Ryan Brunner
Cave Creek,AZ
Summary
Meticulous Manager with experience maintaining smooth and efficient operations. Proficient in overseeing supplies, equipment, employees, and facilities. Exceptional management skills and proven history of effective leadership. Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Vascular Lab Manager
Arizona Vascular and Thoracic Solutions
Glendale, Arizona
10.2018 - 11.2025
- Created OBL from very beginning. Including ordering all equipment and supplies. Creating all documents and forms for nursing, radiation control, lead logs, temperature/blanket warmer/refrigerator logs, charging sheets
- Radiation Safety Officer/Laser Safety Officer, ordering all badges, badge reports, keeping accurate radiation/laser records for the state and OBL.
- Hiring all staff and managing: Daily schedules both patient/staff/physicians
- Running a very successful 9 Physician OBL/amputation prevention center.
- Laser and vein EVLA/RFA procedures, non-thermal ablation, micro-stab phlebectomy, sclerotherapy
- Scrub/Pan and circulate all Radial, Femoral and Pedal diagnostic and interventional peripheral procedures. IVUS, Ultrasound, Atherectomy(Hawk, Laser, CSI, Phoenix) PTA, Stenting, CO2, Dialysis AV fistula grafts/maintenance, IVC Filter removals, embolizations, debridements, wound care.
- Work closely with billing & financial departments to ensure proper coding and financial analysis of new procedures.
- Interact directly with patients, families and physicians. Working together to educate patients and family.
- Monitoring and expediting on business side of facility: daily reordering, maximizing vendor programs and all day to day tasks.
- Interviewed, hired and trained lab technicians to perform experiments and analyze results.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines.
- Set and oversaw quality assurance guidelines for laboratory work.
- Kept equipment maintained, facility clean, and organized and inventory stocked to maximize performance.
- Managed operational documents and produced reports detailing activities.
- Designed processes to increase efficiency by minimizing error and reducing repetitive tasks.
- Planned and coordinated new development programs to meet deadlines within yearly budget.
- Kept lab in compliance with applicable guidelines and laws.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
- Cultivated positive rapport with fellow employees to boost company morale and promote employee retention.
- Recruited, interviewed and hired employees and implemented mentoring program to promote positive feedback and engagement.
- Maintained professional demeanor by staying calm when addressing unhappy or angry customers/patients.
- Reduced waste and pursued revenue development strategies to keep department aligned with sales and profit targets.
- Streamlined and monitored quality programs to alleviate overdue compliance activities.
- Evaluated employee performance and conveyed constructive feedback to improve skills.
- Maintained positive customer/patient relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
- Leveraged data and analytics to make informed decisions and drive business improvements.
- Successfully managed budgets and allocated resources to maximize productivity and profitability.
- Opened and closed location and monitored shift changes to uphold successful operations strategies and maximize business success.
- Established performance goals for employees and provided feedback on methods for reaching those milestones.
- Trained personnel in equipment maintenance and enforced participation in exercises focused on developing key skills.
Lead Vascular Interventional Radiologic Tech
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
Phoenix, AZ
11.2001 - 10.2019
- Integral team member in the creation of a successful IR department currently performing vein embolization, UFE embolization, abdominal/ pelvic/ bone biopsies, port a cath , PICC placement, abscess drain, kyphoplasty, GI Bleeds, Aspira catheter, nephrostomy tube, feeding tube, TIPS, peripheral angioplasty, stents, thrombectomy , atherectomies utilizing Silverhawk , total occlusions, drainages (biliary, nephrostomy, abscess etc.), IVC filter deployments and recoveries, dialysis AV fistula maintenance (employing Possis AngioJet), etc.
- Conducted product research and negotiations of all IR related purchases for practice.
- Trained and educated techs in interventional procedures, concepts, and the roles of sterile scrubbing and interventional fluoroscopy.
- Performed ongoing evaluation of IR supplies & product needs, ordered & maintained appropriate par levels of all device inventory (sheaths, wires, catheters, needles, ports.valued at approximately $100K.
- Work closely with billing & financial departments to ensure proper coding and financial analysis of new procedures.
- Radiation Safety Manager assists in ordering all film badges and reports, keeping accurate records for the state and hospital, helping with radiation safety meetings.
- Interact directly with patients, families and physicians.
Radiologic Technologist
Abrazo West Campus
Goodyear, AZ
11.2005 - 06.2006
- Demonstrated expertise in conducting various procedures and exams in diverse environments such as the operating room, emergency department, and fluoroscopy rooms, always adhering to ALARA radiation standards.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Radiologic Technology
Apollo College
Phoenix, AZ03-2003
Skills
- Contract Management
- Staff Development
- Business Development
- Time Management
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient Safety
- Radiation safety
- Equipment management
- Equipment maintenance
- Instrument Calibration
- Quality controls
- Goal setting
- Facilities oversight
- Sales negotiation
- Driving sales
- Sales tracking
Certification
- Professional Licenses • ARRT # 388391 • MRTBE # 12075 • CTCT# 30939P • Vascular Interventional License #388391
Timeline
Vascular Lab Manager
Arizona Vascular and Thoracic Solutions
10.2018 - 11.2025
Radiologic Technologist
Abrazo West Campus
11.2005 - 06.2006
Lead Vascular Interventional Radiologic Tech
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus
11.2001 - 10.2019
Associate of Applied Science - Radiologic Technology
Apollo College