Biography
John O. Saunders provides executive-level leadership and develops high performing teams to deliver better results for customers, employees, and shareholders. He has a proven track record of improving business efficiency through innovative solutions, consulting, and project management.
His experience as a consultant, entrepreneur, and program manager allows him to facilitate timely, strategic, and sustainable solutions to address business challenges. My skill set includes a hands-on approach to designing and delivering large projects and programs in the healthcare, finance, and manufacturing industries. He is a certified Scrum Master and Project Management Professional.
Work experience
Expedia, Inc., Senior Program Manager
November 2015 - Present, Bellevue, Wa, United States
Program and project management for multiple projects to enhance the global Expedia financial systems and processes.
Seattle Childrens Hospital,
March 2015 - September 2015, Seattle, WA, United States
Process improvement for project portfolio selection and management
Casey Family Programs, Program Manager
July 2012 - June 2014, Seattle, WA, US
I organized a program of 17 different projects to transform Casey Family Programs direct services for children and families. Casey needed to improve their services so that children who have been separated from their homes due to neglect or abuse were returned to a permanent home faster. We used scrum to re-design and improve all business processes from client intake, service delivery, and follow up, and creating a new case management system. I organized the program, provided training to senior executives, coached team members on the use of scrum, trained product owners, and served as scrum master to teams.
GE Health Care, Product Manager
April 2011 - November 2011, Seattle, WA, US
Created a new software product to assist medical clinicians to make better decisions about patient diagnosis or treatment using a rich set of clinical data.