Tim Foster's Email & Phone Number

💼 Past Experience

Tim Foster has over 15 years of experience in the engineering and procurement field. He has ght A+ in production management and is completing his 3rd year executive search. Executive search consultant at Technical Staff Recruiters in 1992, and has been working as an executive recruiter since 1993.

🎓 Education

In his three years of undergraduate studies at The University of Texas at Dallas, Tim Foster achieved a 3.9 GPA and was captain of the university's business men's golf team. In his final two years at UT Dallas, he completed a supply chain management MBA and a marketing BA.Following his undergraduate studies, Tim Foster worked as an associate director of sales and marketing at The Tank and National Oilwell Varco before moving on to become the global director of sales and marketing at Anker, a leading edge technology company. He held this position until his recent move to Acer Logic Technologies where he is currently the vice president of sales and marketing.At Acer Logic Technologies, Tim Foster is responsible for managing sales and marketing for the company's global product line. His main focus isURES( unmanned aerial vehicles, infrared energySales and marketing, remote monitoring and control systems, autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence and machine learning, electric vehicles) and has a responsibility for all aspects of sales and marketing including but not limited to: - Defining and marketing the company's new and innovative products - Delivery of the company's products across all channels including sales and market analysis, product development, all the way through to market expression - Serving as the spokesperson for Acer Logic Technologies and Champion of the company's brand - Coordinating sales and marketing activity through global channels including web, social media, and other traditional channels All of this work takes place in a close team environment where profitability is the number one priority. Tim Foster looks out for the company's employees and tries to give them everyone they need and want, ensuring that they are always poised to take the next step in their career."Wow, I'm really excited about this new opportunity. I think this is going to be an incredible opportunity to work with customers and be a big part of developing their product line. I'm really looking forward to promoting Acer Logic Technologies and helping contribute to accomplishingCompany goals."

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

In his previous positions, Tim Foster has experience in the following:Executivesearch: Sales, Operations & Supply Chain. Contact me @ 972.734.5110.Tim Foster is currently a Supply / Demand Planning Manager at Nokia from August 2003 to January 2006 (2 years 6 months) in Manaus, Brazil. Supply Planning Manager – Manaus, Brazil factory. Responsible for the factory production planning department and export control. Created and maintained the global supply plan, customer volume commitments / allocations, resource planning and the daily production schedule. Extensive contact with all aspects of the business on a local, regional and global basis in order to generate a plan for the optimal output.Senior Buyer at Nokia from March 1998 to March 1999 (1 year 1 month) in Fort Worth, TX. Bought electronic and electromechanical components. Completed the first consignment stock program at the Texas factory. Created material schedules for assembly subcontractors in Korea and Mexico. Member of the global PCB supply line management core team.President at Black River Ventures Corp in Flower Mound, TX. [email protected] directWe specialize in recruiting top talent in various disciplines of Sales, Operations and Supply Chain Management in the US, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. Strategic Sourcing Manager at Essilor from December 2008 to January 2012 (3 years 2 months) in Dallas, TX. Annual savings of $3,912,000 in 2011. Equivalent bottom line impact equal to $70,416,000 in new sales.Category manager for MRO (maintenance, repair, operations), Production Equipment, Utilities and Contact Lenses (goods for resale), HR Services, Financial services, BPO outsourcing.Led projects focused on: Chemicals, small tools, process filters, hardware, production supplies, thin film metals, motors, office supplies, commercial print, janitorial supplies, electricity rates, gas rates, utility taxes, energy audits, reverse engineering of equipment, corrugate and forms.Line manager for the Purchasing Department with 7 direct reports.Project manager for the EDI supplier integration (Oracle Exchange to 3rd party system). Global Program Management Director at Nokia from July 2007 to December 2008 (1 year 6 months) in Espoo, Finland. Global Program Management ( Development Area Management) lean material flow. Managed a global portfolio of projects with an annual budget of €5.5 million focused on improving systems & processes for inbound and internal material flow in all Nokia manufacturing sites and 3PL’s including sites in China, India, S. Korea, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Mexico & Brazil. System work included RFID development and SAP integration. Gartner research rated Nokia as having the #1 supply chain in the world in 2007.Process Development Manager at Nokia from January 2006 to July 2007 (1 year 7 months) in Irving, TX & Guadalajara, Mexico. Process Development Manager for Global Delivery & Manufacturing Solutions. Drove,