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Employment History
2003 to Present SNC Lavalin Inc.
Polaris Decommissioning Project
Little Cornwallis Island, Nunavut
PROCUREMENT MANAGER (Contract)
Responsible for the Purchasing, Transportation and Warehousing functions relating to the decommissioning and site remediation of the Polaris Mines, northern most mine in Canada’s high Arctic. Duties include, development of site material management procedures, process improvement, negotiation of standard purchase contracts as well as service contracts, vendor sourcing, logistics planning for air freight and annual sealift replenishment as well as retrograde (south bound) sea shipping of equipment and hazardous goods for disposal.
2002 -2003 Universal Reel and Recycling Inc.
Blairmore, Alberta.
PURCHASING MANAGER (Contract)
Responsible for the purchasing, pricing, production inventory control and logistics for a nine branch manufacturing organization. Duties include the development of purchasing policies and procedures, process improvement, negotiation of long term supply and service contracts, vendor sourcing, software implementation, employee selection, training of staff in various functions.
1997 - 2002 Fording Coal Limited, Fording River Operations,
Elkford, British Columbia.
SENIOR ADMINISTRATOR, PURCHASING AND WAREHOUSING.
Responsible the purchasing and warehousing and transportation operations for the Fording River Operations, including negotiation of major supply and service contracts, selection, training, performance evaluation of a staff of 20, provision of logistical services to support an 9,500,000 tonne per year metallurgical coal mine located in southeastern British Columbia.
Annual expenditures, $150,000,000.00 - $200,000,000.00
1996-1997 Viceroy Resource Corporation,
Dawson City, Yukon.
MATERIALS COORDINATOR
Management of the complete purchasing, warehousing and transportation functions the northern most heap leach gold recovery operation located 70 km. northeast of Dawson City, Yukon.
Duties included, the selection and training of staff, the selection and implementation of purchasing and warehousing software, the design and supervision warehouse construction, cataloguing of inventory, negotiation of major supply and services contracts, drafting and implementation of purchasing and warehousing policies and procedures.
Capital expenditures totaled approximately $55,000,000.00
1993 - 1996 Frontec Logistics Corporation,
North Bay, Ontario.
NORTH WARNING SYSTEM SUPPORT CENTRE LOGISTICS SUPERVISOR
Supervision of logistical operations of the North Warning System Support Centre which provides third line logistical hardware and software support for forty seven long and short range radar sites and ancillary facilities located in Northern Canada and Alaska.
1988 - 1992 The Redpath Group,
North Bay, Ontario.
PURCHASING MANAGER
Management of the Corporate Purchasing Department, including the parent company J. S. Redpath Holdings Inc. and eleven subsidiary companies. Development and implementation of a Corporate Purchasing Policy. Development and implementation of Corporate Purchasing Procedures. Development and implementation of a Corporate Purchasing System. Training of Corporate Purchasing Personnel. Management of Corporate Inventories.
Approximate annual purchases $70,000,000.00
1983 - 1988 Fording Coal Limited,
Elkford, British Columbia.
PURCHASING AGENT, ADMINISTRATOR, PURCHASING
Administration of the day to day operation of the Purchasing Department, staff of eight.
Assisted in the development of a site specific Purchasing Policy that was later adopted as Corporate Purchasing Policy. Responsible for the development and administration of purchasing procedures to ensure consistent application of the Corporate Purchasing Policy.
Annual purchases approximately $70,000,000.00 excluding Capital Equipment, which varied in value on a yearly basis due to equipment replacement schedules.
1982 - 1983 Northern Metalic Sales Limited,
Edson, Alberta.
PURCHASING AGENT
Purchase goods and services for resale. Sales of mining hardware
1980 - 1982 Luscar Sterco Limited,
Edson, Alberta.
SENIOR BUYER
Supervision of the Purchasing Department, staff of five. Assisted in the development of Purchasing Policy and Procedures. Purchase goods and services including Capital Equipment.
Annual purchases approximately $40,000,000.00.
1976 - 1980 Giant Yellowknife Mines Limited,
Yellowknife, N. W. T.
ASSISTANT PURCHASING AGENT
Supervision of the warehouse staff of seven. Ordering and expediting inventory materials.
Development of an automated inventory system.
Annual purchases approximately $5,000,000.00
1970 - 1976 Falconbridge Nickel Mines Limited,
Onaping, Ontario.
WAREHOUSEMAN I, WAREHOUSEMAN II, ASSISTANT STOREKEEPER.
General warehouse duties including issuing and receiving material. Inventory control.
Ordering and expediting material. Cataloguing and cross referencing new inventory items
AFFILIATED MEMBERSHIPS
Purchasing Management Association of Canada.
Western Mining Purchasing Manager’s Group
SPECIALIZED EDUCATION
Ethical Issues in Purchasing – PMAC
Performance and Discharge of Contracts – PMAC
Formation of Contracts and the Law of Agency – PMAC
Evaluating Purchasing Effectiveness – PMAC
Systems Contracting – PMAC
Human Relations – PMAC
Management Skills and Techniques for Supervisors – AMA
Management for Supervisors – AMA
Developing Leadership Skills for Supervisors – AMA
Fundamentals of Purchasing for Newly Appointed Buyers – AMA
Practical Loss Control Leadership – MAPAO
Transportation of Dangerous Goods (Air and Road)
St. John’s Ambulance First Aid
Certified Provincial and Territorial Trainer for the Transportation of Dangerous Goods
Supervising Effectively in Cross Cultural Environments – Frontec Logistics
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