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President

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Sourcing and Vendor Management Executive with experience in Supplier Relationship Management, Procurement, Finance and Contracting across industries such as Healthcare, Financial Services, High Tech, Transit and Academia. Talented in building procurement/sourcing/supplier management teams from the ground up. Coaches and mentors a diverse employee base and encourages staff to take ownership of contract/vendor relationships. Creates strategic plans/goals which are transitioned and aligned with company initiatives. Able to build effective relationships, internally and externally to improve service delivery by our team. Understands the importance of collaboration and partnership across organizations such as Finance, Engineering, Legal, Security, Risk and Compliance. Exceptional communication skills, chairing C Level Executive Reviews and Quarterly Business and IT Risk Reviews. Professional Highlights *Delivered over $500M in Opex savings between 2011-2021 *Vendor spend under management up to $2.5B *Led RFPs for services valued over $700M *Co-Authored Vendor Management curriculum certified by Program Management Institute *Deployed cloud based TEMs asset platform involving > 200k people and ~92k devices *Recognized by Kaiser IT Audit & Compliance Board for best-in-class vendor risk profiles for Top 20 IT vendors *Created Vendor and Contract Management Centers of Excellence *Recognized by Kaiser CEO/CFO and received team award for exceeding IT Supplier Diversity goal by 25% Areas of Expertise: Vendor Management, Supplier Diversity, Vendor Risk, Supplier Relationship Management, Financial Management, Category Management, Contract Management, Negotiations, Asset Management, Operational Excellence, Strategic Sourcing, Consulting and Professional Services, Capital Projects Procurement, Union Negotiations, Total Cost, & Project Management, Extensive global and outsourcing experience.