Management:Specializing inCorporate Strategy, Cost Optimization, Financial Analysis, Vendor Management

Diplomatic and astute leader of verifiable success identifying and capitalizing on growth opportunities in business processes, procurement, information technology and cost optimization. Dedicated to continual process improvements through streamlining operations and raising efficiencies, resulting in significant bottom-line increases. Key in managing new vendors and expanding account value.

• Cost Management Strategies
• Procurement
• Operations Management
• Finance Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Budget Analysis
• Policy/Procedure Development

Accomplishments- IT Portfolio Manager Confidential, 2007- Present

• In two years at Williams Lea, I initiated and led four major projects that were not on any radar within the company that resulted in total annual savings of over $800K.
• Provided strategic counsel to the CIO/CFO in strategic planning, financial target setting, forecasting, budgeting, P/L management, cost savings, sales, financial analysis, and risk assessment, while offering enhancement or corrective actions where necessary.
• Responsible for the annual budget plan, including the capital, financial, and operational budgets for Corporate IT and guidance to Account Directors.
• Responsible for monthly P&L closing process with regard to analyzing and investigating actual versus forecast earnings' variances, balance sheet/working capital results, and operating cash flow.
• Ensured compliance with budget allocations; maintained accurate spending records; and established measures for budgetary controls.
• Created the most accurate annual budget through cost containment, vendor management, telecom ownership, procurement ownership, and purchasing and maintenance ownership.
• Developed overall awareness of company performance and direction in order to guide business decisions and drive shareholder value.
• Provided Finance with timely analyses and reports as needed, including profitability analyses, cost/benefit analyses, and other ad hoc analyses.
• Single handedly created a composite of all telecom cost allocations and telecom vendors: Consolidated telecommunication invoices and presented them on a payment schedule reducing late fees, duplicate invoices, misapplied payments, overlapping service dates, and other errors not associated with line item charges. No telecom services were shut off since I took ownership of telecom expenses.
• Network & Spend Optimization: By controlling zero usage devices, cross-checking personnel moves, optimizing wireless rate plans and more implemented to drive costs down significantly.
• Created optimization strategies employed to evaluate voice, data and bundled plans to ensure organization is utilizing telephone and wireless plans at the appropriate (and lowest) cost based on usage and corporate need.

Professional Synopsis
Confidential
Sr. Project Manager 2000-2007

• Reorganized lab operations, creating training stations and standard operating procedures to cross-train staff members. Reduced errors 45%, employee turnover, and overtime. Raised productivity 25%.
• Worked with a logistics manager in establishing a specimen pick-up schedule that improved test result delivery by two hours, raising client service while reducing overtime.
• Facilitated an integration project merging customers from one lab system to a new standard system created from two unique companies; received an award for contributions.
• Orchestrated a corporate project completed three months ahead of schedule, implementing the first national ELINC standard interface for a company.
• Managed cross-functional teams in projects worth over $1M in annual revenue, working with sales and marketing in implementation phase procedures, as well as coordinating with clients and vendors.

Confidential
Implementation Analyst 1997-2000

Managed sales, vendor, client, and developer relationships during build of new IT interfaces for the implementation of lab test orders and results. Created system and acceptance test plans and validated testing, facilitating efforts between all necessary parties to ensure maximum end-to-end functionality.

• Devised standard operating procedures for delivering final lab result reports, which raised customer satisfaction, utilized as a selling feature to gain new clients.
• Coordinated meetings between implementation analysts and sales force to establish synergies between the two departments. Increased employee and customer satisfaction.

Specimen Processing Lab Supervisor 1997-Present

Directs a team of 60 lab technicians across pathology, toxicology, chemistry, and hematology departments. Utilizes Six Sigma to benchmark predictive performance and forecast future information technology and business trends. Maintains regulatory compliance while overseeing policy/procedure development, reporting, specimen processing, analyst verifications, and documentation.

• Created a departmental training manual that raised efficiencies 40%, resulting in a 15% expense cut.

Confidential
Chief Chemist/Laboratory Supervisor 1990-1997

Led a team of five laboratory technicians, assigning and evaluating work. Analyzed samples for metals; prepared standards/modifiers for sample analysis with dilutions; and performed instrument detection/method diction limits for all metals. Provided waste sample approval in accordance with State and Federal regulations. Established quality controls, calibrated instruments, and conducted instrument troubleshooting.

• Trained 24 personnel in EPA, OSHA, and NIOSH regulations on state-of-the-art instrumentation operation.
• Completed over 100,000 tests in a four-year period with a 100% analytical success rate.

Education
MBA in Financial and Technology Management
BS in Chemistry

Awards:

Cambridge Who’s Who, Exceptionals Award.
Certifications: Project Management, New Interface and Sample Introduction Techniques for Mass Spectrometer, Time Management, The Challenge of Leadership, Advanced HTML, Access 2000, Intermediate FrontPage 2000