Over the last 100 years, medicine has evolved dramatically through technological innovations, but the system for buying medical goods and services necessary to provide best-in-class healthcare has not. All Executives responsible for the financial health of hospitals agree that the Group Purchasing Organizations and Pricing Research Models are outdated, non-transparent, inefficient, and often do not even cover many healthcare spend categories.The time for a change is now, and I am excited to lead The Group Savings Organization as it moves from pilot mode (approximately 20 Subscribers over the last 12 months) to an official launch state. The GSO will help hospital sourcing arms save measurable dollars with zero investment or risk while also generating revenue. That is not a typo, The GSO will help hospitals save money and generate additional income with no risk.Over the next few months, we will have several significant hiring and partnership announcements that I am excited to share as we work to change the way healthcare buys goods and services.Please visit us at www.thegso.com and our LinkedIn page (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-group-savings-organization-healthcare/ ) where you can learn more about The GSO: Where healthcare procurement becomes profitable.

Leading a very talented team of people at Virtual Procurement Services and having a blast doing it. Virtual Procurement Services (VPS) has been reducing and recovering technology spends for customers since 2009. Unlike traditional buying services or Group Purchasing Organizations, our success is not tied to reviewing what someone else paid for something two quarters ago. Our success is tied to combining the actual cost structures of these pieces and parts (based on the results of our proprietary predictive analytics tool (VVI ©) that allows us to measure the fully burdened costs throughout distribution), and a complete understanding of these manufacturer’s publisher’s, and VAR’s pricing process’.While selling organizations have had help in maximizing their revenue and margins through the companies lie VARtopia. However, until VPS, customers had been left to their own devices. Our customers have seen the tangible results as VPS has helped them recover recognize millions of dollars from purchases made years earlier. We have saved even more money for our customers after receiving what they thought were best and final offers. What seem to surprise our customers more than anything else, is that we are able to accomplish these savings while strengthening the relationships with the people that support them. VPS specializes in the negotiation and renegotiating (in-term) of IT related maintenance contracts as well as net new capital purchases (Cisco, IBM, NetApp, VMware, EMC, HP, Dell, Microsoft, SAP, ORACLE...). VPS is the only procurement company who specializes in the reduction of maintenance costs and we are paid only when we save our clients money. Additionally, VPS offers transactional buying support services which are focused on supporting the day-to-day buying activity that is typically managed by a centralized procurement organization or directly at the end-user level.

Developed and supported major advertising agencies purchases of small market radio station's air time. Helped create the first on-line model for radio spot buying.Clients included Western Initiative, The Martin Agency, Ogilvy and Mather...

Was the operational partner in some of Washington D.C.'s most successful restaurants and nightclubs. Ownership stakes in Aux Pied de Cochon, Steel City Grill, Georgetown Station, George Toons.During the time as the operational partner I was responsible for lease negotiations, staffing, marketing, public relations, and food and beverage operations.