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DaveJ

A collaborative and people-centered global business development and operations executive with 15+ years of experience guiding teams, building trusted partnerships, and leading organizations through growth and transformation.

About Me

• A results - focused global business development and operations executive with 15+ years of experience in executing data - driven growth strategy, streamlining operational infrastructure, fostering product innovation, and cultivating robust partnerships to drive strategic turnarounds, multimillion - dollar growth, maximum shareholder value, and sustainable organizations. • Proven track record of leveraging strategic thinking, problem - solving, implementing enterprise - wide Lean tools, creating new service models, driving product commercialization, creating consultative customer relationships, expanding market share, and optimizing the end - to - end customer experience.

Jurisdiction

United States | United Kingdom | Canada | Mexico

Experience

Seniority LevelC-Suite
Years of Experience20+ years
Current StatusActive
PrincipalAckari LLC
2021 - Present

Consulting firm focused on mid - market companies to implement rapid process improvement. Strategized and executed business development, operational consolidation, and customer experience optimization initiatives. Delivered measurable results • Dedicated to American Industrial Partners portfolio companies from Feb – Nov 2022. Improved throughput in on company from $2.8M / month to $4.9M.

President / Chief Executive Officer | Board MemberInnovatus Imaging | Resilience Capital Partners,
2018 - 2021

Strategized and executed business development, operational consolidation, and customer experience optimization initiatives at the largest non - OEM repair and design firm for ultrasound and MRI coils in the US, preparing the company for sale by Resilience. • Onboarded new strategic accounts to bring in $6M+ in new business, divested unprofitable lines of business to deliver $4M in savings, and streamlined customer service operations while reducing staff by 75% and overheads by $1.5M.

Chief Executive OfficerJoerns Healthcare,
2018 - 2019

Deployed extensive M&A integration and executive leadership experience to guide the largest skilled nursing / long - term / hospice equipment manufacturing and servicing firm in the US through a successful sale and transition to a new sponsor. • Executed a five - year strategic plan to build business value and position the firm for sale, with a focus on driving ongoing double digit expansion in Europe and the Middle East via product innovation (four new products) and new strategic partnerships. • Administered a $300M P&L and 10 direct reports as well as a 75 - member sales team while building an "outside - in", client - centric culture that grew account equity and incentivized employees (resulting in a ~50% reduction in employee attrition).

Chief Operating OfficerUS Acute Care Solutions,
2015 - 2018

Provided strategic direction and operational leadership for the long - term exit of a $1B private physician practice as its first non - physician executive, holding full P&L responsibility and overseeing 12 direct reports as well as 5K employees across 200 locations. • Formulated an exit strategy focused on rapid M&A growth and integration, leveraging Lean tools and methodologies to build scalable systems and processes across Sales, Operations, and Technology that positioned the firm for successful acquisitions. • Developed and maintained relationships across multiple customer segments, resulting in the client base expanding from 2.5M to 6M patients.

Senior Vice President | General Manager - Global Surgical SolutionsSTERIS Corporation,
2014 - 2015

Consolidated multiple functional organizations and resolved quality issues for a $2.5B leader in infection prevention consumables, biologics, and contamination control, with subsequent responsibility for driving global growth for its $400M surgical solutions division. • Leveraged strong problem - solving skills and expertise in organizational design and multicultural change management to foster growth and streamline operations for a 3K - member organization with 12 plants and six distribution centers worldwide. • Integrated the Supply Chain, Planning, and Manufacturing functions into a global operations organization in addition to leading a global network restructuring as well as all due diligence and integration for acquisitions. • Defined global and vision and directed a 40 - member sales team (with full P&L responsibility) to develop strategies and creative solutions that enabled the expansion of Global Surgical Solutions across North America, the UK, Europe, and Latin America. • Led Lean initiatives to drive process efficiencies, product quality improvement, and commercialization (including repositioning product pricing and cost out) in new markets / channels, reducing product defects by 60% and growing margins from 8% to 13%. • Aligned human capital with strategic growth, product, and process improvement initiatives by identifying and promoting high potential talent and nurturing an accountable, customer - focused organizational culture for all cross - functional teams.

Vice President – Global Operations & Supply ChainCONMED Corporation,
2007 - 2010

Reformulated the vision and strategic plan for an $800M family - controlled manufacturer of medical devices and drugs, including implementing a global operations strategy, restructuring and streamlining business processes, and establishing a Lean culture. • Secured executive buy - in for a comprehensive operational transformation that realigned the company with customer needs while integrating financial reporting and continuous improvement initiatives and driving global accountability - focused execution. • Spearheaded the consolidation of four plants into one greenfield facility in Mexico as well as six distribution centers in the US into two new centers. • Earned TBM's "The Perfect Engine" award as well as features in Business Week, USA Today, CNY Business Journal, Managing Times, and US Business Review for successfully steering the organization of 1.8K global employees through the transformation.

Certification

Total Certifications1

ACG, Lean Practitioner, Supply Chain

Skills

Core skills10
Languages1

Skills

Operations
Executive Leadership
Strategic Planning
Creating Shareholder Value
Cost Reduction
Operating Systems
Operations
Supply Management
business development
Lean

Languages

English

Services