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Dayna Marinelli

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Senior Manager - Continuous Improvement at SSM Health
📍 Edgerton, Wisconsin, United States

Dayna is an experienced Lean practitioner (SSGB) and PMP-certified project manager with over 25 years of experience in CRO GMP and healthcare environments. She specializes in using change management, data analysis, and Lean methodologies to drive large-scale business improvements. She holds a BS from UW-Madison and an MS from UW-Platteville.

Outside of her corporate roles, Dayna has a passion for quilting and has worked as a "Professional Quilty Person. " In this role, she combined her design sense with technical expertise to help customers successfully bring their creative visions to life, ensuring they left the store with confidence.

Unique fact: Dayna has received the prestigious PPD CEO Excellence Award for both individual performance and teamwork.

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Experience
31 Years
Current Role
Senior Manager - Continuous Improvement
Job Level
Middle
Location
Edgerton, Wisconsin, United States
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Lean Methodologies
As a certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, this is a core principle she has applied for over 25 years in complex GMP and healthcare settings.
Leadership Coaching
Her roles at Thermo Fisher and SSM Health have focused on training, mentoring, and coaching leaders at all levels to build skills and drive business growth.
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Career

Work history

10-2023
Senior Manager - Continuous Improvement
SSM Health
12-2022 - 10-2023
Principal Training Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
9-2019 - 12-2022
Principal Performance Optimization Specialist
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4-2019 - 12-2022
Professional Quilty Person
Blue Bar Quilts
8-2013 - 9-2019
Sr Project Manager, GMP Lab
PPD
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Education
1994 - 1997
BS
UW-Madison
2011 - 2017
MS
UW-Platteville
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