Mission-driven manager and developer of client servicing operations and top-producing teams. History of strengthening compliance; improving processes; and elevating quality, customer satisfaction and employee morale to all-time bests. Relied on to drive top-line and bottom-line gains through operational expertise with a relaxed, pragmatic, and forward-thinking approach.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Director
Mission Veterinary Partners
Southfield, MI
01.2024 - Current
Supporting 12 hospitals, working closely with each Hospital Leader to represent MVP capabilities.
Diagnoses hospital strengths and areas for improvement, matching needs with resources.
Provides tailored support to each hospital, ensuring significant value.
Supervises recruitment, hiring, retention, performance management, salary adjustments, and disciplinary actions for Hospital Leaders.
Acts as a liaison with the Regional Vice President and functional team members to ensure resource availability.
Demonstration of servant leadership, fostering a motivating team environment and open communication.
Participation in quarterly business reviews with the Executive team to discuss hospital performance.
Partners with hospital leadership to enhance engagement, feedback, accountability, and medical excellence.
Coaches and develops Hospital Leaders while creating succession plans.
Ensures regional implementation and adherence of initiatives in collaboration with corporate support teams.
Director of Operations and Integration
Heart + Paw
Berwyn, PA
01.2019 - 01.2024
Heart + Paw is a startup re-imagining animal wellness for the pet-obsessed consumer at scale.
Collaborate and lead in the planning, launch, integrating, and on-going support of 27 holistic pet care locations in 3 years.
Optimize productivity, streamlined program efficiency, and boosted profitability.
Lead the on-site integration of both newly acquired and newly built locations with a strong focus on rapid growth and team member engagement.
Financial review with new and existing teams to set goals, measure performance, and create plans against budgets.
Development and on-going re-evaluation of policies, procedures, and culture.
Directed training improvements to reduce knowledge gaps and eliminate workforce performance inefficiencies.
Confer with other managers, technical personnel, and team leaders to coordinate efficient site work and maintain tight schedules.
Develop and supervise staff by providing orientation, training, support, and direction.
Aid senior leadership during executive decision-making processes since pre-launch.
Manage on-going vendor relations including technology partners, suppliers, and contractors.
Head and participate in projects across all internal departments including Marketing, Finance, IT, HR, and the on-site medical teams.
Area Practice Manager
Banfield Pet Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
10.2009 - 01.2019
Provided operational support to all area personnel driving profitability through improvements in efficiency and service quality.
Frequently shifted focus between locations in order to improve and maintain operations and financial performance at struggling locations, while training new managers or supervising veterinarians.
Coordinated financial operations, including budgeting, accounting, expenses and financial reporting.
Mentored and coached interns and newly hired team members on office procedures and computer systems.
Spearheaded training initiatives to improve employee performance and bottom-line business results.
Forecasted trends in expected business levels and adjusted labor and inventory to match expectations.
Manager
PetSmart
Mantua, NJ
08.2006 - 09.2009
Collaborated with staff and leadership team to maximize customer satisfaction, streamline procedures and improve bottom-line profitability.
Drove financial performance of assigned areas by verifying achieved sales and profit goals and implementing plans to correct deficiencies.
Evaluated store performance by receiving, analyzing and incorporating feedback from store inspections to implement action plans for improvements.
Assigned tasks to associates to fit skill levels and maximize team performance.
Analyzed operations and market data to assess areas in need of improvement and capitalize on changing conditions.
Recruited, hired and trained new employees, including monitoring and review of individual performance.