• Support business needs by providing strategic sourcing and developing negotiation strategies to best drive optimal market pricing.• Partner primarily with the Operations organization from each Entegris division to establish and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, suppliers and decision-makers.• Develop strong relationships internally within the greater Procurement organization, including the Contract Managers and Strategic Buyers.• Develop a deep understanding of the supply market landscape relative to the initiatives that require sourcing support.• Support the Category Manager in category strategy development and generate an opportunity pipeline.• Seek to uncover and influence new and innovative approaches to solve business needs.• Support the development and negotiation of appropriate contracting with adequate coverage alongside the Contract Manager.• Understand key cost drivers and financial modeling.• Identify and utilize market and index information to guide on global price impacts.• Effectively interface with suppliers to negotiate on commercial terms, with a strong understanding in business strategies to meet Entegris’ business expectations while establishing an appropriate partnership.• Coordinate and proceed with regional/global supplier negotiations including the dissemination of RFx documents and/or reverse auctions with detailed bid results analysis.• Identify opportunities to aggregate similar business requirements at a global level to rationalize suppliers.• Support the Category Manager to assess and mitigate risks to ensure solid business continuity plans.• Educate and assist key stakeholders on the sourcing process, best practices, and the capital approval process as needed.• Support development and training of standards, guidelines, and policy compliance requirements at global and regional levels.

• Manage and coordinate all facility and equipment maintenance for plant. Work with outside vendors on updates and service of production tooling. Analyze, review, and drive purchase requirements for equipment to support production operations. • Internal assessment auditor to ensure systems compliance in preparation for ISO9001:2008 and AS9100:2000 third party audits. Act as secondary management representative to Quality Manager during annual surveillance audits. • Responsible for all OSHA Safety programs throughout plant. Provide internal audit support for ISO 9001:2008, AS9100:2000 aerospace, ITAR and NIST/DFAR certification as well as internal Quality Management Systems. • Act as project manager for plant expansion needs. Coordinate quotes, permits, inspections, and certification of projects with local government entities such as Colorado Springs Fire Department, Regional Building Department, and various professional contractors. • Maintain Zero Discharge permits with Colo Spgs Utilities. Perform annual updates to hazardous materials list with CSFD. Maintain CO SARA/Tier 2 haz waste data base and self-audit certifications. Coordinat removal of RCRA and non-RCRA waste streams with authorized providers. • Review staffing requirements and coordinate recruitment, interviewing, and training of new employees. Interface with various agencies to meet staffing demands for direct and indirect labor needs as well as various intern programs. Maintain ISO required training records for all plant staff.

• Planned, directed, and coordinated production, delivery and service activities required to produce and install equipment that support silicon, photo voltaic and sapphire industries.• Monitored product standards and implemented quality control programs. Ensure functional quality of all machines is met prior to shipping equipment to customers. Create and review test documents to confirm machines meet customer performance expectations and are tested to these specifications.• Directed new product projects with design engineers in Europe and US. • Reviewed project objectives against market research to arrive at most functional design applications within designated cost targets.• Responsible for analyzing, planning, purchasing and managing the flow of materials into and out of the manufacturing floor and materials storage center to ensure appropriate inventory levels.• Worked with internal and external suppliers, ensuring on time and cost-effective deliveries. • Analyzed material requirements and broadcast demand to level load requirements from suppliers. • Drove inventory reductions while increasing inventory turns. • Negotiated pricing, lead times, and delivery dates to minimize impact on production operations.

• Led multiple projects to completion within strict deadlines, coordinating all manufacturing activities and directing supervisory staff across multiple shifts in multiple locations to ensure department objectives were realized. Prepared and provided regular updates on progress towards departmental objectives and championed process and hardware change solutions.• Ensure functional quality of all machines is met prior to shipping equipment to customers. Create and review test documents to confirm machines meet customer performance expectations and are tested to these specifications.• Assisted in defining personnel policy and procedures and participated in cross-divisional project team efforts. Defined staffing requirements. Interviewed and evaluated candidates. Provided performance and corrective action feedback. • Conducted hardware design reviews to reduce the cost of manufacturing and provided input on progress towards quality assurance goals. • Provided feedback on vendor assessment and incoming quality inspections, as well as qualified vendors through on-site visits and project assessments. Provided feedback to purchasing teams on issues such as damage, defects, and shortages. Researched and directed purchasing efforts across multiple product lines, as well as capital equipment purchases. Utilized SAP to perform Supply Chain functions.• Conducted customer tours and training for international and domestic clients. • Prepare, track, and document product for domestic and international shipments.• Assisted with roll out of SAP ERP system.

• Coordinated multiple projects through various steps of manufacturing for private companies and state government agencies. • Managed daily construction progress, verifying compliance with OSHA and CS Fire Department requirements for paint and fabrication areas. • Internal auditor performing assessments against ISO9001 standards.• Duties included: Reconciling construction prints and material lists against customer specifications; Verifying test procedures with engineering staff; Following up on construction and completion details; Coordinating construction with Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering groups; verifying compliance to customer specifications with Quality Assurance group; coordinating with Program Management for delivery dates and installation requirements.

• Managed all aspects retail store management to include purchasing, sales and accounting. • Created and maintained inventory to reach internet and trade show customers. • Set up supply chain and supplier agreements. • Defined and implemented part manufacturing procedures to create and supplement product lines. • Performed light industrial manufacturing for small parts using a variety of shop equipment and tools. • Coordinated trade show set ups and presentations

Managed specialty projects such as custom upgrades, refurbishment, and special build orders with billings of over $1 million per year. Interfaced with customers and account teams on special requests for product screening programs and third party maintenance support. Developed and implemented a packaging recycling program which saved $500k in packaging and shipping materials per year. Acted as department point of contact for emergency procedures and meeting OSHA requirements, Fire and Police Departments Emergency contact procedures such as conflict management and threat identification, and bomb search techniques. Acted as manufacturing liaison for several large OEM customers such as HP, Dell and Storage Tek. Provided weekly updates on problem resolutions and program progress. Provided data for quarterly business reviews for customers. Interfaced with members of the account team to develop customer specific configuration requirements. Assisted with implementation of customer configuration requirements into automated database.

Directed workforce in manufacturing and repair of disc and tape drives. Developed and implemented staffing plans for manufacturing and repair operations. Coordinated facility layout and relocation plans for three site moves over 5 years. Assisted in developing budgets and planning for capital expenditures. Assisted with personnel training and facility start up of European and Asian repair operations. Managed technical and non technical departments. Utilized manufacturing systems such as Quarts, FID, and other Oracle based systems. Participated in and drove manufacturing programs such as Continuous Process Improvement, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and Just In Time manufacturing principles.

Supervised testing and debug areas of 150 technical and manufacturing staff. Responsible for planning and execution of production plans for disk drives. Carried out administrative duties to include performance evaluations and disciplinary actions. Provided communications between engineering staff and direct labor personnel. Provided solutions to overcome problems to production efforts. Organized and delivered daily work assignments to area of responsibility. Provided first line problem resolution to production conflicts. Reported to management the daily output and operational problems as well as provided solutions used to overcome obstacles.