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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________ July 2008 – Sept 2009 Bigler, L.P., Houston, TX
Senior Project Buyer
* Responsible for purchasing and expediting materials and services for $165MM high purity iso-butylenes (HPIB) project
* Shop expediting for fabricated items
Nov 2007 – July 2008 CB&I, Houston, TX
Senior Project Buyer
* Purchasing responsibility for $2B Rentec coal-gasification project
* Assistance in closing out project at mid-stream cancellation
Nov 2004 – Nov 2007 Subsea 7, Houston, TX
Senior Procurement Specialist
* Principal Buyer for major sub sea projects in the GOM and West Africa including Chevron LT (Angola), BP Thunder Horse, BP Atlantis, Chevron Blind Faith, Tahiti, Independence Hub (Anadarko), and procurement for the SS7 vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico
* Procurement of all project material including coated pipe, bends, dropped object protection, floatation devices, electronic equipment, leasing barges, tugs and supply vessels, fabrication and machining
Jun 2003 – Nov 2004 Lyondell /Equistar, Houston, TX
Principal Strategic Sourcing Buyer (CDI)
* Contract management and sourcing for EPC projects
* Saved $200M negotiating long term agreements
* Audited Vendor compliance to Contracts
* Contract administration for company-wide fire protection, automobile leasing and maintenance, janitorial/pest control, and grounds maintenance
Oct 1999 - Jun 2003 Lyondell-Citgo Refining, Pasadena, TX
Contract Buyer (AEI)
* Purchasing responsibility for turnaround of plant operating units including $60MM "cat cracker" maintenance turnaround
* Saved Lyondell-Citgo $5MM with "quick response" action that allowed the turnaround to complete on schedule
* Audited internal operations and external vendor accounts resulting in $500,000 in savings
Nov 1996 – Sept 1999 Canrig Drilling Technology (Nabors Drilling),
Magnolia, TX
Senior Buyer
* Local sourcing of extremely large forged, cast, and machined parts for highly technical Canadian made "top-drive" drilling unit
* Wrote and implemented purchasing procedures
* Saved company $100,000 by finding new and inventive methods of manufacturing parts
Aug 1992 – Sept 1996 Stolt-Nielsen S.A./Stolt Parcel Tankers, Houston, TX
Technical Buyer
* Global purchasing for 15 chemical tankers including materials, parts, and equipment
Sept 1985 – Jul 1992 PDVSA Services, Inc., Houston, TX
Sr. Buyer
* International procurement of compressors, turbines, pumps, pressure vessels, towers and heat exchangers totaling $60 million per year for major capital projects
* Sept 1978 – Aug 1985 Bayer Chemical, Baytown, TX
Purchasing Supervisor
* Sourced, procured and handled logistics for delivery of $120MM of raw materials per year
* Established Quality Improvement programs that eliminated 1000 man hours/year
Jan 1971 – Aug 1978 Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX and Baton Rouge, LA
Sr. Purchasing Analyst
* Established new warehouse while implementing computer inventory control system
* Maintained inventory of tubular goods and oilfield material divided between 19 states
EDUCATION____________________________________________________________
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
BA in Economics
Graduation: May, 1970
University of Texas, School of Law, Austin, TX
One year of Post Graduate study
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS______________________________________________
* Advanced Microsoft skills including Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Schedule and Outlook
* SAP and MRP
* IBM Maximo Enterprise
PUBLIC SERVICE_______________________________________________________
* Lyondell Volunteer Programs
Volunteer repair work on homes
* Houston Literacy Advance Program
Teaching English as a second language (ESL)
* Applause Theater Company
Member Board of Directors; construction of set, building and stage, bookkeeping, ushering, lighting
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