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Merle
W. Roberts, CPSM, C.P.M.
Biographical Brief
Merle W. Roberts, CPSM, C.P.M. is an internationally recognized
speaker and seminar leader. He has presented over 900 full-day
seminars on a variety of supply management topics ranging from
“Fundamentals of Purchasing” to “CPSM Exam Preparation”.
He has delivered programs in 34 states in the U.S., three provinces
in Canada, Mexico City, Mexico and Beijing, China.
He is the Founder and President of Perpetual Frontiers
- a management consulting firm specializing in business process
improvement and professional development training. He earned his
Bachelor of Science Degree in Management at Pepperdine University
in Malibu, CA and has over twenty-five years of experience in
Purchasing and Supply Management. This included roles in the computer,
communication and medical device sectors. He has extensive experience
with both direct and indirect spend and has provided process improvement
support and training related to services for more than ten years.
He taught as an Associate Professor in the Purchasing
and Supply Management program at Coastline Community for twenty-three
years and developed programs and taught for CSU-Dominguez Hills,
UC-Riverside, and Fullerton College. He is a contributing author
to ISM’s CPSM Instructor Courseware and provided the first
on-site CPSM Exam Preparation training in the world. He is the
author to ISM’s C.P.M. Review Course Module 4: Management
- A Self-Study Workbook, and a contributing author of ISM’s
C.P.M. Study Guide. He is also a former member of the C.P.M. item
writing and review committee.
He is a past President of the National Association
of Purchasing Management - Orange County and has served as their
Certification Chairman since 1981. He has received recognition
and awards over the years for his outstanding work in the area
of professional development - including being named the "Professional
Development Person-of-the-Year" for 1985, "Member of
the Year" for 1993 and the "Leadership Award" recipient
for 1994 by the National Association of Purchasing Management
- Orange County. In September of 1993, he was recognized as one
of the “Top Nine Purchasing Professionals in America”
by Electronic Buyers' News.
Merle W. Roberts, CPSM, C.P.M.
16241 Typhoon Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92649
Tel: 714-840-3409
Fax: 714-840-2528
E-Mail: merleroberts@earthlink.net
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