SUMMARY:

• 30 years designing and constructing health information systems on the Cache/MUMPS software development platform.
• 15 years developing systems utilizing VHA Confidential suite of application development tools.
• 18 years managing and developing IT projects utilizing the waterfall, rapid prototyping, and Agile SCRUM software development methodologies.
• 22 years working with both end - users and technical staff developing software requirements and software design specifications for a wide array healthcare IT projects.
• 20 years, directing, mentoring and reviewing the work of developers on projects developed utilizing Cache/MUMPS.
• Extensive experience with object-oriented analysis and design techniques including the development of use cases, class design and UML structural and behavioral diagramming.

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Brea, California

MUMPS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design and development of new functionality to the Claims Adjudication System.
• Performed work utilizing SCRUM Agile Methodology. Worked with Product Owners in a cross­functional team in 4 week Sprints.
• Given primary responsibility to re-engineer the 15-year old system utilizing Intersystems Cache object- oriented design and development capabilities producing flexible solutions and efficient code that is maintainable over the long-term.
• Worked on various HIPAA EDI projects utilizing the following X12 transaction sets: Health Care Claim (837), Payment/Advice (835), Eligibility/Benefit Inquiry (270) and Response (271), Claim Status Request (276) and Notification (277).
• Wrote design documents using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to describe the boundary, structure, and the behavior of the system.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Senior MUMPS Applications Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the design, development and implementation of enhancements to IDX Managed Care and IDX Billing and Accounts Receivable systems.
• Analyzed requirements and in consultation with business analysts and subject matter experts developed cost effective design solutions.
• Performed all application coding, testing and production implementation activities according to established standards and procedures.
• Prepared software development lifecycle documentation for the design and development phases of application development projects.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Senior MUMPS Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on the remediation of VHA Confidential application packages to utilize the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10) clinical modification (ICD-10-CM) and procedure (ICD-10-PCM) code sets.
• Analyzed requirements definition and software design documents and prepared efficient application solutions for the ICD-10 remediation of Confidential clinical packages.
• Consulted with Confidential business analysts and VHA Subject Matter Experts on proposed solutions.
• Performed all application coding, unit testing and documentation of approved ICD-10 remediation solutions in accordance with VHA development and coding standards.
• Prepared package patches and builds utilizing VHA deployment tools.
• Supported and responded to software defects during testing and validation phases.

Confidential, Corvallis, Oregon

Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Assisted with graduate-level research projects while pursuing a post-baccalaureate degree in Horticulture at Confidential .
• Prepared and maintained research experiments as well as the collection and analysis of study d Confidential .
• Position was part-time during the school year and full-time during the summer months.

Confidential, Seattle, Washington

Billing Applications Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Directed the design, development and maintenance activities for billing applications at the largest laboratory specializing in end-stage renal disease in the United States.
• Responsible for working with end-users to define billing system functional requirements in support of defined business processes.
• Created comprehensive project development plans which included task identification, work effort estimation, resource allocation and work schedules.
• Supervised a team of 4 programmers on multiple MUMPS projects simultaneously.
• Reviewed proposed technical solutions and coding to insure that products adhered to application development and coding standards.

Confidential, Seattle, Washington

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Developed a human pathogen exposure tracking system for the Confidential . The system tracked hazardous agent exposure information for research laboratory personnel.
• Designed an information system for the US Postal Service that managed Confidential ts, providers and the delivery of services associated with employee assistance programs.

Confidential, Seattle, Washington

Cache Certified Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Migrated major MUMPS and VA Confidential based legacy applications to the Visual Basic/Cache Objects/SQL platform.
• Re-engineered 70% of the billing and accounts receivable legacy system, increasing performance and reliability as well as improving the overall maintenance of the system.
• Designed new adjunct financial modules to the billing information system utilizing Visual Basic, Cache's class definition framework, SQL projection and Microsoft Office connectivity capabilities.
• Developed a laboratory billing engine that automated the invoicing of performed laboratory services in adherence with complicated end-stage renal disease Federal regulations, industry-wide correct coding standards as well as specific insurance carrier regulations. The system generated over 120 million dollars of invoices annually and virtually eliminated the need to manually generate invoices.

Confidential, Portland, Oregon

Senior MUMPS Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and developed an object-oriented Confidential t registration system utilizing Visual Basic, Cache Object Script and VA Confidential development tools (FileMan, Kernel, MailMan, KIDS).
• Programmed a pharmacy electronic claims adjudication system that extracted information from a health visit d Confidential base and generated a billing record that was automatically submitted electronically to an online claims adjudicator.
• Prepared a management strategy for the migration of a suite of VA Confidential based healthcare applications to a GUI/object-oriented paradigm.

Confidential, Seattle, Washington

Chief Research Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed the design, development and implementation of occupational health information systems for the Confidential program.
• Directed 8 personnel on multiple projects simultaneously utilizing a rapid prototyping approach to systems design and development.
• Designed and developed an occupational health information system utilizing VA Confidential ’s software development tools (VA FileMan, Kernel, MailMan). The system managed the program's delivery of occupational health services to client agencies and departments of the Federal government. System was in operation for over 15 years at 225 sites nation-wide with an end-user population of over 1,000.
• Member of a national review team that analyzed the utilization of information systems for the management of health service delivery within the Confidential regional programs.
• Member of the ANSI MUMPS Development Committee representing the Confidential .
• Held top secret security clearance from .