Management consultant in healthcare and non-healthcare sectors. Forty two years of leadership experience in small business, mid size and large organizations. Available for operational performance assessments, customer service initiatives, strategic planning facilitation, staff development including coaching / mentoring of middle and executive management. Can provide interim executive or middle management leadership as company seeks full time candidate(s). Experienced in for- profit and not for profit entities.

Business development , process inprovement and executive and middle management coaching.

Executive Director of a 15 physician gastroenterology practice in Lancaster County , Pa.

Owner of a fine art gallery in Lancaster, Pa www.livinglightgallery.com

Senior Leader for Ambulatory (outpatient) Care Operating Business Unit. Full P&L responsibility. Division comprised of 9 facilities, 1000 employees and over $400 million of gross revenue. Contribution Margin for division at 46%.Serviced population exceeding 500,000 consumers. Responsibility for multiple business units /departments, including lab, imaging, physical rehab, surgery, renal dialysis, etc.,

Started and grew the for profit entity for the health system. Purchased , sold, merged, created joint ventures and start up businesses in a very diverse array of industries. Operated in Lancaster County ans surrounding areas, including the Chester County area as President of the Brandywine Health Enterprises, a subsidiary of Brandywine Health System (acquired by Lancaster General in 1998). Businesses responsible for over the years include: Home Health Durable Medical Equipment, Home Health Infusion Therapy , Medical Waste Manegement , Records Storage , Property Management, MRI joint venture, PET Imaging Joint Venture, Retail Phamacy, Print Shop, Urgi Care Center, Occupational Medicine Center, Helicopter Emergency Transport Service, and Medical Based Fitness Center. All businesses were either seperate organizations (LLC, LP, LLP, C-corp) , or a subsidiary (dba) of the parent company. In addition, the position was responsible for the acquisition of properties by the organization: commercial, residential, mixed use (over 80 properties). The for profit also had investments in a number of companies including: publishing (of health related texts), and upstart healthcare focused software companies.

Senior Leader responsible for marketing, community relations, sales, physician relations, employer relations, interactive media, CRM, business planning, market research and brand management. Designed and implemented the Business Development approach including strategy, philosophy and structure for the entire intergrated delivery system. Revitalized the corporate brand (including subsidiary sub brands) forming the position statement, logo, nomencalture and tagline.Introduced the concept of physician relations and also employer relations. Developed a goverment relations oversight committee.

While performing the duties as President of Lancaster General Services Business Trust, and Sr. V.P. of Business Development, I was also responsible for the 123 bed skilled nursing facility.

Additional repsonsibility for the home health agency related to the health system. This agency included traditional/comprehensive home health services, hospice care and private duty services. I directed the closure of the private duty company and the hospice services and orchestrated the merger of the Lancaster VNA with the Brandywine Home Health agency , including consolidation of the Boards of Directors, to form the successor combined entity.

First hired at Lancaster General Hospital as Management Engineer. Perfomed feasibility, productivity and cost analyses and process improvement. Assisted in development of the cost system. Implemented project management techniques and ROI analysis into the organization.

Was hired by company in 1982 as Manager, Industrial Engineering. Over six years at the company , increased responsibilities becoming Director, Manufacturing Services. The later position included responsibility for production planning, industrial engineering, plant engineering, process development, drafting and maintenance.

Hired as Industrial Engineer at the primary chocolate production facility in Hershey , PA.. Over the 4.5 year period was promoted to Project Engineer and relocated to the licorice division, Y&S Candies, located in Lancaster, Pa.. Classical industrial engineering work, operations research and improvement, financial justifications, and project management (facilities and equipment) were the primary responsibilities for these positions.

Traditional Industrial Engineering and time study work in the tractor fabrication and assembly plant in Waterloo Iowa.