Curtis Jay Allen

• Direct the activities related to the sourcing of automation and capital equipment, indirect manufacturing, facilities support, and warehousing. • Manage and maintain the quoting of all goods and services to ensure the company is receiving fair market cost, quality, and capacity. • Oversee the activities of associate directors, managers, and sourcing agents to accomplish company objectives. • Write, review, and negotiate contracts with vendors in conjunction with company legal counsel. • Manage component cost-savings projects, which have resulted in a company savings of more than $95,000,000 over a five-year period. • develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instruction documents, and internal management systems to gain efficiency and effectiveness of operations. • Create and monitor performance metrics to identify areas needed for professional development, coaching, and mentoring. • Work in partnership with vendors and with leaders throughout the organization to plan, forecast, budget, and source materials and parts related to all indirect, maintenance repair and operations, capital equipment, automation, spare parts, service contracts, manufacturing equipment, marketing, and reagent purchases. • Work efficiently with other functional departments to ensure communication and collaboration to meet company objectives for Automation, Service, Finance, and Quality.

• Served as lead strategic resource to buyers in cross-functional collaboration with program and project managers, production, engineering, and other departments as necessary to identify, select, analyze, and measure the effectiveness and efficiency of sources, vendors, and suppliers using agreed technical, business, and quality criteria and specifications. • Collaborated with company legal department to establish contract provisions for strategic suppliers. • Developed strategic, lasting relationships with leaders from manufacturing and engineering departments to optimize the implementation of the automated manufacturing equipment in connection with the automated equipment supplier. • Built checks and balances to ensure contractors remain in compliance with all terms of contractual agreements and regulatory requirements.

• Ensured that more than 350 suppliers met or exceeded compliance and contractual quality and performance standards. • Developed and maintained in-depth understanding of regulations, guidelines, and industry best practice, including those from FDA, ISO 9001, and ISO 13485, serving as SME on all compliance issues. • Organized and performed supplier audits, collaborating with quality and technical representatives to guarantee contractual and regulatory performance of suppliers. • Established and maintained exceptional rapport with critical suppliers, negotiating multiple supplier contracts to stabilize vital supply chains. • Organized and executed numerous domestic and international site visits to supplier facilities for contract negotiations and site evaluations.

• Provided guidance and leadership, serving as second in command for a Brigade Signal Company in the U.S. Army, supporting an aviation support battalion with over 500 personnel throughout the Pacific region with vital communications, automation, and technology support systems. • Supplied full spectrum of supervisory services to 12 direct report employees, managing all work priorities, performance evaluations, awards nominations, scheduling, counseling, and discipline when needed. • Ensured the proper upkeep and mission readiness of over $15,000,000 in company resources. Provided recommendations to leadership on workforce planning issues to ensure maximum effectiveness of personnel.

Researched innovative Green Energy technologies and their applications to municipalities and businesses in the intermountain west. Networked with other organizations to secure a $1,000,000 dollar project for the Energy Dynamics Lab.

Instructed online and on campus courses ranging from Landscape Construction to Consumer Behavior. Provided mentorship and additional instruction to students.