Debbie R.

Experience

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  Quantum

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1997

  Managed 13 Manufacturing personnel operating vacuum, plating, and photolithography processes in wafer fabrication. Coordinated scheduling of phase builds and engineering experiments. Facilitated offshore transfer of new products to Singapore Manufacturing Plant for volume manufacturing. Communicated daily with offshore facility, provided timelines for builds, and managed bill of materials. Negotiated with suppliers worldwide providing components for drive builds in timely manner. Managed meetings with cross-functional organizations driving gap closure activities.

  • Manufacturing Manager

    Jul 1997 - Dec 1997

  • Program Manager

    Jan 1995 - Jul 1997
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  Maxtor

  Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

  Material Program Manager

  Facilitated offshore transfer of new products to Singapore Manufacturing Plant for volume manufacturing. Communicated daily with offshore facility, provided timelines for builds, and managed bill of materials. Negotiated with suppliers worldwide providing components for drive builds in timely manner. Managed meetings with cross-functional organizations driving gap closure activities.

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  Flatirons Solutions (formerly InfoTrust Group)

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2013

  IT Coordinator

  Led initial triage and resolution of incidents reported to IT service desk. Ordered all software and hardware for company.• Researched and interviewed subject matter experts, documenting and presenting Disaster Recovery / Business Continuance IT procedure.• Defined and implemented ordering process for IT department for software and hardware, creating consolidated uniform process for entire company, resulting in 5 – 10% savings for company by negotiating pricing with vendors.• Participated in preparation of annual multi-million dollar budget estimates for hardware and software, facilitating proper pricing by company of customer contracts. Show less

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  Seagate Technology

  Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

  Material Program Manager

  Served as materials lead for new product builds, ensuring all materials in place, and contract manufacturer prepared for building solid state drives. • Designed and implemented configuration plan and master build schedule, driving product builds at contract manufacturer, forecasting material needs, and calculating costs of builds.• Supervised contract manufacturer, collaborating with core team, managing cross-functional teams, delivering new products to Seagate, and meeting business objectives. • Decreased product costs by 5 – 12%, analyzing and managing costs for several products, utilizing risk / opportunity chart, and directing cost management team. • Forecasted $2M annual budget for drive builds, reporting actual costs versus forecast to management, meeting program requirements, while meeting budget constraints.• Improved new product introduction processes, utilizing input from cross-functional areas and creating streamlined phase reviews. Show less

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  Benjamin West

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  Project Manager

  Drove all purchases of commodities for opening of new and refurbished hotels.*Negotiated pricing with vendors and optimized the project plan to meet the customer budget.*Ensured logistics in place to deliver goods to end user, including the use of freight forwarders and delivery of commercial invoices to Latin American hotels.

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  Network Global Logistics

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2018

  Project Manager

  Managed multiple projects, including a company wide software install of an internally developed order processing and accounting package. *This project required working with offshore developers, multiple call centers, training personnel on the new software , testing all the functionality, and upgrading to new hardware. *The added challenge was deploying the software while continuing to run a 24/7 operation.*In addition, I executed a quarter million dollar upgrade of facility improvements for our Broomfield location. *This included gathering quotes, managing the budget, creating the timeline, and coordinating all the contractors to complete the work in a timely manner. *We successfully passed all the building inspections. *I also oversaw multiple internal IT projects, customer software integrations, and several large projects for customers, such as Federal Express. *I am a System Administrator for JIRA and follow the agile process for software management. Show less