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St. Louis, MO, US

St Louis, Missouri, United States

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Serving, and served, in several leadership positions from the unit, District, Council, and Area levels to include Central Region Area 3 Associate Venturing Advisor; District Venturing Advisor; Crew Advisor; Dean.
• Developed and led recruiting activities that increased unit membership by 400%
• Guided the development and execution of high adventure activities, leadership opportunities, and community service for youth and adult members
• Staffed youth and adult advanced leadership training courses and guided leadership development

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Founded and led an international retail company that provided heraldic items for military service members and veterans
• Developed a product line of over 10,000 items and built a client base over 25,000 customers

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Led a team of 14 account managers responsible for the operational performance of 250 clients serving over 1 million covered lives and responsible for $25M in EBIT
• Led the development and deployment of online tools summarizing clients’ benefit designs that resulted in direct savings in excess of $200,000 in addition to indirect savings resulting from increased benefit setup.
• Developed highly effective tools and processes to coach and develop team members leading to enhanced team performance and career progression

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Led the identification, evaluation, and implementation of over 100 projects that resulted in incremental increases in EBIT exceeding $310 million during an 18 month period
• Managed projects involving cross-functional teams (IT and business partners) to define new processes and new product development.

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Led the development and deployment of web-based tools to over 700 clients that enabled over 27 million members to make informed decisions when evaluating prescription drug coverage options and to effectively manage.
• Reduced client setup time by 60% through the development of highly effective processes and monitoring tools

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Departmental leader responsible for leading, coaching, and mentoring 10 project managers and analysts in the planning, production, quality assurance, training, and support for over 100 integrated healthcare claims.
• Managed all aspects of client processing and supervised direct reports through project development and deployment of client deliverables.
• Ensured the quality of client deliverables through data analysis and quality assurance testing.
• Developed and implemented processes that reduced deliverable turnaround time by 70% from 20 weeks to 6 weeks
• Greatly improved the effectiveness and efficiency of the department through highly effective internal training programs

St Louis, Missouri, United States

• Planned and the led the production, quality assurance, and support for integrated healthcare claims databases.
• Managed the project development and management of client deliverables from project proposal through implementation/deployment. Ensured the quality of client deliverables through data analysis and quality assurance.
• Led the business analysis, project definition, development, testing, and deployment of charge and utilization reports for physicians
• Conducted training sessions covering software and database methodology and functionality

Houston, Texas, United States

• Responsible for the analysis of medical and pharmaceutical claims data to identify trends and opportunities for improved plan design and cost savings for employer group clients.
• Prepared and presented periodic management reports to clients.

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

• Developed and deployed reassignment guidelines for military personnel affected by hospital and clinic closures in Europe
• Led the reassignment of over 1,800 personnel due to the closure of eight hospitals and over 40 medical clinics

Friedberg, Hesse, Germany

• Responsible for the health, welfare, training, safety, and professional development of a 32 member team and forward medical support for a front-line combat unit.
• Advised the commander on the operational and logistical employment of medical assets, field sanitation, and the health of the unit.
• Improved team performance from sub-standard levels to levels exceeding the standard
• Planned and led tactical and logistical medical support for a front line unit during numerous field exercises and combat operations

Various

Newly commissioned officer in the US Army awaiting assignment and completing initial entry training and schools.

Bhs, Health Services Management

Activities and Societies: Army ROTC Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity

Mha, Healthcare Administration

Activities and Societies: American College of Healthcare Executives Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity