Kurt E.

Robertson Temporary: L-3 Communications, Riyadh 11482, Saudi Arabia Permanent: 13665 Olympic View Road Northwest Silverdale, Washington 98383 USA +1 360 447-8309 (US Internet phone) +966 50 772-3715 kurterobertson@aol.com Summary Experience: Manager of supply chains, contract and purchasing, & logistics, with related core competencies in Lean, Six Sigma, program/project management, proce ss improvement/Kaizen, business development, operations management, QA/QC, maint enance/repair, Industrial Engineering, and training and education. Professional Certifications: PMP, MBA, Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Lean Sensei, CFPIM, C.P. M., Change Management, Training Professional. Work Environments: oil & gas, aer ospace, business development/ consulting, security systems integration, U.S. Dep artment of Defense (DoD), domestic and international commercial manufacturing, c ommercial fishing, hospitality, agriculture, HAZMAT, forestry, physical security . Work Experience L-3 COMMUNICATIONS, Global Security & Engineering Solutions (GS&ES), Chantilly, Virginia U.S.A. Jan 3, 2011 - Present 8th largest U.S. Defense contractor, 65,000 employees, $15B in revenues; an ISO 9001:2000 company. GS&ES specializes in designing and integrating complex Comma nd, Control, Communication, and Computer Information Systems (C4IS). L-3 is curr ently low bidder on the technical portion of a $1.5B project to construct and to integrate IT, video, and camera solutions for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) , Ministry of Interior (MoI) for 17 Emergency Call Operations Centers (ECOC) Kin gdom wide, and for re-outfitting 15 existing regional centers with a goal to con solidate the 3 KSA emergency numbers and their associated call receiving and dis patch services over the next 5 years. Recruited as Executive Program Manager. Position is responsible for establishin g and maintaining a supporting supply chain, & for pre- and post-award contracti ng activities to align subcontractors, vendors and other supply chain activities ; Led a successful 7 person negotiation team in subcontractor ($308m) and bill o f material ($259m) negotiations for a combined total of $567m out of a total L-3 contract value for the technical portion of $717m. Negotiations included a tho rough review of SOWs, proposals and face-to-face negotiations, and considerable price concessions in many cases. Also assigned to establish a program managemen t office (PMO) with Lean processes; to develop and track budgets and operating f unds; to acquire and manage over 23 office staff, with an additional 35 field pe rsonnel. Also function as the primary L-3 GS&ES contact for in-Kingdom business development. Required to frequently interact with L-3 executives, Saudi leaders and members of the Saudi Royal Family. RFP is currently being considered for r ebid by the Saudi government. SAUDI ARAMCO Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 2005-2010 Oil and gas production leader, OPEC(tm)s largest member, own world(tm)s most oil reserves, 55,000 employees, $100B+ annual revenues. Supply chain subject matter expert (SME), contract manager, Corporate Lean and S ix Sigma Site Integrator. Contract Manager: Pre- and post-award responsibilitie s for 3 firm fixed price contracts including supplier management, status reporti ng, RFI/RFQ/SOW/Ts & Cs, & bid slates; Program manager conducting or coaching ov er 40 process improvement projects in supply chain, supplier base and transactio nal areas in Aramco(tm)s $4B Supply Dept with up to 60% reduction in product lea d times, improved quality, reduced costs. Trained over 300 Lean Six Sigma stude nts. Facilitated15+ Kaizen/Value Stream Mapping events including 2 on contractin g processes.

BESCORP CONSULTING Mulvane, Kansas, USA 20 04-2005 Provider of Lean training, consulting, and transformation services; developer of Fast Lean System". Vice President for West Coast operations on 1-year U.S. DoD contract with 4 opti on years to improve quality, cost and delivery in U.S. Navy shipyards and suppor t activities. Project Leader on 4 long-term process improvement consulting engag ements. Lean consulting assignment to Saudi Aramco. THE BOEING COMPANY Chicago, Illinois, USA 1997-2 004 #1 global aerospace company. 2 major production areas: Commercial Airplanes and Integrated Defense Systems (IDS). Lean and Six Sigma Site Integrator, trainer, supply chain advisor, and project m anager on commercial airplane and Department of Defense (DoD) assessments and pr ojects to improve product and service quality, cost and delivery in Seattle, Was hington and internationally. Achieved 30% reduction of division inventory; 53% i mproved inventory turns, improved quality and delivery times. Team leader of 15 Lean supply chain or IT process improvement projects on the shop floor and in t he supplier base. Team leader on 6 successful Six Sigma shop floor improvements in a wing manufacturing value stream. Formally certified in Lean and Six Sigma; Mentored by the Shingijutsu Consulting Company. 2001 President, 2000 Vice Pres ident for Boeing Fabrication Division Leadership Development Program (LDP) with 62 high potential associates selected from 15,000 employees for a 2 year advance d leadership development program. Developed and delivered Lean classes to over 2000 students. Compiled and published a leading-edge 112 page Lean Pocket Guide with distribution of 20,000+ copies. Other Professional Experience MAST INTERNATIONAL CONSULTING Port Orchard, WA USA Consulting firm contracted by Visa International to assess client supply chains and implement Visa Purchasing Card Program Director of Program Management and HR Program Manager for 30+ consulting engagements. Conducted client plant visits, assessed quality, cost and delivery in the supply chain and purchasing operatio ns; assisted with implementation of the Visa Purchasing Card. Four direct repor ts. NET SYSTEMS Bainbridge Island, WA USA Tier 1 supplier-commercial fishing industry Supply Chain Manager Increased inventory turns from 2 to 10. Increased inventory record accuracy fro m 25% to 75%. Reduced inbound/outbound logistics costs by 30%. Revised purchas ing and contracting procedures to improve flow, accuracy and lead time. 17 direc t reports. U.S. NAVY SUPPLY CORPS Washington, D.C. (20 years) Supply Corps: Navy(tm)s business manager responsible for Supply Chain, Logistics , Contracting, Purchasing, Finance, Retail, Food Services. Supply Chain Manager, Project Manager, Contracts manager Achieved 100% inventory accuracy on 15,000 line items. Maintained 92-95% invent ory record accuracy (IRA) for 55,000 SKUs at a high visibility DoD classified fa cility. Improved P&L position with tripled sales in a retail activity. Achieve d a reputation as a turnaround manager for troubled operations. Lean, 5S, stand ard operations and TPM part of daily management. Responsible for quality, cost

