Experience

Raytheon

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

• Senior Procurement Specialist

  • Jun 2017 - Present



General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

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

• Subcontracts/Associate Contracts Manager

  • May 2015 - Jul 2016

  Managed Strategic Subcontracts that required Cost or Price data. Worked with the Customer in managing Contracts. • Responsible for the complete procurement process from RFP to Negotiating cost reductions, administering contracts and close-out of contracts for complex mechanical assemblies, ordnance and system requirements for GD-OTS Seattle/Orlando. • Insure adherence to the FAR/DFARS and Company requirements. • Review and prepare Statements of Work for assemblies, subassemblies and/or services via RFP’s utilizing Cost Reimbursable, Fixed Price, and T&M agreements. • Prepared agreements, including Non-Disclosure, Contracts, Subcontracts Modifications, Purchase Orders and other corporate agreements. Interfaced with the Legal Department to negotiate Terms and Conditions. • Provide Cost/Price Analysis, written justifications and documentation. • Interfaced with the Legal to negotiate modifications to Terms and Conditions. • Monitored contract, subcontract, and supplier performance to ensure timely and profitable fulfillment of company and customer contractual obligations. • Assisted management in the generation and/or review of company procedures to achieve greater efficiencies and/or improved cost effectiveness.



Lockheed Martin

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

• Subcontract Administrator, Sr.

  • May 2006 - Sep 2014

  • Proven track record in effectively leading negotiations and administration of multi-million dollar complex Subcontracts of all types: Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee; Cost-Plus-Incentive-Fee; Fixed Price Level of Effort; and Firm-Fixed-Price Subcontracts. • Named acting Subcontract Program Lead for two Subcontracts when the existing lead was re-assigned. • Administration of Request for Proposals, Cost or Pricing data analysis, negotiations with subcontractors, maintained status of the contracts to insure on time deliveries and documentation within the SAP system. • Demonstrated skills in the Procurement of Mechanical devices, Opto-electronics, Mechanical Deployment Systems, Antennas, Batteries, RF-lines, pyrotechnics and MRP items. • Developed Proposals, Work Statements, negotiated and definitized complex subcontracts. Effectively worked with Legal to negotiated Terms and Conditions. Presented supplier exceptions and recommendations to the Executive Review Board for Program position responses. Ensured supplier compliance with government regulations as well as quality, reliability, pricing and schedules. • Effectively managed and resolved issues from Failure Review Boards concerning engineering and quality issues, Contractual obligation determination through established documentation, refinement of Statement of Work direction and terminology, Supplier Data Requirements List, delivery documentation and invoice problem resolutions.



AVANEX (contracted through Ejobpower, San Jose)

• Fremont, CA

• Senior Buyer

  • Oct 2004 - Aug 2005

  (Avanex acquired the optical products line from Vitesse Semiconductor) • Developed procurement strategies for major items by utilizing Forecasts, Bills of Materials, and production yields for the procurement of transponders. • Implemented MRP processes and procurement of: hermetic packages, optical lenses, machined parts. • Insured supplier quality by working with suppliers to resolve Non-Conformance Review issues, causes and corrective actions. • MRO responsibilities included computers, software, and facilities support. • Transitioned the Supply Chain functions to offshore location.



Vitesse Semiconductor is now Microsemi

• Semiconductor Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Opto-Mechanical Buyer

  • Jan 2002 - Apr 2004

  • Developed procurement strategies for major items by utilizing Forecasts, Bills of Materials, and production yields for the procurement of transponders. • Implemented MRP processes and procurement of: high value receivers, laser diodes, hermetic packages, optical lenses, machined parts and Lithium Niobate modulators. • Insured supplier quality by working with suppliers to resolve Non-Conformance Review issues, causes and corrective actions. • Developed procurement strategies for major items by utilizing Forecasts, Bills of Materials, and production yields for the procurement of transponders. • Implemented MRP processes and procurement of: high value receivers, laser diodes, hermetic packages, optical lenses, machined parts and Lithium Niobate modulators. • Insured supplier quality by working with suppliers to resolve Non-Conformance Review issues, causes and corrective actions.



Solectron

• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior NPI Buyer

  • Apr 1998 - Aug 1999

  New Products Introduction buyer of prototype developments for customers. Direct interfacing with Customers on material status and Engineering Change Orders. Procurement of Printed Circuit Boards, SMT components and through-hole devices. New Products Introduction buyer of prototype developments for customers. Direct interfacing with Customers on material status and Engineering Change Orders. Procurement of Printed Circuit Boards, SMT components and through-hole devices.



Ericsson

• Sweden
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Optical Buyer

  • Mar 1996 - Mar 1998

  Managed and negotiated with turnkey OEM suppliers on new product programs for Ericsson Fiber Access (formally Raynet, Inc.). Procurement for Optical Communications Network sub-systems. Negotiated price reductions for OEM pricing agreements with major suppliers of Broadband Optical Network Unit (BONU), EDFA's, Printed Circuit Boards and electronic components. In charge of Planning, Buying and Administration of all optical procurements. Selected by management to help shut down operations when the business unit was to be closed.