Larry Kittilsen: in Escondido, CA

Responsible for all outside procurement processing for machined material, including purchase orders, scheduling and logistics. Provided all the necessary documentation, tooling and specifications to meet end customer requirements for Boeing/Rolls Royce/Airbus/Spirit/Middle River/Goodrich/GE. Subject matter expert on outside processing; Chemical/Testing/Lab/Surface Coats. • Provided quotes and process plans for New Product Introduction. • Built vendor partnerships and negotiated better pricing and lead times. o Reduced Solution Heat Treat cost by more than 30%. Cost savings $12K per month. o Reduced Tensile testing from 5 to 3 days. Cost savings $7K per month. o Reduced Etch and Penetrant inspection from 7

Responsible for purchasing raw materials and sub-assemblies. Purchased Capacitors, Diodes, IC's, Inductors, Resistors, Switches, Transistors, Wire, Cable Harnesses, Labels, Overlays and Packaging materials. Coordinated with Planners on a daily basis to pull in orders as needed.

Responsible for all jobs processed offsite. Provided all the necessary documentation, tooling and materials needed to complete the each job offsite. Coordinated drivers’ activity each day. • Reduced offsite processing cycle time by more than 40%. Coordinated with multiple vendors for better lead-times and pricing. • Trained two other buyers to purchase offsite processing.

Responsible for the negotiation, pricing and schedules with vendors and suppliers. • Purchased raw materials Gases, Chemicals, Silicon (Wafers); spare parts, quartz ware, photo-masks and service for repairs. • Developed & Set-up new Vendors, P/N, MRP/Forecast profiles in SAP. • Reported monthly cost savings, stock turns, and weekly consignment activity. • Increased inventory stock turns from 15.9 to 43.6 turns. • Led team successfully to achieve the 1999 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. • Developed/implemented daily inventory report on the company public drive with special sorting and cross referencing features. Best Suggestion Award- June 1998. • Reduced photo mask purchases by 60%. Cost savings $500,000.00 per year.