Robert Dunn, M.B.A, C.P.M.

Robert Dunn's career in supply management has covered 36 years. Mr. Dunn's consulting experience includes successful projects on behalf of three consulting firms. Previously, Bob held key corporate positions in procurement & materials management in the Government, Technology, & Financial sectors, leading to a position as Director of Corporate Procurement for Bank of America, currently the fifth-most-profitable U.S. corporation.

Mr. Dunn's professional expertise focuses upon procurement, materials, and contract management. He has been an active member with the Institute of Supply Management (I.S.M.) and its predecessor organization (N.A.P.M.) for the past 21 years, past President of two NAPM chapters, and a frequent instructor at various association seminars and workshops. He was an executive board member and chaired the banking benchmarking committee for the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS).

Bob received his MBA in Business Education from San Francisco University, and a BS degree in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco.

Mark J. Trowbridge, C.P.M.

Mark Trowbridge's 18 years in procurement included corporate positions in the Financial, Airlines, & Manufacturing sectors, most recently serving as Director of Contracting Management for Bank of America…achieving $250 Million in savings through sourcing and key negotiations of traditional and non-traditional acquisitions.

Mark has also experienced great success in procurement consulting, exceeding targeted savings objectives on large sourcing projects in the Telecommunications, Health Care, Banking, & Insurance sectors for two leading consulting firms, and most recently with Strategic Procurement Solutions. During his consulting tenure, Mr. Trowbridge has assisted clients in capturing more than $125 Million in cost reductions.

Mr. Trowbridge holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Pepperdine University. He earned his C.P.M. designation from the ISM in 1993, and was re-certified in 1998. Mark is currently a member of both the ISM and the NCMA. He is an invited guest speaker for purchasing groups, including numerous seminars for corporate clients and professional associations.

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We assemble project teams for client engagements, choosing from a deep group of professionals having "real world" experience with the commodities being sourced. Our consultants have typically held a mixture of corporate and consulting supply-chain positions. They have proven experience, documented by the delivery of significant cost reductions throughout their professional lives. Clients are impressed with the maturity and experience of our delivery teams, especially when compared with our competitors' "fresh-faced" MBA graduates…