RODERICK SOPSON SR.
Phoenix
Summary
Highly organized, results-driven, independent professional offering 6 years of military experience. Including 1 year of military leadership experience in the United States Army. Confident, quick learner with strong problem solving and decision-making skills. Proven ability to adapt and perform under pressure in diverse environments.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Inventory Management Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2020 - 10.2025
- Manages and controls an assigned class of expendable material for a VA HCS and supported catchment area.
- Recognized as an authority on expendable (EX) commodity management and serves as a subject matter expert to all services and service lines.
- Inventories managed include a wide variety of expendable items and durable medical equipment (DME) which may or may not be available through the Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (MSPV) program or other negotiated or Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts.
Advanced Medical Support Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs
08.2016 - 10.2020
- Provided specialized and expert administrative patient support while working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model.
- Work involved specialized administrative judgment and the flexible use of a wide range of clinical flow processes relating to access to care across multiple clinics, specialties, and/or care in the community resources.
- Recommend changes to existing clinic procedures based on current administrative guidelines.
- Expertise in utilizing numerous advanced patient systems in support of multiple clinics involved in an interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model.
- Coordinates with the patient care team to review clinic appointment availability (utilization) to ensure that clinic schedules are closely monitored to effectively support the needs of the clinics and adjust as necessary.
- Developed and maintained effective and efficient communication with the patient, interdisciplinary coordinated care delivery model teams, VA medical centers, and other agencies (e.g., assist with communications during the inpatient to outpatient discharge; communicate with non-VA medical facilities; prepare correspondence to notify patients of normal lab results; manage a system for follow-up care such as consultations, tests, etc.)
Medical Supply Aide
Department of Veterans Affairs
11.2015 - 08.2016
- Sterilized, prepare and supply items, as well as decontaminate and distribute RME.
- Including Receiving contaminated RME, disassembling it and determining the correct cleaning method.
- Removing contaminants by wiping, soaking, rinsing and scrubbing materials, and operating sterilizing equipment.
- Performing and documenting daily checks and records for all sterilization equipment.
- Preparing operating room case carts.
- Inspecting packages for proper sterilization and assembling basic sets and trays, including those used in the operating room.
Supply Coordinator
Maricopa Integrated Health Systems
11.2015 - 08.2016
- Managed inventory and supply sources to support the company’s manufacturing and anticipated demand.
- Supervised inbound and outbound materials and supplies, managed the buying and delivery process of medical supplies or services and placement and delivery of purchase orders.
- Followed up with vendors to ensure that the purchase orders had the correct price, freight charge, and delivery date.
- Coordinated with the quality assurance (QA) inspectors to ensure the quality of the purchased parts and services.
- Under the directive orders from the logistics manager, also performed inventory cycle counts.
Warehouse Specialist
Target Distribution Center
05.2010 - 07.2013
- Responsible for carrying out the logistics of receiving, processing, storing and sending inventory according to purchase orders and shipping schedules.
- Duties included loading orders onto trucks and shipping containers, organizing incoming stock and putting the appropriate labels on outgoing parcels.
Medical Supply Specialist
US Army
10.1995 - 04.2002
- Responsible for carrying out the logistics of receiving, processing, storing and sending inventory according to purchase orders and shipping schedules.
- Duties included loading orders onto trucks and shipping containers, organizing incoming stock and putting the appropriate labels on outgoing parcels.
Education
AS - DIAGNOSTIC SONOGRAPHY
WEST COAST ULTRASOUND INSTITUTE
Phoenix, AZ07.2013
MEDICAL LOGISTICS CERTIFICATE -
ARMY ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCE
Fort Sam Houston, TX12.1995
Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Leadership & Management
- Customer Service
- Proficient in Word
- Proficient in Excel
- Proficient in Vista
- Proficient in CPRS
- Conflict and dispute resolution skills
- Organization skills
- Adaptability
- Great safety measures
- Inventory control
- Supply chain management
- Procurement processes
- Medical inventory systems
- Vendor relationships
- Problem solving
- Team collaboration
References
Available upon request
Military Experience
medical supply specialist, US ARMY, 10/1995, 04/2002, Responsible for carrying out the logistics of receiving, processing, storing and sending inventory according to purchase orders and shipping schedules.
Timeline
Inventory Management Specialist
Department of Veterans Affairs
10.2020 - 10.2025
Advanced Medical Support Assistant
Department of Veterans Affairs
08.2016 - 10.2020
Medical Supply Aide
Department of Veterans Affairs
11.2015 - 08.2016
Supply Coordinator
Maricopa Integrated Health Systems
11.2015 - 08.2016
Warehouse Specialist
Target Distribution Center
05.2010 - 07.2013
Medical Supply Specialist
US Army
10.1995 - 04.2002
AS - DIAGNOSTIC SONOGRAPHY
WEST COAST ULTRASOUND INSTITUTE
MEDICAL LOGISTICS CERTIFICATE -
ARMY ACADEMY OF HEALTH SCIENCE