I'm The Fixer

This is where the discipline, the systems thinking, and the ability to walk into chaos and make it work — all started. Earned Primary Leadership Military Award. Completed Primary Leadership Development Course with Distinction.

Manufacturing & Logistics Engineer at Caterpillar. Continuous Improvement Lead at Hydratight/Actuant & Enerpac. Six Sigma Black Belt with Becton Dickinson. BS Industrial Engineering with Distinction from Iowa State. Lean. Six Sigma. Process. Every role was about finding what's broken and fixing it — on the factory floor before it was in the boardroom.

Started as the operations fixer at a $6B health system. Ended up transforming emergency care for 130,000 patients. Led investment and integration of EmOpti tools for Emergency Departments across five hospital systems — reducing ED wait times from 3 hours to 15 minutes. Recognized by George Washington University School of Medicine with Emergency Care Innovation of the Year Award.

Also sourced and adopted Babyscripts pediatric care management tool, reaching 200K+ mothers across 16 hospital systems. Secured $1M partnership with Noom for T2D/hypertension outcomes. Spearheaded $5M investment in Startup Health.

Built a new division from nothing. Presented to the Board. Created five revenue-generating workstreams — new business ventures, frontline challenges, venture investments, core enhancements, and medical device/IP — projected to bring in $60M+.

Established InvestMKE — $10M co-investment fund ($5M Aurora + $5M Northwestern Mutual). Helped establish $100M Wisconn Valley Venture Fund (Northwestern Mutual + Foxconn) — the largest cross-sector venture fund in the state. Founded MKE Tech Hub Coalition — nonprofit now thriving as regional institution. Launched crowdsourcing platform adopted by 21 companies generating $750K annually.

Nominated by CEO, Chief Strategy Officer, and Chief Administration Officer for Milwaukee's 40 Under 40.

Hired to build the innovation engine a $6B health system didn't have — from zero to subsidiary, venture fund, and a strategic growth trajectory from $6B to $32B.

Drove the strategic case to triple Aurora Healthcare's revenue from $6B to $25B — a fundamental pivot from years of cost-cutting culture that faced significant board-level pushback. Partnered with CEO Nick Turkel and SVP Mike Lappin to build and present the growth thesis. This led directly to the merger with Advocate Health and subsequently Atrium Health, creating one of the top 10 largest health systems in the US at nearly $32B in combined revenue.

This was not a consensus decision. It required putting the growth strategy and careers on the line to do what was right for the organization and the community.

Launched 83 Tech Harbor, wholly owned for-profit subsidiary. Recruited and hired team of 30+ for subsidiary, engaged with 2,000+ internal team members to improve collaboration. Administered $10M operating and $17M capital budgets. Managed $4B+ M&A and strategic partnership pipeline.

My assistant Genabon was promoted from assistant to helping run businesses we were building out — that's the kind of team impact I create.

Recruited to turn a stalled healthcare startup into an enterprise sales machine during COVID-19. Grew sales pipeline with 35% CAGR target, added $1M in revenue in first year. Secured $10M Series A in Q3 to enable new inpatient telehealth launch with Advocate Health, HCA, and Jefferson Memorial. Built multi-sided telehealth platform targeting $2M ARR by 2022.

Leveraged existing relationship with EmOpti to expand teletriage function across 14 locations and streamline ED operations during COVID-19.

Brought in to build the strategy and intelligence function for a $6B+ healthcare enterprise through acquisition, integration, and AI transformation. Worked directly at C-suite level across AI strategy, cybersecurity strategy, business development, strategic planning, and GTM execution.

Partnered with executive leadership on Oracle Health 2030 vision — build to $20B by 2030. Launched $150M strategic services initiative (Cerner era, pre-acquisition). Drove $35M in operational expenditure reductions in first year post-acquisition.

Built competitive intelligence operating system from scratch — automated pipelines processing 150+ competitor signals daily, replacing outside consultants. Built FY25-27 strategic planning framework across business units.

Navigated 3 leadership changes in 3 years — plus 2 at Cerner pre-acquisition — ensuring team focus remained consistent to enable delivery of 9 key initiatives while building structures for internal scaling and pivots.

Designed AI adoption framework managing individual executive trust curves — starting at 50% automation with user-validated conclusions, progressing to AI-generated strategic recommendations, and ultimately predictive market intelligence.

Built the AI operating practice because 95% of enterprise AI pilots fail — not from bad technology, but from no operating model.

Designed and deployed Intelligence Operations (IntOps) — a systematic 5-layer framework for operating AI at enterprise scale. Built and operate MICI OS with 130+ AI agents in governed production environments — equivalent output of a 5-person team at ~$500K/yr in avoided headcount.

Engineer and architect by training — I designed the system architecture, wrote the code, and built each component. I understand what real AI orchestration looks like versus what's theater.

Built the meta-system that builds the systems — new AI operating environments deployed in 90 days with multiple concurrent development streams.

Deliver Fractional Chief AI Officer and AI Operating Partner — 100-day turnaround proven ($6B→$32B Aurora, $150M Cerner initiative) engagements for PE portfolio companies, professional services firms, healthcare organizations, and mid-market businesses.