WILLIAM OKLESHEN
Orland Park,IL
Summary
Senior healthcare executive offering20+ years of experience leading key growth initiatives to meet regulatory standards and drive efficiencies of healthcare organizations. Known as an expert in the environment of care, life safety, the physical environment, public health, ISO9001:2015, quality of care, emergency management, analytics, sustainability, accreditation, regulatory environment and issues including CMS, TJC, NAIHO, HFAP, EPA, OSHA, FDA, and NFPA. Proven progressive career reflecting strong leadership qualities that builds and leads highly motivated teams to achieve aggressive quantitative business objectives.
Professional management expert prepared to excel in high-stakes environments. Extensive background in steering large-scale projects and optimizing operational processes to achieve business objectives. Known for fostering cohesive teams and adapting to dynamic challenges, bringing strong leadership and strategic acumen to drive success.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
National Director Healthcare FM Operations-Regulatory Compliance
SODEXO QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES
01.2018 - Current
- Reduced condition level findings by75% during first year on staff through onsite education and mock survey
- Improved systemization of centralized documentation of testing and inspection through development of electronic system
- Optimized position by taking on additional tasks as interim district manager of the northeast within3 months of hire managing11 hospitals and over3 million square feet
- Delivered exceptional customer service to over70 healthcare facilities based on contract KPI’s
Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group
THE JOINT COMMISSION
01.2018 - 01.2018
- Interpretations for Environment of Care (EC), Emergency Management (EM), and Life Safety (LS) Code issues
Director, Environment of Care, Life Safety & Emergency Management
KINDRED HEALTHCARE
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Initiated and executed onsite and contracted company-wide programs including80+ long term acute care hospitals
- Analyzed strategies to reducing costs while ensuring100% compliance in vintage healthcare settings, resulting in a savings of $1M
- Developed and implemented sustainable Environment of Care, Life Safety, and Emergency Management programs for80+ long term acute care hospitals, reducing the number of conditional level findings by90%
- Collaborated with corporate executive team of10+ to create a high reliability organization committed to top performance, including a partnership with Jones Lang Lasalle worth $35M+
Lead Physical Environment Surveyor
DNV-GL HEALTHCARE ACCREDITATION SERVICES
01.2015 - 01.2015
- Performed CMS deemed service accreditation and ISO9001 auditing and certification at35+ hospitals, critical access hospitals, and surgical centers, earning role as lead surveyor after3 months as a surveyor
Director Environment of Care
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (formerly VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS)
01.2008 - 01.2014
- Partnered with senior management and hospital leadership team of10+ to design and execute strategic and long range, environment of care plans to ensure all CMS and TJC accreditation standards are met, exceeding quality goals at least50% of the time
- Designed and executed change and culture management programs for50 team members through expansion, consolidation, and transition from not-for-profit to for-profit organizations
- Performed due diligence on13 acquisitions of up to $800M, identifying risks and opportunities and managing a seamless transition
Founder & Principal Consultant
OKLESHEN CONSULTING SERVICES, INC/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT DOCTORS, INC
01.2006 - 01.2008
- Created and managed a full service consulting firm providing environmental monitoring, air monitoring, mold inspection and testing, licensed home inspections, safety surveys, thermo-imaging and environment of care surveys to clients such as Energy & Environment Doctors, Inc
System Director, Clinical Engineering/Director Safety
RESURRECTION HEALTHCARE
01.2000 - 01.2006
- Managed and allocated an $11M operational budget across9 hospitals and20 long-term and acute care facilities
- Directed team of30+ biomedical engineering and sterile supply personnel through special projects as administrator of a $1M+ budget with revenues of $20M+
- Identified vendors and negotiated contracts, capturing $750K in annual savings
- Developed and documented procedures for contract services and capital budgeting processes for biomedical and clinical engineering departments, increasing efficiency by45%
Independent Principal Consultant
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI)
01.1996 - 01.2000
- Successfully designed and implemented environmental and energy cost-savings programs and efficient technology applications across100+ electric utilities and5K+ healthcare facilities
- Collaborated with American Hospital Association and American Society of Healthcare Engineers to create the United States Greenlights and Energy Star programs, utilizing annual project funding exceeding $500K+
Director Environmental Safety and Occupational Health
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)
01.1994 - 01.1996
- Managed relationships and collaborated with Senate Environment and Public Works committee and the House Committee on Science to advocate specific healthcare issues, negotiating proposed standards with regulators to ultimately capture $500M+ in healthcare industry cost savings
- Designed and executed strategic plan with potential of saving $100M+ to the national healthcare industry
- Led team of20+ expert advisors, resulting in preparing and submitting scientific and technical documents to government agencies
Education
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Environmental Management
Illinois Institute of Technology
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Environmental Health
Illinois State University
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance-Fortune500 companies, American Hospital Association (AHA)
- EOC/Life Safety/Physical Environment-SIG TJC, Surveyor/Auditor DNV-GL
- Project Management & Strategic Planning-$10M cost reduction
- Vendor Relations & Contract Negotiation-GE Healthcare, JLL, and Sodexo, exceeding KPI’s
- Process Improvement & Change Management-ISO9001 auditor, M&E transition agent
- Content development
- Internal communications
Certification
- Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM) American Society of Healthcare Engineers, Expected July2020, Chicago, Illinois
- Quality Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor ISO9001:2008 & ISO9001:2015 DIS Auditor DNV-GL, August2015, Katy, Texas
- NFPA101-20123 Day Certificate of Educational Achievement, July2015, Milford, Ohio
- Certificate Certified Infrared Thermographer Level-1 No.7225, January2007, Orlando, Florida
- Licensed Illinois Home Inspector License #450.004150 (lapsed)
- American Society of Healthcare Engineers Leadership Institute “Inaugural “ (4X invited)
Timeline
National Director Healthcare FM Operations-Regulatory Compliance
SODEXO QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES
01.2018 - Current
Engineer, Standards Interpretation Group
THE JOINT COMMISSION
01.2018 - 01.2018
Director, Environment of Care, Life Safety & Emergency Management
KINDRED HEALTHCARE
01.2015 - 01.2017
Lead Physical Environment Surveyor
DNV-GL HEALTHCARE ACCREDITATION SERVICES
01.2015 - 01.2015
Director Environment of Care
TENET HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (formerly VANGUARD HEALTH SYSTEMS)
01.2008 - 01.2014
Founder & Principal Consultant
OKLESHEN CONSULTING SERVICES, INC/ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT DOCTORS, INC
01.2006 - 01.2008
System Director, Clinical Engineering/Director Safety
RESURRECTION HEALTHCARE
01.2000 - 01.2006
Independent Principal Consultant
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI)
01.1996 - 01.2000
Director Environmental Safety and Occupational Health
AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (AHA)
01.1994 - 01.1996
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE - Environmental Health
Illinois State University
- Certified Healthcare Facilities Manager (CHFM) American Society of Healthcare Engineers, Expected July2020, Chicago, Illinois
- Quality Management Systems Auditor/Lead Auditor ISO9001:2008 & ISO9001:2015 DIS Auditor DNV-GL, August2015, Katy, Texas
- NFPA101-20123 Day Certificate of Educational Achievement, July2015, Milford, Ohio
- Certificate Certified Infrared Thermographer Level-1 No.7225, January2007, Orlando, Florida
- Licensed Illinois Home Inspector License #450.004150 (lapsed)
- American Society of Healthcare Engineers Leadership Institute “Inaugural “ (4X invited)
MASTER OF SCIENCE - Environmental Management
Illinois Institute of Technology
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