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RICHARD GROGEAN, CPM4910 WALTON HEATH DRIVE

GARLAND, TEXAS 75044

469-231-1811 (CELL) 972-496-5143 (HOME)DICKGROGEAN@GMAIL.COM

SUMMARY

A Supply Chain Management executive with global experience managing the end-to-end supply chain process inthe electronics industry. Successful at developing and implementing core strategies, processes and performancemetrics resulting in a competitive advantage by utilizing integrated systems that maximize the benefits of supplychain management.

Implements process improvement capabilities within a virtual corporate framework, ensuring the manufacturer ofthe most cost effective products. Expertise in reducing order-to-delivery cycle time, improving asset management,developing effective supplier alliances, and reducing total cost of ownership. Effective at managing globalsupplier manufacturing locations, improving cost, quality, on-time delivery, and responsiveness to customerrequirements.

Vendor Managed Inventory Demand Flow Technology

Just-In-Time Methodologies

Supplier Relationship Management

Electronic Data Interchange Negotiation Strategy

Lean Manufacturing Collaborative Cross-Functional Leadership

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MICROTUNE, INC., Plano, Texas 2000 2009

Corporate Director of Purchasing

Led the global procurement and logistics organization supporting manufacturing locations in the U.S., Asia, andEurope for this fables semiconductor company.

Managed Electronic Manufacturing Service (EMS) suppliers in the Philippines, front-end waferfabrication suppliers in the U.S. and Europe, and back-end assembly and test suppliers in Asia.

Saved the company $7.5 million annually by conducting annual corporate negotiations covering pricing,terms, and conditions and spend analysis, ensuring maximum leverage in meeting negotiation goals.

Developed strategic supplier relationships including core supplier performance metrics with thecomponents suppliers, ensuring mutually beneficial long-term relationships that met corporate goals andobjectives.

Improved EMS partner relationship by implementing continuous improvement tools and leanmanufacturing principles based on customer demand-pull, thereby reducing raw and work-in-process(WIP) inventory, procurement cycle time, and material costs. Efforts resulted in a higher level offlexibility and responsiveness to customer expectations.

Participated in analyzing our EMS suppliers core supply chain processes and implemented value streammapping, identifying as is and to be process improvements, developing supply chain risk

management strategies, and executing proactive action plans that resolved the identified risks. Reduced maverick spending to

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Led corporate negotiations of top strategic suppliers having the highest strategic value to meetingcorporate goals and objectives; reduced total cost of ownership and improved material quality, on-timedelivery, and customer responsiveness.

Developed commodity cross-functional teams utilizing key personnel from various factory locations,aligning commodity strategies, supplier development, supplier rationalization, supplier performancemetrics, market intelligence, and cost reduction efforts.

Leveraged the value chain, streamlining the timely flow of information, material, and financial data

among the various business partners, which reduced the order-to-delivery cycle. Forged strategic end customer alliances based on the core expectations of supply chain management,

ensuring flexibility and responsiveness. Utilized lean manufacturing tools and techniques, demand flowtechnology, VMI tools, and systems to reduce cycle time and exceed customer expectations throughimproved time-to-market.

Led cross-functional teams, identifying supply chain strengths and weaknesses and developing riskmanagement strategies. Efforts resulted in the company becoming a best-in-class provider of productand service.

DSC CORPORATION, Plano, Texas 1996 1998

Director, Global Electronics

Led global supply chain management of electronics, electro-mechanical, cable sub-assemblies and service

contracts that supported the various product groups.

Implemented strategic contract negotiations, supplier selection and development of global strategies forPCBA assembly operations in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.

Managed 28 professionals with a budget of $6 million, controlling approximately $378 million ofmaterials and services, resulting in a 20% + annual savings.

Negotiated a $1 million on-premium charge with a component supplier to $100K by performing detailedanalysis of materials, labor, overhead costs, and a reasonable profit resulting in a savings of $900K.

MAXTORCORPORATION, Longmont, Colorado 1994 1996

Director, Electrical Commodity Management

Led the development and implementation of supplier profiles, market trend analysis, price forecast; identified

material cost drivers and benchmarked competition that supported commodity and supplier strategies.

Served as a member of the advanced design engineering team, which identified emerging technologiesbased on supplier technology roadmaps and cost effective suppliers covering high volume production ofdisk drives manufacturers in Singapore.

Presented quarterly strategic supplier performance metrics to senior management with material costprojections, technology roadmap trends, and supplier fulfillment metrics, all of which covered productcost and supplier quality concerns.

Managed the procurement of $275 million of semiconductors with global suppliers including pricing,business terms and conditions, and performance metrics.

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Director of Logistics,STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP., Lewisville, Colorado

Manager, Electronic Procurement,NCR CORPORATION, Dayton, Ohio

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

B.S., Business Management (Minor: Psychology) UNIVERSITYOF DAYTON, Dayton, Ohio

Certified Purchasing Manager, PURCHASING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONOF GEORGIA

Chester L. Karrass Effective Negotiations Tools and Techniques

The International Negotiations Institute Courses in Effective Negotiations

Advanced Production and Inventory Management in the Computing Age

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