Consulting services to direct healthcare supply chain operations, reduce supply and purchased service expenses, and create optimization within shared/support services. Successful transition through mergers and acquisitions. Marketing and Strategic planning relative to hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and clinic operations. Interim responsibilities relative to executive supply chain responsibilities.

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Regional Management, Development, and Audit of Supply Chain operations within RCCH facilities. Responsible for supply, purchased services, and physician preference total cost management. Oversight of implementation of RCCH supply chain systems and processes with new acquisitions. Workflow processes and procedural guidelines for supply chain operations. Interaction and negotiation with suppliers including contract negotiations. GHX, SMART, and HPG understanding.

• Directs the development and implementation of policies, procedures and strategies for Supply Chain Management.• Directs and manages staff to include assignment of work, evaluating, coaching, hiring, and terminating.• Responsible for management and reduction of overall supply expense in excess of $100 million.• National System Support across the Ascension Hospital Network - both virtual and travel.• Member of C-Suite Management Team to ensure strategic direction, service line expansion, capital procurement and labor productivity.• Initiated Lean Process Initiatives resulting in cost reductions, cost avoidance and increased staff efficiencies.• Purchased Service savings of over $300k for FY 2016.• Responsible for ensuring all procurement within hospital operations and clinics.• Prepares budgets, ensures compliance with allocated funding while directing internal/external auditing.• Manages the advisory process and decision teams to ensure direction. Reviews changes in utilization/practice patterns and considers new technologies.• Applies project management techniques throughout the contracting process, directed structured evaluation process when required with product-specific evaluation tools and compiling results for leaders.• Supervises operational direct reports, provides a format for growth and development of supervisors and while overseeing all activities of hospital operations staff.

• System responsibility for implementing and managing high value products within hospital operations and clinics.• Responsible for the development and maintenance of physician relationships within the Operating Room and Heart and Vascular Service Lines.• Lead cost reduction strategies within critical supply areas while engaging physicians, clinicians, and administration.• Coordinate Supply Chain contract implementation for successful product conversions from initial cost saving projections to end-user compliance. • Ensure positive change management outcomes through successful communication of key stakeholders.• Total cost reduction savings in excess of $400k with successful product conversions and purchased savings.

• Served and expanded hospital accounts while managing multiple contracts.• Successful conversion of surgeon group to Trauma service line – increased sales $525k annually.• Maintained territory budget, data integrity/analysis, quota requirements, and regional/local strategic planning.• Organized and facilitated industry training seminars for surgeons and medical staff.• Initiated continual inventory controls of $5 million within multiple product lines in both hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.• Responsible for quota achievement in regional area for all related products.• Selected as national representative at the 2009 Global Spine Congress Meeting.• Selected as Biomaterials expert for the Northwest Region – facilitated regional trainings.• Successful conversion/on-boarding surgeon to new spine technology product - $350k increase in annual growth.• 145% Spine market growth increase 2009-2010.

• Provided direct patient care including pre and post-operative care and testing during procedures. • Facilitated care directly with Anesthesiologists, Interventional Radiologists, Neurosurgeons, and Orthopedic Surgeons.• Covered surgical cases in hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and office settings.• Maintained $2 million in inventory and successfully initiated vendor credentialing at multiple facilities.• Q4 2007 surpassed $1 million in sales - #1 in the Northwest Region.• Selected as Leader for Neuromodulation Division at International Conference Didactic presentation.• Received Peer Leadership Award during training.

• Developed goals and action plans to promote and sell Cephalon products to current and potential customers.• Consistently exceeded quotas with a 240% quota attainment in Q4 2006.• Selected to represent Cephalon at 2006 National Neurological Meeting.• Maintained regular communication with Oncologists, Anesthesiologists, Neurologists, Pain Care Specialists, and Specialty Primary Care Providers.

• Selected for District Manager mentor program.• Received Peer Award Training School in Indianapolis, IN.• Maintained quarterly Inventory Audit Requirements with inventories totaling $275k.• Exemplary 2004/2005 Performance Level End Year Review.• 2005 – Finished #13 in the nation overall (13/512).• 2004 – Finished #7 in the nation overall (7/512) and selected as National Rookie of the Year.• 2003 – Finished #73 in the nation overall (73/512).• Developed area Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for promotion of product portfolio.

• Increased market share of Wyeth’s Women’s Health Program and expanded relationships with target healthcare providers and medical organizations.• Exceeded sales quotas for products by 28% in 2002 – Top 40% of National Women’s Health Care Sales, Top 10% of National Anti-Depressant Market Share.

• Awarded 2000 Business of the Year by Lewis Clark Valley Chamber of Commerce. • Managed, coordinated and scheduled market sales, customer service, inventory and technical operations.• Prospected, developed and maintained new and existing accounts.• Responsible for Telecom switch redundancy and proper maintenance for continual support of community need.• Evaluated and approved local market expenditures.• Supervised, evaluated, hired, and developed company staff of (10) person team.• 163% of quota to plan for the year 2000.