Danielle Smith

Danielle Smith (née Grootemaat) has a diverse work experience, starting with their current role as a People Operations Generalist at Harvest. Prior to that, they worked as an Independent Consultant from November 2018 to January 2021.

Danielle gained extensive experience at Ascension Health - The Resource Group, where they held multiple roles starting in 2011. As a Senior Consultant, they acted as a Project Manager and provided change management services, resulting in significant savings for clients and revenue for the company. Danielle also consulted on various aspects of GPO/contract conversion, organizational and role realignment, vendor management, and new process implementation.

Danielle later served as a Sr. Analyst, Deployment, where they developed a consulting division to provide rapid implementation services for acquired health systems and new clients. Danielle managed the analyst team on cross-organizational projects, including a successful integration of a GPO conversion that involved a large number of contracts and annual spend. As Project Manager, they ensured high-quality conversion projects with minimal disruption to hospital service levels.

Before joining Ascension Health, Danielle worked as a Contract Analyst and Analyst, where they were responsible for validating supply chain data conversion, leading communications during and after an ERP conversion, and providing consultation to other hospitals preparing for their ERP implementations.

Danielle also gained experience as an Administrative Intern at UNC Hospitals, where they worked closely with department leadership on marketing, construction, and strategic planning. Danielle negotiated favorable prices for medical equipment, analyzed physicians' referral patterns, recommended staffing levels, and created materials for physician awareness campaigns.

Their early career included a role as a Sports Editor at Baylor University, where they designed layouts using Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver. Danielle received recognition for their work, including awards for sports copy and design excellence in journalism.

Overall, Danielle has valuable experience in project management, change management, supply chain, ERP implementation, consulting, and strategic planning.

Danielle Smith (née Grootemaat) attended Baylor University from 2007 to 2010, where they obtained a BBA degree in Business Fellows, with a focus on Economics. In 2009, they also had a semester abroad at Maastricht University. Later, between 2013 and 2015, Danielle pursued further education at East Carolina University, completing their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree. The field of study for their MBA is not specified.