DIRECTOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

• Seasoned executive leader with extensive experience elevating corporate profitability and performance through skilful alignment of technical products, platforms and solutions with enterprise objectives
• Demonstrated history of success fueling revenue growth and slashing operating costs through highly effective resource allocation and C-level consultative sales
• Dynamic team leader with proven record assembling, training, managing and motivating high-performance teams through complex, multi-platform IT implementations
• Project management skill in an agile, scrum or waterfall approach completing projects on time and on budget
• Meritorious military background with commended leadership record.

Project Management · Product Development · Health Information Exchange
Vendor Management · Contract Negotiation · Patient Health Record
Computerized Physician Order Entry · HIPAA · HITECH Act
Policy & Procedure Development Process · Budget Management
Technology Integration · HL7 · Infrastructure Design & Implementation

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential,
Fort Worth, Texas · 2010- Present
An innovative healthcare solutions company operating a health information exchange (HIE) with over 1.5 million records. Located in North Texas Sandlot is a wholly owned subsidiary of North Texas Specialty Physicians (NTSP), a 600+ physician Independent Practice Association.

Director of Product Development
Directs the activities of healthcare software systems and applications development. Responsible for the technical and tactical operations activities of software development functions. Interacts with product marketing and sales, provides both sales and customer support for new or existing products. Responsible for managing projects involving department or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a product to customers. Has expert knowledge of leading and directing the software development team and also has expert functional area knowledge for all products. Experienced in the area of HR including staffing, and employee development, budgeting/financial activities and business processes.

• Developed a web based quality reporting application supporting HEDIS, PQRI and Meaning Use measures resulting in better quality of care
• Developed the electronic data warehouse supporting quality reporting and business objectives through predictive analyitics

Confidential,
PREMIERE IMAGING SOLUTIONS, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · 2005-2010
Information Technology, AP/AR, Billing and Management support organization with perview of Diagnostic Imaging and Cancer Treatment facilities across 4 states.

Director of Information Technology
Developed front/back office solutions in support of company goals; oversaw implementation of enterprise IT architectures spanning diverse operating platforms. Managed outsourced IT partners and direct vendor support of technology infrastructure.

• Played key role in securing revenue from support contracts through design and implementation of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions supporting client business.
• Implemented fully-redundant infrastructure and data center supporting all aspects of Premiere Imaging Solutions operations, assuring 99.9% uptime for SaaS infrastructure.
• Introduced large multi-terabyte SAN for Picture and Archiving Communications System (PACS)
• Orchestrated implementation of web-based radiology serving diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals throughout Southern United States.
• Secured profitability within 12 months through development and oversight of Tele-Radiology SaaS.

Confidential,
Tulsa, Oklahoma · 2001-2005
Surgical hospital facility providing general and specialized care to thousands of patients per year.

Director of Information Technology
Enhanced facility operations through visionary alignment of hospital-wide Information Technology architectures with facility needs and requirements. Commanded planning, strategic implementation and maintenance of enterprise information systems providing mission-critical support to distributed and centralized clinical and business operations. Assumed responsibility for multi-million dollar technology budget and cross-functional virtual programming team. Assured cost-effectiveness of IT across all facets of hospital operations. Managed back-office computer operations, information systems, and LAN/WAN networks. Liaised between staff, corporate management, vendors and technology stakeholders. Ensured optimal operations of information and communications systems including voice, data, imaging and office automation. Evaluated and assured exceptional support of hardware and software for end-users. Created and delivered user-training programs.

• Designed and implemented new surgical hospital-based IT infrastructure; played key role in securing multi-million dollar revenue.
• Commanded cross-functional team assuring HIPAA compliance through development of systems security processes, procedures and IT solutions.

CAREER NOTE: Served in armed forces til retirement prior to 1998 with meritorious honor. Details available upon request.

EDUCATION

Master of Information Technology
Bachelor of Information Technology

Project Management for IS/IT Professionals