Supply Chain Professional in Strategic Sourcing, Contract Management, Supplier Management and Account Management as both a supplier and customer of contract manufacturing services. As a Supply Chain Professional Rick has over 18 years of experience with significant multinational contracting. He has managed eight programs with collective spend value exceeding $500M for a Fortune 500 Defense Contractor. Rick's specialty is the cradle to grave source selection process from crafting the RFP to supplier relationship management. He has served as liaison between the EMS and OEM, handling all contract negotiations, customer service requests, quality, shipment scheduling, forecasting. Rick's Industry Experience is in Aerospace, Defense, Telecom, High Tech, and Contract Manufacturing.