Experience

Gecko Grow

• Canada
• Farming
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Owner

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Canadian distributor of Masterblend Premium Hydroponic nutrients and indoor gardening supplies to commercial and home growers. Educating Canadians on the benefits of modern greenhouse and indoor farming techniques. Canadian distributor of Masterblend Premium Hydroponic nutrients and indoor gardening supplies to commercial and home growers. Educating Canadians on the benefits of modern greenhouse and indoor farming techniques.



Suncor

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Category Manager, Equipment, Material and Chemical - Syncrude Secondment

  • Jan 2019 - Jun 2021

  On secondment from Suncor to implement a Category Management organization that offers strategic oversight and expertise for all Equipment, Material and Chemicals categories at Syncrude. Focus areas include:- achieving multi-million dollar savings targets by standing up a team to develop strategies and negotiate contracts- developing and implementing Category Management processes and tools and providing training to the broader Category Management organization- working closely with project and operations partners to identify opportunities to drive value- guiding my team through significant organizational transformation

• Team Lead - SCM Rotating Equipment

  • Sep 2017 - Jan 2019

• Senior Contract Management Specialist - Electrical

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2017

  I managed a portfolio of key material and service providers across Suncor's upstream and downstream operations and projects. I led strategy development, RFx, contract development, contract negotiation, and contractor management and provided coaching and mentoring to all team members in these areas.I collaborated with enterprise technical, reliability, maintenance, project, finance and legal representatives to ensure strategies and contracts meet each area's specific needs. Key focus areas included equipment manufacturers, on and off-site service, variable frequency drives, switchgear, motor control centers, motors and cable.

• Strategy Lead - Maintenance & Support Services

  • Mar 2014 - Oct 2015

  I led enterprise-wide cross-functional teams in the development and implementation of operations and supply strategies for categories with annual spend from $40M to $1B, requiring a high level of collaboration and stakeholder management. I had direct accountability to the category director for delivering strategies on schedule and meeting value creation targets. I provided coaching and mentoring in all areas of strategy development and worked with senior Category Management leaders in the development of standardized strategy processes. Focus areas included general, specialty and tank maintenance; electrical services; tailings management and industrial cleaning.

• Supplier Qualification

  • Mar 2013 - Mar 2014

  Develop and execute a supplier engagement process for Suncor's central category management organization.Led the Operational Excellence initiative to develop and implement a centralized vendor database and supplier qualification process.

• Senior Supply Chain Analyst - Field Construction and Modularization

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2013

  Senior analyst for construction services category focusing on strategy development and execution, market research and analysis, RFx development and analysis.

• Category Analyst

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2012



GE

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Process Analyst and Pricing Lead - Substation Automation

  • Jan 2007 - Aug 2010