A business professional skilled in leadership and management of business
and finance operations with the ability to repair processes, extract
productivity, manage and reduce risk, and bring order to chaos.
Core Competencies include self-funded benefits program management, regional
operations management of cross-functional teams, domestic and international
treasury management, call center operations management, and warehouse and
logistics management. Trained in six sigma process improvement methods,
banking and finance, and complex financial and statistical analysis.
Experience
Integrity Health, Vice President Operations and Finance
2008-2009
Hired on the ground floor to bring this start-up operational, I manage all
of the facets of the business, from operations to finance to vendor
relations. The business got off to a fast start, with our first 5,000 life
client enrolled in July 2008 within 30 days of signing.
The Bancorp Bank, Vice President -EFT Operations Division
2007
Led and managed the processing of $10 million in daily electronic payments
and transfers at The Bancorp Bank in 2007. Reassessed risk and
established new automated controls using statistical analysis and advanced
SQL database automation.
TRM Corporation, an international deployer of ATM cash machines
2003-2006
Vice President-U.S. Operations
Responsible for the U.S. operations of the largest ATM deployer in the
world, reporting directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer.
Scope of responsibility included 170 field support technicians and
managers, 25 call center and ORACLE 11i contract administration personnel,
5 purchasing and warehouse personnel, and 6 vault cash management
personnel.
Director-ATM Treasury Management
Managed and controlled $160 million in ATM cash in the U.S. and U.K.
funded exclusively through 7-day collateralized commercial paper.
Performed due diligence and risk analysis in support of Industry mergers
and acquisitions activity to include $200 million in deals in the U.S. and
Canada as well as serving on the Executive Management Committee as
permanent secretary.
McMaster-Carr Supply Co., a $2 billion distributor of industrial supplies.
1991-2003
Technical Contact Center Manager
Led and managed a fifty-person call center specializing in engineering and
technical customer support questions related to a 400,000-item inventory.
Handled 1,000 calls per day on average, with an additional 1,000 request
for quotation inquiries on non-catalog items.
Mid-Atlantic Sales and Marketing Manager
Responsible for the inside sales and marketing function for 150,000
industrial accounts in the Mid-Atlantic States.
Fulfillment and Inventory Control Manager
Responsible for both order filling and stock keeping of a $10 million
industrial supply inventory. Managed a department of 45 employees and
supervisors who filled 2,500 lines per day and managed 20,000 sku's in
several rack and bin configurations within 200,000 square feet of
warehouse space.
Mellon Bank- Retail Services Operations Officer.
1986-1991
Led and managed a multi-shift 'backroom' operating unit, recruited out of
college.
Education
Villanova University -Six Sigma Greenbelt Training
Six Sigma -Green Belt Certification, 2007
Temple University -Fox School of Business and Management
MBA, Leadership and Management, 1992 -1997
Purdue University -Krannert School of Management
BS, Economics Honors Program, 1982 -1986
Skills and Accomplishments
Productivity Enhancement, Continuous Improvement and Change Management
Managed the launch of a one of a kind healthcare benefits management
company. This includes vendor selection, vendor negotiation and vendor
management, flow of funds and financial operations creation and management,
and client management and retention.
Reduced field expenses by $1.5 million per annum within three months of
assuming a new leadership role at TRM Corporation. Process improvements
included using intelligent management of overtime allocation, reducing
technician visits by shipping paper supplies through Office Depot, and
implementing 'project sidewinder', a new help desk application.
Created and successfully integrated an industry leading ATM Vault Cash
Forecasting and Control System which increased the utilization of vault
cash by 500 basis points in addition to reducing staffing levels by 25%.
Led a project team of SQL programmers and mathematicians to overhaul the
forecasting algorithm and validate test results.
Developed a customer focused 'Product Help' program into an industry
leading service. Improved service level from 60% answered within 18 seconds
to 90% answered within 12 seconds. Improved productivity from 10 calls per
operator to 17 calls per operator. Purchased and employed a call listening
system to improve call quality and establish corporate-wide benchmarking
quality standards.
Justified and implemented a $500k technology enhancement program for a
group of fifty product support engineers in a technical call center.
Utilized internet access software and a proprietary database search routine
to reduce 'on hold' occurrences by 20%, and decrease average call time by
33%.
Implemented an inventory 'cycle counting' system covering 20,000 SKU's
without requiring additional staff. This system increased control of a $10
million industrial supply inventory and reduced non-fillable lines by 15%
while eliminating the need to close operations for year-end inventory.
Grew a banking operations center to support the integration of three
subsidiary units to a common processing platform. Functions included
exception item processing, statement rendering, corporate G/L control and
reconcilement, and fraud detection and reporting.
Awarded the Mellon Bank 'Premier Achievement Award' in 1991 for
contributions made to the integration of three major bank units over the
course of two years.