Experience

TCI International, Inc.
• United States
• Defense & Space
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sr. Buyer/Planner

  • Jul 2020 - Present

Dishcraft
• United States
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sr. Procurement Specialist

  • Jan 2020 - Apr 2020


Kateeva

• United States
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr. Procurement Specialist

  • Oct 2017 - Jan 2020

  Managing machine, electrical and assemblies supporting NPI and manufacturing builds Managing machine, electrical and assemblies supporting NPI and manufacturing builds



Aixtron Inc

• United States
• Semiconductors
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Buyer

  • May 2012 - Oct 2017

  Manage planning, procurement for manufacturing and R&D projects. • Purchase/conduct RFQ pricing negotiations for production and R&D projects. • Manage the qualification for outsourcing to contract manufacturers including ECO/Revision control and updates. • Monitor cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to ensure highest quality and best value. • Effectively manage MRB, ensure supplier OTD, source parts with obsolescence and low volume critical parts, and reconciliation of receiving and accounting discrepancies. Show less



GigaBeam Corporation

• Materials Manager & Operations

  • Dec 2005 - Dec 2011

  Start up - High Technology/Telecommunication Equipment Planning, procurement, logistics of all materials to support engineering development and production. • Plan material and labor capacity to achieve a 98% on-time delivery goal • NPI and Supplier Qualification • Contract and Purchasing Agreement Negotiations • Engineering and Production planning, tracking, purchasing, cost analysis • RMA Management • Logistics/Export documents • Sales and Service Support • Inventory Management • Supervision of the Production Staff • Set-up ERP (Vantage) system for R&D and Manufacturing • Process and Procedures for Inventory, Bookings, Shipping and Receiving • Supply chain management/Vendor evaluations • Maintain inventory, create jobs, invoice reconciliation and cost monitoring • Implement, manage and track RoHS requirements • Plan, purchase and execute R&D and production builds • Cost reductions, including 10% overall cost reduction goal achieved Show less



Harris Corporation

• United States
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr. Buyer

  • Jan 2002 - Dec 2005

  Responsible for all purchasing activities for R&D and Manufacturing (ordering $10M of piece parts per year). • Scheduling R&D and Production jobs within the factory • Tracking budgets and creating reports for upper management • Managing Contract Manufactures and Suppliers • Generate, monitor and distribution of Supplier Score Cards • Generate jobs, issue kits and schedule requirements. Responsible for all purchasing activities for R&D and Manufacturing (ordering $10M of piece parts per year). • Scheduling R&D and Production jobs within the factory • Tracking budgets and creating reports for upper management • Managing Contract Manufactures and Suppliers • Generate, monitor and distribution of Supplier Score Cards • Generate jobs, issue kits and schedule requirements.



Teledyne Wireless

• Sales Manager

  • Dec 2000 - Dec 2001

  Business development for the MMIC and Switch Product Lines. • Established new business opportunities • Forecast future business trends • Generate proposals, quotations, customer presentations and milestone schedules • Customer presentations, PDR, CDR, capabilities Business development for the MMIC and Switch Product Lines. • Established new business opportunities • Forecast future business trends • Generate proposals, quotations, customer presentations and milestone schedules • Customer presentations, PDR, CDR, capabilities



Filtronic/Litton Solid State Division

• Program/Sales Manager

  • Jan 1988 - Dec 2000

  Follow through from initial negotiations to completion of all contracts. • Responsible for the ordering piece parts, scheduling, overseeing Engineering/Manufacturing • Ensure customer satisfaction on both Military and Commercial contracts • Extensive public relations, quotations for new and follow - on business and supervision of the office administrative staff • Work closely with Engineering and Manufacturing for new product release Follow through from initial negotiations to completion of all contracts. • Responsible for the ordering piece parts, scheduling, overseeing Engineering/Manufacturing • Ensure customer satisfaction on both Military and Commercial contracts • Extensive public relations, quotations for new and follow - on business and supervision of the office administrative staff • Work closely with Engineering and Manufacturing for new product release