Manager Management
Resume:
JAMES M. HUSTON
Sacramento, California 95864
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Results-driven professional with extensive experience leading people and building teams, implementing and overseeing technology, managing multi-million dollars of stock. 23 years of success planning and directing logistics and support service activities. Adept at defining customer’s needs and meeting their requirements. Areas of expertise:
Strategic/Operations Planning
Operations Management
Supply Operations
Budgeting/Financial Reports
Project Management
Process Improvement
Quality Improvement
Purchasing Relationship/Team Building
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA
Materials Manager, Apr – Oct 2011
• Oversaw purchasing operations including team of up to 13.
• Supervised, scheduled, evaluated and counseling staff.
• Designed and developed shipping, storage, receiving area and warehouse racking/location
system for Central Warehouse.
• Established and managed customer support office, mail delivery system and supply procedures
for central warehouse operations.
• Planned, developed, and created policies for supporting functions according to organizational
needs and objectives; provided support and assistance to other operating units of the
organization.
• Administered department budget, tracked expenditures, reconciled accounts and monitored
biweekly payroll expenses.
• Coordinated employee HR actions, collected and reported performance metrics, planned and
coordinated office and warehouse space requirements and hired and implemented training for
staff.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Lakeport, CA
Director of Materials Management, Nov 2001 – Apr 2011
• Directed and managed the Materials Management Department related to purchasing, inventory control, supply distribution, central supply, receiving, mail distribution, printing and duplicating, forms management, records storage, and property and fleet operations. Managed the linen services and housekeeping departments for one year.
• Accountable for managing the department budget, tracking expenditures, reconciling accounts, biweekly timesheets, coordinating employee HR actions, performance reviews, disciplinary counseling’s, conflict management and resolution. Establish daily work schedules and assignments, monitor daily activities, and prioritize work flow in conjunction with customer requirements.
• Managed department clerical staff with daily activities which included purchasing, content/file maintenance, reconciliation of hospital invoices, mailroom sorting and distribution activities, researching inquiries and customer complaints, disseminating information to customers and leadership, conducting inventories.
• Responsible for developing policies and procedures for supporting hospital objectives in accordance with department and organizational needs, responsible for providing support and assistance to department leaders in conjunction with administrative/corporate directives.
• Appointed to serve as an Administrative Director for Sutter Lakeside Hospital from 2005 to 2008. Assisted Administrative Team in providing administrative services, including budget and financial management; purchasing, procurement, and contract administration; general administrative services; facilities, property, safety, and space management. Admistrative team was responsible for developing strategic objectives, long and short range planning, budget forecasting and planning, oversight of department service lines.
• Served on the Patient Care Council responsible for addressing quality of care, patient’s complaints, complaint monitoring and resolution, nursing and ancillary operations, and oversight of hospital committees. Served as a member of the hospitals infection control, code blue, safety, risk management, workers compensation, HAZMAT, emergency management, and space planning committees.
Rugged Wearhouse, Cary, NC
Assistant Store Manager, Mar 2000 – Oct 2001
• Responsible for store operations, inventory, logistics functions, store budget, bank deposits, daily reports, customer relations and loss prevention.
• Establish daily work schedules and assignments, monitor daily activities, and prioritize work flow in conjunction with customer requirements.
US Army, Apr 1987 – July 1999
Warehouse/Distribution Supervisor, July 1999 – Mar 2000
Fort Bragg, NC
• Responsible for providing logistical support to the XVIII Airborne corps and supported units. Managed 16 soldiers for rapid deployable operations by Air, Land, and Sea movement. Stored, maintained and issued medical supplies and contingency stock valued in excess of 1.2 million dollars.
• Direct responsibility for employee assignments, performance reviews, disciplinary counseling’s, conflict management and resolution. Establish daily work schedules and assignments, monitor daily activities, and prioritize work flow in conjunction with mission requirements.
Assistant Dir, Medical Materials Management, July 1997 – July 1999
Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC
• Supervised 50 employees in five sections: Inventory Management, Quality Control, Customer Service, Materials Warehouse, and Materials Distribution. Managed department staff which included purchasing, content/file maintenance, reconciliation of hospital invoices, mailroom sorting and distribution activities, contract management, researching inquiries and customer complaints, disseminating information to customers and leadership, conducting inventories.
• Managed operations of the Installation Medical Supply Activity/ Materials Warehouse with a 32 million-dollar inventory. Reengineered the Medical Supply warehouse with automation systems such as scanners, conveyer system, bar code label printers, and carousel shelving pick system. Expanded warehouse customer base by 30% and increased order-ship time from 48 hrs to 8 hrs. Led distribution warehouse to a level of excellence that lowered the denial rate to .3% and maintained a zero balance rate of 2%.
• Duties included managing the department budget, tracking expenditures, reconciling accounts, coordinating employee HR actions, collecting and reporting performance metrics, contract review, planning and coordinating office and warehouse space requirements, implement training for staff, preparing reports and presentations.
• Prepared the Medical Materials Branch for movement into a new 250 million dollar facility. Responsible for developing operational activities for customer support within the new hospital. Responsible for developing policies and procedures for supporting hospital objectives in accordance with department and organizational needs, responsible for providing support and assistance to department leaders in conjunction with command directives.
Materials Manager, Apr 1987 – June 1997
Camp Casey, Korea, White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Primasens, Germany
• Served as the Materials Manager, Personnel Management Supervisor, Camp Casey (Korea). Responsible for clinic budget, expenditures and procurement programs. Managed warehouse operation for the 2nd largest medical facility in Korea.
• Served as the Materials Manager, McAfee US Health Clinic, (WSMR, NM). Responsible for clinic budget, expenditures and procurement programs, inventory control, property accountability, and material purchasing, storage, and distribution.
• Shipping/Warehouse Supervisor for Transportation Department. Responsible for daily and weekly loading schedule for customer base of over 300 different activities. Repack Supervisor accountable for the distribution of medical supplies to all US medical assets outside the United States. Managed a staff of 15 personnel to include 6 German Nationals. Responsible for insuring quality control measures were implemented, data was verified and material was distributed to shipping area.
Education
Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE
Masters in Healthcare Administration, Expected completion date Feb 2014
Bellevue University, Bellevue, NE
BS in Business, Apr 2012
● GPA: 3.60/4.00
Western International University, Phoenix, AZ
AA in Business Administration, Feb 2011
● GPA: 3.67/4.00
Specialized Training
• Primary Leadership Course
• Non Commissioned Officer Course
• Microsoft Training
• Supply Operations
• Logistics Management Course
• Medical Supply Sustainment Course
• Hazardous Material Course
• Equal Opportunity Course
• Health Care Facility Waste Management Course
• Inventory Management
• Distribution Management Course
• Forklift Certification
• USACHPPM Waste Management Course
• OES Incident Command Training
• Medical Clinical Excellence Course
• Certified Value Analysis Training
• OES HAZMAT First Responder Operations
• Public Purchasing Course
References
Pam Spellman
Supply Chain Manger
Sutter Amador Hospital
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Robert Stephens
Content Manager
Supply Chain Operations & Processes
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Rochelle Rodriquez
Supply Chain Manager
Sutter Coast Hospital
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Rob Matevish
Regional Director of Materials Management
Sutter Health
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