Lori J. Wright, President of ECL2 Consulting Service LLC (ECL2), assists clients in identifying ways in which to improve healthcare operations increasing patient safety while saving the health system money. She has twelve years of successfully building new programs while in leadership roles. The majority of her career has been focused in the complete healthcare supply chain industry ranging from light manufacturing to the provider including custom kit-packing operations, supply chain disintermediation, centralized repackaging operations and numerous other experiences. Services have included complete quality system set-up, validation - systems and equipment, security system and operational set-ups meeting DEA requirements, custom procedure tray / kitting operational set-up, distribution center set-up and much more. Prior to creating her consulting business ECL2, This combination of operational, quality assurance and regulatory experience has positioned her as a leader in this field. She has further set herself apart from her peers by becoming a “Change Agent”, facilitating cross-divisional optimization projects. Lori is a subject matter expert on FDA, DEA and State regulation, having established the UPS Supply Chain Solution Healthcare Division’s national quality and regulatory program and serving as the SME for the UPS Corporate Compliance board to determine the strategic direction for the company. In this capacity, the company served as a 3PL, Lori worked with over sixty large pharmaceutical and medical device companies including Cordis, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Labs and numerous others to ensure that UPS met regulatory requirements on behalf of each one of these organizations. In her manufacturing experience, while working at Sklar Instruments, Lori created a custom kit-packing operation, working with the VP of Operations to set-up the storage and production areas. She established the flow of materials, specifications, established procedures and performed all validation activities. She also, guided the company in obtaining ISO certification and obtaining the CE Mark in order to ship internationally. Her manufacturing experience combined with her in-depth regulatory knowledge including FDA, DEA and State requirements, set the stage for her role with Sisters of Mercy Health System to increase patient safety through re-engineering medication delivery. She was a key player in overseeing components of the design and construction phase of the distribution center and repackaging operation. This newly created infrastructure was integrated with system applications as well as proceduralized process to support operations. These efforts satisfied the numerous and complex regulatory requirements, successfully achieving licensure for an entity not fitting any previous organizational model. Additionally, Lori worked with the GPO to create a Vendor Scorecard program and established the groundwork to optimize operations within that division. Lori’s expertise was requested by member hospitals, providing leadership in finding solutions to operational problems and implementing applications. Lori has twelve years of experience with military logistics, both in an active duty and reserve capacity. Her efforts while serving in the role of an element commander for a humanitarian relief mission in Guatemala won her praise as well as formal recognition from the army. She was honorably discharged as a Captain within the Medical Service area. Lori graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor’s degree in business and pursued graduate studies at Temple University within their School of Pharmacy. She also holds a Master’s certificate in Project Management through Villanova University. She has been trained as a Six Sigma Black Belt through the American Society for Quality and is a facilitator trained in GE’s Change Acceleration Process (CAP) and Work-out. Please see the ECL2-Consulting Services LLC website for more information, www.eCL2.com , or contact Lori directly at (469) 955-9556 or at LoriW@ECL2.com.