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Director, Supplier Enabled Innovation - New Product Launch @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Accountable for all new product commercialization efforts at Cordis Corporation driven by partnerships with external companies – from opportunity assessment and proposal development to project execution and transition to the steady-state business. Led 3 new product commercialization programs and extended team of 25 people...

Director, Supplier Enabled Innovation - New Product Launch @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Accountable for all new product commercialization efforts at Cordis Corporation driven by partnerships with external companies – from opportunity assessment and proposal development to project execution and transition to the steady-state business. Led 3 new product commercialization programs and extended team of 25 people with external partners - leading to the launch of 3 Cordis products in the Endovascular and Cardiovascular spaces. From February 2009 to October 2010 (1 year 9 months) New Jersey USFirst Lieutenant @ US Army Led platoon of 15 soldiers and 4 M1 tanks. Spearheaded ground attack for 1st Armored Division during first Gulf War. Graduated Ranger School; Awarded Army Commendation for Valor and Bronze Star. From January 1990 to March 1993 (3 years 3 months) US, Germany, Middle EastHead, Strategy and Operations, Global Services (Procurement) @ Johnson & Johnson Built and led diverse, 40-person global delivery and operations team impacting the entire corporation. Governed a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) portfolio with ~400 team members, across 10+ sites globally focused on technology, compliance, contracting, strategic sourcing, invoice processing and help desk management. Delivered compliance and risk management services on $50 billion in annual cash disbursements – with heavy emphasis on anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and vendor fraud. Was accountable for enhancements to J&J’s eMarketplace and contracting technology platforms as well as a global RPA (robotic process automation) program – focused on development, launch and operations. BPO metrics are all at or better than target service level. Launched RPA in 9 process areas this year to reduce cycle time, eliminate non-value-added work and create new capacity. Delivered $30MM in cost recovery/ reduction/ avoidance over 2 years. Launched new financial contract audit service for all spend categories in risk/ reward-sharing supplier partnership. Oversaw $100+MM budget (to target) and managed headcount growth of ~600 employees (to target). Team capability and value proposition considered best-in-class by leadership; BPO governance considered benchmark. From March 2016 to February 2019 (3 years) New Brunswick, NJDirector, Supplier Enabled Innovation (Medical Devices) @ Johnson & Johnson Responsible for driving Supplier Enabled Innovation across J&J's Medical Device and Diagnostics sector. Worked directly with 7 operating companies to identify unfunded innovation opportunities through external partnerships and to enable them. Developed and deployed a global external manufacturing strategy for the Medical Device and Diagnostics sector. From October 2010 to April 2012 (1 year 7 months) New Jersey USDirector, New Business Development @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Led the integration of Cordis’ Neurovascular business into Depuy’s Neurosurgery business. Managed 18 integration teams worldwide and over 500 "Day 1" deliverables to create combined company of $450MM in revenues. From July 2008 to February 2009 (8 months) New Jersey USDirector, Business Excellence @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Led re-deployment of franchise-wide Six Sigma program yielding cost savings of $20MM and cost avoidance of $20MM in 1 year. From June 2004 to June 2005 (1 year 1 month) Miami FloridaDirector, Strategic Operations @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Developed comprehensive manufacturing strategy for Cordis’ worldwide operations to optimize and streamline global supply chain From August 2003 to June 2004 (11 months) Miami FloridaVice President, Technology Mergers and Acquisitions @ Cowen and Company Led strategic acquisitions, company sales and business unit divestitures worth over $1BN. Marketed companies or business units to strategic and financial buyers in the electronics, IT services, telecom equipment, and speech recognition software sectors. Pitched M&A ideas and firm’s services to and managed relationships with clients in the US, Latin America and Europe. From August 1998 to December 2002 (4 years 5 months) New York, New York USSenior Director, R&D Procurement - Pharma Clinical Contracting Service Delivery @ Johnson & Johnson Led global service delivery organization of 140 people. Directly supported Janssen R&D's commercial transactions, technology portfolio, and global clinical trials. Provided clinical (insourced and outsourced) and non-clinical contracting, pricing, payment management, sourcing and risk management services. Reduced year-over-year cycle times 20%. Improved customer service delivery by 10%. Generated $23MM in savings. Revamped approach to managing external clinical contracting partners to drive productivity. Introduced classic lean/ six sigma methodology to reduce cycle time, increase throughput, eliminate process waste and improve quality. Team was benchmarked "best in class" in clinical contracting in Pharma Industry. From October 2014 to March 2016 (1 year 6 months) Raritan, NJSenior Director, Global External (contract) Manufacturing for Medical Devices @ Johnson & Johnson Designed, built and led global external/ contract manufacturing organization across 6 medical device businesses with end-to-end supply chain accountability. Deployed new approach to external manufacturing – supplier relationship team concept, relationship managers co-located in region, holistic focus on quality, service, innovation and cost, all critical functions “under 1 roof”, new team focused on category strategy, and customized service offerings for each medical device business. Led global team of 50, managing products worth $1.5BN in revenues. Accountable for 82 end to end product supply chains. Scope included supplier management, category strategy, planning, quality, finance and operations. Reduced non-conformances 20% and field actions 60% year-over-year. Launched 7 new or iterated products on or ahead of time. Delivered $10MM in cost improvement and additional $10MM in after-tax net income annually. Beat service and reliability targets every year. Enabled $50MM+ in projected future revenue through supplier enabled innovation efforts. From April 2012 to October 2014 (2 years 7 months) Zug, SwitzerlandDirector, Supply Chain Development @ Cordis, Johnson & Johnson Deployed 150,000 sq. ft. next-generation, convergent technology manufacturing and distribution center with supporting laboratories and product development pilot facilities in Ireland. Responsible for organizational design, hiring, IT systems, quality systems, manufacturing processes, procurement and implementation of all business processes. Managed cross-functional team of 70 people and $209MM budget over 2 years. From June 2005 to July 2008 (3 years 2 months) Dublin, IrelandVice President, Business Transformation @ ConvaTec Play a leading role in a global multi-disciplinary Transformation Office team focused on driving the development and execution of Transformation initiatives relating to performance, organizational health and capability building – to deliver sustainable and profitable growth across the value chain of all business units and functions. Enabled delivery of 260 strategic initiatives across commercial, R&D, operations, supply chain, procurement, finance, HR and IT – with another 200+ in execution currently and 200+ in the pipeline. Institutionalized “The Convatec Way to Execute”, built a Transformation community of 500+ people and am developing a new advanced analytics capability in the Transformation Office. Designed, launched and leading a global program, team and methodology to optimize and simplify Convatec’s most strategic business processes – leveraging human-centered design thinking, lean and agile. Coordinated Convatec’s global Covid19 Rapid Response Team to successfully deliver on all of our priorities. Launched Convatec’s first global MBA summer internship program. New Jersey, USAProject Manager, Management Consulting @ Kurt Salmon Associates Managed customer relationships in the textile and apparel manufacturing industries. Led 2 apparel manufacturing business start-ups in Mexico and Brazil – each with over 1,000 employees – resulting in $2MM in consulting fees. Led 2 programs – with a suit manufacturer and a rose grower – to eliminate millions in operating costs. From April 1993 to November 1996 (3 years 8 months) US, Mexico, Brazil