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William’s strengths include root\-cause analysis, CRM implementation, defect and issue tracking, knowledge\-base architecture, documentation, training, enterprise account management, and cross\-functional program leadership across Agile and Waterfall environments\. At OSDental, William built core operations infrastructure for a dental analytics SaaS platform serving hundreds of U\.S\. dental practices, including CRM, onboarding, defect tracking, knowledge management, documentation, and training processes\. At Henry Schein One, he manually analyzed roughly 70,000 customer interactions, created a knowledge\-base taxonomy, and redesigned enterprise onboarding\. The resulting 90\-day program reduced first\-90\-day customer escalations from 100% to 0%, sustaining that result during the two years he ran it the approach expanded to two product lines and informed Salesforce migration and customer\-health\-score work\. His experimental psychology and human\-factors background supports a research\-based, hands\-on approach to ambiguous operational problems\. ## Services - Client Relations - Management - Problem Solving - Professional Services - Enterprise Software - Client Services - Time Management - Analytical Skills - Supervisory Skills - Writing - Qualitative Data - Organization Skills - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design \(LEED\) - Attention to Detail - Collaborative Problem Solving - Soft Skills - Interpersonal Skills - Teamwork - Communication - Medical Software - Dental Software - Dentrix - Software Development - Leadership Development - Agile Methodologies - Portuguese - Investigation - Training - Customer Support - Software Implementation ## Highlights - Built OSDental’s operational foundation for a dental analytics SaaS platform serving hundreds of dental practices across the United States\. - Implemented and structured OSDental’s CRM to support sales handoffs, onboarding coordination, and ongoing customer support\. - Designed OSDental’s defect and issue tracking process connecting customers, support teams, and developers\. - Built OSDental’s knowledge base, onboarding workflows, internal procedures, operational documentation, and new\-employee training materials\. - Managed onboarding and implementation for dental practices integrating practice\-management and accounting systems\. - Maintained OSDental operational continuity during staffing transitions by taking on additional onboarding and customer\-success responsibilities\. - Used ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity to create prompt\-driven workflows that improved productivity and accelerated documentation and knowledge\-base development at OSDental\. - Manually analyzed roughly 70,000 customer interactions at Henry Schein One and created a knowledge\-base taxonomy from scratch\. - Redesigned Henry Schein One enterprise onboarding, reducing first\-90\-day customer escalations from 100% to 0% the result held for the two years William ran the program\. - Expanded the Henry Schein One escalation\-reduction methodology to two additional product lines and informed Salesforce migration and Customer Health Score design\. - Oversaw Henry Schein One’s top 11 commercial Enterprise on\-premises practice\-management accounts as both Technical Account Manager and Technical Account Specialist\. - Designed and prototyped a Henry Schein One predictive support solution for call timing, call types, and technician expertise matching\. - Created a beta program for new features across Henry Schein One SaaS and on\-premises practice\-management software\. - Led cross\-functional Henry Schein One program work spanning current software solutions, legacy\-solution deprecation, implementation, research protocols, and Affordable Care account risk mitigation\. - Designed requirements for Henry Schein One Services and Support ticketing, Technical Account Management tools, Customer Health Scoring, and Salesforce work\-item creation and follow\-up for a future Jira integration\. - Rescued a multimillion\-dollar stalled customer implementation\. - Merged two businesses into one entity as Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance\. - Implemented streamlined processes and procedures at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance, producing cost savings and efficiency improvements\. - Designed and conducted Lexmark user\-interaction experiments on printer and documentation usability and served as a liaison between engineering and technical writing\. - Recruited engineers and software specialists for Lexmark, IBM, and Raytheon through Manpower Professional\. - Set up and managed internal networks, electronic ordering, database management, inventory control, quality assurance, logistics, and plant technology operations at Toyolex\. - Provided domestic and international support for just\-in\-time delivery, product quality, electronic ordering, and end\-product delivery at Toyolex\. - Installed restaurant point\-of\-sale systems and trained staff on UNIX\-based point\-of\-sale, inventory\-control, payroll, and