Pinnacle GI Partners is the largest integrated Gastroenterology practice in Michigan and one of the largest and most innovative in the Midwestern United States.400 teammates strong, supporting more than 60 providers in Gastroenterology, Colorectal surgery, CRNAs, Nurse Practioners, and Physician Assistants.We are here to support the mission of private practice and improve the quality of care to patients seeking our help.

For over 30 years, Precision Lens had been a leading medical sales and distribution company serving a 13 state geography in the midwestern United States. Recruited to succeed founder/CEO. 4 direct reports, including functional areas of sales, finance, business development and HR.

Consultant to various Private Equity (PE) firms looking to enter the Physician Practice Management (PPM)/Multisite Ophthalmology Healthcare space.

OI Infusion partners with physicians and health systems to provide office based and ambulatory infusion services. Recruited on interim basis to help rebuild finance function and assist with recruiting finance leaders and finance support team, as well as provide operational arms and legs while company pursued growth opportunities.

General manager responsible for leading and driving the culture, business growth, and clinical and operational results of a Multisite Division of U.S. Renal Care. 60 sites in 13 states in the Midwest and South United States. 4 direct reports, plus dotted line to shared resources in HR and Finance.Achievements:-1 year same-store CAGR above market and above company average.-Lead company in home dialysis vs in-center treatment %.-Clinical improvement at company average.-Reduced spend on contract labor from >$1M to zero in first 6 months.

Reporting directly to the Board, shared responsibility for driving overall strategy, scaling the organization and aligning teammate and company performance for success...with the support from awesome group of doctors, patient care teams, executive and senior leadership teams.

Responsible for the day to day operational excellence, organic growth strategy and managing physician relationships for American Vision Partners—a large, rapidly expanding eye care platform in the southwestern United States. Responsible for Human Resources and retail medical departments. $350M PnL. 64 clinics, 20 ASCs, 40 optical stores and 30 satellite offices in 3 states. 130+ Physicians, 1400+ teammates. Key accomplishments -Established KPIs including labor, capacity utilization, and leading indicators for growth. -Drove results in Labor and Productivity yielding >$2M in operational efficiency -Grew 2017-2020 same store EBITDA growth +12% through managing productivity and improving capacity utilization. -Developed and executed on 3 new product lines worth >$5M EBITDA-Co-lead on effort to develop Vision, Mission and Values based culture-Established culture of excellence using data and core values to inform decision making-Improved rolling 12 month retention from 63%-73% 2019 vs 2018/2017.

General manager responsible for leading and driving the business growth, clinical and operational results of $200M Multisite Division of Davita Inc, a Fortune 200 company. Grew DaVita’s Wisconsin business from 23 to 50+ sites, successfully deploying $100M+ in capital on acquisitions, de novo center growth and expansions. 7 direct and 700+ indirect reports. Full responsibility for PnL in addition to addressing top growth priorities; including building physician relationships, contract negotiation/management, identifying and developing joint ventures and acquisitions, integrated care opportunities, and special projects.

Responsible for leading and driving all aspects of Davita's multi site operations in 2 regions. 13 direct and 600 indirect reports. Accountable for $115M P&L in addition to all clinical outcomes, addressing top growth priorities, building physician relationships, identifying and developing joint ventures, financial modeling, project lead on denovos, integrated care opportunities, acquisition due diligence and integration.

Responsible for leading and driving all aspects of Davita's dialysis business in 1 region. 13 manager and 150 indirect reports. Accountable for $35M P&L in addition to all clinical outcomes, addressing top growth priorities, building physician relationships, identifying and developing joint ventures, acquisitions, and integrated care opportunities, performing due diligence and leading successful operational conversions on acquisitions.

Started as Certified Ophthalmic Assistant, eventually holding nearly every role, from surgical scrub tech, to diagnostic technician, to front desk and billing, and ultimately complete responsibility for $10M P&L. Responsible for overall multi-site (7+ locations) ophthalmology operations, strategy, growth (including acquisitions/mergers and denovo site development) and coordination of finance, clinical, marketing, IT, and human resources. Formed Wisconsin’s 1st Ophthalmology MSO, Serving 2 group Ophthalmology practices, 1 Medicare Certified multi-specialty ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center) and the market leading retail LASIK laser vision practice. Certified Ophthalmic Executive.

OptoType is a first of its kind visual acuity software company. The company's initial software product, SnellenVision, is commercially available. SnellenVision is designed to allow dual display of visual acuity charts (patient display) and run other software, such as EMR, at the same time (operators display). Saving the ophthalmology practice time and money, the complete system is available for less than the cost of a traditional visual acuity screen projector. Add on modules are in development.https://web.archive.org/web/20050204032644/http://optotype.com/system.html

Founder and president of specialty medical advertising start-up. 6 clients and annual placements of over $3.5 million. Sold business in 2004.

Operations manager at prominent academic medical practice. Lead clinical ophthalmic tech and surgical scrub technician.Columbia Vision Correction, division of Refractive Surgery at Columbia University Department of Ophthalmology. Special Projects/Clinical research-Lead project coordinator FDA trial Levofloxacin for Bacterial Conjunctivitis-Lead project coordinator FDA trial VISX Star S2 Excimer Laser System PRK for Mild to Moderate Hyperopia with and without Astigmatism.-Published: Isolation of Fetal Retinal Cones. Salchow DJ, Trokel SL, Kjeldbye H, Dudley T, Gouras P. Curr Eye Res. 2001 Feb.

Submitted for Publication: MacRae, S.M., Dudley TA, Rich, L.F., Bird-Robertson, L, Peterson J: Continuous Quality Improvement for Myopic Excimer Laser PRK. Archives of Ophthalmology