William Keddy

I am currently exploring Senior Buyer or Strategic Buyer positions in a manufacturing environment where I can utilize my expertise in: • Project Management • Coordinating Production Schedules • Development of Processes and Procedures • Customer Support • Supplier Sourcing and Management • System Integration

• Participated in a Continuous Improvement Team which established and maintained a number of processes to improve business operations. • Acquired quotes for New and Legacy product proposals; reviewed and analyzed submissions for best value. • Partnered with Engineering and Quality to resolve issues with vendors in reference to drawing discrepancies and obsolescence. Sourced alternate material when primary choices were unavailable. • Purchased majority of Capital Equipment including major Indirect and MRO purchases. • Prepared purchase agreements with key suppliers. • Negotiated favorable pricing, saving over $200K in total cost in 2014. (Currently at $300K savings for 2015). • Procured raw materials for machine shop and cable production line as the Commodity Buyer. • Involved in new supplier identification and selection for specialized components. Expedited materials as needed and prioritized by the Master Scheduler. • Managed procurement goals with MRP system (Made 2 Manage). Interfaced with IT Department to generate custom MRP reports for more efficient processes. • Implemented a Just-In Time program with vendors to provide an efficient supply of on-call material. • Worked across the organization and with outside vendors to ensure compliance with planning and procurement procedures. • Collaborated with the Procurement Manager to improve short and long term strategies for material procurement while improving and/or maintaining cost and delivery objectives.

• Liaised between customers and Engineers to optimize CAD layout and assembly processes for PCB assemblies. • Sourced and procured components for PCB’s and electro-mechanical modules including hard-to-find or obsolete components. Worked with design engineers and made recommendations for Engineering Changes (EC’s). • Provided parts list and BOM generation from schematic drawings. Provided cost analysis and quotations for all materials. • Interpreted and analyzed customer drawings (schematics and mechanical drawings), BOM’s and data sheets in order to make recommendations to cross source components when confronted with an end-of-life or hard-to-find selections.

• Supervised a team of technicians (14) whose responsibilities included repairing, testing, and upgrading a variety of complex medical equipment including medical lasers and flash lamp devices. • Developed processes, procedures, and custom test equipment to ensure timely and accurate repair response. • Worked with the manufacturing group to maintain a proper supply of inventory necessary for repairs and replacements using ERP/MRP utilities. Managed inventory for both local and field service repairs. • Wrote service manuals, technical bulletins, training materials, and test procedures. • Developed and made recommendations to improve manufacturing methods and design modifications to minimize product malfunctions. • Prepared request for all supplies, materials, and tools for repair department. • Created inspection regimen to ensure test tools were properly calibrated for both local and off site repair depots. • Developed and participated in the ECO and MRB processes to improve procedures and identify inferior components. • Performed analysis of service data to identify failure trends and reported trends to cross departments. • Provided technical guidance and assistance to service representatives, customers, distributors, and remote repair centers via phone and email.

• Worked with engineers and managers for various customers (IBM-Fishkill, IBM-Poughkeepsie, Innotec, Nikon and LORAL) to develop, design and build custom automated systems for unique applications. • Obtained and set project goals and priorities, solving interconnection issues, specifying and purchasing all PCB components and material for system production, generating parts lists, lining up outside vendors and contractors, managing engineers and equipment schedules. • Worked with Beltronics design engineers to select optimum components for new product designs. Checked for best case availability/cost and cross sourced this information for design functionality. Checked parts on BOMs for chance of obsolescence and made recommendations for alternate selections.

• Tested semiconductor level electronics. • Managed all aspects of PCB and subsystem manufacture including schematic entry of designs, management of PCB layout consultants, BOM generation, parts selection, procurement and kitting, management of PCB fabrication with various facilities, management of PCB assemblies and final integration and testing. • Created manuals, reports, and all documentation for projects.