staffing systems at Papa John’s International\. - Participated in General Electric Appliances Six Sigma projects focused on cost reduction, customer satisfaction, and brand loyalty\. - Achieved a 90% acceptance rate for photographic submissions to the publication department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints\. - Published photography in organizational brochures, magazines, short films, and websites\. - Operates Acoustic Music Louisville, performing solo acoustic guitar and vocal sets and managing booking, scheduling, marketing, and client relationships\. - Operates William Burnett Photography, providing landscape, fine\-art, and event photography commissions in the Louisville Metro area\. ## Experience - **Owner / Performer at Acoustic Music Louisville** (2026\-03\-01–present) — Freelance acoustic guitarist and vocalist performing country, rock, Americana, and bar/event music throughout the Louisville Metro area\. • Perform live solo acoustic sets at bars, private parties, and corporate/community events • Manage all aspects of the business — booking, scheduling, marketing, and client relationships • Building a growing client base of venues and event organizers across the region • Website: acousticmusiclouisville\.com - **Owner / Photographer at William Burnett Photography** (2009\-01\-01–present) — Freelance landscape, fine art, and event photographer based in the Louisville Metro area since 2009\. • Shoot landscape, fine art, and event photography • Published work featured in organizational brochures, magazines, short films, and websites • Accept photography commissions on a project basis • Website: williamburnettphotography\.com - **Director of Operations \| Customer Success \| SaaS Operations at OSDental** (2025\-10\-01–2026\-03\-01) — Built operational systems and processes for a growing analytics SaaS platform serving hundreds of dental practices across the US\. • Led operational development for a dental analytics platform used by practices and multi\-location dental organizations, building operational structure, internal systems, and scalable processes to support onboarding, customer success, and product support as the company expanded\. • Held a senior leadership role responsible for operations, customer success, and internal systems development, working closely with leadership, developers, and client\-facing teams\. • Key Contributions • Built the operational foundation for onboarding and customer success, including documentation, workflows, and internal procedures\. • Implemented and structured the company CRM system to support sales handoffs, onboarding coordination, and ongoing customer support\. • Designed and implemented a defect and issue tracking process connecting customers, support teams, and developers\. • Bui - **Customer Success Manager at OSDental** (2025\-07\-01–2025\-10\-01) — I'm focused on building a genuine relationship and driving long term value, I work as a Customer Success Manager dedicated helping clients achieve their goals while ensuring they get the most out of the solutions we provide\. Passionate about clear communication, proactive support, and creating a seamless experience from onboarding through every stage of the customer journey\. - **Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance** (2024\-06\-01–2024\-08\-01) — Successfully merged two businesses into one entity at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance\. • Implemented new processes and procedures to streamline operations\. • Achieved cost savings and efficiency improvements through the integration process\. • Position was for the duration of the restructuring activities\. - **Sr\. Project Manager / Program Manager at Henry Schein One** (2019\-03\-01–2024\-03\-01) — Sr\. Project Manager / Program Manager for Beta Testing: Responsible for the Creation of a Beta program for new features in the SaaS and on Premises Practice Management Software solutions\. Oversaw and completed the initial categorization and classification of knowledge base articles in preparations for the transition to Salesforce\. Sr\. Project Manager / Program Manager for Research: Coordinated and advised the creation of research protocols and worked directly with the Principal Research Scientist to ensure that the research portion of the Software Life Cycle was optimized\. Sr\. Project Manager / Program Manager for all Practice Management Software \(PMS\) Solutions: Oversaw the coordination of activities relating cross departmental project completion for current SaaS and on PMS solutions as well as assisting with the deprecation of older PMS solutions and transition to current PMS solutions\. Sr\. Project Manager / Program Manager for the Affordable Care Account: Oversaw the Affordable - **Technical Account Manager at Henry Schein One** (2017\-08\-01–2019\-03\-01) — Oversaw the top 11 commercial accounts for the HS1 Enterprise on Premises PMS solution\. Created the New Customer 90\-day program that saw a 100% decrease in new customer escalations for the two\- year period that I ran the program\. Designed and prototyped a predictive solution