David B. Weeks

2321 Lookout Lane                                                                                                               

Denton, TX, TX 76207

Phone: 940-218-1193

Cell:     817-690-0221

E-mail: david.b.weeks@gmail.com                           

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

 

Accomplished Buyer with 20 plus years expertise in various commodities in the manufacturing industry and Municipality sector. Offer strong negotiating skills along with a proven ability to master purchase order systems and participate actively in cross-functional project teams. Proficiently use creative methods to manage purchases and supply agreements. Expertly understand complex equipment and construction projects. Maintain effective presentation and communication skills as well as strong finance, quantitative, and analytical skills.  Outgoing and personable with a proficiency in cultivating excellent relationships with both clients and colleagues. Solid background in computer based analytic tools. Purchasing skills and knowledge includes Category Management and Supplier Relationship Management Processes, ISO, Quality Assurance and TQM standards.

 

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

 

SAP r3, Oracle 11i, MS Office 2003 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access), Tradebeam I-Supply, MRP II, BuySpeed and BSO,              

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Contract buyer   city of fort worth                                         6/2009 – 8/2011

·                     Purchase a diversified range of supplies, services and equipment for City departments, expedite the delivery of purchased materials, make necessary adjustments with suppliers regarding replacements, incomplete orders or damaged shipments.

·                     Commodities managed:  Heavy Machinery, electric motors, pumps, concrete, asphalt, rock and aggregate fill, concrete pipe, street lights, emergency vehicles, chemicals, industrial gases.

·                     Managed service contracts for:  Vehicle repair, Heavy Duty machinery repairs, plumbing, electrical, painting, flooring, carpet cleaning, HVAC repair and installation, housing emergency repair, facility maintenance, Biohazards cleanup and various others as assigned. 

·                     Prepare purchase orders, requests for proposals, bids and other necessary documents related to the purchase of supplies, equipment, services and materials.

·                     Evaluate and analyze bids, make recommendations on pricing, compliance with City purchasing ordinances, standards, policies and procedures.

·                     Contact vendors to obtain quotes for stock and special order items; research availability, quality and price of equipment and supplies;

·                     Prepare summary documentation for preparation of Mayor & City Council and Departments reviews.

·                     Investigate and develop new supply sources, stay abreast of new trends and innovations of routinely purchased supplies, material, services, and equipment.

·                     Maintain a variety of logs and records relating to purchase and procurement of materials, supplies and equipment.

 

 

Technipower Engineering Services - Fort Worth, TX                           6/2008 - 4/2009 

Project Manager

• Contract Project Manager for Andritz Separation Inc. in Ft. Worth TX.. 
• Handled up to 40 projects in various stages of completion.. 
• Worked with Engineering, Shipping and vendors to ensure timely completion of milestones.
• Responded to customer or contractors inquires on status and technical issues.. 
• Provided accounting with billable milestones and ensured payment from customers for Project close out.. 
• Worked out requirements and needed assets for specific projects and upgrades to existing projects.
• Used Oracle R6 to create new Projects from sales handoffs and cost work ups.  Determined milestones from contracts and released to engineering for Technical submittals to customers.
• Attended Management meetings as required.
• Contacted Vendors to expedite parts as required.

 

 

Aerotek Engineering Services - Fort Worth, TX                                   6/2007 - 3/2008 

Production Planner

• Contract planner for American Airlines Maintenance Base. 
• Covered Wire Harness, Floorboard, and Battery shops. 
• Worked with Crew Chiefs to schedule workload to meet scheduled dates for aircraft. 
• Responded to AOG's and expedited as required to close AOG's in a timely manner. 
• Provided interface between Hanger schedulers and Shop crew chiefs to communicate needs and necessary changes on a daily basis. 
• Create and Revise Manufacturing Planning work instructions for the assembly and check out of aircraft parts, assemblies, components and aircraft systems.
• Used Sabre DECS, AOS, SMAARTS, SPR and RPCS systems to monitor and produce work orders for Shops. 
• Attended Management meetings as required.

 

Avchem, Inc. - Hurst, TX                                                                                            3/2006 - 3/2007 

Planner/Buyer

• Buyer/Planner for a Chemical Management company contracting with Bell Helicopter.
• Used MAS 500 system to purchase, maintain and adjust inventory to match ever-changing production demand for all chemical materials on contract. 
• Adjusted Min Max levels to keep warehouse levels of items that were maintained at Point of Use sites throughout 5 Plants in the DFW metroplex. 
• Provided Spares materials for Bell customers throughout the world through their Spares center at Alliance Gateway.

 

Perlos, Inc. - Fort Worth, TX                                                                           6/2005 - 3/2006 

Buyer/Planner

• Buyer/Planner for an International Injection molding and assembly plant. 
• Used Oracle R/3 to purchase, maintain and adjust inventory to match ever-changing production demand. 
• Responsible for Automotive production including issuing work orders to the presses, maintaining forecasts and inventory levels as directed by customer and shipping parts from inventory to the customer using Tradebeam I-supply to maintain a lean inventory position. 
• Managed smaller accounts for specific electronic assemblies and wireless communication devices as needed for program ramp down and end of life transitions. 
• Worked with Material manager to minimize inventory during ramp downs while maintaining satisfactory customer inventory levels throughout end of life and ramp down.

