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Bedminster, New Jersey, United States

Zelis Healthcare is a healthcare technology growth company and market-leading provider of integrated healthcare cost management and payments solutions including network analytics, network access, network cost management, payment integrity and electronic payments to payers, healthcare providers and consumers in the medical, dental and workers’ compensation markets nationwide.

Plymouth, Minnesota

Provide innovative solutions and superior support to help healthcare professionals and providers ensure safety, enhance patient outcomes, and improve the total cost of care.At Smiths Medical, we are passionate about improving and saving the lives of patients through high quality, innovative medical devices and services. We are a leading global manufacturer of specialty medical devices that provides innovative and lifesaving solutions for the world’s healthcare markets. Specializing in Infusion Therapy, Vascular Access, Vital Care, and Specialty Products & Services, our products are found in hospital, emergency, home and specialty care environments and are used during critical and intensive care, surgery, post-operative care and for support in managing chronic illness.

Bloomington, Minnesota

• Collaborate with Senior Leadership to create a customized three-day Leadership Development Program for Operations and Sales leaders. Over 150 attendees in 2015 with focus on improved talent management, retention, financial acumen, and employee engagement. Follow-up Leadership class to launch March 2016.• Develop customized Behavioral Interview training to educate leaders on identifying candidates who best match specific job competencies. Exercises included a DDI card sort activity with subject matter experts aimed at identifying job specific, individual, and organizational competencies for specific roles. • Create and refine on-boarding programs for hospital and district employees in the areas of company culture, strategy, and job specific responsibilities.• Supervise Leadership Development Team, including the L&D Specialist & Training Specialist to support strategic initiatives for the organization in the areas of hiring, developing, and retention of employees.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Collaborate with Leadership to develop and refine training curriculum that supports the organizations strategies.• Customized Professional Selling Skills (PSS) course curriculum for UHS including the development of 200+ power point slides and 20 role case scenarios for Medical Equipment Solutions and Surgical Services. Facilitated training to 40+ Account Executives and Surgical Specialists with increased ability to retain course information.• Chief Architect, Project Manager and Facilitator for Essentials – a quarterly, three day new employee orientation program for Account Executives, Clinical Care and Surgical Specialists, Hospital Leaders, and District Managers. Produced costs savings and increased efficiencies by transforming the class from five days to three days while maintaining a strong impact on participants.• Strategize with UHS Executive Team to create training curriculum for organizations’ divisional meetings and Summit – UHS’ three day annual leadership conference that supports engagement, collaboration, and execution achieving high-level approval ratings.• Develop and Manage E-Learning through organizations’ Learning Management System – Cornerstone. Supervise the Technical Training Specialist who serves as the LMS administrator of Cornerstone. Work with various departments to develop E-Learning curriculum within Brainshark and Articulate Storyline in areas such as sales, compliance, safety, and systems. • Create, maintain, and refine on-boarding programs for Account Executives and Sales Directors.• Collaborate with Sales Operations to ensure an updated training curriculum to support sales force automation.• A member of elite, ten person team conducting screening interviews for account executive candidates throughout the U.S. Partner with UHS recruiting; utilize behavioral interviewing to narrow down final candidates, make better selections, and reduce turnover.

• Transformed paper-driven global Sales Force Automation (SFA) system into an Oracle platform for improved organizational alignment, cost savings, and new business development efforts to increase external growth.• Designed, administered and measured training effectiveness for 250 person sales force.

• Responsible for training and development for sales organization which resulted in increased sales performance in strategic areas.• Chief architect and trainer of AmeriPride Business College – a five day top sales performer training class, which reduced turnover through improved skills leading to substantial cost savings. • Lead designer of Up and Running - a thirteen week new sales rep development program designed to enhance sales skills and broaden business and industry knowledge; including such skills as customer service, production operations, and office procedures. Directly impacted time reduction for full sales productivity from twelve to six months.• Created Evolution, a comprehensive on-line training platform for sales, which became the model for enterprise-wide training.• Led vertical market training for hospitality, healthcare, and industrial divisions. Developed skill sets and strategies for penetrating emerging markets.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing