I am an accomplished Procurement Professional with 20 years of Supply Chain Experience in the utility and aerospace fields. Highly reliable procurement specialist and leader with the ability to blend organizational, technical, and business acumen. I am skilled in reporting functions, enjoy creating and giving presentations, and enjoy research and data analysis. Helping others succeed is important to me; I have a strong passion for employee development and process improvement. I can handle the tough contracts and projects; I have proven ability to execute high dollar and high-risk contract initiatives and business practices and utilizing risk mitigation techniques. Natural soft skill abilities and believe in total work/balance.I specialize in IT Contracts but enjoy any type of service contract negotiation as well as standard material/inventory buying. I lead by example and like to immerse myself in the teams I am leading. I spent 2 years as the president of HOLA, the Hispanic Employee Engagement group at aps where I lead a team of 9 to bring training, employee engagement, volunteer events, and career development for over 400 members.