Global Sourcing, Procurement and Supply Chain professionals that collaborate, consult or work on an interim or contract basis for SMEs needing company wide value chain integration & change mgmt. Specialties: Value Chain Integration, C-TPAT, SAP R/3 & Oracle 11i ERP Implementation, Business Process Reengineering, Sarbanes Oxley, Supplier Quality, TQM, FMEA, ISO9001:2000, Inventory Reduction, Master Scheduling, Sales & Ops Planning (S&OP), TCO, Total Acquisition Cost, Cost Modeling, Category/Commodity Mgmt Endorsement: "I have had the pleasure of getting to know Dennis, and he and I both hold, that "giving" is the critical task in any relationship, without expectation. Dennis is remarkably candid and speaks with an authentic voice; only acquired at a high cost and over a long period of time. I believe when you find someone like Dennis it's in your best interest to befriend them; you never know what can happen!" Michael Pokocky - SophisticaWo

The Arizona Technology Council is the largest technology association in Arizona serving all tech sectors across the state. It is a member-driven association that represents the interests of technology companies, their support firms, educational institutions and state-wide economic development groups that collectively form Arizona’s technology community. As a Contractor, I represented the Council in the Greater Tucson area, of Arizona. The Council’s mission is to support its members and unify its partners to grow Arizona’s economy with technology and innovation at the core. The Council drives partnerships, policies and programs that advance the business climate for Arizona’s technology community. The Council's Vision - That Arizona is recognized as a top-tier technology state.

Responsible for Master Scheduling, Inventory Control, Purchasing, Import Control (CTPAT) and Supplier Quality

CAPSTONE TURBINE CORPORATION, a $25M MicroTurbine mfg co. • Responsible for strategic sourcing, procurement, production planning and control for a start-up company reporting to the Sr. VP of Operations. • Hired and trained a professional supply chain management team of sixteen members. • Established Supply Chain Management Sarbanes-Oxley and ISO900:2000 policies and procedures. • Re-implemented SAP R/3 Enterprise Resource Planning Materials Management application and established a strategy to implement mySAP Supplier Relationship Management and Supply Chain Management business suites. • Initiated supplier rationalization action to reduce supply base from over 150 suppliers to 30 or less suppliers for direct materials and services • Developed, drafted, reviewed, and began implementing Long Term Purchase Agreements to leverage the direct material spend, to establish strategic alliances in principles and to reduce Direct Material Cost (DMC).

AMGEN, INC., an $8B biotech. co. SR. CATEGORY MANAGER, Thousand Oaks, CA • Responsible for strategic sourcing analytical, measurement, instrumentation and processing capital equipment for Research, Development and Quality functions corporate-wide. • Implemented Strategic Sourcing, Category and Supplier Mgmt, Total Cost of Ownership, Contract and Fact Based Negotiation processes enabling substantial year-over-year cost savings. • Lead negotiator for major high-end analytical capital equipment, multi-million dollar robotics & automation technology acquisitions. • Team Member to developed Supplier Mgmt policies, procedures and processes, that implemented Supplier Management company-wide. • Lead sourcing professional that sourced analytical laboratory equipment service of over $10 million annual spend that was projected to improve equipment service and lower total cost of ownership by 25% or more using eSourcing RFI/RFP tools and cross-functional and cross-site busi

DYNO NOBEL ASA, a $0.8B Norwegian global commercial explosives co. VP, GLOBAL STRATEGIC SOURCING, Salt Lake City, UT • Company-wide P&L responsibility for purchasing, procurement and supply management involving 33 countries in Europe, South Africa, Asia-Pacific and North/South America. • Established a new global sourcing and supply management organization, policies, procedures, strategic sourcing (commodity management) processes, project management and cross-functional team formation and management. • Managed $0.4 billion procurement spend, 500+ direct and indirect goods and services suppliers and 17 international procurement professionals. • Global process owner - logistics (purchasing, inventory and inbound logistics) for a global SAP ERP implementation. • $8.5 - $14 million projected yearly savings by developing and implementing strategies to leverage global spend.

UNISYS CORPORATION, $7B global IS/IT Hardware, Software & Services co. DIRECTOR, CONTRACTS & COMMODITY MANAGEMENT, Blue Bell, PA • P&L responsibility for procurement and supply management throughout 55 countries in Europe, South Africa, Asia and North/South America. • Managed $1.5 billion procurement spends from 500+ software, hardware and service suppliers. • Hired, managed, educated, trained, and mentored 25 international procurement professionals. • Worked closely with the Unisys Office of General Counsel, created, negotiated, and administered software, hardware and services contracts. • Identified, documented, captured and reported over $80 million annual savings.

GLOBAL PURCHASING, COMMODITY MANAGEMENT, El Segundo, CA, and Rochester, NY • Managed 5 direct reports and 65 international suppliers, with $140 million procurement spend.