Denise D. Gallegos, CPPB
[Purchasing Administrator]
    Phone: (210) 207-4044

Denise holds a Bachelors Degree in History and Theology from the University of Notre Dame and is a 30 year native of San Antonio.  She has over 7 years of experience in the Purchasing & Supply Chain profession ranging from production materials and equipment to fleet acquisitions and service contracting.  She has held various titles within the field and has a vast knowledge of procurement law. Her team is responsible for acquisition of all fleet vehicles, fuels, vehicle parts and printing.  Her team also spearheads SAP monitoring policies, professional and technical training, and contract compliance monitoring of the City’s Small/Minority Business program. Denise's experience in leading, supervising and managing also includes volunteer organizations. She currently serves as a liaison to both the US Communities’ Advisory Board and the Texas Municipal League, and is a member of the Urban Management Assistants of South Texas.

Paul J. Calapa
[Purchasing Administrator]
Phone: (210) 207-2074

Paul supervises and directs a procurement team including 2 Contract Coordinators, 3 Sr. Procurement Specialists, 1 Procurement Specialist and 2 administrative staff members.  His responsibilities include oversight of Professional Service contracts for 13 City departments, all procurement activity for Construction, Facility Products & Services, Annual contracts for Janitorial, Elevator, Demolition, and MRO.  He is a team leader for the development and implementation of Vendor Performance/Evaluation methods as well as Overall Departmental Annual Contracts Coordination.  He started with the City of San Antonio on October 1, 2007 and served the prior ten years as Purchasing Director for the City of Brownsville. Prior to that, he has twenty years of private sector purchasing and management experience.  He graduated in 1974 from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Journalism degree.