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Chicago, Il, Us

Mclean, Va, Us

- Working with the Health FFRDC, developed a software prototype that uses hospital EHR data with large language models to assist patients and clinicians in filling out pre-surgical planning assessment and post-surgical step-down forms (PACIO Advanced Directives). - Working with the Health FFRDC, developed a Request For Information (RFI) response to federal sponsors, with associated policy analysis, regarding recommendations regarding the modernization of the NPI/NPPES system.- Working with the Health FFRDC, developed and published a reference implementation of a National Directory of hospitals, clinics, and care providers.- Working with the Health FFRDC, developed a soup kitchen and food insecurity screening app, using the HL7 Gravity Social Determinants of Health implementation guide.- Working with the Transportation FFRDC and the FAA Office of Aerospace Medicine, wrote a whitepaper and developed a software prototype assessing the feasibility of the FAA adopting electronic health records (EHR) into their workflow (relevant to air-ambulance activities).- Member of the Synthea team, and experienced developing physiology models using partial differential equations and Markov chains. - Project management and Clarity experience on two MIPs projects. Experiencewith working with both Health and Transportation FFRDCs.- Published an implementation guide on exchanging advanced directives, in collaboration with the Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) and sponsor organization.- Filed necessary project proposal and project scope statement paperwork with HL7 to initiate a Standard Personal Health Record (SPHR) project via the Patient Empowerment Workgroup. Developed an initial implementation guide and reference implementation, for use at HL7 connectathons.

Alexandria, Va, Us

Developing an SDOH app for the Android ecosystem.

As Founder and CEO, responsible for all product design, financial fundraising, regulatory compliance, marketing, operations, etc.Other Business Milestones- Participated as a Trade Delegate for the State of Illinois.- Organizer and sponsor of the Chicago FHIR Users Group.- Gold Member status with HL7 International.Product: HealthZonesDeveloped a syndromic surveillance app that pulls data from the US HHS/CDC National Healthcare Safety Network and displays % ICU Bed utilization. Also tracks local Covid19 testing sites and supports "finds the nearest testing site" functionality. Product: TimelinesDeveloped a telehealth app for personal health charting and analytics enabling virtual care delivery.- Longitudinal timeline for chronic care management.- Charting functionality for managing personal health records.- Interoperable with Epic, Cerner, and Apple via FHIR endpoints.- Approved and published to the Apple AppStore.- Currently pulling production records from 500+ hospitals.- Currently conducting Chicago area early-adopter rollout.

Wesley Chapel, Fl, Us

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

- Participating in the development of the Patient Corrections Implementation Guide. - Participating in the development of formal response to the USCDI request for comments.

Arlington, Ma, Us

Developing open-source software utilities and libraries using the Synthea synthetic data generation tool and Apple HealthRecords, using the FHIR standard.

Chicago, Il, Us

Developed ECG software prototype and real-time remote patient monitoring infrastructure for a biometric clothing company.

Developed a Cardiac Accreditation Scorecard utility, to query FHIR servers and determine compliance with American College of Cardiology accreditation quality measures. Responsible for prototyping and subsequent development, including user interface, backend infrastructure, algorithms, dashboard design, quality control, validation, etc. Approximate costs were $75K over an 8 month time.

Implemented a FHIR based chatbot for remote patient monitoring for a lifestyle medicine practice, using SMS text messaging. Implemented chatbot GUI, speech recognition, speech synthesis, data algorithms, dynamic questionnaires, dynamic responses, SMS text messaging, and dropping claims for Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Added quality control coverage and integrated the OurCareWishes advanced directives website with the UPenn Epic 2015 interface engine. Implemented SMART on FHIR data fetching using the Symptomatic Switchboard, and routed FHIR Patient resources to the OurCaseWishes app. Returned PDF documents containing advanced directives, patient consents, organ donor status, and other legal contracts via HL7 v2 messages to the Epic Bridges interface engine. Services retained for ad-hoc support as needed.

Madison, Wisconsin, Us

Helping stabilize and refactor the Meteor.js infrastructure of the fastest growing company in the US for 2018. Refactoring to handle million-order-per-day transaction volumes using microservice architectures. Audited and repaired a partially-implemented continuous integration infrastructure; including screenshooting, design-lifecycle feedback, parameterized testing, and REST API testing.

Started up a small software development studio doing freelance web/app development for healthcare companies. Past clients that have taken their full-stack javascript apps public (or partially public) include:- http://theclinician.com/- http://ubiome.com/- http://insightfil.com/- http://www.goin.co/- http://www.statrad.com/- https://vonvo.com/- http://clinical.meteorapp.com

Implemented a FHIR compliant Consent Management infrastructure using Hyperledger for Duke University. Implement Consent, Contract, and Provenance resources; multi-token OAuth workflow, integrated with HAPI and Open Epic, integrated Yubikey and JWT security tokens. End was result was a digital wallet application and distributed app (DApp) platform that can store provenance and consent hashes on a hyperledger, thereby allowing secondary applications to fetch permissions from the chain. Sample application was an SMS notification utility that provided custom workflow to email reminders to patients based on the consent information they had stored on the chain. Presented the work to the HL7 Security Group and the Veterans Administration, and provided other liaison work with the HL7 Working Groups. Developed use case documentation and provided editorial review of the FhirBlocks whitepaper.

