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Irving, Texas, Us

Key Accomplishments:- Evaluated strategic fit, developed the business case, and contributed to the implementation plan for the largest acquisition in Vizient’s history, ensuring alignment with long-term goals and securing board approval.- Directed development of 5-year strategic and financial plans for multiple business units, completing the process within a compressed 60-day timeline and aligning objectives with enterprise priorities.- Managed a key external partnership over a three-year period, integral to Vizient’s transformational goals and refreshed go-to-market strategy, fostering collaboration and driving joint innovation.Responsibilities:- Guide business unit leadership in developing and executing strategies aligned with enterprise-wide goals.- Serve as a trusted advisor to leadership, leveraging insights and frameworks to prioritize initiatives.- Lead M&A strategy development, assessing targets, building business cases, and supporting transaction execution.- Establish standardized methodologies for strategic decision-making, including build/buy/partner analyses.- Deliver actionable intelligence by analyzing market trends and competitive dynamics to inform strategy.- Partner with leadership to refine go-to-market strategies and drive sustainable growth.- Cultivate relationships across enterprise functions and stakeholders to align priorities and secure execution.- Create executive-level presentations articulating business cases, market insights, and strategic opportunities.- Design processes to translate strategy into execution and coordinate cross-functional teams for accelerated decision-making.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Key Accomplishments:- Directed client engagements, including developing work plans, conducting C-suite stakeholder interviews, and delivering compelling on-site presentations, ensuring alignment with client strategic objectives and actionable outcomes.- Mentored and empowered associate and consultant-level analysts, fostering a high-performance culture and enhancing the team’s strategic and analytical capabilities through project-based guidance.- Supported business case development and strategic prioritization for high-potential internal and client-facing solutions, contributing to commercialization strategies that drove organizational growth and innovation.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Key Accomplishments:- Supported the research, design, and delivery of a new advisory offering to address emerging demand for consumer-centric strategies. Collaborated with internal stakeholders to identify market needs, develop service frameworks, and deliver insights that advanced the organization’s capabilities in consumer-focused advisory solutions.- Conducted comprehensive market and organizational analyses, including competitive profiles, volume forecasts, staffing models, and network assessments, to support strategic decision-making for large-scale client initiatives.- Designed a financial sustainability model for a community-based joint venture, analyzing volume shifts and ownership scenarios that directly informed the deal structure and target ownership percentage.- Developed market assessments and partner profiles to support the merger of three hospice and palliative care providers, creating the largest hospice organization in the state, serving 2,500 patients daily.- Modeled demand for hospital-based services in partnerships exceeding $1 billion in combined revenues, serving populations of over 2.5 million, to guide strategy for high-impact collaborations.- Facilitated client planning retreats, co-presenting to groups of 50+ stakeholders to align leadership on strategic priorities and actionable outcomes.- Supported practice development through mentorship program oversight, recruitment, and onboarding, contributing to three successful hires over two years with zero attrition, strengthening team capabilities and retention.

• Supervised a team of five, responsible for their safety and preparedness, as well as over $1M in sensitive equipment• Trained as a unit in collaboration with local emergency management agencies to respond to domestic CBRNE (Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear Explosive) attacks within 48 hours of alert

• Completed rigorous two-week course focused on acquiring skills in identifying team members’ strengths, delegating tasks based on their strengths, as well as developing solutions to complex problems under the constraints of limited time and resources• Trained in conducting and managing mission-related risk assessments• Focused on working efficiently under extreme deadlines and overcoming unanticipated disruptions

Master’S Degree, Health Policy And Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs) In Kinesiology, Exercise Science