Faculty: James Hays, CPSM, CPM

James Hays, CPSM, CPM

James W. Hays, CPSM, CPM, has more than 20 years of experience in the purchasing profession as a government contracting officer, private sector buyer, supervisor and supply manager. He has served as executive director for the Institute of Supply Management -- Northern California (ISM-NC) since 1988. James has taught purchasing and supply management courses and conducted training courses for the US Postal Service, Pacific Bell, AT&T, Syntex Corp., PG&E, Bank of America, Visa International, InfoTech, a management consulting firm in Mexico City, and Lam Research. He recently taught CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) and CPSM (Certified Professional Supply Manager) review courses for the US Postal Service and CSU-Hayward Extended Education. James served as an Air Force officer and lived and taught at a regional college in Spain for five years.

EDUCATION

• MA, San Francisco State University
• BA, University of Wyoming
• Certified Professional Supply Management
• Certified Purchasing Manager
• Institute for Supply Management

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PROFESSIONAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• 1985 - Present: Executive Director, National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM) Northern California
• 1980 - 1985: Western Regional Purchasing Manager, VWR Scientific
• 1977 - 1980: Warranted Government Contracting Officer, Veterans Administrative Medical Center San Francisco

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• Institute For Supply Management

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HONORS & AWARDS

• Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award (Operations/Global Supply Chain Management), Golden Gate University, 2015