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net SUMMARY Dynamic and results-driven Supplier Chain Manager with 12 years of experience in global sourcing, procurement, and manufacturing. Proven success in managing glo bal teams and driving cost saving initiatives. Tracking record of achieving $4. 6 million cost savings. MBA with expertise in evaluating supplier capabilities, negotiating contracts, managing international vendors, and creating and executin g global commodity strategies. Bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, with in-depth familiarity with North American and Asian business cultures. Expertise includes: * Strategic Global Sourcing * JDE and Oracle MRP system * New Supplier Development * Contract Negotiation * Supplier Relationship Management * Project Management * Inventory Management * Export Control * Logistics Management PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2006-Present United Technologies Corporation Global Sourcing Program Manager * Developed sourcing strategies and managed cross functional teams including 4 t o 8 team members to transition aerospace machining, electronics, and engineering item commodities to suppliers in China, South Korea, and Taiwan, with the focus on achieving corporate cost savings targets. * Implemented a phase-gated review process designed to assure the success of the sourcing projects and product integrity through series of VSM events and benchm arking best practices from other divisions. * Achieved total savings of $2.2 million by managing $6 million sourcing project s from initial supplier selection and RFQ preparation, supplier development, pur chasing through final production and delivery. * Negotiated contracts, managed material requirements planning, and spearheaded gap closure activities on quality escapes. Monitored suppliers to manage cost an d ensure quality and on-time delivery performance. * Worked with business strategy group, commodity management team, business units , and engineering team, identified additional $12M sourcing projects for East As ia team to build future pipeline to meet corporate low cost spend target. * Managed China in country team activities as they delivered technical support a nd conducted quality assessments and first article inspections for vendors. 2003-2006 Eaton Corporation, Galesburg, Michigan Global Sourcing Project Manager * Led and coordinated global sourcing teams in four low cost regions and 15 peop le, tasked with identifying qualified suppliers to provide components for truck transmission assemblies. * Drove $10 million RFQ activities and conducted competitive bid analysis and so urce selection process. * Realized $2.4 million cost savings in two years by managing $7 million sourcin g projects and relocating supply operations to India, South Korea, and China. * Managed activities of four Chinese suppliers providing commodities in machined casting, machined forging, and powder metal, administering $12 million in annua l spend and ensuring product quality and on-time delivery. * Utilized 8D problem-solving method to guide suppliers through quality improvem ent and defect reduction initiatives; determined issues, identified flawed inven

tory that had been shipped, conducted root cause analysis, and implemented corre ctive action with suppliers. * Communicated with Asian suppliers to ensure comprehensive adherence to enginee ring and performance specifications for sourced commodities; oversaw resolution of issues in manufacturing. 1998-2003 Lucent Technologies Microelectronics Division, Allentown, Pennsylvania Industrial Engineer * Designed and implemented new production planning and scheduling system to prio ritize production lots in semiconductor manufacturing environment. * Achieved 15% cost reduction and 6% increase in equipment uptime by analyzing c onsumption patterns of spare parts and establishing buffers and re-order points. * Reduced cycle time by 20% by implementing 5S on shop floor and creating Value Stream Mapping to optimize process flow. * Conducted DOE and ANOVA statistical analysis on PECVD process to characterize process parameters for quality improvement. EDUCATION M.B.A., Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, 2007 M.S., Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Penn sylvania, 2003 M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massac husetts, 1996 B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hef ei, China, 1992 AFFILIATION Chairperson of United Technologies Corporation Asian Pacific Association (APA), 2007-2009 * Spearheaded programming of activities related to cultural awareness to allow A PA members to gain understanding of each other's cultures and facilitate communi cation between senior executives and multicultural employee base. * Implemented lunch-and-learn training sessions.