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Asheville, North Carolina Area

Consult with C-suite leadership, physicians, and staff to drive sustainable operational improvements in quality, safety, patient experience and culture in healthcare organizations and physician practice groups.• Developed a 20% cost reduction in a healthcare organization’s central supply inventory and increased inventory turns while improving delivery to the patient floors.• Reduced un-reconciled medication 33% and error rate 52% by leading and implementing a process improvement process for a healthcare organization.

Nasheville, Tn

Managed major health care clients and coached other consultants. Introduced Lean Six Sigma methodologies and orchestrated organization’s implementation. Supported clients at pivotal milestones and as needed.• Led and directed a patient flow initiative for a 760+ bed acute healthcare center that resulted in 18% cycle time reductions. • Spearheaded redesign of a healthcare supply chain management system that realized numerous efficiencies and major cost improvements.

Ottumwa, Ia

Served as consultant, visionary strategist and guide to diverse industries seeking Lean transformational solutions. Key advisor to C-level executives and leadership teams within acute healthcare systems. Leveraged Green and Black Belt Certifications to train and develop leaders, company-wide facilitators and cross-functional teams to sustain Lean methodologies.• Increased market share 3.4%, acquired $3M in new business and cut variable costs 43% by deploying key value streams focusing on bottom-line healthcare metrics in acute health care systems.• Led Lean process for health care provider that cut patient wait times 19 minutes that increased practitioners’ capacity to schedule 3 additional patients.

Warner, Nh

Spearheaded the realignment of operational infrastructures to sustain quality, productivity, and efficiency levels during high-growth periods. Directed engineering and R&D initiatives for the medical and dental device sector.• Decreased scheduling backlog $1.6M after deploying rapid improvement events and projects in production value streams.• Increased on-time delivery to 100% by leveraging Lean tools and principles to eliminate waste and non-value added steps across production and supply chain value streams.

Goshen In

Managed development and operational functions. Earned reputation as a builder and steward of alliances with suppliers, processors, and stakeholders. Partnered with sales team in researching and developing new programs and services. Drove Lean transformational methodologies to cut waste and promote process improvements that enhanced quality and profits.• Reduced scrap 30% and customer returns 19% resulting in a 4% return-on-sales (ROS) increase.• Achieved a 100% on-time delivery rating on customer shipments after optimizing customer service programs.

Culver In & Goshen In

Directed plant operations for designer, manufacturer, and distributor of emission and ride control products and systems for automotive suppliers.• Transformed facility into a Lean Center of Excellence—the first in company history.• Contributed $1.7M to cost improvement projects via Lean initiatives.