SUMMARY

• Over 20 years of experience in information systems, mostly in the public sector and healthcare industries holding a number of management positions, including Director, Program/Project Manager and Consultant and has managed contracts in excess of $50 million.
• Application system development and implementation experience includes state - wide health information exchange and eligibility systems, hospital patient information and clinical systems, electronic medical records systems, and billing and revenue management systems.
• Experience working in an EPMO environment, multi-project coordination, RFP preparation and responses and in the development of SDLC and PM methodologies.
• A hands-on project manager with a working knowledge of HIX, HIS, LIS, RIS, PACS, CPOE, EHR, HIE, HIPAA, SOX, MMIS, ICD10, data conversions, disaster recovery, deployment and HL7 interface development.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Multiple equipment platforms
• SDLC
• MMIS
• COTS
• Quovadx
• Cloverleaf
• HIE
• RIS
• PACS
• LIS
• DICOM
• HL7
• ANSI 5010
• ICD9/10
• HIPAA
• HP Quality Center
• CA Clarity
• Remedy
• Daptiv
• Dragon/Nuance
• ALM
• PMBOK
• Microsoft Office
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Projects
• Oracle SOA
• MDM
• Server/Storage systems (IBM, Cisco, Dell, HP, EMC)
• Database systems (Oracle, SQL, DB2)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Las Vegas, Nevada

Responsibilities:

• Developed and published “Practical Guide for Managing Information Systems Projects” book on Amazon E-Books
• Completed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model and documentation for information system applications
• Completed interface development estimating tool
• Completed Radiology RIS/PACS system primer document

Confidential, French Creek, CA

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Managed the coordination and completion of state and national compliance initiatives - NCQA- HEDIS, MEM
• Managed the coordination, implementation and deployment of Health Assessment initiatives - WebMD & Carenet
• Managed the development of member Health Assessment Business Intelligence database
• Managed the coordination, implementation and deployment of QNXT/OPTUM Fraud, Waste and Abuse system
• Managed ELT process for transferring HPSJ data warehouse to Optum

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Completed assessment for Confidential School of Nursing to review current applications from a functional capability, infrastructure and support model perspective
• Prepared report identifying current state gaps, risk analysis and application rationalization
• Made recommendations for a future state with a high level roadmap addressing immediate and long term system and remediation requirements
• Completed IV&V project initiation for State of Idaho, Boise, Idaho
• Completed ICD-10 assessment and planning project for Salinas Hospital, California

Confidential, Burlington, VT

Deputy Director/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for planning and implementation of Integrated Eligibility system for state of Vermont
• Responsible for development and management of project plan and project deliverables
• Responsible for management of interface development for the HIX project to state’s welfare Access system
• Responsible for coordination and management of QA testing program, testing team and UAT
• Assisted EPMO team with project coordination and development of methodology, standards, tools and templates

Confidential, Lansing, MI

Program/Project Director

Responsibilities:

• Project Manager for the planning and implementation of Confidential ’s Medicaid Information Systems (MMIS) system
• Coordinated planning for re-start of MMIS project for state of South Dakota
• Project Manager for planning of fixed cost project for the implementation of MMIS system for state of Utah
• Consultant/advisor for MMIS ICD10 assessment and remediation
• Worked with PMO team on development of SDLC Methodology, standards, tools and templates

Confidential, Denver, CO

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• EPMO Consultant/Project Manager for ANSI 5010 conversion/testing/implementation for multi-hospital organization; managed conversion for McKesson and Meditech revenue cycle systems for multiple hospitals, physician groups, clearinghouses and payers; planned and managed QA testing program and go-live activities
• EPMO Consultant/project manager for ICD10 conversion/testing/training/implementation for multi-hospital organization; developed awareness training program, assisted Deloitte Consulting with assessment and remediation planning; created initial project documents including Charter, Management Plan, Business Requirements, Technical Design and Project Plan
• EPMO Project Manager for Charge Description Master (CDM) conversion and replacement (Lawson) for multi-hospital organization; developed PMO required project documents, managed project team of 33 during CDM conversion, testing, training and go-live

