SUMMARY:

• Accomplished asset management specialist with experience managing assets in fast - paced technical environments.
• Recognized for the ability to manage inventory, lead in terms of procurement and maintain accurate records to drive increases in operational efficiency.
• Able to lead in terms of vendor management, developing strong relationships with vendors to obtain the best pricing possible.
• Know for developing and implementing asset management best practices into daily operations to minimize asset based risks to the organization.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Policy & Procedure Development
• Control Systems
• Inventory Management
• Asset Management Best Practices
• Technical Documentation
• Cost Effectiveness
• Vendor Management
• Reporting
• Technical Procurement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, WASHINGTON, DC

IT Purchasing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership for all computer hardware purchases while supporting AIR service desk technicians.
• Led savings of $10K within the department by working with the Accounts Payable department to change where department shipping costs were being billed.
• Saved on average $15-$20K annually through competitive pricing from main vendors including CDW, PC Connections and Apple.
• Found and established a working relationship with a reputable, cost effective/efficient asset disposal vendor.
• Reconcile invoices related to equipment purchased against the company budget.
• Maintain a database of assets and contract information related to hardware and software purchases.
• Create and deliver inventory reports for management to increase the ability to make data-driven decisions.
• Work with the senior leadership team to streamline purchasing and acquisition processes to drive overall cost effectiveness.
• Price quotes from vendors to ensure their competitiveness and cost efficiency.
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure the best price possible is obtained.
• Accurately track all computer equipment prior to it being issued to the service desk for deployment.
• Work collaboratively with service desk technicians to support the installation of new software onto end-user’s computers.
• Manage the distribution of software to new hires and current employees.

IT Purchasing Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Received and processed requisition for the IT department in a timely, accurate manner.
• Prepared essential purchasing document related to IT supplies, equipment and materials while serving as a key liaison between vendors and staff regarding order, exchange and claims issues.
• Implemented cost comparison best practices with vendors for company assets.
• Effectively managed the IT department’s internal equipment on external client sites.
• Worked in collaboration with the finance department to reconcile old assets on property books.
• Implemented successfully enterprise-wide inventory policies and procedures to drive cost savings and operational efficiency.
• Led the asset management efforts for hardware and software life cycles using the asset-tracking tool WASP.
• Conducted periodic cycle counts to maintain IT department equipment for incoming employees.

LOGOS TECHNOLOGIES - CONT’D

• Oversaw the shipping and receiving of IT assets, logging incoming inventory purchases to manage inventory on hand.
• Successfully implemented a new control system process while reduced damage, breakage and inventory obsolescence.
• Troubleshot a variety of equipment including desktops, laptops and printers while setting up employee workstations.

Asset Management Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Ensured that logistics support requirements were designed into all acquisition programs by separately or collectively working out issues involving the logistics elements.
• Maintained accurate accountability records using the Sunflower database for the Department of Commerce’s NOAA Personal Property Management branch.
• Successfully tracked technical assets for all phases of the program life cycle.
• Continually updated a centralized property tag database to maintain data integrity.
• Correctly identified and tracked facility and custodial discrepancies, advising on the correct action for resolution.
• Obtained and secured pertinent information relative to the logistic and distribution process.
• Accurately entered data in various systems used to the Property Personal Management Branch to track NOAA property.
• Completed Unreconciled Procurement Request (UPR) reports for purchasing and payments.
• Played a key role in the documentation, description, filing and cataloging of property records.
• Forwarded critical loss information along with CD-52 to the appropriate team lead for further investigation.
• Investigated all unreconciled purchases on the weekly Unreconciled Payments Report (UPR).

Logistics Support Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Accurately tracked laptops and desktop assets utilizing Peregrine to manage data.
• Managed the receipt of notebooks and the shipping of desktops and various computer components to area government field office locations nation-wide.
• Ensured that all unwanted/unneeded government assets were properly disposed of.
• Staged and deployed assets throughout the building while delivering equipment directly to the client.
• Sent client confirmation emails with associated tracking numbers for tracking purposes.
• Coordinated the successful export and import of computer equipment to the GAO field offices across the country through the use of Peregrine.
• Destroyed secret and classified information stored on hard drives or CD’s using a degaussing machine.