Alexander D. Buckles
Alex is a seasoned business diversity professional with 10+ years of project management and research and analysis reporting experience in the events services sector. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for managing supplier development to strengthen the diverse supplier pipeline, as well as for creating a robust performance reporting framework for the supplier diversity program to assess program effectiveness. Professional focal points include supplier diversity management, procurement/strategic sourcing, public administration, program development, team leadership, community outreach, policy analysis, cross-functional team collaboration, operations optimization, and organizational development. Alex delivers superior administration in the latter areas of expertise by utilizing effective communication and negotiation skills, as well as business acumen, project management, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns.