the Pursuit of Excellence. Each add a layer of expertise and professionalism to the whole which is surely much grander than the sum of the parts. Each one brings the imagination and knowledge that the beverage industry desires while coming together to deliver the best in customer convenience.Synergistic engineering backed by unparalleled development is what the industry should expect in the years to come with Aalberts Dispense Technologies.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Managed procurement of parts, materials, and services of up to $10,000,000. Oversaw 9 direct reports.● Implemented long-term agreements with suppliers.● Establishing inventory minimums/maximums, increasing inventory turns from 1% to 12% annually and decreasing cost by 5%.● Reduction of costs and downtime.● Working to consolidate three warehouses into one, with a projected savings of more than $100,000 annually.● Implementing point-of-use inventory.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Purchased parts, materials, and service of approximately $80,000,000 annually. Oversaw Sarbanes-Oxley compliance within supply chain in segregation of duties and auditable workflow. Managed company policy, processes, and procedures. Headed eSRS reporting of small business dollar purchased and emerging small businesses into company’s’ business matrix for procurement of parts and services. Attended small business matchmaker sessions to outsource parts and services to small businesses. Directed and reported government property control. Interfaced with engineering and quality on legacy build to print parts and customer specific parts. Collaborated with engineering and FAA to certify parts.• Compiled winning proposals that provided parts to bases with NMCR of no less than 98%.• Implemented JIT hardware inventory in manufacturing and MRO areas, saving $120,000 annually.• Reduced down time and saved costs.• Increased small business number reported to government.• Decreased footprint of warehouse facility from two warehouses to one - Cost Savings of $160,000 annually• Achieved $500,000 in savings each year at five sites.• Established long-term agreements with suppliers for repairs that resulted in quicker turn times and 30% less time for buyers to negotiate cost of repairs.

Cibolo, Texas

Sourced parts from Sweden to United States and in NASA region. Negotiated pricing, terms, freight, long-term contracts, as well as ensured contracts complied with DoD contract that estimated at $132,000,000 annually. Collaborated with engineering and new/potential suppliers to assure specification criteria. Led sourcing team that included quality and engineering to implement processes and procedures for new suppliers.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Managed procurement of components and raw material for air conditioning units. Oversaw steel, copper, aluminum, lumber, paint, fans/blowers, hardware, plastics, compressors, motors, and electronics. Directed $45,000,000 annually. Purchased finished goods from Asia, totaling $100 Million annually. Outsourced all fabricating shops, including wire, metal, tube assemblies, and coils. Interfaced with engineering on implementation of new and redesign of current parts through suppliers. Worked closely with supplier quality engineers to ensure all parts qualified prior to release to production control.

San Antonio, Texas Area

Purchased system components for small business jets. Oversaw engines, generator control units, antennas, pitot static probes, all electronic monitors, nacelles, AHARS, landing gear, and various other aircraft components. Managed $1,500,000 per aircraft. Interfaced with engineering on implementation of new and redesign of current parts through suppliers. Maintained record of mean time between failure on aircraft parts. Ensured all parts met QTP/ATP to conform for FAA certification. Analyzed manufacturing build schedule with supplier delivery schedule. Directed EBOM/MBOM audit and implementation.

Course Work Toward An Associate Degree

Activities and Societies:Continuous Education

Course Work Toward A Bachelor'S Degree