California State University Northridge - Philosophy
Faculty at Sacramento State University
Higher Education
Deanna
Daly
Sacramento, California Area
Principal of Daly Consulting and faculty teaching honors and graduate courses at Sacramento State University in Supply Chain, Project Management, and Operations. Particularly interested in the value that procurement and related functions can add in an organization. Fifteen years of experience in supply chain and project management and 21 years of management experience. Held leadership positions in Strategic Procurement for Siemens Rail, Global Procurement for Hewlett Packard, Operations for POS Portal, and Project Management for CV Logistics. Managed departments of 50+ employees, opened a 22k sf distribution facility, and drove strategic planning for a $4.5B spend category.
Earned BS in Business as well as MBA from Sacramento State and graduated from the Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy. Current President for the Business Chapter Board of the Sacramento State Alumni Association. Also held board positions with the College of Business Administration Advisory Council, Sacramento Advocates for Girls Empowerment (SAGE), and the Society for the Advancement of Management. Maintains certification in project management (PMP) and directs volunteer consulting projects for many local non-profits including Sacramento Food Bank, United Way, Loaves and Fishes, Girl Scouts, Goodwill, and River City Food Bank.
Senior Strategic Procurement Consultant
Senior Strategic Procurement Consultant: Negotiated price, terms, and conditions with business critical suppliers for contracts up to $200M. Guided the functions of international market analysis, internal demand analysis, global demand pooling, and supplier selection. Completed annual supplier evaluations and executed formal supplier development plans for strategic supplier relationships. Guided the development, communication, and deployment of complex procurement strategies. Developed, implemented, and iteratively improved Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) /Supplier Diversity program.
Procurement Project Manager/Procurement Bid Manager: Managed procurement project team to execute contracts and purchases within budget and on schedule for multi-million dollar light and heavy rail manufacturing projects. Acted as an escalation point for procurement issues for projects. Developed Costed Bill of Materials for rail projects and presented to executive management.
Faculty
Teach Project Management, Operations Management, Operation Planning and Inventory Control, Operations Strategy and Design, and Supply Chain Model and Analysis to classes of 18-55 students. Cover a range of topics including Supply Chain Strategy, Procurement, Capacity Management, Aggregate Planning, Waiting Line Management, Quality Management, Inventory Management, and Project Management.
Strategic Planning Manager for Global Procurement
Previous role as Commodity Manager.
Faculty
Taught masters level coursework in Project Management to students in the Masters in Organizational Leadership and Effectiveness.
Principal
Support companies seeking to improve operations and supply chain functions. Specialties include: managing complex sourcing projects (RFPs), negotiating contracts including terms and conditions, developing and implementing supplier diversity and significant third party vendor management programs, and working collaboratively with companies in developing operational policy, training programs, and template deployments.
Provide workforce recruiting, placement, and temporary staffing. Specialties include: operations, project management, supply chain, procurement, and management staffing.
Certificate
Idea Generation, Business Plan, Venture Funding
Most Viable Business Plan Award
MBA
General MBA
Dean's List
BS
Business - Strategic Mgmt/Marketing
Dean's List
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director
President
Previous positions include Events Director and Communications Director