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Todd Gifford is a seasoned executive with 29 years of experience in sales, manufacturing, and operations management. He has held various leadership positions at Dee Electronics, Inc. and Baxter Healthcare, including President, Region Manager, and Area Manager. Gifford is a Six Sigma Black Belt and expert in quality management, risk management, and problem-solving. He has a strong background in strategic planning, financial analysis, and contract negotiation.

Experience

    • United States
    • Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • President and Chief Cost Savings Identification Officer for Original Equipment Manufacturer Clients
      • Apr 1995 - Present

      President of Dee Electronics, a Value-Added and Value-Creation Integrator serving OEM Original Equipment Manufacturers with a wide array of services that drive Cost Savings, Supplier Reduction, improved productivity, and reduced assets/related costs.DEE puts itself at Risk to help our Clients achieve their goals and solve important problems. One way that we do this is to Guarantee and Find Cost Savings proactively. Our clients are looking for significant cost savings year after year. One of DEE's important value propositions is to Proactively Drive Cost Savings via a host of different approaches, techniques, and services. Finding Cost Savings is something that I am personally an expert at in addition to a number of people at our company. This is what allows us to Guarantee Cost Savings, and putting ourselves at risk to drive savings for our clients year over year and year after year.

    • Supplier Reduction Expert and Sourcing Expert
      • 1995 - Present

    • Six Sigma Black Belt - Expert in Quality Management, Risk Management, and Problem Solving
      • 2015 - 2016

      Six Sigma Black Belt trained and an expert in Quality Management Systems, Risk Management, and Problem Solving

    • United States
    • Medical Equipment Manufacturing
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Region Manager, Southern California
      • 1994 - 1995

      Region Manager, Southern California for Baxter Healthcare, Hospital Supply and Scientific Products Divisions

    • Region/General Manager, Hawaii Region
      • 1991 - 1994

      Region/General Manager, Baxter Healthcare, Hawaii Region. Resided in and ran the Hawaii Baxter Healthcare business, all aspects, for 4 years from 1991 through 1994. In this position I was responsible for overall Sales, Marketing, Operations, and financial performance of the Hawaii business for Baxter Healthcare, all divisions (Hospital Supply, Scientific Products, IV, Renal, Med Products, Textiles Div., and Dietary Div.).

    • Sales Manager, Southern California Region
      • 1990 - 1991

      Sales Manager for Baxter Healthcare Hospital Supply Division, Southern California Region. Responsible for Sales Performance and Salesforce management for all Hospitals in Southern California Region to include Las Vegas

    • Distribution Centers Manager, Southern California
      • 1989 - 1990

      Distribution Centers Manager, Baxter Healthcare, Southern California. Managed 3 Baxter Warehousing and Distribution Fulfillment Centers in Southern California (Irvine, Chatsworth, and San Diego) consisting of 500,000 Square Feet and approximately 150 employees.

    • Area Financial Manager, Southern California
      • 1988 - 1989

      Area Financial Manager, Baxter Healthcare, Southern California Region. Responsible for Financial Analysis, Credit/collection, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Inventory Control, and Financial Reporting.

    • Area Accounting Manager
      • 1988 - 1988

      Area Accounting Manager, Baxter Healthcare, Southern California. Responsible for Accounts Payable Management, Financial Reporting, Inventory Control, and Returns for the Region.

Education

  • 1983 - 1987
    University of Colorado Boulder

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