Perry L Herritz Email Address

Procurement Manager

Insitu is a pioneer leader in the design, development, production and operation of high-performance, cost-effective unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Our focus is to deliver our global customer base with the highest-quality ISR information, as quickly as possible. Our family of long-endurance, runway-independent UAS have logged hundreds of thousands of combat flight hours since 2004, and we have successfully operated in some of the most extreme environments in the world.

• Instituted a procurement system, including some 60+ procedures to analyze and document procurements and establish a supplier rating system. • Led a procurement team to re-source a major international aircraft component from Australia to Turkey to transition work-scope and develop new manufacturing capabilities. • Led a division of the Boeing Corporation to analyze and implement a new ERP system. • Authored new commercial procurement procedures to reduce scope of work from pre-established military procedures including FAR and DFAR.  Education •BOEING LEADERSHIP CENTER ST. LOUIS, MO (2010) - GRADUATE •ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY TEMPE, AZ - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (BS) – COMMUNICATIONS / BUSINESS • MILTON COLLEGE MILTON, WI - ASSOCIATE OF ARTS (AA) - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (HONOR GRADUATE) •PURCHASING MANAGEMENT PHOENIX, AZ – PURCHASING CERTIFICATE •DINFOS (DEFENSE INFORMATION SCHOOL) FT. BEN HARRISON, IN – BROADCASTING & JOURNALISM CERTIFICATE •JET ENGINE TECHNICIAN CHANUTE AFB, ILL – CERTIFICATION (HONOR GRADUATE) 1. INSITU, INC. (SUBSIDIARY OF BOEING CORPORATION) Washington State – Procurement Manager for startup program on two (2) new unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). Developing training and procedures for upcoming CPSR audit.. 2. MANAGEMENT DEVELOPERS, LLC (CONSULTANT) South Carolina (2008) – Manager for startup program for the new Boeing 787 “Dreamliner” composite fuselage assembly in South Carolina. 3.BOEING COMPANY Arizona - Subcontractors Manager: Managed teams to procure complex-high dollar assemblies for the US Army “Apache AH-64” Attack Helicopter. 4. WILLIAMS AIR FORCE BASE (USAF) Arizona: Sergeant (honorably discharged): Jet Engine Technician; Journalist Broadcaster – Hard news editor on the Base newspaper “Jet Gazette” which won 3rd place in world-wide competition; Broadcaster / DJ with 9 weekly public service radio shows in the Phoenix, AZ area. Specialties: Procurement & Supply Chain Managment in complex, high dollar aerospace manufacturing. Expert in developing SOW, legal terms and conditions, scheduling, supplier rating, etc.