Description
Contracts Management * Documented $6 million in cost savings during last two years at OHSU. * Administered contracts and developed RFPs for all IT and medical equipment used in research for Oregon Health and Science University, including MRIs, ultrasounds, genetic analysis (PCR) systems, cage cleaning systems, electron microscopes, fluoroscopes, unmanned underwater vehicles, etc. * Developed RFPs for major construction, renovation, and repair, including tenant improvement, major office construction, IT infrastructure, seismic retrofit, roofing replacement, tank farm decommissioning, utility infrastructure. * Negotiated acquisition of significant value-added goods and services in all areas. Project Management * Conducted major IT project procurement, implementation, and close out. * Developed RFPs for major application acquisitions including COGNOS, PAETEC, ZyLAB, CS Stars. * Assisted enterprise migration from Novell GroupWise to Microsoft Outlook. * Refined scopes of work and specifications. * Developed RFPs and participated in implementation of Vocera, paging system, voice/data integration. * Cultivated supplier and contractor pools for low voltage infrastructure projects. * Completed major process improvement project for contracting group. * Focused on improving value-added activities of department. * Analyzed 85 discrete contracting processes. * Researched best practices from open sources. * Conducted environmental scan by interviewing management at similar and dissimilar organizations, focusing on best practices. * Recruited stakeholders from affected departments to encourage broad recommendation ownership. * Established process performance metrics for contracting, legal, and risk management departments. * Made 27 recommendations in six separate practice areas. * Developed implementation plan and team for each practice area. * Presented to executive leadership. * Performed construction project management, building full-service banks inside supermarkets. * Built 19 banks in eight states. * Checked as-built drawings against blueprints and sites to determine conformance. * Responsible for pulling permits in each jurisdiction. * Recruited and supervised all trades, including electrical, general construction, HVAC, sprinkler, data, security. * Acted as general liaison between architect, bank customer, supermarket, subcontractor.