to determine the time and day of week that we were most likely to receive types of calls to support and which techs had the greatest levels of expertise to answer those calls or assist agents answering those calls\. - **Technical Account Specialist at Henry Schein One** (2016\-08\-01–2017\-08\-01) — Oversaw the top 11 commercial accounts for the HS1 Enterprise on Premises PMS solution\. Worked directly with Customers, Development, and Product to ensure that critical accounts were having their needs addressed in the Software Roadmap\. Created training materials for use by HS1 Services and Support - **Enterprise Support Technician Level 3 at Henry Schein One** (2016\-01\-01–2016\-08\-01) — Worked directly with customers to resolve their concerns with the HS1 Enterprise PMS\. - **Technical Support Representative at Teleperformance** (2015\-04\-01–2015\-12\-01) — Troubleshoot and perform diagnostics to investigate and resolve internet, cable television and telephone problems that the end user may be experiencing\. - **Service Missionary / Photographer at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints** (2014\-04\-01–2015\-03\-01) — Fulfilled specific assignments and submitted freelance photographs\. Achieved 90% acceptance rate of submissions to the publication department\. Participated in weekly group training session and at times taught techniques in these training session\. Evaluated and rated other photographer's submissions\. - **Owner at The Piano Professionals** (2003\-01\-01–2008\-12\-01) — Piano Repair, Tuning, Restoration - **Full\-time parenting at Career Break** (2001\-11\-01–2003\-01\-01) — I was a full\-time stay at home father while my wife completed her post Doctoral studies\. - **Human Resources Recruitment Specialist at Manpower Professional** (2001\-04\-01–2001\-11\-01) — Perform professional staffing duties, including dealing with understaffing, refereeing disputes, firing employees, and administering disciplinary procedures\. Recruited engineers and software specialists to staff corporations such as Lexmark, IBM and Raytheon\. - **Human Factors Specialist / Industrial Psychology at LexMark International / Contracter through Manpower Professional** (2000\-04\-01–2001\-04\-01) — Designed and conducted user interaction experiments to collect information on topics such as usability of printers and documentation\. Acted as a liaison between hardware/software engineers and technical writing teams\. - **Head of Information Technology at Toyolex \(Toyota Supplier\)** (1999\-04\-01–2000\-04\-01) — Set up and manage internal computer networks\. Worked with EDS cooperation to manage electronic ordering systems\. Database management and inventory control system administration\. Quality assurance oversight, logistical support, and oversight of technology related plant operations in a manufacturing facility\. Domestic and International travel to ensure just in time product delivery, quality of product, electronic ordering support and end product delivery\. - **Networking and Hardware Specialist at Lextech** (1999\-04\-01–2000\-04\-01) — Configure and define parameters for installation or testing of local area network \(LAN\), wide area network \(WAN\), hubs, routers, switches, and related networking equipment\. Provided end user support of desktop and server related issues\. - **Certified Installation Technician at Papa John's Int'l, Inc\.** (1997\-11\-01–1998\-04\-01) — Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, or other network and system problems, onsite in restaurants\. Installed point of sale systems, trained restaurant staff on UNIX based system point of sale, inventory control, payroll and staffing\. - **Hardware Technician/Corporate Sales at Computer Outlet** (1997\-04\-01–1997\-11\-01) — Hardware and software setup, network installation and maintenance\. - **Consumer Specialist at General Electric Appliances** (1994\-04\-01–1997\-04\-01) — Trouble shooting of customer appliance use issues\. Provided over the phone diagnostics and repair of the entire range of General Electric consumer appliances\. Explained products or services and prices, and answered questions from customers\. Participated in corporate Six Sigma projects designed to reduce costs and increase customer satisfaction and brand loyalty\. - **Child Protective Services Investigator at Kentucky Department of Human Services** (1993\-09\-01–1994\-04\-01) — Interviewed clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems, to determine what services were required to meet their needs\. ## Education - Bachelor's degree, Experimental Psychology — University of Kentucky - Post Baccalaureate Studies towards a Masters: Educational Counseling Psychology, Educational Counseling Psychology — University of Louisville ## FAQ ### What does William do? William builds operational systems for growing organizations, with particular experience in customer success, SaaS operations, program and project management, enterprise software, dental technology, CRM implementation, customer onboarding, knowledge management, documentation, training, and escalation resolution\. He is