DENNIS A.

SPORS ()
(E) Pudong, Shanghai, 200436 PRC Mobile+ 86 13816566885 313-522-5260 USA vonspor@comcast.net

Procurement Executive Indirect and Direct Spend, Strategic Sourcing, Logistics, Inventory Control, Training, Creation of
Procedures, Negotiations and a Valued Resource to Operations

Executive Summary Forward thinking Executive with 25 years of in-depth hands-on leadership in procurement, management and project turnaround of major capex programs and indirect. A proven expert and resource to Fortune 500 and EPCM firms for chemical plants, waste treatment, automobile factories, R & D, warehousing and high rise building projects. Respected hands-on leader with broad based organizational knowledge of financial direction in supply chain, logistics and warehousing, SAP and Due Diligence. Extensive procurement and project management success and cost reduction. Core Expertise Indirect and direct purchasing, supply source strategy, project investigation, cost control, quality, Energy Saving Cost Models and lifecycle Planning, reporting structure, principled negotiation, board level presentations, creating structure and training Representing the owner or EPCM firm in a professional manner to government, design or industry leaders 10 years Industrial Due Diligence for acquisitions and mergers

Industry Experience

Valspar China - Procurement Director

March 2012 2013

Consultant Major CapEx Program Shanghai, China Valspar o Established Procurement Department in China for $40 million Tianjin chemical plant o Sourcing of Equipment and Installation Projects Jiading, Dongguan and Dadi o Environmental Project and Procurement Manager Australia and China Underground Storage Tanks o Sourcing, Logistics and Customs Worldwide Suppliers Spors Company Inc. Procurement Consultant National 2011 - 2012

Procurement and controls for capex programs Belle Isle Conservancy, Wade Trim, Avionics Facilities Specialty resource to Procurement Groups Program Planning Consultant for TKS, Kia, Hyundai, Nissan and Honda USA , Europe and South America Project Management from initial inception through commissioning Mathew Barney Productions Site Manager Trenton, MI 2010

Procurement, Design, Project Management, Permits, Environmental and Site Construction McLouth Steel Plant Project completed to meet production schedules, Demobilization and close-out Spors Company, Inc. Consultant National 2009

Estimating and Scheduling for Wade Trim, Albert Kahn and Industry owners Project Strategic Planning

Detroit Institute of Arts

Project Director

Detroit, MI

2006 - 2008

Project Management and Procurement - $170 Million Detroit Institute of Arts, Museum Renovation Managed Design, Construction and Commissioning Jacobs Engineering / Wade Trim Contracts Manager Detroit, MI 2004 - 2007

Project and Contracts Manager - $250 million Waste Water Treatment Program Supply Chain Management, SAP and other systems Review, value and negotiate contract claims and disputes

Parsons Brinckerhoff, Inc.

Warren, MI

February 1999 March 2003

Operations Manager (Assist. Vice President) Building Division Procurement, Supply Chain Management for a $1.1 billion program Commodities and Services Manager of Project Controls Estimating, Scheduling, Cost Control Managed 103 people Master program planning for five-year GM SEMP: design, procurement, construction and commissioning Senior construction manager for site works and building renovations Project Executive for Decommissioning of factories Energy Savings Projects for General Motors and Delphi IT Management of Project Data Systems Walsh Construction Company. Detroit, MI April 1997 January 1999

Project Manager Senior project manager for new construction and renovations Detroit Metro Airport Procurement of Project Goods and Services Safety Management, Preparing proposals Albert Kahn Associates, INC.., Architects & Engineers, Detroit, MI Sept. 1992 - April 1997

Chief Estimator / Associate Prepared conceptual and detailed estimates and budgets for a variety of large automotive manufacturing, health care and university projects with production, administrative and warehousing Negotiated vendor claims on behalf of Fortune 500 companies Initial manufacturing project planning manager Scheduling and project operations Estimating Equipment costs and delivery with Mercedes Benz and BMW. Chrysler Motors Corporation Dec. 1986 - August 1992

Purchasing Manager Eurostar Graz Austria Automotive Assembly Plant Senior Buyer Design, Construction and Tooling (Assembly, Stamping, R & D and Engine) Worldwide Manager of Facilities Mopar Parts and Service Warehousing, lifecycle, System Integration Value Analyst for indirect and CapEx Programs Negotiation of Claims China Project Team Trenton Engine Tooling to Beijing

Education Master of Science - Industrial Technology -CM Eastern Michigan University Graduated with Honors Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics - Governors State University, University Park, IL,

Awards and Credentials

Adjunct Professor, Construction Management, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI Teaching Credential, State of California -- Instructor of Beginning and Advanced Construction Estimating at San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, CA PB Corporate Quality Team Award Winner (2001) PB Certified Project Manager and Instructor American Arbitration Association Independent Arbiter / Mediator Chrysler Corp. Procurement Employee of the Month 5 times and of the Year once Note: I am eligible for a Z1 or R1 Visa and yearly work permit in PRC. I have an F Visa with 90 day duration. English, German and basic Mandarin, I would be willing to hire a translator out of my own salary. Relocation services not required

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