Tom Owen

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About Tom Owen

Thomas R. Owen 832-746-2718 SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS o Strong purchasing, inventory control, budgeting, and accounting skills o Excellent administrative and supervisory capabilities with the ability to motivate others to top productivity o Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with people on all levels o Outstanding leadership abilities with a knack for producing tangible, positive results o Ability to effectively identify, isolate, and resolve problems o Highly motivated and skilled material control consultant accustomed to accountability on an international scope o Skilled at negotiating contracts and agreements PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT North American Survey Corporation September 2008 – Present NCCER Master Trainer and Principal Administrator E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, Inc 1966 – 2004 Florence, SC; Circleville, OH; Kingwood, Houston, La Porte TX Senior Purchasing Agent Responsible for procurement of Instrumentation for 8 Gulf Coast Plant sites Responsible for all procurement La Porte, TX site including Contracted Services Served on multiple Corporate Commodity Teams as Chair and Co-chair establishing global contracts Commodities included PVF; Mill Supplies; Fasteners; Safety Supplies and Instrumentation RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS Recognition from DuPont CIO for extensive efforts applied to selecting system for purchasing, A/P, and material control functions Corporate Accomplishment Award for system design and installation Corporate Engineering Excellence Award for team participation in development of DuPont’s Manufacturing Game, stressing importance of preventive and pro-active integration of Maintenance, Operations and Material Procurement Multiple Six-Sigma awards for Commodity Team results Completed Six Sigma Green Belt Training Numerous purchasing and negotiating courses including: “Need for Reliability Maintenance and Root Cause Failure Analysis”, “Karras Negotiating School” Chester L Karras