BRIAN T. CONNELL, MBA 545 Shagbark Street * Windsor, California 95492 707-837-6451 (h) * 707-477-8482 (c) * bc2pr@yahoo.

com SENIOR DIRECTOR / VICE PRESIDENT: Supply Chain & Purchasing Driven senior manager with more than 15 years of experience driving global mater ials, procurement, order fulfillment and supply chain operations. History of ong oing process improvement, cost savings, and increased efficiency through Lean Si x Sigma and other techniques. Demonstrated ability to drive revenue, quality, an d gross margin improvements through strategic outsourcing / offshoring, negotiat ions, and contract manufacturing management. Adept at building and motivating hi gh-performing teams. Strategic Planning * Operational Leadership * Global Supply Chain * Cost Reducti on & Avoidance Corporate Vision * Turnaround & Transformation * Process Improvement * Outsourci ng / Offshoring Production Measurement * Problem Solving * Multi-Site Planning & Forecasting * N egotiations Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) * Supplier Management * Manufacturing & Globa l Logistics and Distribution

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE INTERMEC TECHNOLOGIES., Washington * 2010-Current Sr. Director of Order Fulfillment - Americas Directing the North, South and Central America Order Fulfillment operations, lea ding the execution of our $400m annual revenue generation, driving inventory red uctions and optimizing gross margins and customer on-time delivery. * Reduced inventory by $26.5M in a six month period, achieved customer on-time d elivery targets and increased the Americas quarterly revenue generation from $66 m to $76m per quarter. * Work closely with our Contract Manufacturer in Malaysia and 3PL's in Singapore and San Francisco. * Developed new Global Escalation, Salesforce.com "Big Deal", and Product Pre-bu ild processes to improve process control and productivity. * Work closely with our Sr. Compliance Analyst to revise our Custom's processes and procedures SYMMETRICOM INC., California, Massachusetts & Puerto Rico * 2000-2010 Vice President of Global Procurement (2008-2010) Directed the global purchasing operation, with oversight for a $60M annual budge t. Managed sites in Massachusetts, Colorado and Puerto Rico. * Reduced inventory by $3M and achieved a $5M PPV by spearheading an outsourcing initiative to move contract manufacturing from Puerto Rico to China for high-vo lume printed circuit boards. * Developed a new Supplier Management Program from the ground up. Vice President / General Manager (2006-2008) Headed the 370-member Puerto Rico primary manufacturing operation with a charge to bolster production while reducing costs. Led ongoing process improvement and reorganization initiatives. Used superior change management and consensus-buildi ng skills to achieve buy-in and foster cross-cultural communication and collabor

ation. * Raised productivity from 70% to 88%, BRIAN T. CONNELL, MBA * Page 2 * bc2pr@yahoo.com SYMMETRICOM INC. (continued) * Achieved the site's best-ever productivity, quality, revenue, and gross margin s; surpassed revenue and margin goals for 6 straight quarters. * Trimmed overhead and improved management effectiveness through a series of reo rganization efforts that successfully flattened the organization. * Established a leadership training program to develop core skills in managers a nd supervisors. * Uncovered fraudulent activities on the part of the manufacturer manager that r esulted in inferior products' being approved and shipped; fired the offending ma nager and collaborators, which immediately improved morale and productivity and generated goodwill among remaining staff. Senior Director of Operations (2000-2006) Led purchasing, planning, manufacturing, and distribution for the Timing Test an d Management (TTM) Division. Worked closely with global operations management to design and implement an integrated global strategy that included moving product ion of several key product lines from California, to Puerto Rico. Partnered with the research and development (R&D) team to plan and launch new products on sche dule and within cost targets. * Increased gross margins from 37% to 51% and consistently beat revenue targets. * Delivered $1.5M in savings by orchestrating enterprise-wide lean process impro vement initiatives and Oracle system enhancements. * Reduced inventory from $8M to $2.3M by leading multiple Lean Six Sigma initiat ives. * Improved inventory turns more than 40% by launching materials supply chain and supplier management inventory programs. * Built global commodity teams to facilitate cost reduction and better quality a nd delivery; drove ongoing technology improvements. * Introduced an Executive Management Team Leadership Training Workshop. NETWORK PHOTONICS, Santa Rosa, California * 2000 Interim Materials Management Recruited to lead complete materials startup for this brand-new company. Advised executive management on strategic business planning as relates to product devel opment and delivery. Developed the full range of systems, processes, and procedu res that formed the foundation for the physical materials supply infrastructure. Coached the R&D team through design for manufacturing and design for test (DFM / DFT) to refine the design process at early stages. * Designed the supplier management program; hand picked contract manufacturers a nd established relationships and clear processes and expectations with them. * Implemented the Oracle ERP procurement and planning system. * Met or beat all product delivery timelines and budgets. HEWLETT-PACKARD / AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, Rohnert Park, California * 1982-2000 Materials Management Developed worldwide commodity teams and strategies for purchasing, process engin eering, distribution, and supply chain management. Supervised 220 direct and ind irect reports. Drove continuous improvement in quality, cost, and technology. * Developed and implemented a 5-year vision and strategy for materials managemen

t and co-led an overhaul of the existing Supplier Management Program. * Championed implementation of a just-in-time (JIT) inventory program that minim ized inventory on hand while ensuring that all needs were fulfilled on time and at low cost. BRIAN T. CONNELL, MBA * Page 3 * bc2pr@yahoo.com

* Spearheaded creation of a "Backorder Attack Team" dedicated to eliminating com ponent and assembly shortages and eradicating order backlogs. FORMAL EDUCATION Executive MBA (summa cum laude) * American Sentinel Graduate School of Managemen t Bachelor of Science in Business Administration & Economics * St. Mary's College ADDITIONAL TRAINING Supply Chain Management Workshop, Stanford University Tom Peters L