Joann Psomas has over 20 years of experience in electronics sales and supply chain management. She has a proven track record of reducing costs and lead times while ensuring on-time delivery. As the Senior Global Supply Chain Manager at Calix, she managed a $40M annual budget and consistently obtained quarterly cost reductions from suppliers. Prior to that, she held supply chain management roles with increasing responsibility, negotiating component pricing and managing inventory. She also has sales experience in the electronics industry, growing accounts and meeting profit margins.

1. JOANN PSOMAS
30 Branching Way ▪ Petaluma, CA 94952 ▪ (707) 592-9651 ▪ joann.psomas@gmail.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
● 20 years’ experience in electronics sales and manufacturing.
● Self-Motivated Team Player.
● 15 years’ experience in Supply Chain Management, both on a local and global level, for new and
established products.
● Effective negotiator with record of consistently obtaining quarterly cost reductions from existing suppliers.
● Proficient in networking and team-building across engineering, manufacturing, and supply departments,
with a reputation for developing and maintaining relationships.
● Working knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Agile software.
EXPERIENCE
Calix – Petaluma, CA 2000 – 2015
Assisted in growth of global provider of broadband communications access systems and software from start-up
with 32 employees to over 700 employees.
Senior Global Supply Chain Manager 2012 – 2015
Responsible for managing $40M annual spend with global and domestic manufacturing suppliers and vendors
in order to get products delivered on time in a cost-effective manner. In addition to duties as Global Supply
Chain Manager, below, responsible for working with supply chain team to manage and mitigate excess and
obsolete component inventory. Financial duties include preparing and facilitating quarterly business reviews
and setting up quarterly budgets and goals.
● Reduced Lead Time and Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) by enhancing existing programs to be more
accountable and results-driven.
● Led and managed manufacturing supplier to ensure on-time delivery goal of 98%.
● Managed vendor supply assurance programs to drive component lead times to 7 weeks or less in order to
meet on-time delivery goals.
● Initiated Material Assessment Program with goal of not exceeding 2% of contracted price for materials.
Consistently met goal, which also became part of business review process.
Global Supply Chain Manager 2005 – 2012
Responsible for managing $20M annual spend. Negotiated beneficial component pricing and terms with global
suppliers, managed preferred supplier process, and facilitated cost reduction and technology road map meetings
with suppliers for other departments. Materials duties include assuring availability of materials by monitoring
changes in forecasts to determine effect on supply, performing tactical and strategic purchasing as needed,
identifying risk items (sole source/end of life), leading supply assurance programs, and providing alternate
sources to Engineering.
● Consistently obtained quarterly cost reductions from existing suppliers.
● Managed Vendor Selection Program in order to identify potential risk suppliers.
● Reviewed and defined vendor performance standards and measurements.
● Determined Sourcing options and supply alternatives.
NPI Program Manager 2000 – 2005
Responsible for launching new products on time at projected cost targets. Main contact for the transferring of
product from prototype to production.

2. ● Facilitated cross functional Bill of Material meetings to review cost, delivery and risk components.
● Mitigated risk on excess and obsolete material due to engineering changes.
● Managed supply chain activity to ensure transfer of new productions to production.
● Worked closely with Product Line Management, Engineering and Quality to ensure factory deliverables
were met.
● Responsible for supporting Engineering for budgetary pricing and risk buys.
● Evaluated and Reviewed Factory NPI Program Team.
Tangent Computer – Burlingame, CA 1998 – 2000
Sales-Major Account Manager
Responsible for managing service and $25M inside sales of nationally-based custom computer hardware seller.
Ensured that profit margins were met or exceeded and that products were timely delivered.
● Outgoing Calls in order to develop to new accounts of the company.
● Responsible for expanding Sales and providing customer services to established accounts.
● Hired as Inside Sales agent and promoted within 4 months to newly created position based upon success
with largest client.
Insight Electronics – San Jose, CA 1996 – 1998
Sales-Operations Manager
Managed operations for $90M branch of nationally-based electronic component distributor, ensuring that profit
and sales objectives were achieved.
● Recruited by former co-worker at Anthem Electronics based upon record of sales success.
● Increased gross profits by 4% in first 12 months by enforcing design registration programs and
implementing associative selling program.
● Implemented new commission program designed to hold sales agents more accountable.
● Responsible for driving P@L targets were met.
● Determined staffing requirements. Recruited, interviewed hired and trained new employees
o Responsible for - Inside Sales, Product Management, and Administrative Groups.
Anthem Electronics – San Jose, CA 1990 – 1996
Inside Sales Supervisor
Supervised team of 10 Inside Sales and Customer Service representatives for distributor of semi-conductors and
other electronic parts. Management duties included working with contract manufacturers, monitoring orders to
ensure that company profit margins we being met, and leading management group meetings to discuss company
goals.
Volunteer
COTS-Center Petaluma
References: Available upon request