Curtis D Wood

2626 W. 49th Street

Austin, TX 78731
402-817-3809 home 402-310-9410 cell
cwe793cc@westpost.net

Work history
CB Nebraska Boiler April 2007 a" July 2010
Senior Buyer with responsibilities for large industrial equipment in support of
contracts in excess of one million dollars. Executed contracts with suppliers o
f this complex equipment to provide timely delivery according to customer specif
ications. Expedited all phases of drawings, submittals to engineering firms, and
logistics to deliver motors, fans, and burners in support of master schedule. T
raveled to supplier sites to inspect, audit and facilitate their processes, and
qualify their ability to meet our requirements in a timely manner with quality s
tandards and documentation. Performed supplier audits as needed to support ISO 9
001 procedures. Worked closely with project managers and project engineers to br
ing project to completion on time and within budget to meet customer objectives
for all large projects involving my commodities.
National Research Corporation November 2005 a" April 2007
Production coordinator for design, printing , mailing, and analysis of surveys
for researching health plan providers. Setup forms in MSWord, mail merge, and sc
hedule the production of all elements for support of a new line of business acqu
ired by National Research in 2005. Facilitated the conversion of daily business
matters to integrate into National Research processes. Scheduled and purchased m
aterials to support the production area for these new products. Achieved over 99
% on time for all scheduled survey dates per contracts. Data entry as required i
n Survey Point software to document the survey activity performed daily. Develop
ed and documented written procedures for all functions required to support the n
ew business introduced by the acquisition of new company. Trained backup personn
el in all procedures required to support new business. Reconciled production in
database to provide postage expense documentation for accounting of costs.
National Instruments, Austin, Texas June 1994 a" January 2005
Software planner/buyer for all printed materials and fulfillment services. Defi
ned and led team to define components needed to support products and to define t
he bills of materials by meeting with all teams in product development early in
research phase. Advised creative departments with best method of production and
lead-time requirements to meet deadlines for release of materials to support the
goals for shipping date. Developed and delivered to suppliers forecasts based u
pon sales goals, historical trends, and current usage trends to negotiate best c
osts. Worked closely with suppliers in Ireland, Hungary, the US, and the Netherl
ands to introduce new products and sustain on time delivery of all products afte
r release. Managed worldwide simultaneous releases of all products on ship date
requested and achieved consistently over 93+% on time delivery throughout life c
ycle of software for both software and hardware product lines, application softw
are as well as driver software. New products launched or revised as many as twen
ty times per year. Visited and evaluated suppliers operations for rating effecti
veness of support systems. Assisted Senior Buyer in negotiating pricing and stoc
king strategies for each product line. Consulted with Marketing and Research and
Development to minimize scrap due to obsolescence and/or new version releases.
I was the key person for all quality issues reported from production, suppliers,
and field reports from customers and branches worldwide. Supported in house pro
duction lines for software production as technical support, stocking levels, and
supplier contact for quality issues. ISO internal auditor for 7 years.
Origin Systems, Austin, Texas May 1991 a" April 1994
Buyer/planner and production coordinator for computer games developer and manuf
acturer affiliated with Electronic Arts. Purchased all supplies and services for
the support of a company of 260 employees and the raw materials for the product
ion of games for the retail industry. Negotiated with ten different printers, di
skette duplicators, and fulfillment companies for the new release and sustaining
of product lines that shipped as many as 115,000 units to multiple retailers an
d locations. Developed all bills of materials for products by obtaining informat
ion from the product development teams and creative services. Maintained schedul
e for all departments to provide their input in a timely manner to support the s
hipping schedules and supplier lead times. Managed all logistics, receiving, shi
pping, inventories in remote locations, and transport logistics to obtain timely
delivery of all components to achieve requested nationwide ship date. Maintaine
d a reorder budget of seven percent cost of goods sold for all the products. Man
aged inventory at remote locations to ensure all new orders and reorders were fi
lled as required. Negotiated with suppliers to minimize obsolescence costs and r
educe costs to attain budget desired.

Computer Skills
Oracle 10.7 and 11i, Agile, I2 Factory Planner MRP, IFS MRP and Purchasing Softw
are
Microsoft Excel, MS Word, Lotus Notes
Specialized Training

MS Excel short courses in macros and tables usage for analysis

Supervisor basic training - NI
Managing your Printing Business Seminar
CPIM Courses toward APICS certification
Neighborhood leadership program
ISO 9000 Internal Auditor Training
Hazardous Materials and safety training
Project Management Fundamentals
Six Steps to Problem Solving

References
Gracie Killough former manager 512-431-6550
Steve Greenhow former associate 512-683-5016
Troy Parker former manager 325-428-8985