Your Instructor . . .
Robert J. Nahabit, C.P.M.
Bob Nahabit, is an educator, public speaker, expert witness, author and
consultant specializing in training of purchasing. He is the former
Purchasing Manager for United Technologies Lexar and Pacesetter Systems, Inc.
In 1981 he established Nahabit & Associates, Inc., and in 1991 his firm
became the national leader in training purchasing professionals. His firm
was founded in California and is now headquartered in Austin, TX.Before Bob really started his career, he entered a design contest sponsored by Ford Motor Company in 1954, competing with 55,000 other entries. He received an "Honorable Mention" by the Ford Motor Industrial Arts Awards organization. Not satisfied with a Honorable Mention, Bob re-entered the contest the following year, 1955, and was awarded "Third Place" on a national level.
He is a graduate of El Camino College and is an Honor Graduate of the U.S. Air Force Electronics School. His 30 plus years in design, manufacture, management, training and procurement of electronics has given him an invaluable breadth of experience.
Bob has served on the Board of Directors of the Purchasing Management Association of Los Angeles from 1975 to 1982. He is also a Past President of that organization. Currently he is an active member and sits on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Purchasing Management - Austin, TX.
The National Association of Purchasing Management, N.A.P.M., recognized and certified Bob as a Certified Purchasing Manager (C.P.M.) in 1975 and named him "1982-83 Professional Development Person of the Year" for District I.
In 1978 he formed the Electronics Group of the National Association of Purchasing Management (NAPM). He twice held the position of Executive Director and Chairman of that group. He has also held a chair on the Los Angeles Executive Committee of the American Electronics Association.
He has written numerous articles on the subject of purchasing and electronics. Bob has been one of the featured authors of Electronics Purchasing magazine at its inception in 1983. He wrote a periodic column "Nahabit On Electronics." He has served as a Contributing Editor to Electronic Buyers' News (EBN) and served on the Advisory Board of Purchasing Management, a supplement to EBN.
Bob is a highly sought after Consultant, Expert Witness, and Speaker for seminars, workshops, and conferences. His training and speaking appearances require him to travel in excess of 100,000 miles a year. He is the originator of the very popular seminar, "The Nuts & Bolts of Electronics." He has taught "Electronics for the Buyer and Seller" at California State University at Northridge for years. He is the President of Nahabit & Associates, Inc., a company supplying over a dozen different seminars, all designed for the Purchasing Professional.
Bob has received honors from numerous organizations such as N.A.P.M., IEEE, PMA-LA, ERA, WESCON, ELECTRO, WiE, and the Ford Motor Company.
He is one of the Founders of Valencia National Bank formed in 1987. Appointed Director of the Bank in 1994. Was named Director Emeritus in 1996.
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