Dave Kononen

Dave Kononen currently serves as the IT Procurement and Asset Manager at Harbor Foods, where responsibilities include leading discretionary budget spend, forecasting, procurement, and contract negotiation for IT across the organization. Notable achievements include serving as project lead for IT asset management during an acquisition and rolling out a SAM/CLM tool that achieved a 437% ROI in its first year. Previous roles include IT Integration Specialist at US Foods, where device contract waste was reduced by 35% and onboarding timelines shortened through comprehensive documentation, and Senior Hardware Support Technician at Food Services of America, focused on troubleshooting and supporting critical hardware operations. Early career experience includes IT support roles at Seoul Foreign School and Best Western International. Dave Kononen is pursuing ongoing education at City University of Seattle.