SUMMARY

• Ability to improve the security of a company’s information systems using expertise in managing disaster recovery and business continuity.
• Possesses lifelong IT skills for the betterment of the company with regard to D/R, B/C, product/software development, installation, general or client support, operational support or any area of support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Computer Hardware: Various IBM Mainframes, IBM RS/6000, IBM Servers, PC, DEC VAX

Software: MS SQL Server, Infomaker, SQL DBX, LDRPS, Lotus Notes, MS Office, MS Outlook, COBOL, CICS, JCL, VSE, IBM/VM, XEDIT, CMS, BIMEDIT, VSAM, ISAM, EXEC, FALCON, KEYMASTER, HSS/DRG, VAX/VM, BAL.

Other: IBM Project Management Certificate, CACHE DBA Certificate, Programming & Systems Institute (High Honors) Certificate, SunGard User Group Best Practices and General Educational Seminars. MS/SQL Server training at MicroSoft / NetCom in

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NewYork, NY

Clinical Report Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Part of the installation team that implemented all new Eclipsys SCM 4.5 XA SP4 clinical applications. All the new application software is remote hosted, server based and delivered to the end user on their desktop/laptop PC via Citrix. Clinical components installed were Registration, Acute Care, ER/ED, Pharmacy, Appointment Scheduling, eLink (HL7) interfaces to remote ancillary systems. Responsible for the Streamline Medical Record interface transition and implementation. Streamline became an integrated part of the Eclipsys clinical system to then allow online medical provider/s retrieval of patient medical records at the point of service. Worked with MS SQL Server and MS Studio developing SQL queries for the new Eclipsys clinical system database.
• Developed numerous SQL queries using Infomaker and SQL DBX using the former LAST WORD clinical system database which was replaced by the Eclipsys clinical system.

Confidential

Disaster Recovery Coordinator

Responsibilities:

• Used the Strohl Systems LDPRS (Living Disaster Recovery Planning System) product/tool for developing detailed recovery plans for IBM remote hosted clients. Managed eventual IBM client testing. Recovery teams usually involved 10 to 20 individuals from the IBM and client sides.

Confidential - Mountain Lakes, NJ

Project Manager/Business Continuity Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Created, maintained, and enforced the overall Business Continuity/Recovery Management Plan, including the TSC Operations initial reaction to incidents, including fire, power and communication loss.
• Guided TSC Operations staff through initial actions and notification requirements in case of an emergency.
• Directed Management and the IM team through a variety of incident scenarios and procedural recommendations including building evacuation.
• Monitored and updated all documentation and Eclipsys standards and practices to be consistent for ISO9001 annual auditing. Conducted risk assessment of the facility, including adequate action plan in the case of fire, fire extinguishers, alternate to the PBX methods of communication for the operational staff, protection of outdoor power and A/C fixtures, review of preventive maintenance schedules for the HALON fire suppression system, running of the backup generator, etc.
• Managed and coordinated all activities related to disaster recovery for a large Health Care IT Service Center with a diverse team of 32 technicians. Supervised SunGard vendor relationship, including the specification of recovery hardware and network requirements; establishment of a testing schedule; supervision of $1.5MM disaster recovery contracts and subsequent pricing negotiations.

Senior Programmer Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• IBM Mainframe - VSE - Cobol Programming environment. Facilitated the transition of new client relationships gained with each consecutive acquisition by ensuring system compatibility and successful software programming.
• Successfully supervised and installed new business/client hospitals on the Patient Accounting and Medical Records system.
• Interacted with client/user to negotiate and gather requirements for enhancements and corrections to the Patient Accounting and Medical Records systems.
• Planned the implementation schedule, personnel assignments, the design, specification development, Cobol Programming, job control (JCL), testing, installation, documentation, troubleshooting, 24/7 support, etc. for enhancements and corrections primarily to the Patient Accounting / Billing and Medical Records / DRG Grouper (Government Regulatory Requirements). Handled this area exclusively, completed ongoing modifications and detailed monitoring for accuracy.
• Developed the online demand billing function which provided the clients immediate access to various billing forms when required during regular business office hours rather than waiting for EOD processing.
• Participated in the Y2K upgrade project and prepared more that 75 programs and sub-routines to be Y2K ready. All the programs upgraded ran without incident into the year 2000.
• RS/6000 AIX - CACHE/DB: Supported for the AM/PFM Patient Accounting / Registration application including data base management, direct daily client support, troubleshooting and 24/7 operational support.