About

Passion is important to me. After a few years of a job that was unfulfilling, I moved to Baltimore to put myself around people who weren't satisfied with the status quo. I searched around for something I cared about, something I wanted to do every day. My analytical background has shown that I have a knack for problem solving, and after a very positive conversation with an instructor at Betamore, I signed up for a class in Front End Web Development.

It wasn't long before I was staying up late into the night chasing down a problem, trying to understand why my simple web page was reacting to a command I had come up with. It took zero convincing to get me going on a project. It was at that point that I knew this was the correct field for me.

I have since relocated to Norfolk, VA and am continuing to pursue this passion.

What I Can Offer

Concept - Design - Develop - Review - Launch

Clean, Functional, Responsive Websites

Content Control - Timely Updates

Web Presence Consulting

I have a keen eye for customer impression. I enjoy looking at the big picture and making sure that your website fits into your goals and is working for you in the best way possible.

Social Media Presence

It's 2021 - Social Media is everything. If your business isn't utilizing the incredible tool that is Instagram, you're missing out. I'm happy to help. I have used social for a long time, through my personal account @helloitsjimbo and through a car club account that I am in the process of building up to spike interest and gain member involvement @merkurclub.

Work Experience

In 2018 I graduated from the Betamore Academy Front End Web Development course. I chose web development because I enjoy chasing down problems and [ideally] finding solutions. I do great under strict deadlines, and am constantly eager to learn more. But more important than that, I love working on something that matters, and if I can help a company broadcast their stellar real-life image online, I've won.

I went into the front end class without prior coding experience, and am now building a car club website, have completed my personal website, and am making time to code every single day. The class taught me how to collaborate through GitHub, which will be essential as I continue to evolve. The class gave me the foundation I needed to get started in web development; now it's on me to work hard and learn as much as possible.

Prior to taking up web development, I have 4+ years of experience in the Medical Device and Healthcare supply chain fields where I have contributed at a high level and become an asset to the teams I have been a part of.

Education

Betamore Academy

Front End Web Development

HTML5, CSS3, Javascript

Mobile-First Development

Responsive Web Design

Github, Chrome DevTools

Old Dominion University

B.S. in Business Administration

Major in Marketing

Minor in Business Analytics

Graduated Spring 2014

Employment

Johns Hopkins Health System

[June 2017 - Present]

Supply Chain MMIS Systems Analyst

Manage the item master data that feeds into EPIC; ensure patient pricing, UOM, and charge codes are accurate for the entire health system and all affiliates. Additional duties include master data support for product conversions, biweekly internal auditing, and end-user support ticket resolution.

Procurement Contract Specialist

[one year]

Maintain vendor contract files and cleanup existing contracts from previous owners. In support of major prime vendor conversion for the entire health system, turn around mass spreadsheets under short turnarounds to ensure zero interruptions in hospital supplies ordering.

K2M, Inc.

[May 2014 - June 2017]

Pricing Specialist II

[two years]

Point of contact for customer needs both internal and external. Tasked with reviewing, preparing and submitting RFP’s and negotiating to final award. Key piece in driving account retention through understanding local needs and coordinating strategic bid response. Maintained customer contracts in the ERP system and proactively updated customer accounts as new items were added to the product portfolio.

Support field agents throughout the sales process (price proposal - sales preparation - post sale needs). Support marketing team in planning, tracking, and controlling 10-12 major product launches per year. Prepared, outlined, and managed summer intern (goals, review, performance). Coordinate with IT department to ensure a clean ERP database. Create and maintain departmental work instructions and user acceptance testing documents. Respond timely to billing team inquiries (invoice errors, discrepancies, and short-pays).

Pricing Specialist I

[one year]

RFP bid preparation and timely submission. Handling multiple bids per week often with minimal lead time. Run impact analytics and forecast account spend potential. Monitor and update account pricing and approved product portfolios for accounts with ranges from $50k to >$15 Million. Controlled pricing and product introduction for approximately 400 domestic accounts. Led large scale account organization projects to greatly improve department efficiency. Support contract negotiations with GPO’s, IDN’s, and various hospital systems.

Intern - Pricing & Contracts

[summer & winter breaks 2013]

Domestic & international price file cleanup while immersing myself into Spine anatomy and company product knowledge that became instrumental in my work upon being hired as a full-time employee.