Ed Popovich
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Tom K.
Ed provides solutions by tirelessly researching complex detailed problems and building team consensus to ensure success.
Frank Voehl
Ed is an exceptional leader and visionary, a voracious reader and writer who embodies the spirit of the project environ in which he is operating. More importantly, he sees clearly the Road Ahead, and is able to anticipate issues and motivate those working with him to extend themselves beyond their norm in order to accomplish a common vision. Unlike most visionaries, Ed doesn’t just tell people what to do, but often gets in the trenches with those around him. He is a strategic thinker and respected internationally as an original type of Statistican having a legendary bandwidth, borne of study and successful application. He is the legitimate "real deal", pioneering the explosion and integration of TQM into Six Sigma American industry, and becoming a guide through the evolution and transformation of strategy and application to the present. I highly recommend Ed to all who may have the need for his special and unique brand of services, both strategically and statistically.
Tom K.
Ed provides solutions by tirelessly researching complex detailed problems and building team consensus to ensure success.
Frank Voehl
Ed is an exceptional leader and visionary, a voracious reader and writer who embodies the spirit of the project environ in which he is operating. More importantly, he sees clearly the Road Ahead, and is able to anticipate issues and motivate those working with him to extend themselves beyond their norm in order to accomplish a common vision. Unlike most visionaries, Ed doesn’t just tell people what to do, but often gets in the trenches with those around him. He is a strategic thinker and respected internationally as an original type of Statistican having a legendary bandwidth, borne of study and successful application. He is the legitimate "real deal", pioneering the explosion and integration of TQM into Six Sigma American industry, and becoming a guide through the evolution and transformation of strategy and application to the present. I highly recommend Ed to all who may have the need for his special and unique brand of services, both strategically and statistically.
Tom K.
Ed provides solutions by tirelessly researching complex detailed problems and building team consensus to ensure success.
Frank Voehl
Ed is an exceptional leader and visionary, a voracious reader and writer who embodies the spirit of the project environ in which he is operating. More importantly, he sees clearly the Road Ahead, and is able to anticipate issues and motivate those working with him to extend themselves beyond their norm in order to accomplish a common vision. Unlike most visionaries, Ed doesn’t just tell people what to do, but often gets in the trenches with those around him. He is a strategic thinker and respected internationally as an original type of Statistican having a legendary bandwidth, borne of study and successful application. He is the legitimate "real deal", pioneering the explosion and integration of TQM into Six Sigma American industry, and becoming a guide through the evolution and transformation of strategy and application to the present. I highly recommend Ed to all who may have the need for his special and unique brand of services, both strategically and statistically.
Tom K.
Ed provides solutions by tirelessly researching complex detailed problems and building team consensus to ensure success.
Frank Voehl
Ed is an exceptional leader and visionary, a voracious reader and writer who embodies the spirit of the project environ in which he is operating. More importantly, he sees clearly the Road Ahead, and is able to anticipate issues and motivate those working with him to extend themselves beyond their norm in order to accomplish a common vision. Unlike most visionaries, Ed doesn’t just tell people what to do, but often gets in the trenches with those around him. He is a strategic thinker and respected internationally as an original type of Statistican having a legendary bandwidth, borne of study and successful application. He is the legitimate "real deal", pioneering the explosion and integration of TQM into Six Sigma American industry, and becoming a guide through the evolution and transformation of strategy and application to the present. I highly recommend Ed to all who may have the need for his special and unique brand of services, both strategically and statistically.
Experience
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Sterling Trading Company W.L.L.
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Retail
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200 - 300 Employee
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President
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Jul 2006 - Present
Provider of business transformation and organizational performance enhancement including the deployment and application of Lean Six Sigma. A wide range of clients from healthcare; financial services; manufacturing; technology; federal, state, and international governments. Partial client list includes: Healthcare - Government • Office of the Surgeon General / US Army Medical Command (OTSG / MEDCOM) Government • Florida Department of Environmental Protection • Florida Department of Education • NASA • Singapore Air Force Healthcare - Hospitals • PinnacleHealth - Harrisburg, PA • Spartanburg Regional Health - Spartanburg, WA • Ochsner Health System - New Orleans, LA • Hospital Physician Partners - Hollywood, FL • Monument Health System (a Mayo Clinic affiliate) - Rapid City, SD Healthcare - Home Health • Interim HealthCare - Sunrise, FL • RiverSoft - Melbourne, FL Medical Supplies • Johnson and Johnson • BSN Medical • Heartware Financial Services • GE Capital • Wachovia • First Data Corporation / Telecheck • J P Morgan • Intuit • QuickenLoans Technology / Communications / Manufacturing • Motorola • Western Wireless / VoiceStream / T-Mobile • SONY • Lockheed Martin Automotive • Jaguar Cars, Ltd. (England) • Jaguar Cars, Inc. (USA) • Jaguar Cars, Ltd. (Canada) Case Examples: • Led $15 increase in Collections per Visit (CPV) for a national emergency medicine services provider with over 2 million patient visits ($30 million net annual revenue). • Facilitated worldwide LSS deployment for Office of Surgeon General / US Army Medical Command that was recognized at Pentagon with LSS Organizational Deployment Award. • Facilitated operational efficiency and project management for a national sign company enabling an increase in sales from $16 million to $41 million in 18 months. • Facilitated two-phase introduction of Transformation to a High Reliability Organization (HRO) at a major health system to improve patient safety and care. Show less
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Design for Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions - Applications for Service Operations
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2006 - 2006
Coauthor with Dr. Howard Gitlow and Dr. David Levine. Coauthor with Dr. Howard Gitlow and Dr. David Levine.
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Baptist Health Boca Raton Regional Hospital
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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VP, Enterprise Excellence
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2004 - 2006
Led launch of Enterprise Excellence across hospital system deploying methods of continuous process improvement, Lean Six Sigma, design excellence. Case examples • Attained 43% reduction in emergency department door to doctor cycle time, reduction in bed holds, increase in patient satisfaction from 19% to 87%, and corresponding increased efficiency of patient flow in emergency medicine. • Led improvement project for Women's Center for Breast Care resulting in 60% increase in mammography patient volume through reduction in diagnostic journey cycle time from 8 weeks to less than 1 week. • Facilitated oncology and administative team to drive changes in the schematic design of new $72 million cancer institute to benefit work flow and patient safety. Show less
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Education
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University of Florida
Ph.D., Statistics -
Satellite High School