Experience

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  United states air force

  Aug 1991 - Apr 1999

  Aircraft mechanic

  Aircraft mechanic for USPACAF and USCINCPAC commanders supporting world-wide high-level government missions. Accompanied and maintained VIP aircraft to ensure 100% mission success across the world. Performed major aircraft inspections and repairs to ensure safety and reliability on all missions. Streamlined major isochronal inspections which reduced aircraft downtime from 30 days to 15 days. Recognized for accomplishments resulting in Airman of the Quarter award and candidate for Airman of the Year. Show less

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  Allied systems company

  Sept 1999 - Mar 2004

  Manufacturing planner

  MRP Production Planner for Allied Cranes, Ranger Skidders and ATH Tree Harvester product lines. Created, scheduled, and released work orders to multiple manufacturing cells. Conduit for ECO’s to the production floor and final assembly.Analyzed and participated in upgrade decisions for MRP/ERP software. Backward scheduled final assembly of product lines to ensure customer delivery dates were met.

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  Aero air

  Mar 2004 - Dec 2006

  Corporate aircraft manager

  Responsible for managing local and global flight operations for 16 corporate aircraft positioned within the United States. Negotiated best volume pricing for global flight operations. Provided 24/7 coverage of critical Life Flight transport for area hospitals. Organized multiple organ transplant patient flights allowing patients to receive life-saving operations within 3 hours of notification.

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  Applied materials

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Inventory spares planner

  Manager of Intel spares inventory across three tool sets to support nano-manufacturing. Facilitator for weekly BOM meetings with Intel to ensure stocking levels met or exceeded KPI metrics. Performed data extraction and analysis to forecast upcoming trends for production runs. Managed global inventory movement of inventory across multiple manufacturing plants for seamless support.

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  Lacie

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2013

  Sales and operations planning analyst

  Manufacturing planner for 75 SKU variations totaling $346 million in revenue world-wide. Leader of weekly SIOP meetings with cross functional teams. Demand analyst for over 1100 SKU’s. Project leader for NPI RFQ’s. Direct material and packaging buyer in support of manufacturing schedule. Vendor Managed Inventory program manager for Apple, Amazon, Ingram, Tech Data, B&H and D&H. Key North American team member for SAP implementation.

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  Sappi fine paper north america

  Mar 2013 - Jul 2018

  Commodity manager

  Commodity Manager for specialty chemicals and mined materials with an annual spend of $40M for 3 North American mill sites. Evaluated market conditions in order to validate best pricing and seize opportunities or mitigate risk. Evaluated and implemented new suppliers through RFP/RFQ process. Budget Manager for raw materials for North America with an annual spend of $230M. Facilitator of contract creation and negotiation with our top tier suppliers.

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  Raytheon

  Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

  Material program manager

  Served as the supply chain interface to the Patriot Missile program and aligning supply chain resources and solutions with the business needs. Facilitated review of forecasting, cost/schedule and quality management performance metrics, supplier assessments, sourcing strategies and proposal activity. Developed and maintained a Material Program Plan (MPP) and providing support to the Patriot Missile sub-mission area across the supply chain development, production and sustainment lifecycle. Show less

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  Onsemi

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2021

  Leader of all site Purchasing activities to include PR/PO review, invoice reconciliation, SOP compliance and manager of all site Buyers. Facilitator in identifying and pursuing all site cost reduction activities accomplished through second-source qualifications, contract negotiations and RFQ/RFP events. Supplier Manager capable of researching and on-boarding new suppliers to performing supplier reviews that includes on-site audits and review of SPC / Run Charts. Creator of various agreements to include T's & C's, NDA's, Master Service Agreements and Master Pricing Agreements. Manager of weekly replenishment process to ensure needed spare parts, gases and chemicals are available in appropriate quantities. Stakeholder of inventory dollars and manage appropriate ordering parameters to create desired support level with minimal impact to inventory dollars. Show less

  • Site Purchasing Manager

    Aug 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Senior Buyer

    Jul 2019 - Aug 2020
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  Polaris industries inc. group

  Jun 2021 - Feb 2022

  Supervisor, strategic sourcing
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  Steelscape

  Feb 2022 - Jul 2023

  Sr. category manager- hrc-crfh-alum
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  Bluescope

  Jul 2023 - now

  Sourcing & procurement manager: coated products north america