SUMMARY:

Cybersecurity Associate, with deep privacy and data protection skills and industry knowledge, at one of the world’s leading technology consulting firms. Demonstrated experience supporting large scale federal healthcare agencies which can assist organizations maximize their growth and improve their business performance.

SKILLS:

• Project Management
• Client Delivery and Interfacing
• Policy Development and Analysis
• Process Improvement/Program Redesign
• Training and Awareness
• Regulatory Compliance
• Strategic Communications
• Healthcare Market Research

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

ASSOCIATE

Confidential, Washington, DC

Responsibilities:

• Research, gather documentation and produce reports for policy - related agency communications and requests mandated by evolving Federal privacy requirements.
• Design, establish, and maintain resources and repositories containing internal and external guidance around privacy requirements and industry best practices.
• Conduct strategic planning analysis and develop practical recommendations to ensure privacy programs remain in compliance with health regulatory requirements.
• Key contributor on procurement teams and successfully secured multi-year and multi-million dollars contracts within the healthcare markets.
• Serving as the Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) subject matter expert (SME) overseeing the development of PIA policy, standard operating procedures ( Confidential ), training and awareness materials and the new PIA template and process flow.
• Supporting the Confidential OSOP with the PIA migration project involving the transition of over 700 PIAs for both Information Technology (IT) and Third Party Websites and Applications (TPWAs) PIAs from the Security Privacy and Online Reporting Tool ( Confidential ) to the Department of Health and Human Services Data warehouse ( Confidential ).
• Participating in Confidential / Confidential transition meetings with the OSOP, Health and Human Services ( Confidential ) Chief Information Security Officer ( Confidential ), and the Confidential Office of the Chief Information Officer ( Confidential ) to provide the requirements for the modification of the Confidential Security and Authorization Tool ( Confidential ) to manage Confidential ’s PIA process.
• Develop Strategic Communications in the form of e-mail blasts, designed to educate the Confidential staff on privacy and security related topics.
• Provide operational support to the VA OPRM Confidential team through daily processing of requests to receive names and addresses of Veterans.
• Preparing regular Confidential metrics and supporting ad hoc Confidential requests from the Enterprise Records Services ( Confidential ) Director.
• Leveraged Confidential expertise to assist with the development and implementation of an automated tracking application, which centralized all Confidential tracking steps into one automated system and streamlined the process thereby reducing the total time spent processing RONAs and reducing the total response time to requesters.
• Designed a process for gathering and analyzing VA Confidential data for quarterly submission to the Confidential Director.
• Drafted key recommendations involving policy, governance/compliance, Stakeholder Engagement, Training and Awareness and Process Improvement) for the Confidential project that were implemented by the Confidential Director.
• Developed a comprehensive communication plan for the Office of General Counsel), to strengthen communications between stakeholders and eliminate a backlog of Confidential files.
• Manage team of 2.0 FTEs for 2.5 million dollar contract vehicle.
• Meet regularly with BAH senior leadership to provide briefings on program objectives, milestones and financials, and contract reporting requirements.
• Developed onboarding program, and provide support, education and training support to Confidential staff on privacy compliance (this is not a PM example).
• Provided oversight of the project financials, and prepare and issue directives on charge authorizations and time reporting to staff.
• Key contributor on procurement teams and successfully secured multi-year and multi-million dollars contracts within the healthcare markets (This is a BD example).

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NETWORK DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR

Confidential, McLean, VA

Responsibilities:

• Researched over 100 U.S. markets for prospective occupational health providers and facilities.
• Conducted tiered network recruitment of health care providers to be a member of our network to perform government pre-employment and periodic examinations.
• Increased department revenue 40 percent through renegotiation of client contracts.
• Resolved accounting issues dealing with provider agreement inconsistencies.

PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Confidential, Gaithersburg, MD

Responsibilities:

• Provided consultation to clients regarding product information, program design, and opportunities for enhancements.
• Identified and implemented operational solutions to resolve program-related issues.
• Worked with team members to establish reimbursement and patient assistance program parameters.
• Nominated to be a Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) officer on the HIPAA council; responsibilities included being a liaison between the junior staff and senior management on HIPAA issues.
• Communicated the latest industry information regarding Medicare, Medicaid, HIPAA and HMOs to clients.