Dan is responsible for the strategic vision, growth and operational management of the consulting and supply chain functions of Advantus Health Partners. He is an experienced executive with a proven track record of driving results in the logistics industry. He has successfully implemented supply chain strategies resulting in significant cost savings, improved customer service and increased efficiencies.
Dan started his career in manufacturing and product development in the food, energy and retail industries. He led production efforts for commodity formula pricing, packaging and product logistics and raw goods negotiations. He also has experience in overseeing consolidated distribution, procurement, brand marketing and merchandising efforts. While in the retail industry, Dan developed a private label products platform to leverage added margin and insights for product development – in most cases creating national partnerships with a new entry to the market.
In additional to his executive leadership roles with Advantus, Dan also serves as the chief supply chain officer for Bon Secours Mercy Health. Before joining Mercy Health, Dan was senior director and associate vice president of supply chain operations at Tenet Healthcare and Baptist Health – San Antonio, where he led a multi-year transformation efforts. Dan has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the State University of New York at Fredonia and a master’s of business administration from the University of Texas, San Antonio.