Todd Griggs
Operations Executive
Healthcare • Medical Devices • Technology • Energy • Manufacturing
A results-driven operating executive with extensive experience in the design and implementation of continuous improvement, six sigma, and project management programs. Proven ability to lead and optimize performance for healthcare, manufacturing, technology, retail, and automotive industries.
Collaborative leader, trusted advisor, and consultant leveraging knowledge and expertise to assist business owners and corporate executives optimize operations and achieve operational excellence. An entrepreneurial-minded business development professional with ability to influence decision makers, cultivate new business, and grow client base.
Houston Metropolitan Area, Texas
602-910-1900
rtgriggs@gmail.com
Cross-Functional Leadership
Collaborative consensus builder advocating focused leadership strategies and positively influencing cross-functional teams to excel by communicating goals and providing necessary timelines, motivation, defined roles, mentoring, resources, collaboration, and recognition.
Program and Project Management
Proficient manager overseeing both top-notch projects with a keen eye to process visualization and improvement, procurement and negotiation leadership, product development/innovation, product line management, quality assurance and compliance, research and development, and resource analysis to deliver expeditious results.
Innovation and New Product Development
Innovative product development specialist skilled at employing supply chain strategy development, talent identification and winning team development, targeted marketing and channel diversification, P&L accountability, technology and business integration, vision and mission development and execution, intellectual property development and management to devise solutions for design challenges and launch profitable products.
Business Development
Business development and corporate strategy expert guiding the direction and long-term value of organizations by employing innovative product enhancements, expanding current portfolio, supply chain development for increased opportunities, new product development, supplier negotiation, and business partner management.
Strategic Planning
Multi-faceted visionary tasked with the identification and implementation of strategies to manage business re-engineering, manpower planning, mergers and acquisitions, market vision, joint ventures, and maximize vendor relations and negotiations.
Achievements
Work History
A provider of continuous improvement consulting, project management, and lean six sigma training.
PRESIDENT
Responsible for leading the firm with $3 million in annual P&L. Manage teams through multiple rapid improvement projects, training programs, and kaizen events in healthcare, technology, manufacturing, retail, and automotive industries. Deliver training in lean six sigma, design for lean six sigma, kaizen, and innovation. Oversee 30 indirect reports.
- $962,000 increase in annual revenue, $95,000 reduction in monthly pharmacy errors, 89% patient satisfaction, and 34% surge in patient volume accomplished by level loading daily patient volume, realigning clinical responsibilities, and optimizing patient flow, cycle times, and schedule.
- $700,000 decrease in annual labor costs and a 65% boost in production volume achieved by creating an innovative staffing model that linked roles, responsibilities, takt time, cycle times, and load balancing.
A consulting firm delivering continuous improvement, project management, and lean six sigma training with five partners generating $3 million in yearly revenues.
MANAGING PARTNER
Built the new client base from zero to $3 million in revenue. Advised clients on the implementation of solutions.
- $3 million in top-line revenues attained by developing new clients in supply chain, revenue cycle, and staff optimization to drive 200% year-over-year growth for three years.
- $2 million decline in inventory, $600,000 shrinkage in outdated supplies, and a 95% drop in documentation errors realized by placing 1,200 items on automatic replenishment and integrating electronic medical records (EMR), supply chain, and surgical services technologies.
- 70% upturn in physician procedure accuracy and 90% adoption rate reached by standardizing surgical supplies, enhancing instrument trays, and instituting supply chain and sterile processing technology.
A consulting firm with three partners and $3 million in revenues offering executive continuous improvement, project management, lean six sigma training, and mentoring services.
CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
Drove the M&A between a large healthcare revenue cycle team and a third party. Optimized revenue cycle processes for a large healthcare practice. Created and integrated a financial reporting system for a client to drive profit. Deployed process improvements for clients via 30 indirect reports.
- $1.2 million decrease in costs, 35% decline in eligibility denials, and a 29% uptick in monthly revenues generated by standardizing billing, updating EMR to include anesthesia records and correct billing codes, and by devising a comprehensive physician dashboard that integrated multiple systems.
- $286,000+ monthly contribution to margins, 90% reduction in staff movement around operating room (OR) suites, 43% downtick in OR turnover time, and 35%+ rise in surgical volume gained by adjusting core surgical care inventory and standardizing the OR layout and supplies.
- 300% acceleration in new business won by producing sales opportunities in mergers, staff optimization, and project extensions, executing a visual sales connectivity network, and refining the sales strategy.
- 91% upturn in access and patient visits with a 50% escalation in patient satisfaction obtained by improving patient flow, level loading schedules, introducing in-room scheduling, staggering patient arrival times, and optimizing staff duties.
A not-for-profit hospital with $3.5 billion in revenues and 14,000 employees.
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS PROCESS TRANSFORMATION
Led the continuous process improvement group with five direct and 20 indirect reports. Deployed EMR systems, emergency room / clinic simulation techniques, and automation projects to improve performance.
- 100% deceleration in communication errors and 74% decrease in equipment repairs earned by enriching critical communication systems across physicians, nursing, clinic, and emergency response teams via the implementation of VoIP technology.
- 70% drop in reporting time, 65% reduction in patient wait time, and 40% improvement in scheduling cultivated through an interactive operational dashboard and real-time patient tracking system that provided timely, reverent information, constraint locations, surgical time slot usage, and schedule gaps.
A consulting firm with 20 employees and $30 million in revenue.
SENIOR DIRECTOR & LEAN SIX SIGMA MASTER BLACK BELT
Managed and facilitated instruction and certification of 1,500+ students in six sigma and kaizen areas. Led six sigma initiatives for clients. Directed a team of 30 indirect reports.
- $300 million in revenue and cost savings fostered by driving an enterprise-wide continuous improvement program across 2,000 grocery stores then training 170 six sigma black belts, 75 green belts, and 12 corporate executives.
- 60% improvement in inventory, 31% decline in expenses, and 23% proliferation in volume nurtured by applying the assess-prioritize-deploy model and originating a six-month, one-year, and three-year business opportunity model for a major tire manufacturer.
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt | Advanced Integrated Technologies Group
- $32 million in cost savings and revenue found by conceiving and managing continuous improvement and innovation courses to train 325 six sigma black belts and green belts for large automotive manufacturers.
- $120,000 in yearly savings garnered while reducing scrap 37% and augmenting quality 65% by instigating a new measurement system and identifying key contaminating steps via design of experimentation and by outlining new standard work instructions.
- 38% downtick in scrap and a 15% boost in volume reaped by establishing total productive maintenance, regulating mixture percentages, and optimizing equipment parameters.
Education
Master of Business Administration
Keller University Graduate School of Management
Bachelor of Science
in Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
University of Arizona
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt