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Technology
I have always had a passion for technology. My automotive mechanical background, my curiosity of what makes thing work and my passion to find solutions to unorthodox problems makes me an ideal early adopter candidate. My first exposure to using a computer for an analysis project occured at one of the top three domestic automotive manufacturers in the late 1970′s....
Productivity
Most procurement professionals focus on buying materials specific to a business (retail) or process (manufacturer) set of requirements. Personally I prefer to develop a long term cumulative cost saving procurement strategy with my manufacturing clients. This strategy ensures that the first stage delivers the expected negotiated materials cost however, second stage includes reviewing a manufacturer’s total production process by meeting...
Logistics
Materials used in a local manufacturing facility can be procured almost anywhere in China and then shipped from one of the many shipping ports scattered along the eastern coast line. Getting to know the ports (shipping and receiving) and their capabilities is as critical as the sourcing activity itself. Location, size, capacity, union contract, weather and the seasonality of the...
Analytics
Business executives make important decisions each and every day. A good decision and a successful program execution are always made using supporting documentation. Throughout my career I have been an active participant in both the decision maker and the information creator roles. A personal preference of mine has always been to generate interactive business models using the data management capability...
Library
Books, magazines and Other Flight Time Wasters I consider myself very lucky to have had the opportunity to travel and visit many parts of the world as a result of my work assignments. The time spent on an aircraft can vary from a few hours to almost a full day depending on where you’re final destination may be. When traveling...
Distribution
The cost of travel to Asia is optimized if the person working on the procurement projects can also work on developing sales and distribution opportunities. The functions are very different however the process for researching, visiting, evaluating and qualifying potential export organizations requires very similar attribute evaluation. Providing this expanded service to my clients was very productive and yielded new...
2012: Travel Industry CRM
Travel Industry CRM – Making the Travel Agent Relevant Again Project Outline: One of North America’s largest service providers of back-end accounting solutions to the travel industry recognized that the current CRM program integrated within their travel industry specific accounting package no longer meets the needs of the current business environment. Feedback received from the company’s sales organization and its...
2012: Gastroscopy Picture/Film 1080p Standalone Recording Unit
Gastroscopy Standalone Recording Unit Project Outline: A Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China manufacturer of specialty medical service devices requested assistance in the development of a unique gastroscopic device for the detection of specific medical conditions. To achieve this a high quality colour camera that could be inserted and articulated through a patients throat and capture both still pictures and film on...