Experience

McInnes Group, Inc.

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Sales Consultant

  • Oct 2016 - Present

  Prairie Village, Kansas, United States I provide a unique perspective on health insurance with a broad knowledge, awareness and familiarity with a variety of businesses and industries. We work with all major carriers to offer a custom solution that best fits our clients' needs. McInnes Group is a Member Firm of M Financial Group. M Financial was founded on the principle that "off-the-shelf" products often do not meet the needs of the ultra-affluent and corporate markets. For nearly 40 years, M Financial has worked closely… Show more I provide a unique perspective on health insurance with a broad knowledge, awareness and familiarity with a variety of businesses and industries. We work with all major carriers to offer a custom solution that best fits our clients' needs. McInnes Group is a Member Firm of M Financial Group. M Financial was founded on the principle that "off-the-shelf" products often do not meet the needs of the ultra-affluent and corporate markets. For nearly 40 years, M Financial has worked closely with some of the nation's most prestigious insurance carriers and investment firms to pioneer some of the industry's most innovative solutions. Show less



Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

• United States
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director, Contracting and Government Programs

  • Mar 2015 - Jul 2016

  Kansas City, Missouri, United States Responsible for network contracting and provider engagement for a newly-launched Medicare Advantage plan in metro KC with a network of over 800 PCPs and 1500 Specialists; Designed and implemented innovative and intensive provider engagement program, unlike anything previously found in the area Led Blue KC’s TriWest veterans’ program, resulting in the strongest veteran network of any TriWest subsidiary; Managed various large vendor relationships, including behavioral health, radiology… Show more Responsible for network contracting and provider engagement for a newly-launched Medicare Advantage plan in metro KC with a network of over 800 PCPs and 1500 Specialists; Designed and implemented innovative and intensive provider engagement program, unlike anything previously found in the area Led Blue KC’s TriWest veterans’ program, resulting in the strongest veteran network of any TriWest subsidiary; Managed various large vendor relationships, including behavioral health, radiology benefit management and diagnostic laboratory, resulting in significant savings to Blue KC and its Members; Served as Blue KC’s subject matter expert for dental network strategy and led efforts to reconstruct the dental network

• Integrated Health Services - Strategic Projects & Initiatives

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2015

  Kansas City, Missouri, United States Led a series of major strategic cost-of-care savings initiatives, which played a major role in the largest financial turnaround in Blue KC history; Advised on billion-dollar pharmacy benefit management RFP; Called upon to support strategic thought leadership in a wide range of provider-facing issues, including the development of a major dental network strategy

• Portfolio Manager

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2013

  Kansas City, Missouri, United States - Developed long-term strategic roadmaps for the two largest business units at Blue KC - Responsible for definition, prioritization, coordination and delivery of eight transformational work steams, most dealing with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act



Celerant Consulting (later Hitachi Consulting)

• Director

  • Oct 2002 - Jun 2012

  Greater Boston • Specialized in manufacturing asset management with emphasis in production, maintenance, supply chain and organizational effectiveness in both union & non-union environments • Utilized a combination of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles with a strong focus on continuous improvement and sustainable implementation • Responsible for day-to-day client engagement ranging from senior management to craft personnel working alongside our clients’ people to drive… Show more • Specialized in manufacturing asset management with emphasis in production, maintenance, supply chain and organizational effectiveness in both union & non-union environments • Utilized a combination of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles with a strong focus on continuous improvement and sustainable implementation • Responsible for day-to-day client engagement ranging from senior management to craft personnel working alongside our clients’ people to drive improvement • Accountable for delivering over $50MM in proven annualized project benefits o Benefits achieved through production rate increases, greater on-line performance, improved product quality, reduced fixed and variable costs, improved workforce productivity o Sustainable results delivered through implementing fundamental behavioral changes related to personal accountability, process design and managerial performance o Clients include Morton Salt, Pinnacle Foods, Honeywell, Shell, Hess Oil/HOVENSA, Firestone, Philips, Lhoist, Huntsman, FMC, Texas Petrochemicals, Teck Coal, Potash Corp & Arizona Chemical Show less



Flint Hills Resources

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager

  • Jun 1996 - Jul 2000

  Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area • Managed over $8MM in refinery projects, including an on-budget $2.9MM sulfuric acid converter • Responsible for start-to-finish management tasks: Project team selection, economic analysis, funding authorization, engineering coordination, construction execution and cost management • Promoted to design and implement a safety, environmental and performance contractor program • Successfully executed over $4MM in specialty work during Spring 2000