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Co-Founder in Dec 2012. Grew the business from a start-up venture to a preferred charity partner for 45 leading non-profit organizations that supplement their revenue through a vehicle donation program. Negotiated contracts, spearheaded strategies to maximize the value of each donation for both donors and charities, and led business development efforts to expand the list of charities available for donors to support. Guided the company's marketing and financial systems and led successful implementations, with ongoing refinements resulting in exponential growth. Acquired by Riteway Charity Services.Leading Nonprofits included Alzheimer's Association, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Girl Scouts, Goodwill, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Make-a-Wish Foundation, National Veterans Foundation, NPR Stations in CA, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Saddleback Church, Salvation Army World Office, SPCA, USO, Wounded Warriors.

Dramatically improved UnitedHealthcare's Medicare regulatory adherence across 10 major areas: Fulfillment, Enrollment, Billing, Claims, Appeals & Grievances, Consumer Services, Provider Services, Network Operations, Payment Integrity, and Delegated Providers. Delivered a robust, effective program that has C-level visibility, driving a new culture of competence and commitment across Benefit Operations. Improved UHC's internal measures of Medicare Regulatory Adherence rate from 61% to nearly 100% in less than a year. Led engagements with consultants from EY and Deloitte Consulting to connect, analyze, engage, intervene with, and escalate issues on behalf of Benefit Operations with leadership in Legal, Compliance, Regulatory Affairs, Business Process Quality Management, Acquired Entities, and Shared Services.

IMPACT: Delivered a robust, effective program that has Board-level visibility, and which was praised by the CEO as among the most successful company initiatives in the prior 2 years. CHALLENGE: Apply big data analytics to population health nationwide, identify opportunities to improve outcomes, drive costs. Operationalize the vision for a dynamic end-to-end process across 1,900+ facilities and 900 hospital programs, to proactively intervene with centers or physician practices that could damage DaVita’s quality or reputation. Direct a team of Directors, Managers & Analysts to help Field Operations take immediate action to reduce clinical, operating, audit and process-based risk. Fortune 500 company (NYSE: DVA); on Fortune's Most Admired Companies for 11 years

IMPACT: Helped grow healthcare revenue and profitability for a $900 million Group of 280 dialysis facilities and 44 hospital-programs, up from $700 million. Direct P&L management for $75 million Division. Leader of company-wide process innovation and cost-saving initiatives, related to both labor and supplies. Many of DaVita’s most fundamental tools at the time were developed by cross-functional teams I led – implementing best-practices in financial discipline, clinical outcomes, quality and risk management. Tapped to coach or co-lead 5 corporate departments over the years – each time bringing fresh vision or momentum that improved service excellence for 1900+ centers, contributing to higher efficiency, profitability & DaVita’s rise as an industry leader.

P&L responsibility for $75 million operation; 32 centers and 4 hospital programs. Led a team of nearly 400, including physicians, nurses, patient care technicians, social workers, dietitians; spearheaded growth initiatives, resolution of hot spots, improved retention and enhanced clinical outcomes.

Strategic partner to C-level executives, focused on increasing growth, profitability and operational efficiency for a group of 220 out-patient facilities and 20 hospital programs generating more than $700 million in annual revenue.

2000 - 2003, Director of Finance 1998 - 2000 Director, Corporate Acquisitions 1996 - 1998 Manager, Financial Planning & Analysis With more than 2,500 employees in 25+ offices across the country, Health Management Systems (NASDAQ: HMSY) delivers healthcare technology, analytics and engagement solutions to help reduce costs and improve health outcomes.

1994 - 1996 Senior Associate1992 - 1994 Associate$4.2 billion investment banking and asset management firm specializing in raising and managing private equity for real estate partnerships and alternative investments. Key clients included Fortune 500 companies such as Campbell Soup, Fannie Mae, Eli Lilly & Company, Sherwin-Williams, and USAA Insurance.