Consulting to higher education and government procurement & general services operations.

Developing Uniform Grant Guidance and Supplier Diversity Programs to assist Director as some commodity management.

Elcom International, a Boston area based software firm, was one of the first cloud-based eProcurement systems has hired me to identify and develop new business opportunities in the North American marketplace. Role was to assess business opportunities in the U.S. marketplace and to introduce potential clients to the product suite.

Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service, Inc. is a not-for-profit buying cooperative established by members of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) to provide goods and services to members at the best possible value. The Cooperative is owned by its membership of more than 2,000 colleges, universities, K-12, hospitals, medical research institutions and hospital purchasing organizations located throughout the United States.

Responsible for purchasing, fleet, surplus property and private prisons.

Assistant Commissioner, State of Georgia, State Purchasing Division December 2006 – April 2011 Implemented best-in-class business practices following AT Kearney methodologies. Recruited 60+ professionals for 10 newly formed business units. Responsible for center-led purchasing for 80+ state agencies, 26 technical colleges and 35 state universities & colleges. Achievements:• Identified $173 million in savings opportunities within first 18 months• Responsible for $5 Billion in annual enterprise-wide purchasing volume • Developed new organizational structure featuring commodity & service expertise composed of high-level purchasing professionals and related support staff. Three directors managed strategic sourcing, technology implementation and knowledge center function (spend analytics, process improvement, professional development and vendor outreach).• Implemented Team Georgia Marketplace, a comprehensive e-Procurement system solution with purchasing throughput of $1.6 Billion in first year• Launched Spend Analytics Management tool to aggregate & analyze spend across the enterprise which received the 2011 ISM Award for Excellence in Supply Management, Technology Category Winner.• Reduced cycle time for RFQ’s, RFP’s and Statewide Contracts by 30+%• Professional Development Team designed and developed a comprehensive training and certification curriculum. Approximately 40 classes were developed for approximately 550 buyers as well as suppliers.

Senior executive responsible for university purchasing. Implemented a transformation using McKinsey methodologies, introduced an MBA internship program and successfully implemented eProcurement technologies using SciQuest.

Responsible for purchasing and contract administration for the University and the Arizona Health Sciences Center.

Senior contributor to the University System of NH. Responsibilities included support of the University of NH, Keene State College, Plymouth State College, Systems Office, UNH-Manchester, and the College of Lifelong Learning through the supervision and support of major off-site projects; purchasing of complex services, new construction and repair & renovation projects, professional services and support of my colleagues in procurement areas.

Sales Account Manager (higher education and governmental sales)Senior Consultant (Utilities Practice/telecommunication solutions)Product Manager (Recoverall product insurance for North America)

Managed the transformation of the purchasing function for the corporation. (1980 - 1984)Senior Staff Assistant, Operating Divisions (1977 - 1980)