From Procurement to Project Team Member: Caleb Knapton joins the FST Team as Procurement Analyst

Caleb and his daughters enjoying the outdoors

After working in Procurement at UVA Finance for the last few years, Caleb Knapton knew that the FST team would be a perfect fit for him. “[Joining the project team] is a great way to leverage my experience into what is essentially the future of UVA Finance, and [it allows me to have] a position that provides me with a voice (even a small one) in what that future will look like.”

In his new role for a little over a month now, Caleb is settling into working as Procurement Analyst for the project’s Functional workstream. “So far, there is a lot of catching up to do, given the amount of progress that has already been made in the last year,” he says. “But it’s great to see the support this project has, and the teamwork that is enabling so many different moving parts to work together.”

Despite having to do a little catching up, Caleb seems happy to be part of a process that is so important to the future of finance at UVA: “It’s encouraging to be a part of what is essentially a start over for many processes and procedures that were less than desirable, and to be able to make changes in the right direction.”

As a Procurement Analyst, Caleb will collect and analyze data, work on reports, and will also be involved with testing, documentation, and training. He’ll be working closely with Addie Coe and the Business Solutions and Analysis Team within Procurement and Supplier Diversity and will also work with Sue Clements and the Spend Team.

Caleb's four children

Outside of work, Caleb enjoys spending time with his wife, four kids, and their dog. “We spend a lot of  time in sports, watching movies, chasing around our 1-year-old, and listening to endless talks from my son about LEGO, ‘Star Wars,’ and ‘The Avengers.’”  

He also says his family is very involved with their church and has recently been traveling to see different colleges for his oldest daughter. As for personal hobbies and interests, Caleb loves playing and watching sports: “I watch WAY too much European soccer,” he says. He also tries to read as much as he can and to spend lots of time outdoors.

And those of you who worked with Caleb in UVA Finance might not even know this, but he has a twin! “I have an identical twin brother, but we are almost nothing alike.”