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Develop and deliver procurement strategy and business processes with the associated reporting structure to ensure responsible spend management and controlled organizational risk.Define and manage category plans and update annually with business partners, including a detailed analysis of past and future spending, existing relationships, and external trends. Develop and manage multi-year category roadmaps and pipelines of sourcing initiative projects for this complex organization with international spend requirements.Delivered savings by developing a portfolio of sourcing initiatives to deliver cost reductions against challenging current and multi-year targets supporting a $25 million spend and $300,000 per year savings target.Managed risk by evaluating and monitoring the vendor supply base, identifying mitigation targets, and implementing risk improvement initiatives.Led a core team of four procurement professionals with focus on optimizing relationships with critical internal business partners and external vendors. Trained and collaborate with 130 purchasing partners throughout the organization.Defined and implemented key operating metrics and analytics for an indirect procurement organization resulting in considerable savings and improved vendor performance.Set policies and procedures designed to support efficient and cost-effective procurement.Led Procure to Pay implementation of NetSuite solution as part of the $25 million+ ERP upgrade.

Developed and led a supplier management program and annual contract spend review to reduce rogue and duplicative spending.Oversaw performance measures & benchmarking to optimize purchasing decisions.Provided procurement guidance and consultation to business partners ensuring strategic sourcing and maximize contract value.Ensured contracts were legally specific in purpose and followed rules and regulations to reduce organizational risk.Negotiated, developed, and implemented agreements that maximized value, supported business initiatives,and standardized services and suppliers.

Led Procurement activities for enterprise-class technology solutions and services for more than $2.5million spend per year.Developed and oversaw a technology supplier management program and annual technology contract spend review to ensure resources were in place to support key business initiatives.Negotiated enterprise-class software, hardware, and service contracts to optimize return on investment.Included vendor service and solutions.Managed multiple data centers and private cloud delivery configurations to ensure sufficient resources for the technical requirements of the business.Delivered global enterprise solutions to maximize savings across offices in Charlottesville, New York, London, Hong Kong, India, and China.Provided strong directional leadership on solution decisions and technology investments for all business groups.Managed projects for new solution implementations cross-organizationally to ensure deliverables weremet both on time and on budget.

Led Detail Design phase for New Hospital project including networking and data infrastructure. Served as the technical lead for the selection of the new data center requirements and infrastructure core.Planned and implemented a technology budget, successfully delivering high-quality technology services on budget.Managed technical group of over 20 technicians, engineers, and supervisors, delivering technology services to 176-bed hospital and associated business components.

Ensured data access was maintained and secure at all levels by setting and monitoring security policies and procedures. Implemented Security Design Policies for Remote Access using Cisco ACS and SecureOneVPN ClientCreated and implemented a document control process for all Process and Procedures to meet Internal and External Auditor requirements.Provided vendor options, pricing, and selection Email remote hosting project. Led project planning and implementation.Performed Disaster Recovery Planning including the creation of an Information System Plan and testing scenario planning. Utilized remote location for data recovery testing and planning to ensure recovery incrisis event.

Evaluated, purchased, and planned for the integration of new equipment and software for the Cardiology, Patient Accounting, Physical Therapy, and Cardiac Cath departments as Project Manager working with hospital staff and administration.SQL database administrator for enterprise applications used for many areas of hospital operations.System Administrator for Hospital Patient Accounting and Billing Systems (Affinity/Quadramed, EC2000/McKesson, Wallace Prints). Installed and integrated a new Windows-based system used by over 250 users performing all billing functions related to hospital revenue.Liaison to Cardiology department providing Windows NT application server support and maintenance (Muse/GE Medical Systems, KinetDx, Holter, PaceArt). System Administration providing department users support on Cardiology applications and system setup and maintenance.