Functional Skills
Procurement
Divestitures
Strategic Sourcing
Audit Readiness
Business Process Outsourcing
Carve-Outs
Cost Reduction
Customer / Vendor Calls
M&A Support
Technology Strategy
Software Skills
Google Docs
Google Sheets
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Office
Microsoft PowerPoint
Salesforce
DocuSign
Sector Experience
Business Services
Energy
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Manufacturing
Case Study
Case Studies


State Government IT Procurement Transformation Project
Social & Public Sector
Operational Transformation
Strategic Sourcing
Cost Reduction
Experience
David Hatch Enterprises LLC
Management Consulting
Executive IT Sourcing Consultant
4/2022 - Present
Executive IT Procurement Consultant. Provided a Fortune 500 Med-Tech Company with IT sourcing training for new strategic sourcing category manager, project-based sourcing support, playbook, and transformational indirect sourcing guidance.
PAAS
Management Consulting
Executive Director
11/2021 - 1/2022
Executive IT Procurement Consultant. Leveraged PAAS's technology-spend-analytics platform, team expertise, and executive network to negotiate deeper savings and best-in-class contract terms for PAAS customers through direct negotiations or through negotiation guidance. Customers included finance, retail, life science, and private equity industries.
Zimmer Biomet
Information Technology
Global IT Category Manager – Software/IT Professional Services/Consulting
7/2016 - 11/2021
Led global IT sourcing operations, encompassing $240+ in indirect IT spend. Drove adoption of policies IT sourcing policies. Trusted business partner to IT, finance, quality, sourcing, and business executives. Supplier relationship management of Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, TCS, Deloitte, HCL, Ernst & Young, Salesforce, and many other suppliers.
●Generated $100 million in savings over 5 years.
●Led all global sourcing team members in savings in 2018 and 2020; consistently in the top 2 for savings generated.
●Supported major divestiture by negotiating 50+ contract carve-outs and terms with 30+ technology suppliers.
●Representative negotiations - $35 million for on-prem to cloud software, $18 million for SaaS software, and $18 million for IT professional services.
●Developed strong supplier partnerships leading to cost concessions during the Covid pandemic & renewal negotiations.
●Offset legal review due to my qualifications as an attorney leading to accelerated deals and outcomes.
●Generated $100 million in savings over 5 years.
●Led all global sourcing team members in savings in 2018 and 2020; consistently in the top 2 for savings generated.
●Supported major divestiture by negotiating 50+ contract carve-outs and terms with 30+ technology suppliers.
●Representative negotiations - $35 million for on-prem to cloud software, $18 million for SaaS software, and $18 million for IT professional services.
●Developed strong supplier partnerships leading to cost concessions during the Covid pandemic & renewal negotiations.
●Offset legal review due to my qualifications as an attorney leading to accelerated deals and outcomes.
State of Michigan
Information Technology
Enterprise IT Category Manager - Software/Hardware/Printers/Professional Services
2/2014 - 7/2016
Transformed IT procurement with my sales, technology, and legal experience. Quickly become the negotiation strategy leader providing guidance to other team members. Led several large strategic sourcing high-impact sourcing projects. Led software, hardware, storage, data center, and printer categories.
●Led multi-year strategic sourcing projects of high dollar high priority IT purchases valued at over $2 billion.
●Supplier and contract management of annual spending over $2 billion. Deal sizes from $100K to $2 billion.
●IT Sourcing lead for three statewide continuous improvement projects transforming procurement operations.
●Partnered with the Attorney General's office to develop an IT contract review and negotiation strategy.
●Negotiated IT agreements, terms, and conditions with suppliers.
●Led multi-year strategic sourcing projects of high dollar high priority IT purchases valued at over $2 billion.
●Supplier and contract management of annual spending over $2 billion. Deal sizes from $100K to $2 billion.
●IT Sourcing lead for three statewide continuous improvement projects transforming procurement operations.
●Partnered with the Attorney General's office to develop an IT contract review and negotiation strategy.
●Negotiated IT agreements, terms, and conditions with suppliers.
MICHIGAN STATE BAR FOUNDATION
Information Technology
IT Analyst and Law Clerk
7/2009 - 7/2016
Provided IT helpdesk, support, installation, etc for a small non-profit. Provided legal analysis on legal issues related to the adoption of technology for the foundation.
HATCH LAW GROUP PLLC
Legal
Attorney
7/2011 - 7/2014
General practice law firm. Represented clients in court and provided legal services for non-court matters. Areas of experience - divorce, child custody, parenting time, criminal, insurance fraud, real estate, trademark.
DAVID HATCH ENTERPRISES
Sales
Software & Technology Sales Consultant
4/2007 - 2/2014
Fractional sales leader - jumpstarted 7 start-up companies' selling process.
RYLEY CARLOCK & APPLEWHITE
Legal
Staff Attorney (Part-Time)
5/2012 - 2/2014
Document review. Tradeshow representation at the Internation Technology Legal Association conference.
TRANSETH & ASSOCIATES
Legal
Energy Policy Law Clerk
6/2010 - 10/2010
Energy policy research and drafting of reports.
INGHAM COUNTY 30TH CIRCUIT COURT
Legal
Legal Externship
1/2010 - 5/2010
Externship working directly with the circuit court judge. Legal research and drafting of initial court opinions. Observed court proceedings.