Experience

Center for Organ Recovery & Education

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Organ Donor Referral Coordinator

  • Aug 2020 - Present

  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States I screen referrals from hospitals for potential organ, tissue & eye donors; mobilize recovery teams including scheduling & staffing ORs for organ & tissue recovery & arranging flights to bring organ recovery surgeons to & from our facilities; I also coordinate organ procurement for fly-outs & find recipients for organs for hearts, lungs, livers, intestines, pancreas & kidneys & coordinate the transportation of them to our transplant hospitals for transplantation.



Allegheny County Emergency Services

• United States

• 911 Telecommunications Officer

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  Coraopolis, PA - Document accurate information including, name, phone and correct location where crisis intervention is being requested - De-escalate high stress circumstances, i.e., violent domestics, psych calls, etc., safeguarding First Responders and all involved parties - Gather vital critical information to ensure scene safety for Responders, including possible weapons or prior calls associated to the caller or location - Initiate emergency dispatch, life saving measures, pre-arrival… Show more - Document accurate information including, name, phone and correct location where crisis intervention is being requested - De-escalate high stress circumstances, i.e., violent domestics, psych calls, etc., safeguarding First Responders and all involved parties - Gather vital critical information to ensure scene safety for Responders, including possible weapons or prior calls associated to the caller or location - Initiate emergency dispatch, life saving measures, pre-arrival instructions - Dispatch Police, EMS and Fire departments - Monitor and operate a six (6) screen radio console and computer equipment - Regular status checks on First Responders, ensuring scene safety at all times Show less



GNC

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Buyer - GNC eCommerce, Amazon, and Wellness

  • Sep 2016 - Oct 2018

  Pittsburgh, PA - Contributed to overall sales profits; - Sustained a 97% average ship rate - Exceeded 7-8 annual turns - Continued stock replenishment resulted in lost sales of less than 3% - Managed eCommerce & Amazon.com businesses - Identified new products to purchase and oversaw their complete life cycles. - Successfully negotiated exit strategies which included vendor funded markdowns of 50-75% on discontinued inventory, thus reducing the financial liability and putting most… Show more - Contributed to overall sales profits; - Sustained a 97% average ship rate - Exceeded 7-8 annual turns - Continued stock replenishment resulted in lost sales of less than 3% - Managed eCommerce & Amazon.com businesses - Identified new products to purchase and oversaw their complete life cycles. - Successfully negotiated exit strategies which included vendor funded markdowns of 50-75% on discontinued inventory, thus reducing the financial liability and putting most of the original product buy cost back in GNC’s pocket - Negotiated contracts with new and existing vendors, obtained the most lucrative terms, competitive pricing and a 65% profit margin - Cultivated strong relationships with over 80 vendors, leading to better terms, shorter lead times and increased profit - Ensured warehouses had ample on-hands to support demand. - Day to day contact with GNC’s transportation fleet, Quality Control, Domestic and International Franchise and Replenishment groups; ensured smooth transition from purchasing to store shelf. - Forecasting/projections for products for bi-monthly promotions using sales from previous periods/years on like items, to determine quantities for upcoming sales. - Oversaw and directed two Buyers daily responsibilities, as well as annual reviews

• Buyer II

  • 2004 - 2018

  Pittsburgh, PA Buyer for Herbs and Natural Remedies

• Buyer

  • Sep 2002 - 2018

  Pittsburgh, PA Buyer for Herbs and Natural Remedies



Rite Aid

• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Buyer

  • 1999 - 2002

  I was responsible for and purchased products for the Rite Aid/GNC Store-In-A-Store concept. I bought Proprietary, 2nd and 3rd Party products for the entire chain of Store-In-A-Stores that Rite Aid had. I was also responsible for forecasting promotions and analysis of those promotions.