Michael Digrazia

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About Michael Digrazia

Accomplished in performing key functions of category, product, and project management with affinity for cost and quality control. Category Management - Senior Global Supplier Specialist MKS Instruments (3/2020 – Present) Andover, MA-Remote Developed and implemented strategies to drive supplier performance within $25M spend on machined parts used in semiconductor, vacuum, and flow control products in SAP and Oracle environments. Established Master Supplier Agreements among top spend suppliers. Established landed cost model to enable best cost decisions between countries of origin and export. Worked warehouse operations during Covid as this company’s customers were my suppliers at ReflecTech, Inc. Director, Product ReflecTech, Inc, subsidiary of SkyFuel, Inc.(6 yr 3 mo) Arvada, CO Launched and commercialized technology that reduced capital cost of utility scale solar thermal power plants resulting in R & D100 award for Technology. Established global supply chain and supervised contract production of multiple utility scale projects on-time and on-budget. Business Development Manager Emerson Process Management (1 yr 7 mo) Managed P&L to expand industrial control products into new geographic and industrial markets. Established product licensing contracts and maintained channel partner performance. Led project teams to develop products for alliance partners. Top alliance partner became company's greatest contributor to revenue. Reliability Engineer, Product Safety Engineer, Quality Engineer Emerson Process Management (8 yr 4 mo) Boulder, CO Applied field data and led product redesign projects resulting in $1M annual savings. Led NPD teams through FMEA resulting in most reliable product line. Established calibration control of 500+ M & TE for ISO 9001 compliance. Established product safety program for risk analysis, escalation, and effective resolution. Assisted NPD engineers through make-buy decisions. Program Manager, National Solar Tour American Solar Energy Society (2 yr 11 mo) Boulder, Colorado Recruited and coordinated 150 local leaders across the USA to increase installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies for buildings. Expanded the ASES National Solar Tour from 24 to 46 states. Co-founder, Owner DiGrazia Vineyards and Winery Brookfield, CT Established 40-acre vineyard, winery operations, and sales channels alongside father and brothers, resulting in multiple award-winning grape, port, and fruit wines high in resveratrol/antioxidants.