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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

• Orchestrate comprehensive Procurement strategy sessions by leveraging the Ivalua platform to illustrate gap coverage.• Collaborate on client driven RFI's and RFP's with a focus on driving value and benefits through technical capabilities.• Lead the discovery process to uncover prospect business objectives, pain points, and project requirements.• Design and lead solution demonstrations.• Work effectively with other parts of the organization, including product management and R&D, to support ongoing product improvements via prospect and customer feedback.

I was responsible for consulting large strategic relationships with integrated delivery networks and health systems among Agiliti’s largest customers in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky. My responsibilities were comprehensive of the entire order cycle pertaining to services contracts and asset management of hospital owned equipment. Select Highlights: Consulting• Developed integrated medical equipment management programs to align clinical and supply chain management teams to increase utilization rates and reduce spend.• Customized asset management processes to include real time location services (RTLS) and radio frequency identification (RFID) for hospital owned equipment to increase clinician time at bedside and patient satisfaction while reducing loss, damage, and shrinkage.Contracting and Sales• Implemented contracting strategies through the use of master service agreements (MSA), locally negotiated contracts, and group purchasing organization (GPO) agreements to increase on contract spend.• 2023: 105 percent to plan with over 3.2 million in new business revenue.

Greater Pittsburgh Region

I was accountable for attaining revenue and cash gross margin targets by growing share within existing and new customer accounts in a defined territory that included Western Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia. I was also responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans to expand the use of products and services pertaining to on site management, movable medical equipment, specialty beds and surfaces, clinical engineering, surgical equipment repair, and surgical laser services. Select Highlights: Consulting, Contracting, and Sales• Identified inefficient ordering and management processes for obtaining rental equipment and implemented corrective plans to increase efficiency, accuracy, and delivery lead times.• Collaborated with supply chain management and sourcing customers to implement new contracts through group purchasing organization (GPO) agreements and locally negotiated contracts. • 2021: Inherited a district 9 percent below budget and increased revenue 10 percent in 7 months to end 2021 1 percent above goal.• 2022: Revenues of 102 percent to plan (January - September) prior to promotion.

Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States

• Professor of Supply Chain Management

Greater Pittsburgh Region

I was responsible for comprehensive supply chain activities at CarepathRx (formally UPMC Chartwell) in support of nearly 20 thousand patients. We were answerable for inventory and sales planning activities including contracting, trade access, demand planning, purchasing, and data analytics. We worked hand in hand with pharmacy operations and I oversaw the management of our team in addition to owning the contracting pipeline. Select Highlights: Contracting and Trade Access• Actively administered intricate corporate agreements to support specialty, infusion, and enteral nutrition through sourcing, evaluation, and negotiation.• Expanded access of limited distribution drug portfolio using economic tools and company value proposition to unlock future revenue streams.Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning• Responsible for financial and operational planning for 3 thousand unique drug and supply items across 495 million in costs of goods sold.• Developed and maintained comprehensive suite of key performance indicators to create visibility and drive future decision making including, but not limited to, item in-stock rate, forecast accuracy, sales, days inventory on hand, inventory turn, filled on time, and inventory capital on hand.Strategy and Integration Management• Participated in executive level management planning sessions to develop short-term and long-term goals for integrating CarepathRx portfolio companies.• Operated as a supply chain management consultant for CarepathRx client companies looking to enhance the overall health and effectiveness of their supply chain activities.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

