1. Jeffrey T. Wright
148 Wood Ave.
Danville, VA 24541
Home Phone: 434-489-9453
Business Phone: 336-503-5793
Email: Jeffrey.Wright@LPNT.net
MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
Materials Management professional with over 27 years in the medical inventory
field. Result oriented individual with strong organizational, planning and
problem-solving skills. Excellent communication and negotiation skills. Long term
record of effective cost management.
EDUCATION
BA, Averett College, Danville, VA; 1992.
EMPLOYMENT
January 2013 – Present
Supply Chain Director, Person Memorial Hospital
 Director of Purchasing, Receiving and Distribution at
110 bed facility.
 Installed Smart inventory system: Trained users,
established perpetual inventory for central storeroom,
set up inventory pars for individual departments and
responsible for dictionary maintenance.
 Installed and trained staff on GHX procurement suite,
a web-based purchase order system for routine and
capital purchases.
 Installed vendor registration system and established
policies for facility wide vendor access.
 Transitioned facility to third-party purchasing
organization.
 Reduced owned inventory in storeroom by $100,000.
 Reduced hospital wide supply spend by $900,000.00
in first year as Supply Chain Director.

2.  Maintained 95% contract compliance on facility wide
purchasing.
 Reduced department staff by 1/3 while increasing
employee satisfaction rate.
 Transitioned facility to online MSDS system.
 CDM Gatekeeper for facility. Maintenance of
hospital charge master dictionary, including all price
increases and new charges and procedures.
 Member of Environment of Care committee.
 Member of Patient Safety Committee.
 Member of Infection Control Committee.
 2014 Chairman for hospital Relay for Life team.
January 2006 – January 2013
Materials Coordinator – O.R./C.V.O.R, Danville Regional Medical Center
 Responsible for daily management of materials for a
13 suite operating room and 2 suite cardiovascular
operating unit.
 Monitored, assessed and adjusted par levels for
surgical supplies to meet patient care needs.
 Negotiated contracts and purchasing agreements.
 Organized clinical trials of products for review by staff
and physicians.
 Developed and implemented vendor policy for O.R.
 Managed and reconciled consignment inventory.
 Maintained implant logs.
 Processed purchase orders.
 Researched and resolved patient billing
discrepancies.

3.  Reduced owned inventory in C.V.O.R by $150,000.
 Reduced owned inventory in O.R. by $135,000.
 Maintained O.R. system inventory catalog.
 Reviewed daily case postings for special requests and
needed supplies.
 Facilitated the sale of obsolete equipment.
 Negotiated pricing and processed purchase
requisitions.
 Proven track record of utilizing process improvement
strategies and building strong physician relationships
 Member of Operating Room Task Force for improving
physician and employee satisfaction and turnover
time.
 Member of Welcome The Patient Team: making
rounds of new admissions and fielding questions and
concerns.
July 2003 - January 2006
Materials Resource – Open Heart, Danville Regional Medical Center
 Responsible for management of materials for
cardiovascular surgical unit.
 Reviewed and corrected daily patient
charges using Ormis / IPath software.
 Maintained inventory using Lawson Inventory
software.
 Acquired the most cost efficient new
products for surgical staff.
November 1988 – July 2003
Inventory Technician, Danville Regional Medical Center
 Managed inventory of 12 hospital units nightly,
assessing and adjusting par levels in accordance with
need and usage.
 Maintained proper inventory levels using Matkon
Inventory System, including trouble shooting and
resolving technical issues.

4. ADDITIONAL SKILLS:
Matkon Inventory System
Excel
Word
Smart 5.0
Meditech
Lawson
Kronos
VIRA