Accomplished supply management with procurement experience across energy/utilities, aerospace, government, manufacturing, including bio-pharmaceutical, and wholesale.  

  Launched start-up procurement departments, including spearheading training of purchasing staff.  

  Proficient with the Windows operating systems; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Visio; SAP; Maximo; ARIBA Contracts Pro and Sourcing; JD Edwards; GNET; Oracle NBS; and the U.S. Department of Defense Automated Electronic Data Procurement system.

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Category Manager for Indirect Procurement, Southern California Edison Rosemead, CA 2008-Present

  Saved 23% from the original contract deal proposal after renegotiating a Directed Award Procurement for a mobile radio upgrade project.

  Negotiated master agreements and amendments, and other terms and conditions, including user license, assignment and consent, assumption, trial-use and non-disclosure agreements.

  Spearheaded teams for RFP and RFI projects to meet deadlines from internal partners, including the IT, customer service, power procurement and transmission and distribution departments.

  Helped assign purchase requisitions to IT Procurement Team, including coordinating and completing IT telecommunication and related services, from initiation of the Request for Information (RFI); Request for Proposal/Quotation (RFP/RFQ); and selection and award of the purchase order. 

  Served as Sourcing and Category Strategy Lead for hardware and maintenance, grid support services and telecommunication carrier services.  

  Trained the IT Procurement Team and enterprise procurement groups in the use of the Contracts Pro and Sourcing Module of ARIBA.

Subcontracts Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA 2007-2008

  Maintained strong relationships with end-users on the progress of each purchase requisition.

  Completed all projects on or before expected time frames.  

  Ensured orders were compliant with company standards and properly completed from initiation of solicitation; creation of the price justification and order; receipt of tangibles or completion of services; payment; and final closure of orders.

Subcontracts Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Pasadena, CA (continued) 2007-2008

  Negotiated company terms and conditions when subcontractors took exception or enforced license agreements or terms and conditions against terms and conditions.  

  Ensured information provided on the purchase requisition conformed to interdepartmental approvals, and compliance with the Acquisition Planning and Compliance Office.  

  Analyzed open purchase requisitions and procured hardware and software annual maintenance renewals as follow-on or new purchases.

Purchasing Supervisor, ITT Industries, Systems Division Monrovia, CA 2003-2007

  Led the procurement of all material, equipment, services, Commercial-Off-The-Shelf items and blanket orders placed by buyers.

  Trained personnel on how to use purchase requisition and back-fill procurement vacancies; blanket order entries and releases; and use of the purchasing module of Maximo.

  Administered subcontracts for construction projects and van-pool rentals, including ensuring compliance, timely completion of deliverables and resolving problems.

  Reduced contract costs after renegotiating major service agreements.

  Played an integral role in the transition of critical subcontracts from the former contract holder, Honeywell, to ITT Industries.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Business Management, University of Guam

Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM)

Diploma, Full-Charge Booking, International Business College, Tamuning Guam