Linda Stone Email and Phone Number

Through over 25 years in management, I have tried to always leave an organization better than how I found it and as a result, developed a personal business style based upon integrity and ethical leadership. As a past operations leader, lean implementation leader, health care administrative director, marketing director, strategic planning manager, teacher, and HR manager in multiple roles across a variety of fields, I have worked hard to develop a unique combination of business savvy coupled with a strong sense of stakeholder knowledge and needs. I’ve enjoyed a proven track record of success and have gained significant experience in a multitude of fields. Perhaps most importantly, throughout my career I have demonstrated an ability to deliver results even in the most challenging business environments. Particular areas of strength include: • Demonstrated lean, strategic, transitional, and organizational alignment competencies• Strong operations leadership, negotiation and decision-making skills • Successful development/implementation of Lean across the Value Chain in a variety of settings• Demonstrated bottom line focus; profit and goal orientation• Positive attitude; high energy; contagious enthusiasm • Financial performance success – proven, effective cost and profit management skills• Fund-raising, resource development, and strategic planning accomplishments• Analytical, collaborative, process-thinker who takes initiative and drives results• Excellent customer and supplier partner alliances• Highly effective team-building, people/interpersonal skills and relationships• Strong verbal and written communication skills• Successful marketing/development of existing and new programs• Creative, innovative style; lean thinker and doerSpecialties: Lean Development and ExecutionOperational LeadershipStrategic PlanningOrganizational Development -Strong operations leadership -Demonstrated strategic, transitional, and organizational alignment competencies/orientation -Financial performance success – proven, effective cost and profit management -Successful Lean development/implementation Lean across the Value Chain -Excellent customer/supplier partner alliances -Successful marketing/development of existing/new programs