Confidential, Sacramento, CA

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consultant/Project Manager for Laboratory and Imaging services for the 33 prison enterprise-wide network
• Managed assessment and upgrade of radiology equipment, infrastructure, and centralized RIS/PACS
• Coordinated a program to provide laboratory services for all prisons using Quest Diagnostics
• Coordinated integration planning for patient management, scheduling, dictation and EHR systems
• Coordinated integration of central data repository for Business Intelligence extracts and reporting
• Organized and coordinated training programs for physician groups and technicians
• Managed fixed cost budget, risks and issues, vendor activities, and compliance with PMO standards.
• Worked with HIPAA Compliance Officer and vendors to ensure HIPAA & ICD10 compliancy

Confidential, Pasadena, CA

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consultant/Project manager for implementation of large scale Cerner PathNet Laboratory Information System
• Coordinated planning, implementation, and conversion activities with Cerner team
• Coordinated testing and interface upgrades with EPIC patient management and EHR systems
• Planned and managed QA testing using multiple centers (On-shore and Off-shore)

Confidential

Senior Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Consultant to the government of Australia for healthcare information systems improvement
• Development of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) application for clinical and healthcare projects
• Assisted with the development of enterprise wide patient management system specifications

Confidential

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consultant/Project manager for Confidential ’s development of new hospital information system
• Planned and managed the development and implementation of an automated ETL data migration system used for multiple hospital data conversions
• Managed a 45 member development team located in the UK and India (On-shore and Off-shore)
• Coordinated infrastructure planning used for development, testing and production environments
• Planned and managed the implementation of HP Quality Center system application testing and defect management system

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Consultant/Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consultant/Project manager for the development new interface engine for Health Information Exchange (HIE)
• Managed the design, re-development, testing and implementation for over 300 clinical and financial application interfaces including Laboratory, EHR, Radiology and Pharmacy systems
• Managed infrastructure architecture, selection and installation of High-Availability hardware/software solution
• Managed HL7 and HIPAA 4010 transaction and code testing with development vendors
• Managed project fixed cost budget, process improvements, risks and issues management, vendor management, infrastructure configuration, installation and testing
• Planned and managed system, performance and user acceptance testing

Confidential, Worcester, MA

ConsultantProject Manager

Responsibilities:

• Consultant/Project manager for the implementation and deployment of GE IDX Imagecast Radiology PACS and RIS systems and Dictaphone’s Powerscribe voice dictation system for multi-hospital enterprise
• Managed infrastructure planning and renovation, including cabling, servers, routers, storage devices, peripheral and related equipment
• Managed installation of High-Availability hardware/software solution, and disaster recovery plan
• Managed project fixed cost budget, risks and issues, vendor activities, and compliance with the University's EPMO/PMBOK standards.
• Managed data and image conversions (AGFA & Kodiak), interface development and testing, physician, technician and user training; implemented physician remote access system
• Coordinated infrastructure planning and renovation for new Radiology suite

Confidential, Las Vegas, NV

Director - Clinical Systems

Responsibilities:

• Program director for the acquisition, conversion and implementation of FUJI PACS system for multi-clinic enterprise including HL7 interface development and testing and disaster recovery plan
• Planned and managed the upgrade of IDX RIS system and integration with FUJI PACS
• Planned and managed the implementation of Dictaphone’s PowerScribe voice dictation and automatic transcription system and integration with FUJI PACS and IDX RIS systems
• Planned and managed training program for physicians and radiology technicians
• Planned and managed network assessment, recommended infrastructure configuration, installation and testing
• Provided consulting support for upgrade of FACETS system and Allscripts Touchworks EHR system

Confidential, Pasadena, CA

Principal Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Software development and consulting company specializing in healthcare, educational and government information systems; provided project management and implementation services
• Developed, marketed and supported major components of hospital information system including laboratory, ADT, scheduling, and patient billing.
• Completed development of hospital claims processing system for Medicaid claims
• Completed MMIS proposals for the State of Nevada and the State of Alaska
• Consultant for State of Nevada Department of Welfare - computer system and data conversion
• Consultant for patient management systems, clinical systems, and hospital billing and revenue cycle management systems for several large hospitals in California
• Lead consultant for various international projects for governments of Malaysia, UAE and Kuwait.