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Leadership Style Achievement oriented, confident, trustworthy, viewed as energy source for others Innovative, analytical, creative, attracted to entrepreneurial ideas Likes to move at a fast pace and can keep pace with environment Strong management knowledge, leadership, and supervision Deals well with complex issues, gets it right, meets deadlines Inspires subordinates to think, grow, and take responsibility Selected Achievements Led and managed discovery processes for global software rewrite for reinsurance company Directed operations – 3 Regions, $87M operating budget, 21 direct & >250 indirect employees Re-engineered business processes to acquire 3% sales growth and 1.5% cost reductions annually Led outsourcing initiative to reduce $20M logistics spending by 5% annually Created and executed distributor agreements to secure 80% top line sales growth Planned and managed capital for a $200M operation, covering 37 nationwide facilities Staffing model created to support capacity planning and optimal customer service capability Designed & developed new equipment (tools & semi-automation) to support products launches Group leader for new data management system (design, scope, deploy) for multidisciplinary users Identified & implemented logistics technology as a solution to improve customer service & reduce operating cost Three U.S. and European Patents awarded ('02, '03 and '05) for design and use related to product packaging and two pharmaceutical related dispensing systems Commencement speaker - "...IF...you set your mind to it", Warren County High School ('06) Education & Training Executive Master in Business Administration (MBA), Int'l Business, St Louis University Bachelors of Science, Radiological Sciences, University of Missouri - Columbia Bachelors of Science, Agriculture, University of Missouri - Columbia Lean Executive Leadership, University of Kentucky Lean / Six Sigma & Operational Excellence (OpEx), Tyco Healthcare Project Management, Kepner-Trageo Prosci Change Management, Reinsurance Company of America (RGA) Certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Six Sigma Global Institute |