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Lou De Rose (65) Director of Strategic Services. Mr. De Rose has been a part of the PurchaseSoft restart team since August 2002 and is responsible for developing procurement consulting services and procurement training. De Rose is a pioneer in the development of Supply Chain Management. His years of consulting and training for telecommunications, computer, and electronics-related companies on procurement, logistics, and outsourcing uniquely prepares him to apply that experience to a variety of industries. He writes extensively for the business press, and is an accomplished public speaker. He is the author of the books How to Negotiate Purchase Prices, Value Buying, and more recently, The Value Network. Mr. De Rose has trained thousands of executives, managers, engineers, and other professionals on how to implement world-class procurement and logistics practices. He is a former Professor and Chairman of the Business Management Department at Fordham University , and taught at Cornell and Manhattan College . LouDe Rose is an Arbitrator on contract and trade disputes with the American Arbitration Association; is a Certified Consultant with the Institute of Management Consultants ; and has served on the Procurement Advisory Committee of the United States Senate. | 