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United States

 Responsible for the design, creation, and launch of a new division. Networked and developed community involvement. In charge of forecasting comprehensive goals for performance and growth of plasma unit collection and revenue. Accountable for creating, adhering, and monitoring budget performance. Responsible for presenting divisional strategic plan and annual budget to Board of Trustees. Key person in negotiating high level contract negotiables with GPO group and equipment suppliers. Directed land acquisition and set-up the construction building of new facilities through contractors and internal teams. Reduced purchase of equipment by 50% through negotiation with 3rd party vendors.

Shreveport, Louisiana

 Provided direction, performance management and oversight of over 200 FTEs. Responsible for creating and adhering to budget for operations department and oversight of multi-million dollar budgets.  Gained efficiencies and improved opportunities to improve YOY product sales by $1.4MM  Substantially improved product availability, reducing supply cost through operational efficiencies improving revenue by $450K. Team  Responsible for approval of Recruitment and Marketing and Communications operational plans. Responsible for Collection operations across Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and East Texas. Accountable for product distribution adherence of Hospital Services including Component Preparation in service to more than 70 hospitals. Innovative by creating and implementing new mobile bus collection vehicle reducing per vehicle cost by 50%. Oversaw the opening of two operating facilities to expand business operations and gain market share. Continuous improvement oversight in hospital blood usage in an era of a decline in blood donors.  Conceptualized and implemented strategies to centralize departments to standardize processes.  Identified market and sold automated equipment no longer in use internally creating unbudgeted revenue. The first blood center in the nation to do so.  Collaborated with Industry organization on the use of data mining to assemble aggregate data into useful monthly metrics and projects.  Extensive experience in contract negotiations with vendors and hospitals. Well versed in presentations, accustomed to addressing clients, vendors, partners, shareholders and corporate board of directors. Committee member involved in the development of new Phlebotomy School for LifeShare Blood Center.

Shreveport, La

 Provided direction, performance management and oversight of over 100 FTEs. Responsible for creating and adhering to budget for operations department and oversight of multi-million dollar budgets.  Responsible for approval of Recruitment and Marketing and Communications operational plans. Responsible for Collection operations across Louisiana, Southern Arkansas, and East Texas. Conceptualized and implemented strategies to centralize departments to standardize processes.  Collaborated with Industry organization on the use of data mining to assemble aggregate data into useful monthly metrics and projects.  Extensive experience in contract negotiations with vendors and hospitals. Well versed in presentations, accustomed to addressing clients, vendors, partners, shareholders and corporate board of directors.

Chicago, Il

Oversee collection operations at 19 donor centers and mobile operations the Chicagoland area. Lead more than 30 direct reports and 150 in-direct reports. Oversee collection operations of donor apheresis and whole blood procedures. Maintains a safe and effective donor program that complies with applicable internal, FDA, AABB, CSL, OSHA, CLIA and Quality regulations. Evaluates appropriate use of all manufacturing and donor apheresis related resources. Accountable for applicable standard operating procedure implementation. Accountable for financial oversight and adherence to budget, meeting projected goals and maintaining adequate inventories to meet hospital customer needs.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

Led all aspects of manufacturing operations of donor apheresis and whole blood procedures performed at CBC mobiles, site operations, auditing, Donor Records and Registration, Special Donations, Donor Notification, and Outpatient Apheresis. Maintains a safe and effective donor program that complies with applicable internal, FDA, AABB, CSL, OSHA, CLIA and Quality regulations. Evaluates appropriate use of all manufacturing and donor apheresis related resources, including equipment, staff, and vendor related contracts. Accountable for applicable standard operating procedure implementation. Accountable for financial oversight and adherence to budget, meeting projected goals and maintaining adequate inventories to meet hospital customer needs. Oversee 200 staff at 6 locations.Achieved budget in all Donor Room Services Departments in 2010-2012 while meeting increasing production goals.Achieved production goals year over year.Responsible for project coordination, administration and implementation.Created a Succession Planning series in 2010. Managers involved in presentation and staff involved through questionnaires. On-going.Created 2 Senior Manager positions in 2011 to ensure depth and advancement for department.Reduced overhead by closing a site. No disruption to production. $300K in savings (labor and facility costs).Reduced one department overhead while still meeting customer need. Department concentrates on special donations. The savings were $30K.Introduced new technology to our mobile collection team to meet increasing product demand (apheresis platelets). ROI was forecasted at 3 months and met.Oversaw implementation of new computer program that enhanced safety regulations to donors and provided efficiencies to staff. Inventory levels controlled by computer program. Dropped safety issues from 20 to 9 in 2012.

