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David Combs

Omaha,NE

Summary

Proven professional with over 15 years of experience in the aerospace and defense industry. Trustworthy and ethical, committed to superior performance, team goals and excellence in customer service. Communicates confidently with personnel at any level. Able to multitask effectively and learn new assignments quickly.

Work History

Procurement Specialist

Peraton
04.2023 - 06.2025
  • Conducted over 20 Cost Analysis Reports: Comparing prices, specifications, and delivery dates to determine the best bid among potential suppliers providing the best value for the customer
  • Processes 30 - 40 Bill of Materials (BOMs) monthly for hardware, software and maintenance renewals; validates requests prior to submission to off-site buyer. Communicates with the customer any changes to the BOM request (Alternate parts; End of Life (EOL) products and lead times for product delivery).
  • Key member of the procurement team which generated over 400 Purchase Orders totaling over $60 million for calendar year 2024.
  • During the 4th quarter of 2023 assisted the finance team reconcile over 60 un-billable accounts, which consisted of change orders to purchases, funding corrections and remittance of unpaid accounts.
  • Negotiates and settles with suppliers regarding damage claims, rejections, losses, return of materials, over-shipments, cancellations, and engineering change orders.

Senior Technical Writer

Raytheon Technologies
01.2021 - 11.2021
  • Reviewed over 300 monthly site-wide maintenance activities ensuring all stakeholders were notified of potential impacts or expected mission downtime.
  • Facilitated weekly customer meetings providing updates and status to hardware, software and systems engineering projects/requirements.
  • Compile monthly reports and data to assist with proposal activities.
  • Key member for project upgrades of 4 large earth terminals which included scheduling, testing and certification periods to maintain customer mission requirements.
  • Conducted annual audit of 10 engineering systems to include hardware, software, technical drawings, technical documentation and logistics support plan (LSP). Identified and corrected over 75 discrepancies during the 2021 audit.
  • Collaborated with engineering teams to gather product specifications and ensure accuracy in documentation.

Multi-Discipline Engineer

Raytheon Technologies
03.2015 - 01.2021
  • Responsible for ground terminal operations, scheduling maintenance, customer briefings and administrative duties
  • Maintained certification in ground terminal operations since November 2015
  • Identify problems with systems and implement appropriate corrective action for mission requirements.
  • Completed over 100 Quality Assurance audits for numerous technical systems drawings in 2020.
  • Generate, edit and maintain discrepancy reports (DRs), Periodic Maintenance procedures, Operational Bulletins and daily activity logs.
  • Supported a variety of software/hardware rollouts on test platforms ensuring products worked as designed prior to permanent implementation.

Property Administrator

Raytheon/ITEC
10.2007 - 03.2015
  • Responsible for the acquisition, receipt, utilization, tracking, transfer and disposal of government, commercial and company owned property and materials.
  • Vast knowledge of sanitization and security procedures for the transportation and/or disposal of equipment and materials as per Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
  • Completed the 2013 external audit of over 8,000 line items with no major discrepancies.
  • Implemented tracking program for stored materials for two warehouses resulting in an 85% reduction in storage time.
  • Collaborated with several company programs to improve overseas shipping processes. This innovation improved accuracy of shipments and reduced time in sorting and preparing items for pickups at overseas locations.
  • Coordinated over 500 material and storage movements with site logistics and end users for expedient equipment installation and disposal of obsolete equipment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Kaplan University

Associate of Arts - undefined

University of Phoenix

Skills

  • Active TS/SCI Clearance
  • Six Sigma Specialist Certification
  • Proficient with Deltek Costpoint
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite
  • Proficient with JIRA/Confluence Tools

Timeline

Procurement Specialist

Peraton
04.2023 - 06.2025

Senior Technical Writer

Raytheon Technologies
01.2021 - 11.2021

Multi-Discipline Engineer

Raytheon Technologies
03.2015 - 01.2021

Property Administrator

Raytheon/ITEC
10.2007 - 03.2015

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration

Kaplan University

Associate of Arts - undefined

University of Phoenix

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