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Brandon Plavka

Brandon Plavka

Operations Management
Fox Lake,IL

Summary

Versatile Operations Leader with talents for building high-performing teams and maximizing profit. Emotionally-intelligent organizational partner that excels in cross-functional leadership environments while achieving company objectives. Excellent reputation for problem-solving and decision-making.

Overview

19
19

Years Leadership Experience

10
10

Years Operations Management

10
10

Years Sales Management

Accomplishments

Hireology:

  • In first two months of employment completed a root-cause analysis to solve +16K Hubspot/Salesforce sync errors in existence since 2019 that constrained lead generation workflow for thousands of contacts
  • Pioneered Operations Team Intranet Hub, Data Quality Program, and Workflow Automation Solutions

Epic Health Services:

  • Increased $30M in annual revenue by 5% offsetting an 18% reduction in state reimbursement rates
  • Expanded Pediatric Therapy Services as a multi-state service, Opening the first two locations outside the state of Texas

Concentra Urgent Care:

  • Team achieved New Sales ($1M+) and retained 100% Revenue ($25M) quota every quarter
  • All Clinics maintained Net Promoter Scores above 70, consistently ranking among the highest in the organization

Maxim Healthcare Services:

  • Increased YOY net income over 1000% in two markets
  • Two-time Presidents Club Winner and "Office of the Year" award out of 300+ locations

Skills

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Work History

Management Consultant

Evolutionary Convenience Consulting
Chicago, IL
05.2017 - Current
  • Boosted success of clients' organization by creating performance management strategies, establishing KPIs and implementing operational systems
  • Applied Sales Management and Client Services expertise to support company sales and service functions
  • Evaluated organizational systems to identify workflow and communication issues
  • Analyze financial and operational data to define KPIs and performance metrics
  • Compiled resource utilization data and presented recommended optimizations
  • Developed comprehensive business cases determine ROI
  • Outline service delivery and milestones in consultation with clients then perform service quality assessments

Manager, Sales and Marketing Operations

Hireology
Chicago, IL
06.2021 - 12.2021
  • Operate Sales Operations, Marketing Operations, Enablement, and Data Quality business functions
  • Review financial statements, sales and activity reports, and other data to generate insights on Performance KPI
  • Assess current revenue operating plan to identify opportunities and risk in revenue generation
  • Create and execute a Data Quality Program with goals, objectives, benchmarks, and quality controls to maintain data integrity
  • Administer projects across Business/Revenue Operations, Sales/Marketing, Data Analytics, and Business Intelligence to build and implement solutions to accelerate revenue enablement

Startup Founder

Hydra BPM
Chicago, IL
09.2017 - 06.2021
  • Created and founded a healthcare software to optimize patient workflow in post-acute care settings
  • Product methodology is an industry first in patient workflow optimization
  • Informed workflow decisions based on math and science that are unbreakable by changes in healthcare policy and process
  • Built algorithms simply adapt to those changes effect on workflow
  • Designed a user interface with a single-click user experience
  • Developed key operational initiatives to drive business growth
  • Assess and address business development challenges proactively to mitigate problems
  • Administered budget with controls to prevent overages and minimize burn rate
  • Established, optimized, and enforced business policies to maintain consistency and high-quality standards across industry operations
  • Drove implementation of new market expansion to propel business forward and adapt to market changes

Regional Operations Director

Epic Health Services, Inc
Dallas, TX
04.2016 - 04.2017
  • Operations leadership for 18 therapy home health markets and outpatient clinics including 10+ Operations Directors and 200+ indirect reports generating $32M in revenue and 250K patient visits annually
  • Build and implement operational efficiencies to assure quality, efficient therapy care to achieve region and corporate financial forecast while compliant with organizational and state medical policy and procedure
  • Encourage cross-functional collaboration for driving patient referrals, providing quality patient care, and reducing outstanding A/R
  • Forecast budgets, including human capital, relocations, capital equipment and profitability to meet expected YOY goals
  • Analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly KPI/Financial data evaluating progress towards performance expectation
  • Prospect potential M&A opportunities for region expansion
  • Market survey, site identification and lease negotiation/execution in new markets

Regional Director

U.S. HealthWorks
Los Angeles, CA
02.2014 - 02.2015
  • Regional leadership with oversight for 18 medical centers, 10 Sales Consultants generating $3.6M in new revenue, $40M in total revenue
  • Manage Sales Operations Team consisting of four Sales Support Analysts supporting +100 sales consultants nationwide
  • Mentor senior team members on leadership skills by observing and providing feedback to promote development and prepare succession planning
  • Conduct 1:1 meeting with team member to manage, coach, or lead based on development needs or goals
  • Review below market pricing proposals then evaluate volume, client complexity, and service delivery to ensure profitability before approval

Regional Sales Manager

Concentra Urgent Care
Orange County, CA
01.2010 - 07.2012
  • Coach, lead, and develop six Account Executives with oversight for ten medical centers generating $1.1M in new revenue, $25M in total revenue
  • Develop and maintain a positive workplace environment through motivation and reinforcement
  • Participate in direct reports contact drop-ins and sales meetings providing feedback to develop sales, process, and presentation skills
  • Manage team performance using role plays, learning sessions and onsite meetings to deepen the Account Executives understanding of their book of business and provide a competitive edge

General Manager

Maxim Healthcare Group
Overland Park, KS
06.2004 - 06.2009
  • Oversight for all business operations to maximize branch profitability
  • Develop leadership and sales skills of Healthcare Recruiters to prepare future leaders
  • Supervise business development and operations staff to meet office goals
  • Create sales and marketing plans to increase market share
  • Service relationships with existing and potential clients
  • Sell Maxim's complete range of services to local healthcare facilities
  • Obtain Joint Commission Certification by monitoring hiring practices and quality control

Certification

01/2021

Education

Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Psychology

Ball State University
08.2000 - 07.2003

Timeline

Manager, Sales and Marketing Operations

Hireology
06.2021 - 12.2021

Startup Founder

Hydra BPM
09.2017 - 06.2021

Management Consultant

Evolutionary Convenience Consulting
05.2017 - Current

Regional Operations Director

Epic Health Services, Inc
04.2016 - 04.2017

Regional Director

U.S. HealthWorks
02.2014 - 02.2015

Regional Sales Manager

Concentra Urgent Care
01.2010 - 07.2012

General Manager

Maxim Healthcare Group
06.2004 - 06.2009

Bachelor of Science - Health Science, Psychology

Ball State University
08.2000 - 07.2003

Software

Salesforce

Hubspot

Looker

Groove

Gong

Chili Piper

Python

SQL

Scripting

JavaScript

React

JQuery

Google Cloud

Google Apps Script

Volunteer

Advisory Board Member, Mar 2021 - Jun 2021
Multiple Companies
Provide insight, recommendations, and expertise for establishing business operations, creating a GTM strategy, and service delivery


Business Mentor, Jan 2021 - Present
BizStarts

Mentored startup business owners and business owners enrolled as Members with BizStarts

Professional Details

  • American College of Healthcare Executives
  • Podcast Host
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