Don Colt

Experience

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  US Army

  May 2007 - Sept 2017

  Responsible for all planning, coordination, admistration, budgeting, contracting, training, and logistics for a medical training site. Provided sustainment and fuctional training opportunities for medical units (Active, Reserves, and National Guard of all services) and personnel for worldwide missions to include emergency management responses. Improved activites of equipment and systems execution in Integrated Logistical Support (ILS) process. Supervised 55 senior-level governement employess and contractors. Reviewed the logistics system management plan to identify key aspects of logistics support. Streamlined a property accountability process with minimal losses. Planned and executed a new $13M medical training facility to provide a realistic training environment. Show less Provide expertise advice on equipment, supply, logistics, training, and readiness issues with a special emphasis on the Army Reserves/National Guard. Assisted in developing, coordinating,a nd implementing policy pertianing to strategic level supply operations. Provided guidance and/or direction for all support, training, and equipment readiness management. Planned logisitcs management operations strategy/implementation to ensure timely logistics support. As project manager for a Tri-service course, improved medical logistics collaboration across the globe. Recognized aspects of logistics support through review of teh logistics system management plan. Supported the full medical logistics managemetn spectrum at all levels. Show less Member of a Joint Medical Task Force providing Health Service Support to over 2500 personnel and several medical units in Iraq Theater of Operations. Coordinated medical logistics ensuring equipment, supply, maintenance, facilities, and transportation were fully operational and available to support the medical force. Revised the logistics system management operations to ensure timely logistics support. Reviewed workloads and projects to assign and reassign personnel. Planned for the removal of medical equipment and personnel while sustaining excellent medical care. The ability to analyze, plan, and adjust work operations of subordinate units and personnel to meet requirements and objectives of available resources within a demanding theater of operations. Show less Served as the Health Servcies Plans, Operations, and Training Officer for a Medical Group comprised of 20 subordinate units stationed across 5 states. Responsible for medical evacuation, operations, training management, security, intelligence and other support operations to include readiness and preparedness for mobilization and deployment. Planned, coordinated, and executed long range, short range, and near term planning and trianing events. Established polices, procedures, and standards that support unit and higher headquarters goals/requirements. Brief management on status, updates, or other logistics, operations, and training related inforamtion and the ability to explain data to support the conclusions and recommendations Show less

  • Site Director

    Aug 2013 - Sept 2017

  • Chief, Medical Logistics Readiness & Mobilization

    Mar 2011 - Aug 2013

  • Deputy Chief of Staff - Logistics

    Oct 2009 - Mar 2011

  • Plans and Operations Officer

    May 2007 - Oct 2009
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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Mar 2018 - Jul 2022

  ● Accountable for purchase, receipt, delivery, and inventory control of over 750 expendable commodity lines along with Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor program or other negotiated federal supply schedule contracts● Analyze management reports to manage and control fund control point limitations, identify trends, correct errors, and resolve problems● Responsible for continuous supply chain data and process analysis● Collaborate with vendors and contract community, managers, supervisors, and other staff on logistics issues● Increased accuracy of inventory projections by 10% as well as implemented streamlined work order process resulting in 20% increase in efficiency. ● Member of the project implementation team of the Omni Cell equipment. Show less ● Supervised Commodity Branch within SCM of a large VA Hospital facility to include 10 Inventory Management Specialists, 3 Distribution Supervisors, and 23 Supply Technicians● Managing the design, implementation and modification to main primary, warehouse, and 80+ secondary medical supply points during the Point of Use installation for Supply Chain Management● Established procedures, monitored, reviewed physical inventories, and supply reconciliations● Responsible for medical product analysis and compliance.● Created over 20 Standard Operating Procedures/Process to establish a standard work regime.● Cultivated individual development plans for professional growth and completed VHA COR Level I● Achieved 15% reduction in inventory costs by reducing excess inventory and increasing inventory turnover rate. Show less • Managed all inventory and arranged for distribution of supplies and material to all areas of the medical center. • Supervised employees' schedules and established priorities which included delivering supplies in a timely fashion. • Ensured all stock was monitored and rotated to prevent expiration. • Identified trends and rectified errors in management reports/processes. • Created a cross-training program for personnel to prevent gap in job responsibilities.• Produced and executed a Distribution Supervisor Training Symposium for logistics personnel in other VA facilities to network on best practices. Show less

  • Inventory Manager - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

    May 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Supervisory Inventory Management Specialist

    Dec 2018 - May 2021

  • Supervisory Supply Techician

    Mar 2018 - Dec 2018
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  Cardinal Health

  Jul 2022 - now

  Customer Success Consultant/Account Manager - WaveMark at Cardinal Health

  • Provides Subject Matter Expert support for WaveMark inventory and solutions to the 2nd largest Healthcare Systems in the Houston area to include 11 different locations, 8 different departments, 21 accounts and 57 procedure rooms worth $18 million of inventory.• Provide support to pre-implementation assessment and project management activities.• Responsible for customer advocacy to ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner.• Increased the annual revenue by 22% during a 12-month period.• Improved partner relationship participation by establishing Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews with Senior and Executive Hospital Leadership. Reviews included KPI metrics, on-hand inventory in proportion to procedures, POU compliance, expired products, and inventory waste of products.• Lead monthly Supply Chain/Cath Council meeting with client Managers/Senior Leadership team.• Developed an over 2 years product on-hand inventory project to assist with Par Reduction Opportunities. • Provide training and how to obtain Key Performance Indictors (KPI) data to client users and senior leadership utilizing the WaveMark application, mobile hospital, and Performance Dashboard (Annual, Financial and Patient Safety).• Provide training to internal Customer Success Consultants (CSC) to include documenting activities in Sales Force.• Represent Strategic Manager and provide updates to Senior Management in his absence.• Assist with $1.8 million annual contractual costs and accessories monthly.• Assist Strategic Manager and Finance teams on open invoices. Show less