I was accountable for transforming the Supply Chain Management team to industry standards, and beyond, while keeping pace with the extraordinary growth of UPMC Chartwell. My responsibility was centered on driving operational efficiency improvements, creating new metrics, establishing savings through contract and item master management, and developing people by creating an environment of continuous improvement and personal growth. Select Highlights: Demand Planning and Forecasting• Created and implemented new demand planning and forecasting approach towards stock and non-stock inventory resulting in a reduction of days inventory on hand of 7.5 days.• Developed strategic oversight and governance for tracking key milestones, risks, and opportunities.• Revamped manual purchasing process to include more automation, which saw the average time spent per daily order cycle reduce from three hours to under one hour.Strategy Development and Delivery• Earned the trust of cross-functional leadership to view supply chain management as a strategic partner through an approach aimed at action, delivery, and empathy.• Crafted data and pricing analytics to win new payor contracts.• Assumed PMO responsibilities while implementing new technology upgrades to existing software applications. Contract Alignment and Integration• Successfully achieved annual savings goals through cost reduction and cost avoidance. We enjoyed total savings on year over year comparative spend of nearly 500 thousand in 2019 and over 1 million in 2020. • Utilized external contracting opportunities like UPMC Contract Catalog and GPO alignment to standardize item usage while reducing overall cost of goods.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Managed and direct daily activities for a team of up to 10 Demand Planning Analysts, Buyers, and Content Analysts.• Responsible for accurate inventory forecasting spanning four thousand unique inventory items totaling $12M on hand, $200M annually, via Oracle PeopleSoft and Oracle Warehouse Management.• Developed target inventory levels by total spend and days inventory on hand to support business forecasts and supply chain management objectives.• Created enhancements to current demand planning and forecasting techniques.• Supplier management and performance improvement.• Negotiated and offered strategic solutions to improve shipping, material, and supply chain costs and service. • Maintained item master and eMarketplace catalog for nearly 2 million items.• Managed interface for price files, item content, and contract documents.• Presented opportunities for efficiency gains to cross functional teams including procurement, sourcing, and operations.• Supported UPMC expansion roadmap by participating in integration efforts for incoming health systems.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Managed and participated in hospital integrations related to systems applications for operational improvements.• Supported, tested, developed, and performed upgrade activities for Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Warehouse Management (WMS), Oracle Discoverer, and Jennifer Voice by Lucas.• Provided systems and business support for Purchasing, eProcurement, Demand Planning, and WMS.• Prepared and maintained functional specifications and documentation of system and operational procedures.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Reviewed and analyzed the effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems while developing improvement strategies with senior management and cross functional teams.• Lead design sessions in prototyping new systems for the purpose of enhancing business processes and operations.• Translated conceptual user requirements into functional requirements in a clear and comprehensive manor to SAP development and project management teams.• Administered correct interfacing between multiple systems including SAP, E3, SAS, Manhattan WMS, and ClearTrack.• Supported Inventory Management, Distribution Center Operations, and Ecommerce Platform teams with systems support, design, and project enhancements.• Emerging Leader Program nominee and participant.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Managed inventory levels for product categories through trend analysis, standard deviation, rate of sale, minimum order quantities, and minimum presentation quantities totaling $670 million annually. • Evaluated inventory forecasts based on demand history, statistical analysis, assortments, and exception reporting.• Executed replenishment plans for six distribution centers and a store chain of 1,200 retail locations via JDA E3.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Assigned proper inventory and financial targets through multiple operating systems including SQL Server, Logility Voyager System 7.01, Oracle Discoverer, and Microsoft Excel and Access.• Performed fact based, data driven analysis and modeling across all business units totaling $1.4 billion annually.• Measured and maintained forecast accuracy, standard deviation, consumption, and other forecasting metrics.

Greater Pittsburgh Area

• Generated solutions for discrepancies within inventory stocking levels, lead times, and reorder points throughout fifteen national distribution centers.• Evaluated system data and worked cross functionally with product management and sales representatives.• Conducted presentations to management, coworkers, and external customers on planning procedures and methods.

Master Of Business Administration, Healthcare, Negotiation & Mediation

Activities and Societies: Beta Gamma Sigma - The International Honor Society, Massey Graduate Council: Vice President, Professional MBA.

Bachelor'S Degree, Supply Chain Management, Marketing

Activities and Societies: Duquesne University Supply Chain Council• National Supply Chain Challenge Champion • Study Abroad Semester.