Michael Barnes

Experience

1. Associate Director - Global Transportation

   Pratt & Whitney

   Jun 2018 — Present · East Hartford, CT, US

   Lead Global Transportation team in oversight of all transportation-related activities encompassing all modes of domestic and international transport, including customs brokerage• Directly accountable for over $200 million in annual global freight spend and all associated cost savings initiatives• Responsible for creating and implementing strategies that support operational requirements and international sourcing initiatives for both commercial and military engine programs• Manage carrier selection, contracting, accountability and relationship to ensure company-wide logistics requirements and standards are being met • Collaborate with internal Pratt & Whitney and Raytheon business units on network optimization aimed at improving service while maximizing savings and ensuring alignment on key metrics• Partner with IT to develop and execute logistics technology roadmaps to secure needed annual budgets as well as ad-hoc funding when necessary• Collaborate with PW Legal on contract management, import/export compliance procedures and exception resolution, as well as claims and risk management• Represent Pratt & Whitney on the Raytheon Logistics Executive Council as well as several other executive chaired supply chain committees.

Education

• 9 Month Co-op assignment at Pratt & Whitney Power Systems

  Systems Analyst

  2001 — 2001

• Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Bachelor of Science, Business Management; Management Information Systems

  1998 — 2002

Skills

• Supplier Negotiations
• Transportation Management
• Union Contracts
• Warehousing Operations
• Organizational Development
• Supply Management
• Change Management
• Leadership
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Lean Logistics
• Logistics
• Lean Sigma
• Financial Accountability
• Transport Economics
• Labor Management
• Supplier Management
• Supplier Evaluation
• Dot Regulations
• Forecasting Models
• Presentation Development
• Logistics Management
• Team Leadership
• Project Facilitation
• Change Leadership
• Project Planning
• Leadership Development
• Forecasting
• Supplier Selection
• Budget Oversight
• Fleet Management
• Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Employee/Labor Relations
• Union Environment
• Budgets
• Transportation Planning
• Traffic Management
• Project Management
• Labor Relations
• Six Sigma