MICHAEL J. FLYNN *** West Avenue ? Buffalo, New York 14201
716-***-****-H 716-***-****-C email: ***************@*****.***
QUALIFICATIONS
Executive Leadership Financial Oversight
Business Plan and Budget Development P & L Responsibility
Manager / Motivator / Team Builder Creative Thinking
Operations Management / Analysis Project Management
Skillful Communicator Sales Development & Customer Support
EDUCATION
Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, Business Management
Canisius College, Buffalo, NY University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
SUMMARY PROFILE
. A dynamic business executive with 20+ years experience in operations
management, financial oversight and business planning/review; Developed
new business through physical plant expansion, service line extensions
and marketing programs that increased sales and profits
. Analyzed work flows, processes, procedures and customer satisfaction;
identified opportunities to enhance operational performance, and improve
cost structure and profit margins
. Directed and managed activities of the Finance, Information Technology
and Human Resources departments; interacted with the production and
service delivery segments of the organization.
. Supervised development of three new physical locations including lease
negotiations, space planning, business planning, policy and procedure
development, and staff recruitment and development.
. Developed analyzed and monitored budgets to identify emerging or
potential problems; defined action steps necessary to bring budget back
on track and achieve corporate goals and objectives; Communicated with
executives, senior management teams, ownership and members of the boards
of directors to bring essential information for effective decisions in a
concise and informative manner.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Cardiology Group of Western New York, P.C. 2009-2010
Chief Operating Officer
. Administered two-site, $13MM specialty medical practice including
management of six direct reports; Developed business extension ideas;
reduced overhead and maintained profitability of practice.
Buffalo Museum of Science 2008-2009
Chief Operating Officer
. Operations executive for not-for-profit corporation
Academic Medicine Services, Inc. 2005 - 2008
Chief Operating Officer
. Managed multi-site medical practice with thirteen medical specialties,
over 70 FTE physicians 150 employees and $15MM in annual revenues;
developed two new practice sites; finalized installation of electronic
medical record; Introduced new, state-of-the-art analytical software that
allowed for precise measurements of productivity and capacity
utilization.
Roswell Park Cancer Institute 1998 - 2005
Director, Decision Support Team 2001-2005
Director, Ambulatory Care and Clinical Support Services 1998-2001
. Developed operating plan for new Decision Support Department; analyzed
workflow, scheduling and patient exit procedures to maximize operational
efficiency; and assisted in development of joint hospital/physician
billing system.
DeGraff Memorial Hospital 1996 - 1998
Director, Partners in Occupational Health Program/Employee Health Office
Healthway Medical Services, PC/Mitchell-Flynn Associates 1990 - 1996
Administrator/Developer
Riverfront Medical Services 1988 - 1990
Administrator
Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce 1983 - 1988
Senior VP, Administration and Finance
SELECT ACHIEVEMENTS
ADMINISTRATION
. Division of company was unable to grow line of business due to space
constraints; Reviewed division goals and past activity history; prepared
business plan and pro forma statements for future growth.
. Identified new site locations and developed space designs and developed
space designs with architect based on perceived needs; Negotiated lease,
collaborated and coordinated activities of landlord, contractor and
company, purchased equipment and recruited staff.
. RESULT: Moved to new location was on time and within budget. Revenues
increased 20% per month within three months.
ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION
. Most popular product was the most expensive to produce while market
conditions prohibited a price increase.
. Analyzed raw material vendor's proposal that stated use of his additive
product could reduce downtime by 80%, increase productivity and reduce
production costs by 30%; Conducted three ten-day test periods: one with
normal production procedures, one with raw materials additive and one
with normal practice.
. RESULT: Additive reduced downtime, provided better quality control,
increased productivity 25% with cost falling proportionately. Test
results were presented at a national conference and additive product
adopted by company.
COMMUNICATION
. Industrial clients were unsure of their responsibilities under new
testing laws for small trucking firms and failure to comply could result
in fines that could jeopardize fiscal viability of small companies.
. Developed group presentations and printed materials for distribution to
client that clearly articulated company responsibilities; established a
database for random testing of company employee practices and a testing
protocol that simplified compliance efforts.
. RESULT: Increased small company client base by 115 clients, increased
revenues from drug testing and driver physical examinations by $75K
annually.
CONCEPTUALIZE
. Lack of available health care options for under insured or uninsured
individuals needed to be addressed.
. Analysis of new national approaches to the problem revealed concept of
"walk in centers" as an alternative.
. Prepared business plan, pro forma statements, secured bank loan to
establish "walk in center", identified site locations, negotiated lease,
designed and supervised construction of space and opened center; Drafted
operating policies and procedures, and recruited professionals and
support staff.
. RESULT: Opened center in five months from concept which generated annual
sales of $600K within four years.
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES
. Medical practice with 13 specialties was operating each specialty as an
independent entity.
. Met with each division head to identify their goals, reaffirm company
mission and vision, and how the company support the division endeavors;
Corporate policies and procedures were required to ensure company goals
and objectives were pursued and attained.
. RESULT: Persuaded each division head that buy-in with corporate mission
did not diminish their individual initiatives.
MANAGE
. Business analysis tool that required substantial investment hit a
roadblock because of an inability to comprehend processes needed for
implementation; Reviewed processes and end user expectations, as well as
clarified role definition to get the project moving forward again.
. RESULT: End user needs and vendor capabilities were successfully married
into a business tool to analyze practice activity.
PROBLEM SOLVING
. Referring physicians of oncology patients to major national research
center were unhappy with communication received after referral; Increased
local competition for oncology care required practice initiate a plan to
address the issue.
. Developed new database to collect new patient information and referring
physicians, as well as information on proposed care plan after referral
consultation.
. RESULT: New patient referrals increased 10% in the first six months
after implementation.