CV Sr Procurement Manager, Halliburton, expert in JD Edwards, MARCAM and SAP

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Last Updated: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

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My background includes a record of strong performance and experience in a number of different manufacturing industries, and in a variety of purchasing and related positions. I have a consistent record of accomplishment of increased productivity and reduced costs - including with operations experiencing rapid growth. A number of my previous positions were also newly created, so I am accustomed to the role of being a change agent and ‘bringing order out of chaos.’

My most recent position was with a worldwide leader in the oil field services industry. My previous positions have been in a number of different industries – twice in the automotive industry, plus firms in the forestry, pulp & paper, chemical processing and fire suppression industries. My experience base even includes time with a non-profit manufacturer’s association and an Internet commerce company. I am routinely considered the ‘resident in-house expert’, as well as the coach, counselor, and teacher (well, for purchasing matters at least). I have been successful in implementing best practices and processes in support of upgrading and improving customer service including with companies with multiple locations. Results have been impressive – region wide performance exceeding the performance of the corporation as a whole, reversing the growth of and then reducing the level of inventories, reducing lead-times, marked improvements in supplier performance, and expanding or implementing new contract structures. With most operations I have reduced staffing (via attrition) without impacting customer service; with others I have staffed up addressing manning shortfalls or in support of rapid growth.

I have also been involved with three different implementations of business enterprise software systems, ranging from JDEdwards to SAP to MARCAM. During my career I have dealt with an even wider variety of computerized inventory management systems and, being a hands-on user, enhancements I proposed have been adopted on a company-wide basis on several occasions.

A strong believer in continuing professional education, I am also a member of several different professional organizations, and have several professional certifications as well. As a mentor I have been able to achieve a certification rate among my staff many times the national average.

Senior Procurement Manager, Halliburton, Duncan OK, Oil Field Services (Feb 2007-Mar 2009) Selected as the first purchasing professional to lead a 48-person team for Halliburton’s oldest and largest manufacturing center. Also supported the Duncan Technology Center, the Duncan Energy Institute and provided US-based international purchasing services for more than 70 non-US Halliburton facilities around the globe enabling Halliburton to be one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry.

• Managed an annual spend of nearly 650 million dollars at one point growing at an annual rate of 54 percent and representing 12 percent of the entire Halliburton spend for production material.

• Revitalized the professional development program. Increased the number of Certified Purchasing Managers from one to 20 in less than two years – more than three times the national average.

• Reversed a year-long pattern of declining supplier performance. Implemented a monthly supplier rating system and other initiatives resulting in repeat increased supplier performance records for the manufacturing center, and was only center to meet 2008 corporate-wide supplier performance goals.

• Reduced the number of late supplier lines by 85 percent and total supplier lateness by 96 percent.

• Instituted a comprehensive monthly team review process tracking key performance metrics resulting in month-over-month records in multiple key areas for the manufacturing center.

Director of Purchasing, Tyco Safety Products, Marinette WI, Fire Suppression (Apr 2006-Feb 2007) Lead purchasing professional for the world’s leader in fire suppression systems, including fire extinguishers and hand line units; pre-engineered restaurant, vehicle, and industrial systems; and a complete line of dry chemical, foam, and gaseous extinguishing agents.

• Filled buyer positions vacant for up to 14 months within the first 90 days of assignment.

• Reduced the fall-out rate for supplier communications from 70 percent to less than one-half percent.

• Integrated the corporate strategic sourcing team into local supplier management efforts. Ended the traditional ‘hands-off’ disconnected approach of the local sourcing organization.

• Successfully underwent both an ISO 9001 recertification audit and ISO surveillance audit with no discrepancies noted. Underwent nine other audits conducted by various national and international approval agencies associated with the fire suppression industry with no items noted.

• Developed basic reporting for supplier spend, production material usage, and supplier performance.

• Established a data driven monthly supplier performance rating system which increased supplier performance by more than 57 percent in the first five months of implementation.

Division Purchasing Manager, Innertech, division of Intier Automotive Interiors of America Inc, Nashville IL, Automotive (Aug 2002-Apr 2006) Selected as the first purchasing manager for a rapidly growing manufacturing division expanding to four production facilities utilizing the Toyota Production System.

• Reversed growth trend in production material costs. Established climate of constant cost reduction. Achieved multi-year multi-million dollar savings across multiple commodity lines.

• Integrated the supplier development function. Established a data driven supplier-rating system resulting in measurable reductions in the number of supplier quality, delivery and response issues.

• Absorbed a geographically separated corporate based program buyer function. Achieved a buyer-to-dollar spend ratio two and half times average for industrial manufacturing operations.

• Established a world-class training matrix. Assigned personnel earned the Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) professional certification at three times the national average.

Director, Member Purchasing Programs, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, Arlington VA, Manufacturers Association (Aug 2001-Jan 2002) Established and managed an industrial group purchasing organization. Function discontinued after events of September 11.

Director, MROLink Corporation, Reston VA, Internet Commerce (Jun 2000-Jan 2001) In-house subject matter expert providing purchasing and materials management expertise to an e-commerce company. Operations discontinued when funding was withdrawn.

