Consulted with US Army located in Baghdad Iraq (US Central Contracting Command). Assisted with Iraq-wide strategic sourcing and operational down-sizing resulting in a reduced footprint (from 12 regional offices to 7). Provided visibility of organizational spend through creation of a MS Access database to manipulate procurement data. Managed supply chain requirements for a $1 billion Engineering, Procurement, & Construction (EPC) contract for an upstream oil and gas project. Led the EPC Contractor in planning for the strategic procurement of all project requirements including vendor sourcing, supplier performance reviews, and materials management. As a joint effort with the project team, produced a cost reduction of $25 million below budget estimates during the first year of project execute phase. Co-Managed regional procurement office with 11 Procurement Offices in 5 countries in the Middle East and Central Asia with active subcontracts totaling approximately $1bn. Manage