Nationwide, Us

Implemented a videoconferencing/telemedicine module for their next generation practice management software, including Tokbox integration, React, and React Native modules.

Implemented web automation services to control and automate usage of a well-known web-based EHR system. Supports API interface, production logging, dockerization, and other features for production deployment.

Amman, Amman, Jo

Developed a Total Cost of Ownership dashboard for hospital equipment inventory. Analyzed hospital operating costs, vendor marketing/sales workflows, and developed algorithms to calculate cost of devices per staffed beds.

Fast-tracked a breast cancer CAD application to get off the ground. Developed a tablet-optimized family history questionnaire; set up quality control and testing infrastructure; evaluated HIPAA deployment options; configured HL7 v2 and FHIR interfaces between client RIS and the AWS datacenter; helped implement GAIL risk assessment calculator. Now moving into machine learning algorithms, and applying neural net image classification algorithms to mammography images.

Fast-tracked a startup in the IndieBio incubator and got them up and running with a HIPAA compliant mobile app for an alcohol treatment app. Configured HIPAA compliant hosting using Aptible.com; set up FDA validation tests; did data modeling for HL7 FHIR interoperability; designed and implemented CarePlan and Medication prescription workflow, and validated digital breathalyzer connectivity.

Rockville, Maryland, Us

Consulted on the full-stack javascript architecture design while deploying the uBiome patient portal. Made sure deployment script conformed to best practices and audited application performance and helped debug application during go-live. Updated the cladistic and phylogenetic tree algorithms with the latest results from the micro-biome sequencers. Provided a HIPAA audit and review of their HIPAA compliance posture.

Santa Cruz, Ca, Us

Consulted on development of questionnaires and forms in the Medbook app. Implemented test driven development patterns, collaboration based security schemas, and general infrastructure best practices.

Audited and restructured a paratransit dispatcher/driver coordination application, and readied it for production go-live with 2100 acceptance tests. Implemented geolocation tracking with mobile device GPS, streaming to Mongo, and implemented real-time ambulance geotracking.)

Developed an initial in-house prototype of a real-time analytics platform for aquaponic sensor data used in urban farming and greenwall installations, using full-stack javascript and the realtime analytics pipelines. Mentored team members on creating packages, database schema design, ui/ux design, and test driven development; and helped prep them for developing the second-version prototype on their own.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed a real-time analytics application for the ThinAire NFC advertising platform. Inherited a half-implemented application. Stabilized the database replica set and got opslog integration working. Optimized collection schemas for query performance. Redeployed server infrastructure in a new IaaS cloud platform. Built out Meteor server/client infrastructure using Node.js and Javascript. Designed real-time data visualizations using D3 graphs. Implemented core user-management and campaign-management features. Implemented acceptance test of entire application using Nightwatch and Selenium.

New York, Ny, Us

- Project coordinator and manager for the Biomarker Library portion of theVisualMD.com. Defined production pipelines for a team of a dozen scientific data visualizers, drafted scope of project deliverables, and developed site prototypes. Coordinated handoff of prototypes to 3rd party programers and developers. Conducted extensive biomarker research and compiled 300+ biomarker entries for library. http://www.thevisualmd.com/bio/1.php- Product manager for Conception to Birth iBook. Identified mobile monetization strategy of using iBooks to sell VMD image assets. Created initial iBook prototype, and sold concept to stakeholders in company. Created initial production pipelines, and trained coworkers on how to use iBook Authoring software. Managed project through production, and saw iBook go to market. https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/conception-to-birth/id556720361?ls=1- Installed an in-house ClearCanvas PACS system so the company can archive DICOM datasets according to industry standard methods. Installed necessary infrastructure for the company to interface with external laboratories and imaging centers, and to have point-to-point data transfers of DICOM datasets. Seeded PACS archive with contents of the National Cancer Imaging Archive and Visible Male/Female datasets, and defined 'lock-and-load' one-click-volume-rendering pipelines.- Software architect on VMDme laboratory interface and personal health record application. Created a PHR lab module prototype, targeting mobile tablet platforms.

