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Frederic Darden

Frederic Darden

Indirect Sourcing Intern

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Supply Chain Professional at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

  • Education

    • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

      2017 - 2020
      Bachelor of Science - BS Industrial Technology Management and Applied Engineering 3.7 GPA

      Activities and Societies: • Recipient, University Scholarship (four years) • Collegiate Member, Carolyn F. Blakely Honors Program (2017-Present) • Founding Committee Member, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Recycling Program (2017-Present) • Collegiate Member, National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) (2017-Present) • Scholar, Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Academy (2017-Present) • Member, American Society of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) (2017-Present)

    • Alvin Community College

      2015 - 2017

      Concurrently enrolled here throughout my high school tenure in order to acquire general education college credits.

  • Experience

    • GE

      Oct 2018 - Jan 2019
      Indirect Sourcing Intern

      • Analyzed $52.2 Million in GE business spending to identify inconsistencies and to possibly renegotiate existing corporate contracts• Registered Invoice data into an online repository for over 50 international GE sites • Presented analysis on industrial gas market merger worth $80 Million to give recommendations for possible future contractual relationships.

    • Lennox Commercial

      Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
      Regional Sourcing Intern

      • Helped generate and implement material cost reduction and product quality improvement cost saving projects valued at around $500,000 annually• Created a program in Java and SQL to help Audit/Process checkers analyze and log their audits in a timelier fashion.• Supported procurement in maintaining 3rd party company contractual relationships• Carried out investigative supplier spend and quote comparisons to increase purchased-part cost savings• Assisted in organizing assembly cells for efficiency on “Kaizen walks” and programming copper brazing machines• Worked as a medium of coordination between Lennox’s Corporate, Commercial, and Research locations in implementing engineering changes. Show less

    • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

      Jun 2020 - Aug 2020
      Supply Chain Intern

      • Programmed solutions in PowerBI and Java that automatically carry-out variance calculations in Ocean, Motor Carrier, and Rail Freight Invoices in order to save 4 months of man hours during annual Freight Audits and find anywhere from $300,000 - $1,600,000 in reclamations every year.

    • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company

      Jan 2021 - now
      Business Services and Analytics

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Programming Mentor

      Issued by FIRST on Jan 2018
      FIRSTAssociated with Frederic Darden

    • Volunteer

      Issued by Houston Food Bank on Aug 2016
      Houston Food BankAssociated with Frederic Darden