MICHAEL K.

WILLIAMS
Mountain View, California
(650) 962-1737
mwfd16c0@westpost.net
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SENIOR PROCUREMENT MANAGER
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Accomplished senior procurement professional with over fifteen years experience
in commercial contracting, subcontracting, outsourcing off-shore, on-shore engag
ements, and government contracting. Extensive background in procurement and larg
e scale projects in a fast paced, changing high tech global environment. Thoroug
h understanding in FAR's, DFAR's and UCC. Highly skilled at assessing procureme
nt business requirements and delivering efficient cost effective solutions.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Cisco Systems, Inc. San Jose, CA 1997-2009
Global Operations Manager (2006-2009)
Managed Enterprise Information Records Management Global Operations services thr
ough multiple global vendors in 26 countries.
* Established global vendor network for global operations from RFP through award
and negotiations of global master service agreements. Consolidation of global s
ervices resulted in a cost savings of $3.4M.
* Managed on-shore and off-shore consultants, contractors and IT vendors to supp
ort global initiatives on firm fixed price and labor hour global master service
agreements.
* Deployed Ciscos disposition process for paper records to meet Sarbanes Oxley/C
isco Internal Controls Services/ISO audits and all legal citations. Reduced annu
al spend by $1.5M and mitigate legal risks.
* Developed terms and conditions and "playbook" for record retention of mandator
y flow downs to third party vendors.

Senior Contract Negotiator (International) (1997-2006)

Led the global outsourcing team to contract on-shore and off-shore Oracle 11i su
ppliers resulting in $18M cost savings over three years.
* Established master framework and country agreement methodology (IT HelpDesk Ca
ll Center) for US, EMEA and Asia Pacific for maximum Value Add Tax (VAT) and Gen
eral Services Tax (GST) recovery of $11M.
* Led the cost savings reduction program for IT consultants and suppliers result
ing in a $23M cost savings.
* Collaborated cross functionally to implement SOX 404 for global procurement co
mpliance. Developed SOX 404 process and procedure documents for global procureme
nt methodology reducing errors to zero defects.
* Drafted outsourcing agreements and negotiated engagements for the Technical As
sistance Center (TAC) Customer Call Center to provide global product coverage fo
r the US, EMEA, and Asia Pacific regions to maintain acceptable "customer satis
faction" scores of 4.5 out of 5.0 maximum.
* Through DMAIC methodology, collaborated with the Strategic Spend sourcing grou
p to make process improvements to the category manager role in Oracle 11i procur
ement.
Space Systems Loral Corporation, Palo Alto, CA 1980-1997
Senior International Subcontract Manager (1994-1997)
* Managed the Alcatel, Aerospatiale & Alenia international subcontracts for comp
lex subsystem payload requirements on the 48 Telecommunications Satellite Global
star Program.
* Managed major subcontractors in Italy, France and Germany for on time deliver
y of products in support of assembly, integration and test (AIT) in Cannes for t
he Intelsat prime contract.
Senior Subcontract Manager (Government/Commercial) (1988-1994)
Supported all Loral Pricing and Proposal efforts with pre-negotiated flight set
pricing.
* Managed 12 Senior Subcontract Administrators in support of major telecommunica
tions satellite programs for an annual aggregate of $1.5 billion in fixed price,
and cost reimbursable complex subsystem payload subcontracts. Includes Geostat
ionary Operational Environmental Satellite Program (GOES), International Space S
tation Alpha Programs the Tactical Reconnaissance Intelligence Ground Systems (T
RIGS).
* Responsible for drafting purchasing/subcontract policies and procedures for D.
C.A.A., prime contract compliance, and F.A.R. compliance.
* Liaison to D.C.A.A and to the Inspector General for CPSR and DLA audits. All a
udits were completed successfully with no exceptions.
EDUCATION:
M.S. Degree in Procurement & Contract Management
Saint Mary's College-Moraga, CA
B.A. Degree in Management
Saint Mary's College-Moraga, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
National Association of Purchasing Management
American Records Management Association (ARMA)