Derek Stolpa

Derek Stolpa

Contract Manager at Metso Minerals

Greater Milwaukee Area

Current
Past
Education
  • University of Phoenix
  • Milwaukee Area Technical College
  • Cudahy Senior High School
  • Waterford Union High School
Connections
320 connections
Industry
Information Technology and Services

Derek Stolpa’s Summary

Dedicated multi-talented professional experienced in a variety of roles in multiple industries such as:

• Information technology support
• Procurement
• Invoice review and signing
• Asset Management
• Vendor Relations
• Developing and supporting policies and procedures.
• Governance in IT
• Project Coordination
• Contract Management

My work history can mostly be explained as filling multiple roles and responsibilities simultaneously. Most of my experience is derived from working in corporate environments supporting domestic and international locations and managing vendor relationships.

What I have enjoyed most over the years is developing a visionary approach towards process improvement, operations, leadership, and developing strategic relationships with business partners while maintaining honesty and integrity.

I enjoy working with all levels of management from CXO down. I believe in doing what it takes to get the jobs done, going the extra miles if needed, and encouraging that same work ethics for my colleagues and reports. My focus is on reaching towards formal leadership roles where I can mentor others and contribute to his or her professional growth.

Married with two girls and a boy 3m, 6, and 9 living in the city of Racine, WI just south of Milwaukee.

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Derek Stolpa’s Specialties:

Supplier Management * Business Analysis * Compliance Review * Contract Review * Capital and Expense Budget Management * Technical Support * Vendor Sourcing * Technical Support * Vendor Relations * Software License Compliance * IT Procurement * IT Asset Management (ITAM) * Help Desk Training * Project Coordination * Process Improvement * Data Mining * Inventory Control * Quality Control * Supervisory * Management * Infrastructure * Contract Management


Derek Stolpa’s Experience

  • Contract Manager

    Metso Minerals

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Machinery industry)

    June 2008Present (6 months)

    Responsible for managing large multi-million dollar international mining crusher contracts from order receipt through shipment. These contracts pertain to large cone (HP800, MP800, and MP1000), all SUPERIOR gyratory crushers, and the related automation product orders globally. Facilitate weekly Contract Management team meetings to resolve contractual issues as well as identify opportunities for efficiencies and work towards process improvement. Coordinate customer product inspections with suppliers, milestone invoicing, SAP project entry, create and draft monthly progress reports, send/receive and process engineering transmittals, etc.

  • IT Asset Management

    Miller Brewing Company

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

    July 2007February 2008 (8 months)

    Consultant at Miller Brewing Co. Millwaukee, WI

    Contract project pre joint venture with Coors, reviewing and designing IT asset management practices and vendor relations . The focus was on centralizing services to the entire organization, enhance communication to the internal customers and develop polices procedures and service level agreements as well as establish a lifecycle management process for technology hardware reducing expense costs on obsolete equipment. Begin discussions on integrating SAP systems with IT vendors.

  • Senior Project Coordinator

    AT&T

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; T; Telecommunications industry)

    October 2005July 2007 (1 year 10 months)

    Contractor at AT&T Brookfield, WI

    Long term contract position as a Jr. Project Manager / Sr. Project Coordinator working on the implementation phase and project closeout reporting for Badgernet. This position included the requirements gathering, tracking and reporting of T1/Fiber installation, demarc extension, CPE/WIC installation and final connectivity testing with Norlight Telecommunications by the onsite technician.

  • Project Coordinator

    Aurora Health Care

    (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

    May 2005August 2005 (4 months)

    Contractor at Aurora Health Care Milwaukee, WI

    Short Term Project Coordinator for Aurora Health Care’s wireless Power Chart Office (PCO) implementation. This project dealt with exchanging wired devices with wireless mobile technology within clinics and new application rollouts. Conducted site visits and walkthroughs with CC&N to review building blueprints and identify network cabling and wireless access point installations to ensure adequate coverage.

  • IT Asset Management

    Jefferson Wells International

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MAN; Accounting industry)

    February 2000April 2005 (5 years 3 months)

    Helped construct an corporate data center, in-house Help Desk, and PC Lab for a professional services firm which grew from 1200 domestically to over 3000 internationally.

    Developed and applied images for laptops and desktops.

    Managed and placed all firm-wide capital and expense technology purchases in excess of over $4 million annually.

    Purchased a total volume of 4500 IT Assets and 3900 software licenses fiscal 2000 - 2005 as well as reviewed/coded invoices and chargebacks.

    Assumed direct vendor management responsibility for over 35 technology solutions providers for hardware, software, and services.

    Developed an asset management plan used to effectively manage both domestic and international technology assets reducing support costs and increasing performance.

  • Senior Help Desk Analyst

    Snap On Tools

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Automotive industry)

    19991999 (less than a year)

    Contractor at Snap On Tools Kenosha, WI

    Provided contract help desk and desktop support to the corporate office environment and field sales professionals. Computer hardware, software technical support via phone or remote link as well as supported and trained on a CD/DVD catalog for field sales professionals.

  • Help Desk Analyst

    Robert W. Baird

    (Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Financial Services industry)

    May 1997December 1998 (1 year 8 months)

    Provided contract help desk, desktop, and market data support for a wealth/asset management organization.


Derek Stolpa’s Education

  • University of Phoenix

    Bachelors, Business Mangement, 20032006

    3.53 GPA

  • Milwaukee Area Technical College

    Associates, Business Management, 19921996

    3.18GPA

  • Cudahy Senior High School

    Diploma, 19901992

  • Waterford Union High School

    19881990


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