Materials Management Team Leader, Potlatch Corporation, Warren AR, Forest Products (Mar 1999-Jun 2000) Regional staff member for the corporate Purchasing Shared Services (PSS) function for the Arkansas Region. Provided specialized expertise to three site-level PSS functions providing day-to-day purchasing, industrial stores (industrial supply), receiving and investment recovery services to one paperboard mill, two softwoods lumber mills, one hardwood lumber mill, and two short-line railroads. Responsible for developing and implementing best practices in support of upgrading and improving customer support throughout the region. Routinely tasked for a wide variety of other corporate level initiatives.

• Regional site-level functions routinely lead the corporation. Overall the region experienced active inventories at a level more than 50 percent of corporate average, inventory turns exceeded corporate average by more than 47 percent, and lead times were less than 84 percent of corporate average.

• Revised process used for the determination of reorder points and reorder quantities for industrial stores materials, resulting in a 71 percent reduction in purchasing workload and a 43 percent reduction in total acquisition and carrying costs.

• Authored a complete corporate-wide standardization program for indirect material incorporating elements of both the regional and plant purchasing and materials management functions, the corporate-wide electronic mail system, and the existing supplier base and national contract structure.

• Often called upon to provide extraordinary assistance requiring unique attention or expertise.

Bosch Braking Systems, a division of the Robert Bosch Corporation, Automotive (1997-1999)

Purchasing Manager, Frankfort OH (Mar 1997-Jan 1998)

• Adopted practice of holding contract award review meetings prior to making awards to obtain buy-in from other functional areas.

• Developed a multi-year energy contact to meet facility requirements of more than a half million gallons of propane annually.

• Reworked the local agreement structure. Efforts resulted in cost savings of over quarter million dollars identified and implemented.

Senior Buyer, Clarksville TN (Feb 1998-Mar 1999)

• Reestablished basic plans and programs for an indirect purchasing function operating at a 73 percent increase in activity over the previous year.

• Authored the translation tables used to extract data from existing legacy systems as part of an implementation of the SAP business enterprise software system. Data was transferred on schedule and without disrupting support to internal customers.

Stores Supervisor, James River Corporation, Kalamazoo MI, Pulp & Paper (1995-1996) Managed an industrial stores account with more than eleven thousand line items for a state of the art paperboard manufacturing facility. Purchased materials, selected suppliers, and managed repairs and obsolescence programs. Provided other services to the facility including receiving and storage of low bulk raw materials, and shipping of non-finished goods. Hired to bring order to a rapidly growing operation.

• Successfully implemented a new materials management software system (MARCAM on an AS400 platform) replacing multiple systems used in the receiving, purchasing and stores functions. Concurrently developed standard operating procedures for the stores and receiving functions.

• Identified possible inventory reductions of nearly one million dollars. Obtained more than four hundred thousand dollars from the sale of unneeded material. Reduced drum disposal costs by 74 percent.

• Developed a contract structure allowing for more than 90 percent of all purchases on a contractual basis.

Stores Foreman, Amoco Polymers, Marietta OH, Engineered Polymers (1990-1995) Managed an industrial stores account with more than ten thousand line items for a one of a kind facility producing engineered polymers. Purchased materials, selected suppliers, developed new and monitored existing contracts, and managed the repair, refurbishment and obsolescence programs. Hired to bring order to an operation rapidly growing without direction.

United States Air Force, Vandenberg Air Force Base CA (1985-1989)

Supply Officer (Munitions Accountable Systems Officer) (1987-1989) Managed a munitions supply account of more than 20 million dollars for the third largest United States Air Force installation.

Maintenance Officer (Supervisor, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Reentry Systems Maintenance) (1985-1987) Responsible for assembly of reentry systems in support of a peacetime launch program.

Professional:

• Certified Professional in Supply Management Train the Trainer (2008)

• Negotiating with Partners (2007)

• Global Competency Skills for World-Class Supply Management (2004)

• Six Sigma Championship Training (2003)

• Achieving Value-Add Through Supply Alliances (2002)

• Leading and Managing Supply Relationships (2002)

• Advanced Purchasing Strategies: Taking it to the Next Level (1998)

• Negotiating and Contracting for Purchasing Agents and Buyers (1997)

• Effective Negotiating (1996)

• Cost Effective MRO Management (1993)

• First Line Supervisory Program (1990)

• Munitions Officer Course (1985)

Academic:

• Fairmont State College, West Virginia (Regents BA Degree, 1984)

Microsoft Office Suite. I have also been involved with three different implementations of business enterprise software systems, ranging from JDEdwards to SAP to MARCAM. During my career I have dealt with an even wider variety of computerized inventory management systems and, being a hands-on user, enhancements I proposed have been adopted on a company-wide basis on several occasions. My previous experiences with business enterprise software systems include (in alphabetical order) COINS, COMPASS, JD Edwards, JUMBO, MARCAM, MAXIMO, SAP, SBSS and Trans4M. Intimately involved in three implementations (JD Edwards, MARCAM and SAP).

General managerial and supervison.