 

Celestica, Inc. - Carrollton, TX                                                                     10/2004 - 5/2005 

Senior MRO Buyer/planner

• Purchased all MRO products and Capitol equipment both purchased and leased for an International electronics repair company. 
• Worked on transition from MFG-Pro to SAP ERP system. 
• Used SAP to monitor and adjust values on high use consumables including packaging, office supplies, electronic supplies for soldering and ESD safe equipment. 
• Prepared competitive bids for capital asset purchases for senior management approval.

 

Home Depot, Inc. - Fort Worth, TX              6/2003 - 10/2004 

Department Supervisor, Paint

·         Provided direction to 3 full time and 3 part time associates at a high volume retail store in the Paint Department. 

·         Responsible for providing vendor contact for shortages, ordering, scheduling, counseling employees and reporting sales goals and shortages to senior management.

·         Conducted classes for customers on painting procedures and techniques.

·         Recommended paints and solutions for homeowners and contractors for there individual needs.

·         Conducted departmental training to new employees for proper sales recommendations and information so they could direct customers to the correct solution for there needs.

·         Counseled employees as needed on company issues, attendance, performance etc.

·         Wrote annual reviews for each employee in department and recommended raises based on goals set and achieved.

 

 

Echostar Technologies Corporation – Englewood, CO               11/1999 - 5/2002 

Senior Planner/Buyer

• Scheduled and maintained Packout Schedule for production in the Atlanta facility.
• Interfaced daily with customers and vendors about order status, P O s, and new business.
• Scheduled foam and box deliveries to support line in a JIT environment. 
• Responsible for research schedules and capacities utilizing MRP and CRP criteria.
• Kept files of ECOs, deviations, specs, catalogs and BOMs in a common filing system to allow ready access for users.
• Consulted with representatives of production, engineering, planning, tooling, and material to assure proper operational sequence was maintained 95% of the time. 
• Attended Engineering meetings to advise Logistics of new product time frames.

 

Cottrell, LLC – Englewood, CO                                                                       3/1998 - 10/1999 

Supervisor, Planning and Inventory Control

• Served as supervisor for the Planning and purchasing departments at a small medical manufacturing company. 
• Reported directly to the CFO about schedules, shipments, and issues in purchasing and potential shortfalls in production.
• Interfaced daily with customers and vendors about order status, P O s, and new business.
• Responsible for research schedules and capacities utilizing MRP and CRP criteria.
• Investigated, expedited and followed up on the manufacture and delivery of all types of shortages.
• Scheduled Suture line production and converted to a subassembly process to improve efficiency.  This involved vendor selection for Outsourcing to Mexico. 
• Worked with legal department on NAFTA qualifications for import and export.
• Provided MRO Support for midsize manufacturing company.
• Maintained records for Lot Tracing of FDA controlled products.

 

Electronic Manufacturing Systems - Longmont, CO                       2/1996 - 8/1997 

Account Manager

·         Served as contact for Customers in a contract manufacturing plant. 

·         Clientele included Hewlett Packard and LAM Research. 

·         Kept files of ECO s, deviations, specs, catalogs and BOM s in a common filing system to allow ready access for users.

·         Determined shop needs for parts, materials, assemblies, and tools and assured their timely delivery to the production area.

·         Attended Engineering meetings to advise Production of new product time frames.

·         Investigated, expedited and followed up on the manufacture and delivery of all types of shortages.

 

Lockheed Aerospace Division - Ft. Worth, TX                                              7/1983 - 10/1994 

Material Processor/Inventory & Document Control Planner/Scheduler

• Began as Entry-level Document control, moved up to Material Processor and finally a Production Planner. 
• Assisted in building F-16 Fighters.
• Perform Bill of Material Maintenance.
• Created and Revised Manufacturing Planning work instructions for the assembly and check out of aircraft parts, assemblies, components and aircraft systems in the flight test environment.
• Responsible for research schedules and capacities utilizing MRP and CRP criteria.
• Controlled the release and movement of parts and tools through an area using MRP II schedules, dispatch lists, CRT data and established capacity guidelines. 
• Used DRP and sales data to ensure inventory levels were maintained.
• Kept files of ECO s, deviations, specs, catalogs and BOM s in a common filing system to allow ready access for users.  Updated BOM’s , AEI’s and Manuals as revisions were issued.
• Determined shop needs for parts, materials, assemblies, and tools and assured their timely delivery to the production area.
• Consulted with representatives of production, engineering, planning, tooling, and material to assure proper operational sequence was maintained 95% of the time. 
• Attended Engineering meetings to advise Production of Block changes and revisions.
• Investigated, expedited and followed up on the manufacture and delivery of all types of shortages.
• Provided customer interface for ECO Changes and BOM changes and updated floor documentation to assure correct product build.

·         Updated and maintained various documents, specification books, drawings and blueprints as required.

 

EDUCATION

 

B.A. History              1984

University of Texas – Arlington, TX

 

Work on MA       1985-1986 incomplete

Archives and Records Management   12 hours with 3.5 GPA

Work done at University of Texas – Arlington, TX

 

Certification Paralegal Studies-- ABA Approved  March 2003

Denver Career College – Denver, CO

 

CERTIFICATIONS / Training

 

APICS Training

Materials and Supply Chain Management

Master Planning of Resources, Detailed Scheduling and Planning Execution

Control of Operations Strategic Management of Resources