Experience

Community Bible Study
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Core Leader and Prayer Chair

  • 2018 - Present

Grace Presbyterian Church Peoria IL
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Ministry Volunteer

  • Jul 2017 - Present


McKesson Connected Care & Analytics

• Business Advisor

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

  Assess, recommend, and facilitate healthcare leaders in achieving progressively greater value from their enterprise intelligence assets through achieving high value outcomes for priority strategic and operational issues. Provide expertise to assist leaders in achieving results on high priority opportunities while advancing their Analytics Program value and capacity through expanding the capabilities of their people, processes, and technology. Assess, recommend, and facilitate healthcare leaders in achieving progressively greater value from their enterprise intelligence assets through achieving high value outcomes for priority strategic and operational issues. Provide expertise to assist leaders in achieving results on high priority opportunities while advancing their Analytics Program value and capacity through expanding the capabilities of their people, processes, and technology.



OSF HealthCare

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Publishing Planner

  • Apr 2013 - May 2014

  Facilitation of executive workgroup for development and implementation of publication strategy. Professional publication writer. Facilitation of executive workgroup for development and implementation of publication strategy. Professional publication writer.



OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Magnet Redesignation Coordinator

  • Nov 2012 - Apr 2013

  Nurse leader responsible for assisting nurse executives with organization, development, and writing Magnet document. Our re-designation document was accepted without revision and helped us achieve SFMC's third Magnet re-designation. Nurse leader responsible for assisting nurse executives with organization, development, and writing Magnet document. Our re-designation document was accepted without revision and helped us achieve SFMC's third Magnet re-designation.

• Director Strategic Planning

  • 2008 - 2012

  Design and development of systems and processes for measuring, planning, monitoring, and improving strategic planning and execution at a 616 bed, tertiary care medical center. Reporting to the Vice President for Planning and working closely with the executive team fully incorporated 6 Sigma management system principles and practices into the strategic management cycle. • Established accountability management practices and tools.• Developed strategic measurement, analysis, and reporting processes to align, prioritize, and enable strategic performance improvement at all levels of the organization including communication and education to help connect-the-dots from strategy to action. Show less

• Director 6 Sigma

  • 2001 - 2008

  Planning and deployment of the 6 Sigma Management System. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, researched, developed and successfully implemented and evolved a robust system for systematic performance improvement using process improvement methods including 6 Sigma, lean, and change management to drive and sustain breakthrough clinical and operational improvement. • Developed 6 Sigma department and infrastructure with 16 – 20 Black Belts and 3 Master Black Belts; and 12 Lead Green Belts. Over 5 years, achieved greater than 95% project success rate, matriculated 50% of Belt staff back into management positions and produced over $21 million CFO validated direct to bottom line financial benefit.• Customized 6 Sigma curriculum and training to healthcare processes, SFMC deployment, and to the OSF culture. • Coordinated and delivered 6 Sigma training programs for all levels of healthcare leaders and 6 Sigma practitioners including over 20 Deployment Champions, 300 leaders, 65 Black Belts, and 10 Master Black Belts across OSF HealthCare System resulting in $1.7 million savings for external training. Show less

• Managing Consultant

  • 1997 - 2001

  Leader responsible for creating sustainable business process improvement by performing all aspects of project management including assessment, analysis, solution development, implementation, and monitoring. Project manager for aggressive Operating Room Re-engineering project which empowered multi-disciplinary teams to solve strategic problems and optimize information technology to eliminate wasted time and optimize capacity utilization.• Designed and implemented patient flow processes to achieve service excellence vision for newly constructed ambulatory center.• Led orthopedics surgery enhancement project that expanded utilization of existing Operating Room capacity resulting in additional 700 cases per year, reduced orientation cost by 50%, and reduced labor cost per procedure by 25%.• Designed and implemented scheduling and other improvements for 19 suite Operating Room which, over 3 years, increased case volume by 16%, and capacity utilization by 30%, resulting in margin improvement of over $9 million. Show less

• Operating Room Consultant/Project Manager

  • 1995 - 1997

  Business owner. Surgery Performance Improvement Consultant. Healthcare Writer and Perioperative Consultant.



Henry Ford Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Head Nurse Operating Room Neuroscience & Transplant

  • 1988 - 1994

  Neuroscience certified operating room clinical leader and operations coordinator. Neuroscience certified operating room clinical leader and operations coordinator.