Larry Connell Email & Phone Number

Washington, DC, US

Washington, DC, US

Serves as senior advisor to the Under Secretary for Health and the Principal and Deputy Under Secretaries. Lead management official for coordinating organizational solutions and operational activities for the VHA, the United States’ largest integrated healthcare system with a $110B budget and 350K employees providing care at 1,234 healthcare facilities.

Washington, DC, US

Acting Director of one of the largest, most complex and most visible medical centers (Level 1-A) in the entire VA enterprise. A full-service medical center comprised of 2700 employees, a 175-bed medical center, a 120-bed long-term care facility, and four (soon to be six) CBOC remote clinics servicing over 90,000 Veterans in the Washington D.C., VA and MD.

Washington, DC, US

• Senior Advisor Transition Team, United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Washington D.C. 01/2017 to 04/2017
• Policy Advisor on development, adoption, and implementation of Department-wide programs and strategic issues.
• Responsible for communicating the agency’s mission and strategic vision to internal and external stakeholders.
• Duties as assigned by the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs (SECVA)Accomplishments:
• One of the authors of the Agency Action Plan that developed a strategic roadmap for the President of the United States and the Secretary of the VA that laid out the necessary change for the Department of Veteran's.
• Assisted and provided guidance and expertise in the development of Other than Honorable Mental Health Eligibility and treatment Memo and Clinical guidance on behalf of the Acting Undersecretary for Health, VA (USH) to.

Mission Viejo, CA, US

Cyber security covering information assurance, IT security and risk management and to develop methodologies to defend against web-based or electronic attacks targeted at government, organisations and individuals./ Health Care Administration Consultant; to deliver better value for patients, fuel innovation and reduce the cost and complexity of operating.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Currently transitioning from the U.S. Army after a successful and rewarding 30 year career.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Assembled and led real-time planning teams for the development of cyber tailored response options and mitigation response actions against China, North Korea, and Non-State Actors.
• Developed and tested Cyber Mission Forces command and control in the vast Pacific Area of Operations using a pilot command and control exercise which resulted in more effective use and timely employment of cyber forces.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Managed a military medical system comprised of a 235 bed medical center, two community hospitals and multiple clinics servicing over 300,000 beneficiaries throughout the Asia Pacific region. Ranked in the top five.
• Direct oversight and prioritization of a $635M annual budget that remained solvent and on target during severe budget restrictions under government sequestration in fiscal years 2013 and 2014. Direct oversight and.
• Accountable for three Joint Commission Inspections resulting in all medical facilities passing with commendable ratings which is an unprecedented accomplishment for a military medical system of this size.
• Represented the CEO of the Honolulu Multi-Service Market Office that served an eligible beneficiary population of 159,009 enrollees, 128,690 beneficiaries (111,445 MTF enrollees, 2,968 Managed Care Support Contractor.
• Forged strategic relationships with our VA partners. Directed a comprehensive and complex program review of the Hawaii Integrated Disability Evaluation System and developed a new policy and process that streamlined and.
• Provided $22M in services to our VA partner which included ancillary support, health education & training, space, supplies & other logistical/facility support.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Commander (CEO), U.S. Army Health Clinic, Stuttgart, a full service health clinic with a staff of 150 with 57 Active Duty, 62 civilians, 19 local nationals and 12 contract employees. Provides senior leadership to.
• Commander of the largest and busiest full service health clinic in all of Europe Regional Medical Command. Accountable for a staff of 150 personnel, the delivery of health care services to over 22,000 beneficiaries.
• Ranked # 1 of 13 clinics in the Army in Europe for exceptional business operations, patient satisfaction and enrollment.
• Implemented a Patient Centered Medical Home concept resulting in 100% access to care and 95% patient satisfaction rates and awarded $250,000 in Performance Based Adjustments for exceeding business targets.
• Led the clinic in passing the Joint Commission inspection with zero findings and seven best business practices
• Collaborated with international medical partners to ensure policies and procedures for world class health care was provided to beneficiaries.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Serviced a population of over 160,000 personnel for the Army Medical Department Center and School, and Fort Sam Houston Garrison. Developed, planned and executed the inaugural ‘Inspector General Summit’ encompassing.
• Implemented a proactive training methodology resulting in a 40% decrease in formal complaints at Fort Sam Houston.
• Personally developed and published the Army Medical Department Center and School and Fort Sam Houston Inspector General Web page.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Managed the operational readiness and training of over 1,000 personnel, effectively managed $140,000,000.00 worth of assigned resources and equipment (including 400 tactical vehicles), and balanced an annual operating.
• Accountable for the deployment of the Brigade sized unit (1,000 personnel) to support combat operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Responsible for the training of Medical personnel whose superior performance.
• Led, motivated, and prepared the logistics team to achieve a rating of #1 in the Supply Accountability Program across the whole of 1st Corps, Fort Lewis. Achieved the number one vehicle safety inspection program in all.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Served as the medical strategic and operational adviser to the Commanding General, Pacific Regional Medical Command and U.S. Army Pacific Surgeon and performed as the Executive Agent for conducting a World Class.
• Executed world class international conferences, with a high level of expertise, in Vietnam, India, Thailand and Australia which resulted in increased cooperation between the United States Military and Pacific Nation.

Arlington, Virginia, US

• Served as the Commander's advisor on plans, mobilization, security, deployment and readiness and as liaison to US Army Medical Command, Pacific Command, US Army Pacific and US Attorney General, Hawaii for medical.
• Coordinated and executed the deployment/mobilization of a trained medical force that provided support to all operational and contingency plans. Developed and trained rapid response teams and formulated natural disaster.
• Developed and stood up the Emergency Operations Center following the events of 9-11. Coordinated and delivered the daily and weekly updates to the Command and staff. Developed and planned the installation of the.
• Planned and executed the highly successful 'Exercise Pacific Reach', a deployment of medical assets to Midway Island for an exercise involving more than 300 personnel to include members of the Navy, Air Force, and.
• Planned and executed a humanitarian missions to Thailand during Cobra Gold 2001 and a BRAVA (land-mine victim surgical intervention team) missions to Cambodia.

• Commanded a tactical Aeromedical Evacuation/Rescue helicopter unit, known as “DUSTOFF” with the highest operational tempo in the Army. Commander of teams based in Kuwait as part of Operation Desert Thunder and.
• Accountable for a flying hour budget in excess of 4 million dollars. Provided year-round aeromedical evacuation support to Fort Lewis, Yakima Training Center, and to the civilian community under the Military Assistance.
• Implemented a superb training program that resulted in the successful achieviement of over 6000 accident and incident free flight hours while safely performing over 275 real world life saving missions.
• Awarded the prestigious DUSTOFF Rescue of the Year Award, competing against over 200 crews Army wide.
• Accountable for a maintenance program that increased operational aircraft readiness rates from 70% to 80%.
• Led the unit to passing the Aviation Resource Management Survey (ARMS) inspection with satisfactory ratings in all areas and commendable ratings in numerous areas of the inspection..

Master'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Bachelor'S Degree, Communications

International Security Studies