Albert Casanova

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Portland, Oregon 97239

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acyu65@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a supply chain management position within a professional organization offering potential for personal and professional growth, while utilizing my current education, knowledge, training and experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Self-Motivated, professional and take charge attitude

Experienced in procurement; domestic and international

Able to multi-task and present products/processes to large groups

Superior supervisory demonstration, administrative and communication skills (Bilingual)

Computer working knowledge: Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio), Lawson, SMART,

Meditech, SmartTrack, ESI, McKesson Pathways Materials Management, McKesson Horizon Surgical Management,

McKesson Pathways Healthcare Scheduler, KRONOS,

KRONOS Analytics, iViewer, STAR, Strata

Able to provide change management strategies

Able to develop, initiate and maintain independent projects PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

April 2015 – Present

DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC SOURCING AND CONTRACTS

Legacy Health System- Portland, Oregon

Manages all contracting and procurement operations for Legacy Health System composed of seven hospitals and 100 medical groups. Responsible for realigning and maintaining the skill task alignment of contract administrators and buyer team. Plays a key role with any and all system upgrade implementations. Maintains multiple MMIS systems integration. Currently in the process of structuring an international sourcing component for the Health System and future outside Health System alignment(s). Page 2

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Accomplishments:

Successfully restructured entire Contract Administration staff to align with organizational goals ie. portfolio management

Successfully rebuilt Buyer team and implemented new process and procedures throughout the organization to enforce appropriate auditable controls

Responsible for leading a new Contract Administrator team saving the organization an excess of $10m

January 2011 – Mach 2015

DIRECTOR, PURCHASING AND CONTRACTS

MANAGER, SURGICAL SERVICES

WellStar Health System- Marietta, Georgia

Managed entire capital project and procurement process for WellStar Health System which included five hospitals and over 125 physician groups. Managed entire construction/expansion procurement process for Health System. Designed a build and implementation approach for an electronic submission of capital requisitioning for over 1350 departments/2100 end-users. Responsible for all of the Purchasing and Contract Management staff for Health System. Responsible for overseeing all bidding, contracting, policy and procedure build, implementation and maintenance. As a Surgical Services Business Manager, maintained all Capital, Block Utilization, budget build and execution and responsible for all business personnel. Accomplishments:

Health System named the 2011 Supply Chain Department of the Year in the nation- 8/2011 issue www.hpnonline.com

Successfully migrated MMIS from McKesson Pathways Materials Management to Lawson

Successful block utilization for physician scheduling from 26% exceeding 70%

Successfully implemented project charter which included all project expenditure and monitoring

Saved the Health System over $570k in 6 months by negotiating terms and conditions, contractual obligations and maintaining a standardized vendor approach for all furniture expenditure(s)

Kept Surgical Services budget below threshold by 7% Page 3

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September 2006 – January 2011

SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYST / OPTIMIZATION

McKesson Corporation- Atlanta, Georgia

Implemented and managed all modules of Materials Management

(Supply Chain) to include Procurement, Contract Management, Operations Improvement(s) and HSM/PMM support to healthcare organizations clinically and operationally while conducting all end-user training and ongoing support.

Accomplishments:

Successful product optimization and implementation of 24 medical centers consisting of multiple facilities/corporations

Successfully migrated 14 medical centers from a manual invoicing process to a fully automated process which resulted in an increase of reimbursements ranging from $330k to $1.6m annually

Ensured business practices met the needs of medical health systems by optimization practices- performance improvement methodologies

Excellent constant interaction and positive effective relationship with Chief Financial Officers, Chief Nursing Officers, Nurse Managers and Project Managers with all assigned client optimization events

February 2002 – September 2006

PURCHASING MANAGER / SUPPLY CHAIN

Emory Healthcare- Atlanta, Georgia

Managed procurement activity in all arenas of Healthcare System. Implemented Pathways Materials Management (PMM) to all facilities within the health system and mentored other McKesson product clients implementing the system within their facilities. Supervised and directed the work of staff.