and delivery in purchasing, transportation, contracting (FAR & DFAR), logistics, provisioning, and re-supply in a variety of global locations and harsh conditio ns. Warranted DoD contracting officer (signing authority). DoD Secret Clearance . Purchasing Manager of U.S. Navy(tm)s largest global purchasing operation with $100 million in annual activity. Graduate of the prestigious and highly compet itive Navy Acquisition Contracting Officer (NACO) program trained in advanced pr e and post-award contracting. 9 direct reports, 125 staff. International Business Experience Work environments include up to 60 nationalities, multiple languages and locales : Saudi Arabia (6 yrs), Australia (2 yrs), Southern Europe (18 mo), Hawaii (3 y rs), New Zealand (4 mo), South Korea, Japan, Canada, Antarctica, Mexico, Dubai, Bahrain. Other countries Visited: Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Greece, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, Kenya, Morocco, Syria, Qatar. Very mobile a nd quickly adaptable to new cultures and environments. Available for long or sh ort-term international assignments, and for U.S. domestic or international trave l. American - passport current. Spanish & Arabic: speak, read, and write at a basic level with ongoing education. Education MBA, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii, USA BS, Business Administration, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA Continuing Education and Certifications Lean Master Sensei & Six Sigma Master Black Belt (GE/Motorola model) certified by the Boeing Company: 4 weeks on study missions in Japan, hosted by the Shingi jutsu Ltd Consultants. Other Boeing Certifications: Kaizen/Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) /Value S tream Mapping, 3P. PMP (Project Management Professional) from Project Management Institute (PMI) Master(tm)s Certificate-Project Management (184 hours), Stevens Institute of Te chnology, Hoboken, N.J. USA Project Management Certificate (24 hours) George Washington University/ESI C.P.M. (Certified Purchasing Manager) with the Institute for Supplier Managemen t (ISM) CFPIM (Operations Management) Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Mana gement (APICS) CM (Certified in Change Management) (Prosci Model) (3 days) Executive Seminar: University of Virginia, Darden School of Business USA - U.S. Navy-sponsored (4 wks) Aerospace Industry Mfg Seminar: University of Washington, USA - Boeing-sponsore d (3 wks) Contracting Internship: U.S. Navy (2 years) (studied contract law, cost/price a nalysis, basic contracting. Awarded and administered contracts.) Contracting School: U.S. Government- Fort Lee, Virginia, USA Logistics School: U.S. Navy (1 year) (inventory management, transportation) Certified Training Professional: Awarded by the Boeing Company/South Seattle Co mmunity College Computer Literate: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, Minit ab, SAP Delivering Training and Education Adjunct Faculty (1989-2004): Seattle, Washington U.S.A. University of Washington, Western Washington University, Chapman University, Oly mpic College: Delivered undergraduate and graduate classes in Inventory and Supp ly Chain Mgt, Finance, Accounting, Operations Management, Economics, Math, Quali ty, Statistics. Taught over 500 students. Highest student-rated adjunct instruc tor. Employers and Professional Associations: Developed and delivered seminars & cer

tification classes for APICS & Institute for Supply Management (ISM). Developed and delivered Lean and Six Sigma workshops for The Boeing Company and Saudi Ara mco. Volunteer American Business Association Eastern Province (ABA-EP), Saudi Arabia A chapter of the Middle East Council of American Chambers of Commerce (MECACC) d edicated to promoting U.S. exports and improving American expatriate tax relief. Frequent liaison with the U.S. Consulate to support U.S. Trade Missions to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Member, Board of Directors; Issues Committee Chairman MECACC Secretary and Team Leader on MECACC Trade Missions ~07, (tm)08, (tm)10 to the U.S. Congress. One of 30+ expatriates from the (GCC) educating the U.S. C ongress on issues affecting U.S. exports and federal policies affecting internat ional working Americans. Volunteer Firefighter: 3 years, Kitsap County, Washington State, USA.