John Marshall [925] 281-3964 [Alt 925-461-0206] jm12bf1d4@westpost.

net Position sought: Senior Buyer, Purchasing/ Materials Manager Summary a Procurement Professional with charted success in cost reduction, time to marke t product development, design for manufacturability and Lean Manufacturing. a Experience in Manufacturing Techniques and Processes as well as Supply Chain M anagement. Earned Tool & Die Journeyman papers 1970. a Outstanding team building and problem resolution skills. a Developed, initiated and managed programs that significantly reduced inventory levels. (i.e., $6M net within 6 months of program start.) a Procurement team coordinator for implementation of SAP and ERP launch while ma intaining daily operations. Completed implementation on time and under budget. a Commodity Manager of MRO and Capital Equipment for facility relocation project . * Procurement Program Manager for Co-Gen facility construction completed two wee ks ahead of schedule and under budget. Professional Experience SYSTRON DONNER, CONCORD, CA 3/2004-7/2010 Company profile: Develops and manufactures micro electro mechanical systems, in ertial navigation units and quartz rate sensors for aerospace applications. Senior Purchasing Contracts Administrator Managed and controlled inventory of fabricated components and assemblies for gui dance systems and motion sensing devices valued at over $20M annually. a Reduced supplier base in manufacture components by 18% through review of suppl ier capabilities allowing savings of over $2M by consolidation of procurement. a Developed sourcing and managed materials acquisitions for R&D and new products under development, worked closely with Engineering to select supplier with high est level of performance to contract, pricing and quality for all programs. Co ntract types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF a Initiated and tracked RFP documents for complex manufacturing and test equipme nt, building services, office telephone, copy equipment and computer equipment, consulting services, negotiated final contracts & tracked progress. a Generated and provided total cost evaluations for management with specific rec ommendations. Upon receipt of authorization developed, negotiated and initiated the contracts and non-disclosure documentation with suppliers. a Regulations management under ITAR, EAR, FAR, DOD & DFAR & UCC a Coordinated and negotiated complete facility relocation (twice) for the compan

y. Achieved significant cost reductions which permitted completion $10K under b udget. Key Commodities: a subcontract machined components a stampings, castings and forgings a Ceramic and Quartz components a Hermetic assemblies a Application Specific Integrated circuits

SIEMENS ONCOLOGY SYSTEMS, CONCORD, CA 8/1998-3/2004 Company Profile: Siemens Healthcare is one of the first companies to bring toget her medical imaging and therapy, laboratory diagnostics, and healthcare IT solut ions across the continuum of care. Logistics Purchasing Administrator Planned and purchased all major system components and fabrications for large med ical treatment equipment valued at $10-15MM annually. a Generated cost savings in excess of $250,000 annually thru negotiation of nati onal supply contracts, and strategic procurement of business critical items. a Reduced supplier base 15% in first 6 months through supplier consolidation eff orts. a Contract types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF & T&M a Regulations management under GMP, FDA & MBP & UCC a Served as purchasing coordinator for implementation of SAP software and ERP pr ogram. Completed implementation on time and $7.5K under budget. Key Commodities: a complex drive system components a electromechanical subassemblies a large welded & fabricated and machined sub-assemblies a cast and forged copper and tungsten components a standard and custom components and MRO supplies

POWIS PARKER, INC, BERKELEY, CA 3/1995-7/1998 Company Profile: Powis Parker is the inventor of Fastback - revolutionary table top binding machines that produce strong, tape binding, and bookstore-quality bi nding and hard covers. Purchasing Manager Planned and developed the purchasing department. a Worked closely with Engineering on development of new equipment and source sel ection for cost control management and time to market production. Project comple

ted on time and below proposed budget. a Developed Policies & Procedures Manual for department. a Hired & trained a staff of buyers and Shipping /Receiving Department clerk. a Procured tooling and production for 2 new products which reduced overall prici ng for products by ~10%. Purchased equipment & tooling for 2 production lines. a Negotiated long term supply contracts for production supplies. a Provided design assistance for plastic molded components. a Contracted for the design, development and manufacture of printed circuit asse mblies achieving savings of 10-15% over in-house manufacture.

SYSTRON DONNER, CONCORD, CA 10/1988-3/1995 Company profile: Develops and manufactures micro electro mechanical systems, in ertial navigation units and quartz rate sensors for aerospace applications. Manager, Fabricated Parts Responsible for the procurement of all components for electro-mechanical motion sensing systems and navigation system components valued at approximately $ 9M an nually for both automotive and aerospace applications. a Reduced automotive product cost by 15% by improved sourcing techniques. a Improved automotive time to market by 15%. a Improved on-time delivery of production requirements from suppliers (avg = 98. 8%) and coordinated the implementation of FAR regulations for procurement. a Supervised planner and expeditor. a Purchased critical fabricated components and assemblies to Scope of Work docum ents. a Converted Machined parts to Laser Welded, Extruded or cast components eliminat ing Machining.

a Initiated Preferred Supplier Program for Printed Circuit assemblies & establis hed first company Partnering Agreement. a Negotiated & purchased complex equipment, tooling & consultant sservices for d evelopment of Quartz Rate Sensor technology. * Managed and controlled precious metal inventories by tracking London Metal Mar ket Forecast trends in metals for management. * Contract types: CPFF, FFP. CRAF. Regulations management under EAR, FAR, DOD, DFAR & UCC

EDUCATION BA Psychology & Business

Oakland University a" Rochester, MI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Certificate in Purchasing - U C Berkeley AFFILIATIONS APICS - Membership 26 years APICS - V.P. Membership - Solano Chapter 1994 to 1998 APICS - V.P. Membership - Golden Gate Chapter 1990 to 1998 NAPM - Member 35 years ADDITIONAL SKILLS & TRAINING Trained in ASPR, FAR, DFAR, EAR, ITAR, TQM, ISO 9000, 9001 & AS9100, ANSY 14.2 design specs & Mechanical Drafting & Design Six-Sigma green belt- Packaging Design & Recycling Proficient in: MS Office Suite, SAP ERP, PowerCerv MRP, J D Powers ERP and Mapics DB.