Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M.

Merle W. Roberts, C.P.M. is the Founder and President of Perpetual Frontiers - a management consulting firm specializing in professional development training for the purchasing and supply management profession. Mr. Roberts 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. He is an Associate Professor in the Purchasing and Supply Management program at Coastline Community College since 1981 and has taught for CSU-Dominguez Hills, UC-Riverside, and Fullerton College. He is a contributing author of the ISM C.P.M. Study Guide and a 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 been providing guidance and training seminars for C.P.M. Candidates for more than twenty years. 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 "Sara J. Arhlen Leadership Award" recipient for 1994 by the National Association of Purchasing Management - Orange County. In 1993, he was recognized as one of the "Top Nine Purchasing Professionals in America" by Electronic Buyers' News.

Merle has presented over 500 full-day seminars on a variety of topics including: C.P.M. Exam Preparation, Negotiation, Fundamentals of Purchasing, Fundamentals of Supply Management, Cost Management, Cost Reduction Strategies, World Class Supply Management, and Buying Services Effectively.

Tel: 714-840-3409
Fax: 714-840-2528
E-Mail: merleroberts@earthlink.net

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