Responsible for all aspects of the cooperative's materials management functions with an average annual budget of $19,750,000. Managed and supervised the cooperative's and subsidiaries purchasing, receiving inventory control, and repair and return activities with a staff of five. I was responsible for hiring, training and supervising all departmental staff. Trained all cooperative and subsidiary staff on purchasing and receiving policies and procedures upon hire and on an annual basis. Administered and maintained cooperative materials management policies and procedures. Managed the competitive procurement process. Authored and monitored the departmental budget. Composed all company procurement contracts. Other responsibilities included managing the company's fleet of 64 vehicles and overseeing the facilities and grounds maintenance functions for 23 independent facilities. Accomplishments:Developed and implemented centralized purchasing system, receiving system, inventory control system, repair and return system, work order staging system, property control system and purchasing training program. Authored corporate purchasing, receiving, inventory, building maintenance, property control and vehicle maintenance policies and procedures.Decreased inventory value by 22%Decreased inventory count variance from 12% to less than 1%

Responsible for coordinating, negotiating and procuring all equipment, contract services, supplies and leases with an average annual budget of $1,750,000. Compose all local, national and government procurement contracts. Responsible for administering and maintaining Federal, Minact, Inc. and Center purchasing policies and procedures. Train all staff upon hire and on an annual basis. Reconcile purchase requisitions, purchase orders, receiving reports and invoices for payment. Develop and maintain vendor’s and bidder’s lists. Author bid specifications, solicit bidders, evaluate proposals and award bids for procurements over $2,500. Administer Center sub-contracting. Prepare and submit sub-contracting utilization reports to the Department of Labor and Minact, Inc. Assist Central Receiving with inventory control by maintaining appropriate stock levels, conducting monthly inventories and reconciling inventory on hand balances with physical counts. Other duties include being the Coordinator for the Fiscal Management System Local Area Network (LAN) and the Center Information System Wide area network (WAN). Accomplishments:Developed and implemented Purchasing Department systems upon Center start-up.Authored a proposed Minact, Inc. Purchasing Manual.Support Services employee of the year - 1998.Received Outstanding ratings on all Department of Labor and Corporate inspections.Received special recognition at the 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998 Annual Awards Ceremony for outstanding performance.Received special recognition at Minact, Inc. Fiscal Management Conference for outstanding performance.

Managed all office functions to include accounts payable, accounts receivable, purchasing, work scheduling, records management and administering office policies and procedures. Supervised four administrative staff and ten work study students. Managed the Minot Community Business Incubator by providing administrative and general office assistance to new businesses. Responsible for the accounts receivable, accounts payable, contracts, and the development of policies and procedures for the Business Incubator. Managed the Minot Area through Growth, Investment and Cooperation (MAGIC) Fund's (City of Minot 1% sales tax for economic development) historical and account records. Report Manager for the annual MAGIC Fund Report. Developed and coordinated numerous seminars and conferences.Accomplishments:Developed and implemented office systems upon start-up. Developed and coordinated the first annual Northwestern North Dakota Economic Development Conference.Co-authored the Minot City Fact Book.Developed and implemented office policies and procedures.

Duties involved the management of twenty six supply accounts, that consisted of developing and managing appropriation levels, inventory control, requisitioning, scheduling, receiving, and distribution of munitions and munitions related items. Responsible for the accountability of all nuclear weapons and nuclear components at Minot Air Force Base. This involved tracking the location and disposition of all nuclear warheads and their components and reporting their status to the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and Strategic Air Command Headquarters on a daily basis. Maintained inventory of all classified and unclassified nuclear ordnance management major assemblies and components. Additional responsibilities included enforcing Air Force and Department of Defense policies and procedures, authoring classified reports, records management, and the training of subordinates and contemporaries.Accomplishments:Developed and implemented a system for review and updating Supply Point Authorization Records.Received annual error free status on the Weapon Status Report.Developed an organized system for the manual supply records for maintaining effective accountability of classified major components.