Accomplishments:

Initiated and maintained all end user training; nursing and operational, throughout entire health system which resulted in a successful go-live implementation of a new Materials Management, Surgical and Accounts Payable product

Negotiated new terms and conditions for capital

expenditure with all vendors contracted with health system resulting in an overall 4% rebate application

Built a new contract management system and cost analysis processes to determine cost effectiveness of vendor pricing Page 4

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change enforcement. New system and processes resulted in the identification of price discrepancies on a regular monthly basis as opposed to annual basis

Reconfigured form management procedural practices saving of over $250k annually

Composed all migration documentation and prepared facility for implementation of new Pathways Materials Management (PMM) product

February 2000 – February 2002

DISTRIBUTION MANAGER / SUPPLY CHAIN

Emory University Hospital- Atlanta, Georgia

Managed day-to-day operations of the Materials Distribution Department. Oversaw inventory management, par management, all receiving and distribution functions, contract management and medical equipment maintenance and distribution. Supervised and directed the work of staff.

Accomplishments:

Reduced physical inventory value/stock status from $1.2m to $700k

Co-developed a new par level inventory process (automated vs. manual) with the Director of Materials Management and the Chief Nursing Officer

Executed new processes to migrate health system towards a new Pathways Materials Management product

Reconfigured staff daily responsibilities by composing new policies and procedures resulting a reduction in overtime by 90% overall

September 1998 – February 2000

SURGICAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR / BUSINESS

MANAGER

HCA West Paces Medical Center- Atlanta, Georgia[1] Managed all support functions to include procurement and contract management associated with the Operating Room, Sterile Processing and Central Supply. As a surgical technician, scrubbed and first assisted in all services which included Orthopedics, Neurological, Vascular and General Surgery. Managed Sterile Processing Department, Meditech Module; Patient Scheduling, Operating Room, Recovery Room, Materials Management. Supervised and directed the work of staff.

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Accomplishments:

Reduced Operating Room physical inventory by $200k

Identified and addressed ineffective full time employee utilization resulting in full time reassignment of employees to other departmental requirements.

Prepared department for migration to new scheduling and materials management module to assist with a more seamless successful process

March 1995- September 1998

SURGICAL SUPPORT COORDINATOR / BUSINESS

MANAGER

HCA MRMC- Montgomery, Alabama

Managed all support functions associated within the Operating Room, Sterile Processing, and Same Day Surgery arena(s). As a surgical technician, scrubbed and first assisted in Orthopedic, EENT, General and Vascular surgery. Managed Sterile Processing and Inventory Department(s). Collaborated with the director and department managers for system revenue/ reimbursement specifications and protocols. Coordinated procurement for all General Surgical, Open Heart and Recovery Room inventory ensuring compliance within fiscal constraints. Supervised and directed the Central Sterile staff.

Accomplishments:

Reduced Operating Room physical inventory value by

$80k by migrating implant items to consignment status

Improved implant documentation compliance from 48% to 100%

Developed a positive rapport with Chief Financial Officer to regularly analyze, identify and address supply expense and coding issues resulting in 99% on time Medicare billing October 1994- March 1995

ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR

Baptist Health System- Miami, Florida

Managed all business and clinical functions associated within the Orthopedic Department. Maintained all office equipment expenditure and orthopedic capital budgeting for Surgical Services. First Assisted Orthopedic surgeons with trauma procedures and maintained all on-call processes. Supervised and directed the work of staff.

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Accomplishments:

Composed an on the job training process for all new scrub technicians hired by organization to alleviate the on-call technician schedule

Developed a par level process within the department to include hand held utilization

Assisted with the planning of new constructed Orthopedic wing within facility which included 20 patient rooms and rehabilitation suite

October 1984 – October 1994

UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (ACTIVE DUTY)

Last 3 years of Military Experience: Supervised and evaluated performance of personnel assigned to the clinic and surgical assignments. Maintained equipment and material account of over

$2.5m. Managed an international account of $7.5m to support outlying clinics in Germany, Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg. Oriented/trained supervisors and maintained specialty training. Surgical Technician and Central Sterile Department Manager. As an Orthopedic Technician (clinical), applied casts, splints, drew lab specimens and coordinated triage control with all patients. As an Orthopedic Surgical Technician (surgical), scheduled, scrubbed and first assisted all orthopedic inpatient and outpatient surgery. EDUCATION:

Degree-BSBM

Bachelor of Science- Business Management

Degree-AAGSM

Associates Arts- General Studies in Management

University of Maryland- Bitburg, Germany

1990 Studies in Management

University of California- Santa Barbara, California 1989 Studies in Management

[1] HCA West Paces Medical Center closed January 2000

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