Operate independently ensuring procurement is executed in accordance with established governance framework and divisional objectives. Partner with sourcing and sourcing management to provide an end-to-end category procurement, commodity sourcing and supplier management support. This includes supplier capabilities, sourcing opportunities and provide new supplier implementation support.Category Sourcing o Led all aspects Contingent Labor RFP; developed, issued, scored and awarded. o Negotiated 12 PSA’s with awardee’s, set standardized rate card. Category Planso Created standardized category plan template.o Developed Contingent Labor category plan  Current condition and market direction  Set direction with business input

Category Procurement o Initiated and negotiated master services agreement and professional services agreement  Procurement lead for MSA with HCL  Managed relationship with Synechron and Infosyso SRM support  1) IT managed services; 2) K26 supporto Managed SOWs and Amendments  For consultancy suppliers and IT serviceso Maintained compliance to procurement and company policies and processes  Legal; Data Security; TPRM• Commodity focuso 1) Professional Services; 2) IT services

Category Procurement o Initiated and negotiated consulting services agreements, professional services agreement and SaaS agreements.  Negotiated MSA with HCL for IT managed services  Managed procurement relationship for Synechron and Infosyso Negotiated, processed SOWs and Amendments  Consultancy suppliers and IT services  Processed software renewals and invoice paymentso Led Request for Proposals  Workforce Schedule RFP  IT Application Support RFP  K26 support RFPSupplier Management Support o Overall generalist, but areas of concentration: Software (new and renewals), Professional Services, IT services

Customer Engagement: March, 2014 – October, 2020o Led Tiered Collections RFP in 2018. Resulting in tiered approach for collections and expanded field to 9 agencies. Each agency was assigned as primary, secondary or tertiary agencies. Also, negotiated 6 new collections contracts and updated 3 collections contracts for update process language.o Led Collections RFP in 2016: negotiated 3 new collection agencies, reduced overall commission rates. o CRM RFP – lead RFP development, responses, and finalist interviews/demos. Completed majority of contract negotiation for Terms and Implementation scope. o MyAccount RFP – led all aspects of RFP. Completed contract negotiations and realized $882k hard savingsHuman Resources: Mar, 2014 – Oct, 2020o Completed three time sensitive HR agreements between July and Sep (supplemental life, supplemental income insurance, Care.com). Quick turn, new terms, new concepts for Allian. o HRA/FSA RFP – Lead contract negotiations of terms and scope of work. Finance: Mar, 2014 – Oct, 2020o Negotiated an updated contract and improved pricing with Deloitte for Alliant’s annual audit. o Credit Card RFP – Developed RFP with Treasury Department. Lead bid event, scoring/demos, negotiated final contract with new credit card provider. Contract increased both annual rebate and initial signing bonus.Legal: Mar, 2014 – Oct, 2020o e-Billing RFP – Led entire bid process for new service. LexisNexis was selected for their e-billing and matter management software and support. Led to ~$80k annual savings.

Business Development: Dec, 2015 – Sep, 2019 o Sourcing support for BD included: vendor relations, compliance support for company governance, negotiated multiple custom acquisition agreements and NDA processing.DSM/Energy Efficiency: Mar, 2014 – Aug, 2018 o Lead Data Center Pilot RFP, IA Residential Behavior Pilot RFP and EMV contract. o Provided guidance to DSM for Req/PO process for their department leading to an improved and accurate PO (fewer change orders) and improved efficiency. Investment Recovery: Jan, 2012 – Mar, 2014o Created and standardized process, oversaw activity, identified vendor.Fleet: Dec, 2012 to Mar, 2014o Finalized WEX Bank (fuel card) agreemento Maintain vendor relations with largest companieso Sourcing lead on EDI implementations for 1) GM/MSTS and 2) FordFacilities: Dec, 2012 to Mar, 2014o Maintain primary vendor relations with FBG and Ryan Companies.

Energy Delivery Inventory: Distribution Transformers, Cable, Conductor, and PolesManaged primary vendor relationships: $39.8M annual spend  Negotiated contracts and pricing  Led re-bid of two commodities (cable/conductor and poles)  Resulted in over 5% saving, over $1M in savings totalLead Sourcing representation on Life Cycle Costing/Spend Teams  Supplier Diversity Advocate – ED Procurement 2011

Sourcing lead on Cable and Conductor LCC/Spend teamsCo-lead on development of new Contract Management process Wrote SOPs for Supply Chain's major processesProvided support for Inventory Optimization efforts – initial savings estimate ~$4M

Lead and managed 12 team members, includes Sr. Buyers, Buyers and support staff Provided operational sourcing support for Energy Delivery, TIS and Shared ServicesResponsible for operational, MRO and indirect spend and oversaw ~8,000 POsActed as sourcing lead for Nerc CIP supplier compliance agreementsSourcing lead for Pandemic Preparedness project

Coordinated the addition of 11 new ezBuy (Ariba) commodities or suppliers in 2003Responsible SRM process for ezBuy vendorsDeveloped new processes for MRO commodities using catalog purchases, VMI payments and PeopleSoft p-card charging

Responsible for all aspects of Kendall Hunt's outside book manufacturing, printing of marketing materials and outsourced book-related support materials. Issued PO's for approximately 1,900 short-run print projects to book printers across the country. Resolved print related issues Coordinated delivery to warehouse Established drop-shipments to bookstores. Negotiate Printer contracts for pricing and secure press scheduling. Managed department of 2.