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Mr. Bona is a Vice President for AdvanTech, Inc., with over twenty years of broad, progressive experience in operational management and consulting. His areas of specialization include organizational design, information systems, performance management and business planning/development. Presently, Mr. Bona oversees the design, development, and enhancement of AdvanTech’s proprietary systems including Quality Logistics Management (QLM) and the company’s Internet based product QLM/Central. Prior to joining AdvanTech, Mr. Bona was the Director of Materials Management for the Johns Hopkins Health System in Baltimore, Maryland. With a $5,500,000 annual operating budget and a staff of 150, he also managed the distribution and management of $100,000,000 annually in supplies and equipment. Mr. Bona actively participated in the Hospital's operational reengineering process so as to deliver more efficient and better coordinated services to the nursing areas. He also coordinated the efforts of user areas to review and evaluate non-labor expenses, resulting in a $5,200,000 cost reduction for the fiscal year. Working closely with nursing staff, he designed and implemented a procedure-based revenue capture system that increased revenue capture by $400,000 in its first 10 months. Furthermore, he worked with the Department of Radiology to implement a stockless delivery system that reduced their inventory investment by 25%. As an Associate Director for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, he coordinated revisions and enhancements to the materials management information systems. While managing an operating budget of just under $1,000,00 and a staff of 8, he designed, coded and implemented a fully operational PC-based inventory control system for the Health System's central distribution activities. He also designed and implemented supply utilization reports for user departments and held the position of acting Senior Director of Materials Management. As Systems Development Manager for the Johns Hopkins Hospital, he maintained and customized the mini-computer based Purchasing and Receiving System. In addition, he implemented "Just-in-Time" inventory support for the Hospital's main storeroom reducing inventory value by 35%. He also designed a supply replenishment system using handheld computers that increased supply restocking productivity by 25%. Mr. Bona was a Vice President at American Digital Computing in Harrisburg, PA before joining Johns Hopkins. At American Digital Computing, he managed the computer services division (annual revenues of $250,000) of a multi-company organization. His responsibilities included supervising the daily operations of the information systems for all 8 divisions, while additionally providing consulting services to outside companies relative to the design and implementation of automated, integrated accounting/financial applications. Mr. Bona received his Masters in Business Administration from Loyola College, Baltimore, MD. | 