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Sales Programs Manager @ GE Healthcare Managed sales operations programs including implementation of new IT system, integration of a new business acquisition, development and management of sales compensation plans, sales demos, and customer workshops/site visits. From March 2003 to November 2005 (2 years 9 months) Captain @ US Army Demonstrated excellence in a variety of challenging operational...

Sales Programs Manager @ GE Healthcare Managed sales operations programs including implementation of new IT system, integration of a new business acquisition, development and management of sales compensation plans, sales demos, and customer workshops/site visits. From March 2003 to November 2005 (2 years 9 months) Captain @ US Army Demonstrated excellence in a variety of challenging operational leadership roles focused on maintenance and logistics including: Company Commander, Aide-de-Camp, and Brigade Logistics Officer. Multiple global assignments including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Germany, Hungary, Croatia. Provided operational support to large unit deployments to Panama and Rwanda. Extensive experience leading people, including deployment of 350-person unit to a combat zone. From 1989 to 1998 (9 years) Global Materials Manager @ Boart Longyear Global Materials Manager Boart Longyear Drilling Services is a supplier to the international mining market. $1B Revenue. Direct activities of a geographically dispersed team of 240 employees providing materials support to drilling services operations in over 50 forward stocking locations in 30 countries. • Determine appropriate organization and staffing for newly created global function. • Implement standard planning and ordering processes. • Integrate planning and distribution activities with central supply chain to reduce inventory levels for the business. • Ensure trade compliance. From July 2012 to October 2013 (1 year 4 months) Director of Global Service Operations @ GE Healthcare Led team supporting a $150M global field service business including supply and logistics for $15M parts inventory, field technical product support and field training program, customer call center operations, safety and quality compliance programs. Worked closely with global leadership to develop service strategies to drive service revenue growth in emerging markets. • Improved service delivery speed 25% by reducing parts delivery span and increasing technical competency of field engineers through tools and training. Reduced material cost by $1.3M through repaired parts. • 99.9% inventory accuracy in field environment• Led implementation of Oracle inventory module and upgrade to current Oracle platform.• Achieved world-class customer NPS score of 83%. • Successfully passed three FDA-directed audits- Green Belt certification in Lean/Six Sigma From November 2005 to June 2012 (6 years 8 months) Director of Service - Pacific Region @ GE Healthcare Responsible for field service delivery to hospitals and surgical centers in 12 western U.S. states with team of 27 field service engineers. P&L responsibility. - Exceeded $15M revenue target by 6% and increased contract sales by 15% while managing costs to plan.- Pulled onto division-wide project to improve product quality. Implemented complaint triage process and longer term process to incorporate field intelligence into complaint review process, reducing complaint rate by 20%. - Selected for GE leadership development programs From October 2000 to March 2003 (2 years 6 months) Consultant @ Andersen Consulting Business Process Consultant focused on optimizing client’s total supply chain by implementing business solutions that help support new and developing business strategies. Lead functional designer for materials and inventory management. Major projects included implementation of an “Order to Remittance” software solution for AT&T and post-implementation support of SAP R/3 system for Sharp Manufacturing. From September 1998 to September 2000 (2 years 1 month) Sr. Director of Operations @ Stryker Responsible for global supply chain operations and strategy supporting a $975M division of Stryker, including P&L responsibility for 3 manufacturing plants in US and Ireland encompassing 1500 employees. Greater Salt Lake City AreaDirector Of Operations @ Stryker P&L responsibility for 2 US manufacturing plants supporting $300M in revenue and 400+ employees. Responsible for transfer and closure of 3 plants into a greenfield start-up plant. From May 2016 to October 2018 (2 years 6 months) Greater Salt Lake City AreaDirector of Materials @ Stryker Develops and leads team responsible for developing manufacturing build plans, shipment scheduling and ensuring materials and services are available to support manufacturing operations across North America in support of $500M division.• Optimize planning and inventory management processes across diverse systems to improve visibility to data and reduce cost. • Improve integration of planning and distribution activities with global supply chain to reduce inventory levels for the business. • Lead supply planning aspects of plant consolidation to optimize product cost. From November 2013 to April 2016 (2 years 6 months)