Dana Davies

Supplier Governance Relationship Manager The Standard Insurance

Currently employed at Standard Insurance as a Travel Manager/ Business Analyst.

Dana has been in the procurement industry for over 30 years starting as an Inventory Specialist for a small start -up company in Canada called MetroNet, which laid all of the fiber optic cables throughout Canada, and then was bought out by AT & T Canada.  Dana managed and distributed millions of dollars of telecom equipment across Canada while training two managers. 

In 2000 Dana moved back to the US and started a new Senior Buyer Position at Consolidated Freightways where she built a Refurbishment program for used telecom equipment as well as 3151 Green Screens.  Dana purchased equipment for all of the IT needs for the company and unfortunately, in 2003, after 9-11 the company went out of business. 

Soon there-after Dana started a new job at TRM Corporation as the Inventory Specialist, Fleet Administrator, and Inventory Control Manager. Dana Traveled to London several times to train people on the application and how to be an Inventory Coordinator.

Today, Dana has 14 years under her belt at Standard Insurance in Portland Oregon starting as a Buyer and now is the Travel manager /Business Analyst. She has proficiencies in Systems knowing the full procure-to pay process and is Lean trained. Concur expert for both Travel /Expense, and AD Hoc reporting through the Concur Intelligence Module.

Dana loves to do volunteer work! She is currently on the OBTA (Oregon Business Travel Association) Board as the Vice President and is actively involved in other charities such as Habitat for Humanity and the Blanchett House.