currently exploring Director of Operations, Program/Project Management, and Customer Success leadership roles\. ### What does William do at Acoustic Music Louisville? William is currently the owner and performer at Acoustic Music Louisville\. He performs live solo acoustic guitar and vocal sets featuring country, rock, Americana, and bar/event music at bars, private parties, and corporate and community events throughout the Louisville Metro area\. He manages booking, scheduling, marketing, and client relationships while building a regional client base of venues and event organizers\. The website is acousticmusiclouisville\.com\. ### What does William do at William Burnett Photography? William is also the owner and photographer at William Burnett Photography, a Louisville Metro\-area freelance landscape, fine\-art, and event photography practice active since 2009\. His published work has appeared in organizational brochures, magazines, short films, and websites, and he accepts photography commissions on a project basis\. The website is williamburnettphotography\.com\. ### What did William accomplish at OSDental? As Director of Operations, Customer Success, and SaaS Operations at OSDental, William built operational systems and processes for a growing dental analytics SaaS platform serving hundreds of dental practices across the United States\. He established onboarding and customer\-success workflows, structured the CRM for sales handoffs and support, implemented defect and issue tracking between customers, support, and developers, and built the company knowledge base\. He also created training documentation, managed onboarding and implementation with practice\-management and accounting systems, trained employees, maintained continuity through staffing transitions, and used ChatGPT, Copilot, and Perplexity to create prompt\-driven workflows for productivity and documentation development\. ### What was William’s Customer Success Manager role at OSDental? As a Customer Success Manager at OSDental, William focused on helping clients achieve their goals and gain value from the company’s solutions\. His work emphasized clear communication, proactive support, and a seamless customer experience from onboarding through the customer journey\. ### What did William accomplish at Henry Schein One? At Henry Schein One, William created a new\-enterprise\-customer 90\-day program after leadership identified that 100% of new Enterprise customers were escalating within their first 90 days\. He built a knowledge\-base taxonomy from scratch, manually analyzed roughly 70,000 customer interactions, and used the findings to redesign onboarding\. First\-90\-day escalations dropped from 100% to 0% and remained there for the two years he ran the program\. The methodology expanded to two additional product lines and informed Salesforce migration and Customer Health Score design\. Interview records also identify his rescue of a multimillion\-dollar stalled customer implementation\. ### What were William’s project and program management responsibilities at Henry Schein One? As a Senior Project Manager and Program Manager at Henry Schein One, William created a beta program for new features across SaaS and on\-premises practice\-management software\. He categorized and classified knowledge\-base articles for the Salesforce transition coordinated research protocols with the Principal Research Scientist to optimize the research portion of the software life cycle and coordinated cross\-departmental work for current solutions, legacy\-solution deprecation, and transitions to current solutions\. He also led Affordable Care account program management, coordinated implementation, technical account management, customer success, product, and development stakeholders, and worked daily with the customer to de\-escalate critical concerns and mitigate completion risks\. For implementations, he designed Services and Support ticketing requirements, Technical Account Management tools, the Customer Health Scoring System, and work\-item creation and follow\-up requirements for a future Salesforce\-Jira integration\. ### What did William do as a Technical Account Manager at Henry Schein One? As a Technical Account Manager at Henry Schein One, William oversaw the top 11 commercial accounts for the Enterprise on\-premises practice\-management solution\. In addition to creating the 90\-day customer program, he designed and prototyped a predictive solution to identify when particular support\-call types were most likely to arrive and which technicians had the strongest expertise to handle or assist with them\. ### What were William’s earlier roles at Henry Schein One? As a Technical Account Specialist, William oversaw the top 11 commercial accounts for Henry Schein One’s Enterprise on\-premises practice\-management solution\. He worked directly with customers, Development, and Product to address critical\-account needs in the software roadmap, and he created training materials for Services and Support\. As an Enterprise Support Technician Level 3, he worked directly with customers to resolve concerns