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Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for gathering and analyzing data and creating specialized reporting for presentation to leadership team.Provides recommendations to improve speed, quality and effectiveness of the department procedures.Developed training programs, infection prevention policies/practices, and operational profiles. Labor allocation, process improvement, vendor selection, regulatory compliance audits and budgetary management.Fiscally responsible for 18 million dollar annual budget.Develop and direct a high performing team of 5 managers, 4 leads and 120 FTEs, Human resource management responsibilities including; recruitment, hiring, training and disciplinary action(s) up to and including termination.

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for all aspects of environmental services for the St. Louis County Special School District encompassing 1.8 million square feet over 15 locations. Direct management of three project managers and indirect management of seven supervisors and 80 line employees. Responsible for all aspects of the book of business including; staffing and payroll, supply and equipment budget, employee motivation budget, uniform budget, hiring and disciplinary actions up to and including termination.

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for the day to day management of Environmental Services for a skilled nursing facility ensuring high levels of cleanliness and service for residents and staff.Implemented standardized scheduling for entire staffImplemented standardized facility inspection sheetsReduced Lost and Found in Laundry by 50%Assisted in the standardization of supply ordering and establishing par levels for housekeeping suppliesEstablished standardized linen ordering and set par levels to maintain a consistent supply readily available to staff.Successfully led the Bethesda Health Group Green Team, achieving Championship Level in biodiversity and sustainability in a healthcare environment for three consecutive years.

St Anthony'S Health Center

Provide direct leadership and guidance to staff to ensure that high level of cleanliness, quality and service is achieved and maintained for the client.·Participate in facility quality assurance program as required. Ensure high quality percentage of cleanliness is maintained in areas of assignment. Perform quality assurance inspections as assigned·Respond to concerns and requests with a sense of urgency and take necessary corrective action when needed·Review duty lists with regular and relief associates·Ensure that staff receive proper orientation, initial and on-going training·Discipline associates when necessary according to progressive disciplinary guidelines·Approves days off, holidays and vacations, ensuring the facility’s needs are met in accordance with hours and position controls·Participate and conduct performance evaluations of staff·Act on behalf of Unit Director in his absence

Greater St. Louis Area

Responsible for the day to day operations of a multi-million dollar facility management company including but not limited to the full janitorial operations of Lambert – St. Louis International Airport.·Procurement of new equipment and supplies through competitive bid process.·Responsible for management of multiple accounts in St. Louis Region·P&L responsibility for the St. Louis region·Min-Max supply management for consumables ·Worked closely with the President of the company to establish budget for the fiscal year.·Consistently attained a profit of 13.5%·Introduced new and innovative methods of maintaining the facility while cutting costs by 42%·Assisted in the writing of detailed RFP’s for government contracts.·Establish and maintain client relationships

Responsible for all aspects of print, fulfillment, mail, shipping and receiving, inventory control and audio visual equipment and respective budgets for the health plan and its 700,000+ members. ·Managed a full time staff of fifteen and part time staff of three for three different production units.· Conducted special analysis and cost comparisons, and purchasing research initiating an annual savings of $250,000 in mail center·Inventory Control/Management and warehousing of over 300,000 pieces of various media in a JIT environment.·Min-Max purchasing for consumables·Managed internal costs, supply and general administration (SGA), renegotiated and monitored vendor contracts showing a reduction in cost of 10-15% annually.·Established an electronic request and tracking system that increased productivity and improved turnaround time by 100% and accuracy by 25%·Developed and implemented innovative solutions and process improvements that cut costs with savings of $500,000 annually.·Initiated and established an all digital library of member certificated for print on demand thus eliminating hardcopies on hand and freeing more production space

Bs, Business Administration - Emphasis In Management, Minor In English

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