1. First establish a relationship with a small business owner as part of a sales team. Then assist the owner to manage the business in a new way designed to maximize profitability.2. Management consulting services provided to small business owners usually struggling to operate their business. CEO/CFO mindset needed to lead the process. The position is 100% travel. 3. Partner with a Project Manager to begin field work with the client. After the assignment is established, the Senior Business Consultant works independently with the client to achieve the established goals.4. Determine current state of business cash flow.5. With urgency find immediate opportunities to improve the cash flow within the business for short term survival while looking for opportunities to grow the business for the long run. 6. Teach the business owner to discover new opportunities within their business. Then quantify opportunity, assign ownership of the work, determine success metrics and hold the team accountable for delivering on the solution.7. Receive a letter of recommendation from the client after completing each assignment.

As a member of the Health Care team, I provide financial and operational consulting to doctors in private practice. This includes dentists, veterinarians and medical doctors.My expertise includes practice start-up and transition, business revenue cycle optimization, performance benchmarking and compliance.

I connect Dental, Medical and Veterinary practices with banking services designed to support the unique operational needs of these professional organizations. Since 1995 I have filled a variety of service positions in accounting, finance, IT and consulting to hospitals, medical, dental and veterinary practices.

This position provided operational consulting and financial services for small to mid-sized physician practices. In addition, PhoneTree and EHS CareRevolution EHR / Practice Management software solutions were marketed to new and existing clients. Other responsibilities included:Business developmentPractice start-up consultingPractice dissolution consultingEHR / Practice Management system vendor selectionFinancial statement compilationBudgeting and cash flow projectionsCompliancePartnership code of conductTax planning

This position provided single point of contact for the corporate IT function to regional operational leadership.Ad hoc member of the hospital Executive TeamMember of the medical group Executive TeamCo-leader of IT Steering CommitteeCo-leader of Clinical IT Advisory Council (Physician advisory panel)Consultant to physicians, executives and operational leadership regarding IT operations and strategyAssists region with acquisition of IT capital, both inside and outside of the budget processSupports EHR planning and execution teamsFacilitates planning for IT infrastructure and application deployment in new building construction projects

This position managed a staff of IT professionals and provided leadership and customer service to computer application users throughout the integrated health care system. This service included project management, troubleshooting, consulting services and liaison work to technical staff and software vendors. Responsibilities also included business analysis/process improvement, continuous quality improvement, system upgrades/replacement, staff development and membership to the Leadership Team.Managed the Data Processing Operations centerManaged the application integration staff – McKesson Cloverleaf and Cerner Open EngineManaged the VMS/AIX OS System Engineering TeamEnterprise Vendor Selection CommitteeHospital-Based Billing Strategic Planning CommitteeYear 2000 compliance steering teamInternal Audit assignments from the CFO

This position provided project management, workflow analysis and system support to users of computer applications across the integrated health care system. Applications supported included General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Fixed Assets, Human Resources, Payroll, Time & Attendance and Materials Management.