Accomplished senior level Purchasing Manager with a 13 year track record in New

Product Introduction, Supply Chain Management, Project Management and Design. S

uccessful in managing the development and launch of new products, delivering bes
t value to the customer and providing millions in cost savings. Strong presenta
tion skills and successful in developing positive long term partnerships with in
ternal and external customers. Key strength is ability to manage and lead teams
while focusing on the execution of corporate objectives and long-term strategy.

Areas of expertise include:

*New Product Introduction *Project Management *Global Supplier Sourcing
*Supplier Negotiations *Capacity Planning *Supplier Development
*Lean Initiatives *Risk Management *Team Building

Professional Experience:
Rolls-Royce Corporation, Indianapolis, IN
Held various positions of progressively increasing responsibility within design
and purchasing in support of new product development and supply chain introducti
on.
Purchasing Program Manager - JSF F136
June 2008 - Present
* Senior level manager with dotted line reporting to the Vice President of Defen
se North America in support of the $2.5 billion development phase of the JSF F13
6 engine program, a joint venture between Rolls-Royce and General Electric
* Supply chain interface and single point of contact between the Customer Facing
Business Unit (CFBU) and purchasing Supply Chain Management Teams (SCMT) to ide
ntify, contract and monitor supplier delivery and quality in support of the deve
lopment phase and pre-production planning effort to ensure supplier production r
eadiness and capability.
* Global reporting accountability on monthly program Key Performance Indicators
(KPI) to global supply chain leaders in the US, UK and Germany. Since tenure on
the program KPI's have steadily improved with plans for closure of the remainin
g issues by Q4, 2010.
* Oversight and responsibilities included:
o Functional manager leading a team of twelve employees comprised of buyers, MRP
controllers, manufacturing engineers and value improvement engineers. Manageri
al responsibilities include hiring/firing, setting team objectives, prioritizing
team workload and end of year employee performance evaluations
o Creating project plans to ensure the introduction of 380 new part numbers into
the supply chain meets Rolls-Royce's quality requirements while delivering agai
nst the program's milestone plan for each engine to test
o Identify cost reduction opportunities, assess risks, analyze ROI, and make rec
ommendations to key stakeholders. Achieved documented program savings of $2.3 m
illion in development cost savings and $700 million (life of program) in unit en
gine cost savings (~$200k / engine)
o Interact with global purchasing counterparts for in-region supplier support to
ensure project plans are executed on schedule
o Represent purchasing at PILM toll gate reviews and monthly customer reviews wi
th the F136 Fighter Engine Team (FET) board of directors
o Identify, mitigate and monitor supply chain risks affecting the success of pro
gram milestones
o Plan and host supplier conferences for the Global Extended Enterprise Team (GE
ET) comprised of fifteen suppliers from five partnering nations
o $2 million signature authority
Purchasing Program Manager
November 2007 - June 2008
* Accountable for managing the purchasing activities for the T56 A15+ and AE2100
Block 3 engine upgrade
o Both were engine modification kits adding approximately 50 new part numbers in
to the supply chain
* Managed a team of seven including Purchasing Program Controllers (PPC), Buyers
, and Manufacturing Engineers for Purchasing (MEP)
* Successfully transitioned the AE2100 Block 3 project to production while hirin
g my successor to project manage the T56 upgrade prior to a promotion
Purchasing Program Controller
February 2007 - October 2007
* Purchasing Program Controller for the T56 Series 3.5 and AE2100D2/D3 upgrade.
Accountable for procuring development hardware and the successful transition of
hardware from development to full production.
* Member of a five person global team with representation from Indianapolis, the
UK and Germany that established a standardized toolkit for new product developm
ent and supply chain integration
Procurement Lead
August 2005 - February 2007
* Procurement Lead for RATTLRS Turbine IPT with accountability for all purchasin
g activities including; supplier selection, negotiation, buying and maintaining
hardware delivery schedules
* Purchasing responsibility for $4.5 million in hardware
Senior Modeler - Preliminary Design
January 1996 - August 2005
* Developed preliminary designs of engine cross sections from engineer's sketche
s to support marketing studies of current and advanced engine concepts
* Worked closely with Design, Component Technology and Project Engineers in deve
lopment of system schemes
* Implemented Unigraphics CAD standards within the department to ensure part fil
es were reliable and consistent
Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL
March 1995 - December 1995
Layout Drafter
* Interacted directly with Engineering to support design efforts of the Space Sh
uttle Main Engine Liquid Oxygen Turbo pump
* Created detail drawings for manufacturing including brackets and various other
externals
Van Linda Iron Works, West Palm Beach, FL
February 1993 - February 1995
Structural Steel Estimator/ Project Manager
* Surpassed sales goals by generating over $750,000 in sales during fiscal year
1994
* Managed overall job budget, purchased materials and scheduled field crews
Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL
January 1991 - November 1992
Drafter - Mature Engine Group
* Provided Drafting support to upgrade and retrofit various engine programs
* Received two Appreciation Awards from Department Supervisors
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Education:
Master of Science, Project Management
Penn State University, Erie, Pennsylvania
Expected Graduation Fall 2011
Bachelor of Science, Computer Technology
Purdue University, Indianapolis, Indiana, December 2003
Cumulative GPA 3.79/4.00

Certifications:
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified - May 2009
Purchasing Supply Chain Manager - Certified
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
November 2007
Certificate Program, Advanced Drafting (Pratt & Whitney Apprentice Program)
North Technical Education Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, August 1991
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Skills & Tools:
SAP, MRP, ERP, Microsoft Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint , Access, Visual Basic
, Exostar, Webex, Unigraphics, Auto-Cad