Andy Patterson

Background

About Andy Patterson

As an Executive Director at Cox Automotive, I've led lean process improvement for a $2B business, logistics operations for a $70M region, and product go-to-market execution for a $1B business. Over my career in healthcare I’ve run global teams totaling 150 personnel, managed multimillion-dollar P & Ls, and driven $250M revenue operations. I SPECIALIZE IN: OPERATIONS : Led two P & Ls totaling $30MM dollars and $250MM in revenue operations. Turned one P&L from losing money to profitability in one year. CHANGE MANAGEMENT: Planned, executed and led product launches for a $1Bn annual revenue business PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: Led Lean implementation & problem solving across 70+ automobile auctions representing a $2Bn annual revenue business. LEADERSHIP: Led operations teams, domestically & globally, sales teams, product launch teams, process improvement teams. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: Led an operations team that generated $70M annual revenue in the Automotive Logistics space Led a Sales team that generated over $26M annual revenue in the healthcare diagnostics industry Turned a field service P&L from a $930k loss into a $2.3MM gain while keeping headcount flat and improving customer satisfaction Successfully rolled out a Lean Scorecard system including problem solving to 70+ Cox Automotive Operating Locations (Auto Auctions) Also mentored 6 Lean Six Sigma Black Belts to earn their certification in this time period, with projects totaling over $4Million in benefit to Cox Achieved GE Healthcare Omega Board for outstanding Service execution and profitability at 71% margin EDUCATION MBA, Indiana University Kelley School of Business Bachelor of Science (BS), United States Military Academy MORE ABOUT ME: Corporate Career Deep experience leading business and cultural transformations resulting in improved operational efficiency through both lean process improvement and product launches 6-Sigma Black Belt certification Prosci Change Management 3 Day certification Nearly 25 years experience as an operations leader and P&L owner in matrixed businesses including publicly traded, private equity and larger family owned businesses. U.S. Army Officer Served as Commander of two companies - a Headquarters and Headquarters Company at Fort Bragg, NC, and an Attack Helicopter Troop in the Republic of Korea AH-64A Pilot in Command, front seat Personal Father of 3, married for 29 years Continue to love reading and the immersive learning it brings Automobile enthusiast