Accountable for all manufacturing aspects of donor apheresis and whole blood procedures performed at CBC mobiles, 7 site locations, Auditing, Registration, Special Donations and Outpatient Apheresis. Maintain a safe and effective donor program that complies with applicable federal regulations. Oversee and represent collection area during Internal, FDA and Octapharma audits. Evaluate appropriate use of all manufacturing and donor apheresis related resources, including budgets, equipment and staff. Accountable for financial oversight of all sites and mobile operations. Accountable for setting and meeting production goals. Support organizational quality efforts by accepting responsibility for initiating action to prevent the recurrence of any non-conformity in product, process and quality systems. Initiate, recommend, provide solutions to any product non-conformities.Introduced a new Arm Prep 2008- Pilot study conducted and arm preparation successfully implemented.Succession Planning introduced. Introduced managers to the concept and we have conducted 3 different sessions with all department staff.Created a quarterly meeting among Assistant Directors for informal discussions regarding role in the organization.Created spreadsheets to track appropriate collections and manage budgets. Inventories and costs were better managed, equipment utilized appropriately and importing of products reduced.Created a Productivity Index to track labor per production/units produced. Achieved budgeted requirements.

Led all aspects of financial oversight including setting the annual budget, ensure monthly financial targets and on-going cash management objectives are met. Accountable for overall center quality compliance by conducting routine audits and meetings with QA to include but not limited to regulatory and customer requirements to ensure the purity and efficacy of the plasma and the safety of donors and employees. Communicate any quality concerns or issues to Regional Compliance Manager. Ensure compliance with company SOP’s and applicable federal and local regulations. In charge of center personnel, including recruitment, training, development, counseling and termination. Accountable for effectively managing employee turnover within center operations. Prepare for and represent the center during FDA, GHA, COLA, PPTA, OSHA and Corporate Audits. Ensure that center and all center employees are in compliance with OSHA regulations and that all employees receive adequate OSHA training. Complete all OSHA record keeping and reporting requirements. Monitor and make recommendations on all marketing and advertising to ensure programs are effective.

Responsible for assisting in the management in day-to-day operations.

Learn and manage all aspects of business.

Test and analyze chemical and physical properties of liquids, solids and gases. Perform metal analysis using flame and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy. Document results of tests and write technical reports.

Performed aseptic core monitoring using air sampling, particle counts sampling, fallout plates and contact plates. Other job duties include data entry, operating autoclaves, reading and recording plate counts and media set-up.

Work independently while overseeing building and lab operations on 2nd shift. Duties included writing SOP’s, updating MSDS sheets, communicating GMP’s and OSHA regulations to subordinates, media set-up, analysis of food products, analyzing data, generating reports and overseeing a group of technicians. Performed APC, E.coli, S.aureus, Salmonella spp., Bacillus spp., and Listeria spp. testing. Also analyzed performance and developed appropriate strategies for strengthening areas in need of improvement.

Performed microbiology testing on various food ingredients, plant equipment, incoming raw materials and outgoing finished products.

Sampled food ingredients using asceptic technique.

Master Health Administration, Healthcare Administration

Graduated

Bachelors Of Arts, Business Administration, 3.8

Associates Of Technology Degree, Environmental Engineering Technology, 3.8