Extensive international, turnaround, and start-up experience for publicly traded and private enterprises. A record of accelerating P&L improvement, year-over-year cost reductions, and budget attainment across diverse industries (Energy, Waste Management, Manufacturing, and Agriculture/Construction Equipment). Core expertise includes global supply chain management/strategic sourcing, sales and marketing. manufacturing/QA (Lean, Six Sigma, ISO, QS, TS), new product development, plant management, strategy, and building and leading high performing teams.

Director of Purchasing @ With 2013 sales and revenues of $55.656 billion, Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. From March 2013 to Present (2 years 10 months) Peoria, Illinois AreaGlobal Segment Manager @ From May 2012 to March 2013 (11 months) Peoria, Illinois AreaVice President, Global Procurement @ Reported to President & CEO. Member of senior executive leadership team and corporate benefits committee. Recruited into role to accelerate company’s recovery from Chapter 11 by reducing operational costs, supply and cost risks, supplier base, and increase organizational productivity across $1.8 billion annualized spend in goods and services. Managed a total team of 180 direct and indirect reports. Created a global procurement organization from inception, yielding over $139 million in YOY cost reductions and $60+ million in cash flow improvements over a 4-year period. From 2003 to September 2011 (8 years) Director, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Diversity @ Reported to Chief Purchasing Officer. Responsible for starting up procurement/supplier diversity function affecting $5 billion in annual purchase spend. Recruited and built 48-person team. From 2001 to 2002 (1 year) Houston, Texas AreaPresident and Chief Operating Officer @ Led the re-launch of a carbon and stainless steel fabrication/machine shop operations business in a build-to-order environment. Managed a team of 7. From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) Birmingham, Alabama AreaManager, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management @ Reported to Director, Global Sourcing. Responsible for building, developing, and orchestrating an optimized supply chain for $3.6 billion in global goods and services. Recruited and built 4-person team. From 1997 to 2000 (3 years)

AAS, Aircraft Maintenance Systems Engineer @ Community College of the Air ForceMBA, Finance & Marketing Consulting Concentration @ Emory University - Goizueta Business SchoolBS, Industrial Engineering Technology @ Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Douglas MBA is skilled in: Lean Manufacturing, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Product Development, Business Strategy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Engineering, Global Sourcing, Leadership, Project Management, Logistics, Strategy