Internal transition to HR with the transfer of 'Carilion Ideas' platform to this department; Now member of a 'Predictive Analytics' team involved in ongoing employee engagement studies and related initiativesThe development of the 'Carilion Ideas' Employee Suggestion Platform started in early 2015 while still hosted within the 'Center for Innovation'.- Best practice research / concept work in 2015, followed by pitch and selection of external vendor to develop technology- First pilot in Spring 2016 with IT department; second pilot in summer 2016 with 3 regional hospitals- Company-wide rollout in September 2016'Carilion Ideas' is VERY successful: it received 700+ ideas within one year; multiple ideas are already implemented or are in the evaluation / implementation status; launch of first special cost savings / sustainability challenge ('Print Smart') in spring 2017 Carilion Ideas was integrated in a larger HR-hosted strategic initiative in early 2017: ongoing participation in related events and strategic task (including a recent: 'Best Practice' analysis of 2016 GPTW hospitals)

Hired to Carilion "Center for Innovation' as Senior Process Improvement Consultant in 2012 to develop the internal web presence, organize quality and patient safety related events and participate in PI projects; the 'Center for Innovation' was changed into two distinctive departments in 2016; became member of the ‘Business Consulting’ group reporting to the VP Business DevelopmentExamples of successful projects and related tasks from 2012 to 2016:- 'Center For Innovation' content development: produced all visuals and text content for comprehensive Intranet hub; developed multiple Six Sigma / PI tools (e.g. Fishbone Copy&Paste Tool; Project Charter Tool, SWOT Analysis Template); supported Six Sigma and Service Design Training Events- 'Shine' Recognition Event and Quality Awards: Responsible as Project Manager for establishing 'Shine' as the company 'signature' event to celebrate its Culture and successful Quality / Process Improvement Projects: coined the title; developed event structure, organized Quality Award Application process, mentored various PI projects; organized special integrated competitions like the 'Poster Awards' in 2014; participated in the development and organization of Carilion's first Quality Conference in 2016 - Patient Safety Screensavers: Developed strategy to communicate process and goals internally; produced multiple related visuals and tools- CMS / Hospital Compare Project: Context was pro-active documentation of Quality Measures and Safety Data (e.g. HCAHPS scores) on public website: evaluated of related software (e.g. MONAHRQ), benchmarked 18 U.S. Hospitals; developed data integration process to populate internal database for automatic chart production on public website; restructured Intranet 'Quality Hub'

Business Consultant / Web Designer for Media Agency Green & Associates, ACP Women-in-Medicine and Technology Start-Up DDMotion; also built their web presence (no longer online); from June 2011 to June 2012 working with Long & Foster in Residential Real Estate; real-estate related business development

Dual Concentration in Marketing and International Business

Developed Intranet and Website (no longer online); Medical Assistant

Created $500,000 internet gaming platform for T-Mobile; developed Video-on-Demand website for German web TV Company Mediavision; during 3 years before this position: Consultant for ITV pilot in Berlin, developed mobile location-based system 'Infoman', organized New Media conventions (also public speaker); participated in large market research studies