Thomas Pellizzi

Provides overall leadership, direction, and coordination of the College’s purchasing activities to ensure that all procurements are obtained at the lowest possible cost to the College while complying with applicable regulations and guidelines and that all purchasing contracts over $5,000 are in the best interests of the college. Directs the procurement of all supplies, materials, equipment, and services. - Directly supervises full-time purchasing clerk. - Develops, implements and maintains comprehensive purchasing policies and procedures that maximize efficiency and minimum costs and risks. - Ensures that all procurement processes and multi-year purchasing contracts comply with applicable BTC Board, WTCS and State regulations and guidelines. - Approves all purchases that are over $5,000. - Negotiates multi-year contracts in order to increase benefits and limit risk exposure for BTC. - Negotiates prices, terms of purchase, and dates of delivery. - Develops specifications, bids, quotes, vendor lists and request for proposals. - Manages BTC’s purchasing card program. - Coordinates group purchases across departmental lines and with WTCS purchasing consortiums. - Researches, recommends and/or makes vendor purchase decisions. - Maintains an awareness of overall business and market conditions and responds to changes as necessary. Coordinate College-wide Interior Design and Furniture Procurement. - Ensure that College-wide upgrades in routine maintenance/remodeling (painting, restroom renovations, carpet replacements, etc.) and future purchases are in accordance with established facilities design standards for all campus locations. - Develop and implement College plans for furniture replacement, rotation, and disposal. Direct and secure work of vendors for procurement and installation of furniture and equipment. - Coordinate interior design aspects (ie. display cases, picture system, and sign holders) in public spaces.

Accomplishments -Managed multiple integral components in a 7 million dining hall renovation -Created and trained a Graduate Assistant position that did not previously exist -Re-designed a 10 million dollar Dining Services Budget -Doubled the amount of marketing for Warhawk Alley Responsibilities -Responsible for all the marketing of Warhawk Alley, Willy’s Hawkshop and Information Services -Direct and oversee the operations of Warhawk Alley, Willy’s Hawkshop, and Information Services -Responsible for all fiscal and budgetary responsibilities involving the three departments -Supervise 1 full time staff, 1 graduate assistant, and 30 student employees -Develop a yearly budget of 10 million dollars in conjunction with Executive Director -Serve as the liaison for students to the contracted food service provider -Monitor, report, and reconcile campus snack, soda and laundry vending contracts -Serve as the University Center Procurement Officer -Responsible for all surveillance and security systems in University Center and Dining Services operations.

Accomplishments -Successfully re-opened Warhawk Alley after it was closed for 2 years due to remodel of the University Center, which involved hiring and training 13 new employees. -Met budgeted sales goal for the area within 2 months of opening Responsibilities -Responsible for all marketing of Warhawk Alley -Responsible for all student staff training, scheduling, and monitoring -In charge of planning, implementing and monitoring budget -Responsible for maintenance upkeep of bowling and billiards equipment (i.e. bowling pinsetters, lanes, and billiards tables) -Collaborated with Athletic and HPERC department to schedule bowling classes and bowling team practice times.