John C. Davanzo has over 25 years experience as an emergency nurse, paramedic, hospital executive and EMS leader. He has worked in many different positions including emergency nurse, paramedic, educator, flight RN/paramedic, professor, project manager and various leadership roles. Currently, John is serving as a Consultant and Interim Nurse Executive for a nationally known consulting group. John has significant experience in developing and improving emergency department and acute care hospital processes, especially around throughput. He commonly uses LEAN, Six Sigma and other rapid cycle improvement methodologies. He also has experience in emergency department design and renovation. He has worked with associate teams and design experts in a number of facilities to reconfigure workspaces to better support throughput and make them more conducive for clinical staff operations.