MariaZenaida Jones

Email: abqj5e@r.postjobfree.com

Address: ***** *** ****** ****

City: Castaic

State: CA

Zip: 91384

Country: USA

Phone: 559-***-****

Skill Level: Director

Salary Range: $165,000

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MARIA ZENAIDA (Zeny) JONES, CMRP

28519 Oak Valley Road., Castaic, CA 91384 Email: abqj5e@r.postjobfree.com Tel# 559-***-****

QUALIFICATIONS

Trained Green Belt in Lean Six Sigma, Certified Resource and Materials Professional and Certified Registered Central Services Technician, with over 20 years of extensive hospital leadership experience in international and multicultural settings. Successfully managed multi-million dollar supply budgets. Expert in operations, logistics, systems implementation, and resource engineering. Developed and organized Materials Management Departments improving operational processes resulting in 5:1 ratio in return on investment. Implemented various Materials Management Information systems. Implemented financial strategies for surgery supply charging that increased revenue by 15%.

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

U.S. HealthWorks, March 21, 2011 to present

28035 Avenue Stanford West, Valencia, CA 91355

* National Director of Purchasing

o Successfully implemented Lawson Supply Chain to 150 centers in 15 states in six months

o Renegotiated PACS system and digital radiology processing contract resulting in over $300,000 savings

o Lead team member for renegotiation of other non-medical supply contracts resulting in about $319,000 in office supplies, $420,000 in office equipment, $200,000 in printing services, and $120,000 in janitorial services

o Restructured and retrained Purchasing Department improving customer service favorability rating score from 56% to 95%

o Renegotiated primary distribution contract decreasing mark up from 14% to 4.5% saving $222,105/year in distribution cost.

o Developed standard operating procedure for acquisitions and mergers supply logistics' set up resulting in complete and timely service integration.

Kaiser Permanente, Manteca, Tracy, and Stockton - September 27, 2010 to February 6, 2011

1777 Yosemite Ave., Manteca, CA 93775, Tel# 209-***-****

* Director, Supply Chain for San Joaquin county

o In charge of Purchasing, supply contracting and capital negotiations, inventory control, courier, logistics to two offsite locations.

o In charge of system optimization.

Pikeville Medical Center - October 30, 2009 to August 20, 2010

911 Bypass Rd., Pikeville, KY 41501, Tel# 606-***-****

* Director, Materials Management

o Developed and successfully implemented surgical case picking program and managed perpetual inventory in the Surgical Department, resulted in recovery of $3.7 million in asset inventory and 2.4 full time clinical employees for direct patient care.

o Responsible for Purchasing, Inventory Management, and Distribution, Courier, Print Shop, and Mailroom.

o In charge of all non-labor contracting for the hospital.

o Revitalized the Products Standards and Value Analysis Committee

o Developed first ever inter-disciplinary Capital Equipment Committee responsible for analyzing all capital expenditure.

o Expanded supply logistics services to 3 clinical areas and 5 offsite locations.

Community Regional Medical Center - September 29, 2003 to October 6, 2009

2328 Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93721, Tel #559-***-****

* Corporate Administrator for Supply Logistics

o Manage Sterile Processing Department and Case Picking Distribution for CRMC.

o Assist Corporate Director of Materials Management with key corporate initiatives and contracting such as IV pump and pulse oximetry conversion with estimated savings of $2.7million in 24 months.

o Oversee the Value Analysis Committee program partnering with VHA nurse consultant and corporate contracting.

o Review and analyze current materials management operational programs to ensure relevance for effectiveness and efficiency based on materials management standards of quality and Solucient benchmarks.

o Collaborate with customers (departments, business partners, and team members), to develop strategies and plan of execution of supply chain operational programs.

o Responsible for the successful implementation of materials management information system (Lawson).

o Re-engineer supply chain processes and practices related to a successful implementation of materials management automated system (Lawson).

o Optimize the utilization of materials management automated system (Lawson) by reviewing and validating best practices in supply chain processes and practices.

o Create training tools for users of the materials management automated system (Lawson).

o Kaizen leader for Lean Six Sigma project in Surgery Department resulting in increased physician and clinical satisfaction to 89%.

o Developed training program Sterile Processing and Case Picking Distribution Department procedures resulting certification of 95% all SPD technicians improving quality of service to customers and morale of staff members.

o Assist customer departments with the implementation, monitoring and reporting of action plans and outcomes of Kaizen events for sustainability.

* Senior Corporate Materials Manager

o Responsible for the supply chain program for CRMC and FH&SH.

o Using Lean Six Sigma methodology, re-engineered entire supply chain logistical operation resulting in elimination of 5 full time employees in the corporate office and 4 stock clerk positions, reducing operational budget by up to 17% or $270,000 during the first 12 months.

o Project Team Lead for the Lawson implementation for Materials Management.

o Updated Materials Management policies and procedures to reflect the process improvements put in place and compliant with corporate standards.

o Implemented primary distribution vendor conversion with a 5-year estimated savings of $22million.

o In charge of the Value Analysis Committee for product standardization and optimizing supply utilization to cut the supply cost out of the system with savings amounting to $3.1million in expense for cardiac stents, orthopedic, and pacemakers implants.

o Responsible for the successful implementation of New Technology program intended to serve as modality for clinicians to request new supply and/or equipment, including reviewing financial feasibility and clinical acceptability.

o Responsible for the analysis, management, implementation, and compliance of all supply contracts including Group Purchasing Organizations (VHA Novation and Broadlane) to ensure greatest savings opportunity.

o Developed scorecard to monitor, track, and report achievements based on industry standard operational indicators.

