Who I Am…I am a Strategic Sourcing, IT and Supply Chain Professional as well as a Certified Six Sigma Black-belt, Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM) and ITIL Foundations as well as global experience in contractual negotiation, project management, supplier management, ERP deployments (SAP and Oracle), Procure to Pay / Source to Pay Business Processes, and continuous improvement initiatives. What I Do …I work with Business Owners across multiple industries to measure performance, analyze opportunities for improvement, problem solve, implement and drive change to reduce cost, reduce non-value activities, and improve overall performance.How I Add Value …I focus my time and talents on helping Business Owners improve their company’s profitability by:• Reducing costs (both direct and indirect): Identifying and implementing savings and cost mitigation programs internally and externally with the supplier base• People: Assist in attracting and retaining Key Employees and mitigate the rising costs of providing Employee Benefits• Process: Improving the customer experience and reducing inefficiencies and waste in the supply chain (e.g. Inventory Optimizations, Lead-time, Logistics, Six Sigma – Lean Principles)• Tools: Effectively deploying technology and tools to deliver productivity improvements by ensuring business users requirements are met, training deployed and business processes aligned to enable the benefits to be realized.Specialties: Licensed Insurance Producer: Life and HealthCertified Six Sigma Blackbelt.Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)Strategic sourcingGlobal procurementContract negotiationsProject and Program managementInventory managementERP deployments (SAP and Oracle)Continuous improvement initiatives