Richard Dutch

About Richard Dutch

Healthcare Executive with experience managing over $74m in revenue within the acute, non-acute, surgery center, long term care and VISN (Government) markets. Experience also extends to working with GPO\'s, HMO\'s, Kaiser, CMS, global relations/sourcing, preparing a company for public (OTC) trading, as well as, intimate knowledge and experience securing venture capital to fund a successful start-up company and acquisition.Currently, I am the Corporate Business Manager with the 3M Company, managing the western regions healthcare distribution and channel partners.Former experience includes the role as President / COO at SurgLine, Inc, a publicly traded global healthcare distribution and manufacturing company where my primary responsibility and commitment to our shareholders and business partners was to increase revenue, profits and share value. My experience also includes 7 years as the President at Sterling Medical Products and 27 years with the 3M Company holding numerous Management positions leading the growth in the acute, non-acute, long-term care and government healthcare markets. Formal Education: MBA, BS in Health & Medical Science, Six Sigma certification and graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy.Personal and Professional Mission Statement: I am committed to growing professionally, mentally, spiritually and personally each day and make a positive contribution to the people I come in contact with. I stand by my word and always maintain the highest professional and ethical standards. I am a trusted individual who lives each day with the mantra of trust, integrity and transparency. I am responsible for achieving my goals and helping others by living life filled with passion, purpose and the intent to \"pay it forward.\"​My wife, of 35 years, and I enjoy spending time with our son & daughter, as well as, serving on the Board of Directors at Orangewood Children\'s Foundation dedicated to improving the lives of abused and neglected children.

Experience

1. Corporate Business Manager

   3M

   Aug 2015 — Present · Newport Beach, CA, US

   total 3M tenure: 27 years)Responsibilities entail managing the western regions distribution, channel partners and medical school business for the 3M Healthcare / Infection Prevention / Littmann division. Additional responsibilities include managing all medical teaching institutions, retail partners, training and education.

Education

• San Diego State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Health & Medical Science

  1979 — 1983

• University of Phoenix

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), International Business

  1992 — 1994