o Redesigned inventory management model that resulted in increase turnover from 16 to 22 per year.

o Identify action plans to achieve top 25% performance standard based on Solucient benchmarking study.

o In charge of EDI program implementation with Neoforma and subsequent conversion to GHX.

o Redesigned surgical inventories for the entire IDN resulting in $1.5million asset recovered.

o Developed a perpetual supply chain inventory program through par item optimization and exchange cart system for the entire IDN that decreased stock outs by 80% and eliminating nurse involvement thereby increasing actual patient care labor hours.

o Review analytical reports from MD Buyline and ECRI to use for negotiation of system supply contracts, capital equipment and construction in progress purchases.

o Prepare and present multi-million contracts to Board of Trustees such as forms solution lease.

o Provide training classes on the use of Meditech Materials Management system to staff in all facilities.

o Overhauled all inventory locations in clinical areas by analyzing historical supply consumption, maximizing space allocations and consumption and use practical and scientific functional methodologies for enhanced supply services.

o Responsible for the development Materials Management operating and capital budgets and ensure controls are in place so expenses do not exceed budget projections.

o Perform supply expense analysis and projections for the entire IDN for the budgeting purposes.

o Audit contract compliance and conduct readiness assessments in preparation of internal auditing.

o Member of the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS 4) for disaster planning.

o Responsible for a total of 114 staff members.

* Intermediate Business Analyst, Corporate Information System

o Audited materials management automated system utilization, recommended re-implementation for optimal efficacy, accurate and more reliable supply data analytics.

o Served as consultant to Materials Management on process improvement and increase labor productivity by maximizing automated system utilization.

o Project Manager for the evaluation and implementation of Food Production and Clinical automated system (VST) for Nutrition Services resulting in a successful Cook Chill program.

o Managed and maintained 15 other support services automated systems in other support services areas.

Washington Hospital and Healthcare Systems - November 18, 2002 to September 26, 2003

2000 Mowry Ave., Fremont, CA 94538, Tel #510-***-****

* Materials Manager, Peri-Operative Services

o Developed and implemented automated supply replenishment procedure for O.R. and SPD.

o Automated and streamlined surgical supply and implant charging processes for peri-operative departments eliminating 4 hours of labor per day valued at $56,000 in labor cost savings annually.

o Team Lead in the upgrade of McKesson HBOC surgical scheduling, and charging modules for O.R.

o Chaired the Product Standardization Committee and MM Lead in the Surgical Council Committee.

o Negotiated capital equipment purchases that achieved $125,000 savings in 4 months.

Fresno Surgical Hospital - February 27, 2000 - November 16, 2002

6125 North Fresno St., Fresno, CA 93710, Tel# 559-***-****

* Materials Manager

o Managed Purchasing, Inventory, Distribution, and Biomedical services for the hospital.

o Implemented automated materials management automated system (Meditech) for both Fresno Surgery and California Endoscopy Centers, with unprecedented implementation time of 3 months.

o Developed strategy to optimize utilization of materials management and financial systems resulting in increased revenue while containing supply cost.

o Enhanced group purchasing organization (GPO) program, eliminating administrative fees and decreased supply cost by 18%, valued at $70,000/year savings.

o Added service line (surgical case cart preparation) without additional labor investment through process efficiency programs.

o Headed negotiations for capital, supply contract, and expansion project contracts

Children's Hospital of Central California - August 17, 1987 - February 25, 2000

9300 Children's Place, Madera, CA 93636 Tel #559-***-****

Operations Manager, Materials Support Services

o Project lead in the implementation of the Meditech materials management system.

o Managed Purchasing, Distribution, Inventory, Courier, Mailroom, and Print Shop.

o Streamlined processes reducing operating expense by 27% with 5:1 ratio in return on investment.

o Implemented automated delivery system (Omnicell) and desktop delivery, resulting in cost avoidance of $500,000/year in labor cost or 25 additional full time employees.

o Improved staff productivity adding four service lines without increased labor cost through staff training and process/system re-engineering.

o Developed operational assessment methodology for measuring operational success.

o Re-organize reporting structure to establish career pathway improving staff morale and decreased labor turn over to nil in five years.

o Improved capital procurement program and contract negotiation saving $3 million or 20% of budget.

o In charge of all capital acquisitions and construction in progress (CIP) negotiations and contracting for the building of new facility.

o Enforced group purchasing (GPO) contracts that saved $1.5 million in supply expense per year.

Migrated to United States and stayed home to take care of first born daughter - January, 1986 to August, 1987

King Fahd Hospital, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia - October, 1982 - January, 1986

* Department Business Manager

o Developed business plan and operational processes and procedures for Cardiology and Radiology departments.

o Trained non-clinical staff on standard operational procedures and business practices.

o Manage daily operations, including staff training, scheduling, financial, productivity reports and budget proposals.

o Provided Saudi language classes and socio-cultural trainings to ex-patriots (non-Saudi workers) in preparation for native interactions.

o Worked part-time as medical transcriber for Hospital Information Management.

o Trained new medical transcriber on standard operational procedures, standards of quality and proper social protocols.

SYSTEM EXPERTISE:

o Lawson Supply Chain

o Meditech Materials Management module, OR module, A/P module, Fixed Asset module

o McKesson HBOC Materials Management module, Scheduling module

o Omnicell Automated Delivery System

o Vision Technology System

o Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Project, Visio

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS - Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Santo Tomas

Recipient of University Rector's Scholarship Award for 6 years, Gold Medal Leadership Award, and Youth Development Training Scholarship Award for 2 consecutive years

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