Operations Leadership Development Program
Clifton, New Jersey, United States
Operations-focused program with rotations in laboratory operations, patient services, national client services, logistics, supply chain and fulfillment. Own and support local, regional and national continuous improvement projects, driving increased productivity and efficiency using lean principles. • Collaborated on developing enterprise-wide instrument connectors, which will provide real-timeremote access to instrument diagnostics and data. When implemented, this system will result in lower cost, fewer materials, higher throughput, and less downtime for diagnostic test instruments.• Developed instrument and service monitoring interfaces in SCADA software to capture maintenance information to guide service contracts, and to visualize information from instrument connectors.• Spearheaded continuous improvement initiatives, leading to savings of more than $100,000 per annumthrough the reduction of freight costs, material scrapped, and instrument downtime. • Led inventorying of supplies for 372 East Region facilities, and performed analysis to reduce overstock, over-ordering, and determine appropriate inventory levels relative to each facility’s volume.• Implemented a redesign of the pick, pack, and ship fulfillment warehouse that ships 650,000+ boxesper year, improving warehouse efficiency and reducing turnaround times.• Presented to and engaged with executive leadership on a regular basis regarding proof of concept of instrument connectors and recommendations for cost savings and process optimization