Director, Regional Support Services
Kaiser Permanente Northwest
Responsible for managing medical logistics division. Departments include Transportation Systems/Services, Linen/laundry operations, Sterile Processing, Environmental Services, Capital Chair, internal consultant to KP Facilities Services. Linen/Laundry and Sterile Processing with a total budget of $8 million in support of healthcare. Responsible for daily operations, strategic planning, budget management, service delivery planning, emergency response and labor relations with 4 direct reports and 100 staff.Led Transportation through several successive system revisions to meet changing service needs due to "Open Access", Airport Way Laboratory, Automated Refill Service Center, Ambulatory OR's in the Northwest and remote Sterile Instrument Processing.Operations lead for the construction of SIP and manager of the successful rollout of the first remote sterile instrument processing factory and delivery system in the nation for Kaiser Permanente, producing 378,000 units of the highest technical quality at a cost reduction per unit of 54% from 1998 through 2003.Managed KSMC CSP through two remodels and multiple service improvements and revisions in partnership with the OR team, resulting in the first computerized instrument inventory record, the first planned instrument repair and maintenance system with a production rate of 178,000 units in support of 10,000 surgical cases annually. This work enabled the largest surge of surgical volume in the region's history.Coordinated, sponsored and partnered with Portland Hospital Services Corporation through continued improvement cycles culminating in the opening of our new linen plant in 2003 in a 20 million pound system. Led the Materials Management team in support of the Nike World Master Games across 62 venues and 25,000 athletes.Chair, Portland Hospital Operations Committee and Operations Representative to the Board of Directors, four years.