Lead Special Projects & Transaction Team of 10 employees at the analyst to director level embedded within corporate development to support transactions, develop strategic growth initiatives, and drive ad hoc special projects.

Led performance improvement projects for hospitals and health systems focused on cost reduction and operational improvement. Project teams typically consist of 1-5 members implementing 10-15 initiatives concurrently, each with client work teams comprised of up to 20 team members at the director, vice president, and executive levels.Led the practice methodology team for group purchasing strategy; created Huron’s playbook to advise health systems on group purchasing relationships by developing BDPs, analytical methodology, and project templates. Served as a Performance Manager in the practice responsible for developing and supporting three Analysts by providing ongoing feedback and counseling on project obstacles and workplace issues.

Supported health systems to reduce costs on contracted services through the implementation of various cost savings initiatives. Conducted various opportunity assessments at hospitals of all size and location to identify target areas for performance improvement projects, quantify savings opportunities, and present findings to client members at the director, vice president, and executive levels

Supported the project management of the Non-Labor team to achieve annual recurring savings of over $60 million at a large healthcare system in the southeast.

-Learned about contemporary issues in Operations Management through assisting in small research projects; tasks included paper editing, literature/popular press reviews, experiment design and execution, and data management-Assisted in preparing lesson plans and creating lecture PowerPoint slides-Created homework, quiz, and test problems along with solution videos for a class of over 200 students

-Ran cost/benefit analysis to evaluate the payback periods of three engineering projects and presented recommendations to company leadership-Used statistical analysis to allocate money to the distribution centers to cover the expenses of owning and operating a temperature control room-Added metrics to the financial reports that evaluate the performance of 40 distribution centers -Assisted in restructuring and upgrading the SharePoint site from 2010 to 2013

-Prepared 18 students of all levels to take the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT) through an eight week course-Chose course material and organized lesson plans to best train the students for the logical nature of the LSAT-Motivated, encouraged, and shared best practices with students to handle the high pressures of the test

-Hired the best candidates for clients by: sourcing candidates, conducting interviews, evaluating qualifications, finding the best culture fit, and following up with the employee and client relationship-Generated leads for new business and set meetings with target accounts -Trained and constantly practiced new recruiting practices and effective strategies -Worked closely with Sales Managers and Senior Recruiters to learn sales and management tactics-Created and maintained relationships with Aerotek contractors and co-workers