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Senior Dedicated Client Specialist• On-site spend consultant for Advocate Health Care (Oakbrook, IL), an organization with over $550,000,000 million in yearly healthcare supply spend. Approximately $200,000,000 was purchased through MedAssets contracts• Analyzed medical & surgical supplies being purchased through the MedAssets Group Purchasing Organization (GPO); my objectives were to maximize value, savings, and contract compliance• Identified incremental revenue opportunities, tier optimization opportunities, and contract coverage gaps• Led the implementation of the MedAssets Contract Management solution at the client site ( this solution managed all of the pricing for all of MedAssets contracts)Dedicated Client Specialist• Responsible for the calculation of standardization savings, GPO savings, and GPO Pharmacy savings• Exceeded same store sales quota in 2013 and 2014• Implemented $7.8 million in realized supply chain savings in 2013, $9.3 million in 2014, and $9.4 million in 2015Financial Analyst• Led the implementation of the MedAssets eCommerce solution at the client site (the eCommerce exchange is a customized software solution that streamlined all supply chain purchases). • Coordinated the MedAssets/Advocate Physician Partners relationship (4000 independent affiliated Physicians)• Performed ad-hoc analytics as requested by the client

• Developed infrastructure investment proposals for a start-up organization focused on clean energy projects• Performed needs analysis of clients in our target market; utilized various marketing techniques in order to establish dialogue with potential customers; exhibited the value of our proposed solutions • Modeled the developmental costs and projected revenues for investment proposals; outlined alternate cost scenarios using variable cost inputs with the highest calculated probability of occurrence; created return on investment projections for multiple time periods & fluctuating economic conditions • Was project lead on a successful bid received from the Government of Thailand’s Ministry of Energy to equip a government subsidized solar farm• Negotiated directly on behalf of Flint Orion with manufacturers in Dubai and China; pushed for price breaks & secured incentives that reduced our final price on solar panels, power converters, and charge controllers; the aggressive supply pricing for hardware greatly reduced the price of the entire proposal, and directly contributed to Flint Orion being awarded the contract

M.B.A., Finance

MBA with a finance concentration

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science