SUMMARY

Senior consultant with extensive public and private health sector and laboratory experience.

• Provided consultation to organizations across Canada and the United States in areas including: mapping and validation laboratory nomenclatures to support implementation of clinical information systems managing evaluation, procurement and implementation of automated laboratory equipment and laboratory information systems managing research and equipment evaluation grants and providing reviews and expert advice on laboratory operational processes.
• Has the expertise and ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, and deliver training.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

• Consultant to large health providers in the United States and Canada providing selection, translation and validation of local laboratory codes to LOINC and SNOMED
• Consultant to the e-Health Ontario for the Ontario Laboratory Information System OLIS adoption project
• Provided operational reviews to health agencies in British Columbia and Ontario
• Provided expert advice to senior managers of major Canadian and US health service agencies on Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Regulatory Compliance Programs
• Managed operations of a large clinical and research laboratory which supports a leading, world-renowned US academic and clinical health network, with a specialized reference laboratory providing services to over 1000 health facilities across the US

SELECTED RELATED EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Team lead for project to create and validate maps between LOINC and proprietary laboratory result codes for US based Laboratory Information System LIS vendor McKesson

Confidential

Quality Assurance Consultant

• Complete review and revision of Pathology Quality Control Program
• Assured Pathology QA Program aligned with OLA standards
• Project Management for laboratory construction

Confidential

Business Analyst Implementation Specialist

• Provide subject matter expertise, training and support to laboratories in Ontario with regard to mapping laboratory test mnemonics to OLIS Nomenclature and LOINC Logical Observation Identifiers Names and Codes tables for the purpose of developing an Electronic Health Record.
• Provide support to clients during the Client Self-Testing and Conformance Testing to ensure that the HL7 and OLIS specifications are in alignment to the clients testing menu within ICD-10 context

Confidential

Consultant

• Provided managerial and technical support to the Ontario Agency for Health Protection and Prevention OAHPP during transition from the Ontario Public Health Laboratory under the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care MOHLTC
• Provided operational reviews of Public Health Laboratories
• Recommended service improvements
• Team lead for the organization and preparation of data

Confidential

Consultant

• Operational on-site review of the Ontario Public Health Laboratories in collaboration with Deloitte Consulting
• Analyze and prepare supporting documents for the integration of laboratory services for all PHL sites

Confidential

Subject Matter Expert Consultant

• Analyze data to provide recommendations for consolidation of clinical laboratory services
• Provided alternative solutions to the regional health organizations regarding consolidation of efforts for efficiencies

Confidential

Subject Matter Expert Consultant

• Perform a comprehensive review of the laboratories for efficiencies and effectiveness of operation at the BC CDC.
• Responsible for client liaison, data analysis, working group facilitation and project management.

Confidential

Subject Matter Expert Consultant

• Provide operational review of the laboratories for restructuring
• Analyze laboratory data and provide recommendations for restructuring laboratory services
• Liaise with client and provide support during transition