involving the Enterprise practice\-management software\. ### What did William accomplish at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance? As Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Happy Guys Facility Maintenance, William merged two businesses into one entity during a restructuring engagement\. He implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations and achieved cost savings and efficiency improvements through the integration\. ### What is William’s human\-factors and research experience? William has human\-factors experience from an assignment as a Human Factors Specialist and Industrial Psychology contractor at Lexmark International through Manpower Professional\. He designed and conducted user\-interaction experiments concerning printer and documentation usability, and served as a liaison between hardware/software engineering teams and technical writing teams\. His background in experimental psychology and human factors informs his analytical, research\-based approach to operational challenges\. ### What did William do at Manpower Professional? At Manpower Professional, William performed professional staffing and human\-resources work, including addressing understaffing, mediating disputes, employee termination, and disciplinary procedures\. He recruited engineers and software specialists for organizations including Lexmark, IBM, and Raytheon\. ### What technology, manufacturing, and systems experience does William have? William’s additional technology and operations roles include Head of Information Technology at Toyolex, a Toyota supplier, where he set up and managed internal networks worked with EDS on electronic ordering administered databases and inventory\-control systems oversaw quality assurance and technology\-related plant operations and traveled domestically and internationally to support just\-in\-time delivery, product quality, ordering, and final delivery\. At Lextech, he configured and supported LAN and WAN equipment, hubs, routers, switches, and desktop/server issues\. At Papa John’s International, he diagnosed and resolved restaurant hardware, software, network, and system issues installed point\-of\-sale systems and trained staff on UNIX\-based point\-of\-sale, inventory, payroll, and staffing systems\. At Computer Outlet, he performed hardware and software setup plus network installation and maintenance\. ### What customer and technical support experience does William have? At Teleperformance, William diagnosed and resolved end\-user internet, cable television, and telephone issues\. At General Electric Appliances, he provided phone diagnostics and repair guidance across the consumer\-appliance range, answered product, service, and pricing questions, and participated in Six Sigma projects aimed at reducing cost and increasing customer satisfaction and brand loyalty\. ### What other business and career experience does William have? William was the owner of The Piano Professionals, providing piano repair, tuning, and restoration\. He also took a career break as a full\-time stay\-at\-home father while his wife completed postdoctoral studies\. ### What public\-service and photography\-related roles has William held? William worked as a Child Protective Services Investigator for the Kentucky Department of Human Services, interviewing clients individually, in families, and in groups to assess situations, capabilities, problems, and required services\. He also served as a Service Missionary and Photographer for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter\-day Saints, completing assignments and submitting freelance photographs\. His submissions had a 90% acceptance rate with the publication department he participated in weekly training, sometimes taught techniques, and evaluated and rated other photographers’ submissions\. ### What is William’s education? William earned a bachelor’s degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Kentucky\. He also completed post\-baccalaureate studies toward a master’s degree in Educational Counseling Psychology at the University of Louisville\. ### What certifications does William hold? William holds LinkedIn certifications in Creating Positive Conversations with Challenging Customers Customer Service Foundations Customer Service: Handling Abusive Customers Customer Service: Problem\-Solving and Troubleshooting Customer Retention Customer Success Foundations Onboard New Customers for Loyalty, Engagement, and Expansion Building Rapport with Customers Developing a Service Mindset Move into a Customer Success Career Software Testing Foundations: Testing throughout the SDLC Communication within Teams Creating a Program Strategy Essentials of Team Collaboration Managing Resources Across Project Teams Negotiation Foundations Project Resource Management Business Development Foundations Organization Communication and Project Manager to Project Motivator: Unlock the Secrets of Strengths\-Based Project Management\. His skills record also lists ITIL Certified\. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www\.linkedin\.com/in/william\-joseph\-burnett