New York, New York, Us

- Responsible for the ongoing collection, archiving, and distribution of medical images throughout a 600 bed community hospital, providing mission-critical services for a 2,000 person clinical user base, and archiving 150,000 patient exams per year.- Project Manager and on-site coordinator during a $5,000,0000 infrastructure development project in the Department of Radiology, where we “went digital” and installed a hospital wide clinical imaging network. This project resulted in the improvement of departmental quality control performance from 8,000 errors per 150,000 exams (3.2 sigma) to 100 errors per 150,000 exams (4.7 sigma).Page 4 - Experienced with supporting and managing all aspects of diagnostic imaging services. Responsible for coordinating the maintenance and uptime of all departmental equipment, including the main multi-terrabyte image archive, voice recognition services, quality control systems, diagnostic review workstations, and all imaging modalities.- Supported “PACS in the Operating Room” and 3D stereotactic mapping applications, including BrainLAB and I-Report Orthopedic Templates. Experienced with operating room scrub procedures and supporting medical imaging equipment during surgery operations.- Restructured the departmental billing system. Increased departmental top-line revenue by making sure that ICD9 billing codes and charge-master codes were up to date. Recouped between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 worth of charges per year, which had been set up with incorrect billing codes.-Responsible for equipment purchase proposals, departmental budget analysis, yearly reports, and other administrative functions. Participated in departmental incident-review, quality-improvement, and fiscal planning committees. Drafted departmental procedures and policies, including downtime procedures and the department disaster recovery plan.- Trained and managed 40+ Radiology Technologists, and directly supervised a small team of 3 Systems Analysts.

New York, Ny, Us

-Operated a 1.5 Tesla Philips Gryoscan Intera MRI scanner during clinical imaging trials at the New York State Neurological Institute. Provided patient/volunteer care and supervision during scanning. -Worked on numerous clinical studies involving sleep deprivation in soldiers (DARPA funded study), olfactory loss in Alzheimer's patients, testosterone hormone therapy in post-menopausal women, and cardiac outcomes in pediatric fontane procedure patients. Also did numerous functional imaging studies of pharmaceutical metabolism reaction in guinea pigs and mice, and neuro-implant surgical outcomes in Baboons.-Utilized radio-isotopic contrast agents, including gadolinium and gadodiamide for contrast imaging. -Experienced with diffusion-tensor imaging and functional MRI co-registration. Also experienced with referentially oriented cerebral anatomy, and the Talairach/Tournoux system.-Responsible for the archiving of all radiographs and transferring images via the communications systems to designated research groups. Maintained and supported picture archiving and communication system applications, including Digital Jacket. Maintained HIPPA standards, and archived radiographs, release and consent forms, volunteer profiles, and related volunteer information.

Chicago, Il, Us

http://www.educause.edu/learningspacesch40- Provided call desk support to a 10,000 user network via the campus’s technical support hotline. Resolved problems with computer workstations and servers, as needed, as level III help desk support. Responsible for supporting biomedical and biochemistry applications, such as Chem3D Viewer, Chime, Insight II, Scientific Word (LaTeX), MatLab, and Mathematica.- Maintained and supported stereoscopic equipment for molecular rendering, surgery planning, and virtual reality based surgery simulation applications. Experienced with installing and maintaining computer automated video environments.- Responsibilities also included back-office support of servers and workstations. Duties included design, testing, and roll-out of databases, world-wide-web hosts, directory services, network domain name servers, and security authentication servers. Deployed Windows 2000 Active Directory and Kerberos technologies for domain administration and network security. Implemented Tivoli backup schemas for department-wide data back-ups.- Helped design operating system and application builds for the network cluster in a $3M computing cluster and cybercafe installed at the Crerar Library of Science and Medicine.

Intern at US Life Insurance Company, subsidiary of American International Group. Helped debug Y2K COBOL code at the IBM Sterling Forest Data Center. Studied disaster recovery operations for the NYC metro area in preparation for the millennium rollover.

Chicago, Illinois, Us

Responsible for tending the Graduate School of Business computer labs and helping students use statistical, mathematical, and data-mining software, including SPSS, SAS, STATA, MatLab, and other related programs. Also responsible for helping students calculate derivates, developing pricing models, and valuate portfolio. Experienced with chi-square tests, fisher-T tests, multi-variable regression analysis, derivatives and integrals, time-series analysis, and other statistical analysis techniques.

Chicago, Il, Us

Worked at the Enrico Fermi Institute, location of the first self-sustaining controlled release of nuclear energy and current day bioengineering and nuclear engineering facility. Worked in an anatomy fabrication facility, as a fossil preservationist and organ fabricator on an assembly line, where we assembled dinosaur skeletons for museum displays. Worked on Sarchosuchus imperator, Jobaria tiguidensis, and Suchomimus tenerensis (which is now on permanent display at the Chicago Children's Museum). Experienced working in anatomical fabrication facilities with associated fabrication tools such as dental picks & drills, micro-surgical operating spaces, skeletal rigging, carbon-14 dating equipment, and thermoplastic vacuum form molding equipment.

Master’S Degree, Biomedical Informatics

Ba, History, Philosophy, And Social Studies Of Science And Medicine

Permaculture & Agricultural Studies

Aerospace, Aeronautical And Astronautical/Space Engineering