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Jacksonville, Fl, Us

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Managing plasma donations of donors to maintain the highest quality of operations and plasma while keeping employees and donors safe during the COVID-19 outbreak. Maintained supply levels and ensured supplies arrived with out slowdowns in production during and ambiguous environment of critical items.- 31 employees, with 4 direct reports and 26 indirect consisting of 12 phlebotomist, 6 nurses, 4 floor and training supervisors, 10 medical historians. - Decrease processing times by 15% in a 3 month time span to allow more donors and an 8% increase in donor satisfaction. - Initiated warehouse management strategy to ensure 0 stock outs of key components and storage of up to $1,000,000 worth of finished product with 99.99% traceability and 0.01% loss.- 36 bed facility with upwards of 1,100 donors being processed weekly while maintaining 90% capacity overall and 0 COVID-19 infections between staff and donors.- Accessing supply chain environment to maintain critical levels of stock while implementing lean management/ 6 sigma standards.- Implemented facility improvement with a cost of $50 that saved up to $5,000 yearly just in direct product costs alone.- Rolled out 4 policies that changed facility operations and flow with minimum delays or impact on daily production that resulted in a minimum increase of 10% efficiency over other regional facilities with the same policies and restraints .- Met facility grand opening new donor goals and exceeded them by 117%

Denton, Tx

Finishing a B.B.A. in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of North Texas. On track to graduate in May 2019 as a SALUTE Veterans Honor Society Graduate from the Ryan Business School. Key Classes:-Lean Management -Project Management-Logistics-Purchasing-Operations ManagementKey Skills Learned:- Communication- KPI's- Lean Management- Purchase Sourcing and Negotiations- Learning Curve - Organizational Behaviors- Lead Times Calculations and Planning- Project Management- Procurement

Weston, Fl

Helping veterans gain access to their VA Benefits.* Traveled to various QTC Clinics to help them with: -Training-Conflict Resolution-Data Processing-Patient Management* Implemented process mapping for the clinic to streamline procedures for both the patient and staff. * Created clinic's emergency protocols for: fire, active shooter, hurricane, severe weather, bomb threat, work injury * Leader during closure of clinic and transfer of all company owned materials and logistics of equipment being transferred to other facilities.

Tamarac, Fl

- Visited with outside vendors to establish fair distribution of company transport opportunities between competing partnerships. - Developed new partnerships with 3 air medical transportation companies to allow for greater options for the patient and increase satisfaction in the care given. - Advised Doctors on correct transportation needs of patients to ensure the highest level of care needed for the patient and to minimize risk to the hospital and the patient while minimizing excessive and unnecessary costs to the hospital. - Guided and focused Case Mangers to obtain the correct permissions and paperwork needed to transfer a patient to another facility. - Repaired relationships with outside vendors that previous leadership did not value to result in a 200% increase in emergency medical transportation access and coverage .- Project Manager and ideas creator of new policies and programs that came to fruition to increase internal company satisfaction with the transfer center and ease of operations. They allowed for a smoother, quicker, and more knowledgeable transfers by organizing regional areas of expertise (to include company resources, vendors resources, competition resources, and other critical areas) for quick reference.- Created presentations for Local and Regional Leadership Meetings to advise on current transfer center usage and goals to increase usage, pitched new opportunities for company growth, and build trust and communication from the ground level employee to the top leadership.

West Palm Beach, Florida

Care and treat critically ill patients. Triage patients to give those with the highest lifesaving needs first to give the best possible patient outcomes and recovery. Complete initial assessment of the patient before the doctor arrives then carry out the doctors orders to include but not limited to : admitting the patient to the hospital, preparing sutures, performing CPR, intubation, splinting, flushing wounds, packaging the patient for ground or air transport, securing violent patients, coordinating discharges, cleaning rooms, restocking rooms with proper level of medical equipment and supplies.Organized team members in critical situations to ensure patient outcome was given and increased chance of full recovery. Collaborated with transportation vendors to ensure quick transfer of the patient into the emergency room as well as critical patients to higher level facilities. Listened to patient needs to formulate a care plan that would please them as well as the doctors to increase patient recovery and satisfaction.

Miami Lakes, Fl

Case Manager helping the elderly and disabled qualify for state funded programs to increase customers quality of life. Coordinated with cold call agents to get warm leads and increase quality of initial calls and secondary calls. Contacted the warm leads to verify they could qualify for the program and obtain the required paperwork the state they lived in requested. Required paperwork was coordinated through client's: banks, life insurance, Department of Social Security, Powers Of Attorney, spouses, family members. Conferenced with Quality Control verify the case was complete to give the customer the best chance to pass the state requirements and then submit the case to the state with a 95% first time pass rate.

Winter Park, Florida

Trained sales personal on the Scion models and options. Arranged sales for with in company guidelines to effectively show floor models. Coordinated with upper management to design show room floor models to appeal to potential customers while showing off the wide variety of accessories available.Organized multiple events (as large as 600 people) off company grounds for customers and investors to get hands on with the vehicles and increase brand exposure.

Winter Park, Fl

Directed sales person to coordinate new business opportunities to connect the sales team with potential clients and leads. Consulted potential clients via emails, phone, or face to face. Figured out the clients needs and how the company could fill them. Paired them with the agent they would have the best rapport to stimulate trust and increase sales revenue.Exceeded sales goals in the first month by 300%Established budget goals for client projects, department sales goals on a monthly basis, and team personal goals. Built and maintained client relationships with solid trust and ethical business.Spoke with other companies to evaluate the competition and to build new business relationships to get the company name into the community associated with good intentions, integrity, and passion that increased foot traffic by 20%. Trained sales personal on the Scion models and options. Arranged sales for with in company guidelines to effectively show floor models. Coordinated with upper management to design show room floor models to appeal to potential customers while showing off the wide variety of accessories available.Organized multiple events (as large as 600 people) off company grounds for customers and investors to get hands on with the vehicles and increase brand exposure.

Crew Chief, Combat Life Saver (EMT), Recruiter, Assistant Platoon Sergeant, Team Leader, Trainer, Physical Fitness Instructor, Downed Aircraft Recovery TeamAn Army Veteran of 7 years active duty with 13 months in Iraq and supporting a tour to Afghanistan. He was promoted to the rank of Sergeant above peers and offered a promotion to Staff Sergeant before pursuing further personal goals in the civilian life. While in the military, lead a group of up to 12 soldiers directly. Was responsible for their daily activities ranging from : physical fitness, training, weapon competency, Downed Aircraft Recovery Team, money management, awards, promotions, counseling, coordinating between different units and organizations for mission completions, coordinating After Action Reviews to address strengths and weaknesses, inspections of unit, soldier, and personal equipment. Awards and Recognitions: 3 Army Commendation Medals, 2 Good Conduct Medals, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Medal, Non-commissioned Officer School Medal with Commandant's List Graduate Recognition (top 5%), Army Service Medal, Recruiter Badge, Aviation Crew Member Badge, Expert Rifle Marksman Badge, Expert Grenade Badge, 1st Infantry Combat Patch .

B.B.A. Operations And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society

Associate Of Science (A.S.), Emergecy Medical Services, 3.25

Business Administration And Management, General

Aviation Leadership