Leading the development and delivery of all Data Privacy, Health Care Compliance, Vendor Risk Management, and Monitoring Services, including all professional, managed, and consulting services.Responsible for developing strategic and innovative services that support clients in the rapidly changing global data privacy and cyber security landscape.

HIPAA Privacy Officer at The University of Arizona.• Leader, manager, and supervisor for University HIPAA Privacy Program• Oversaw investigations and audits, both independently for University units and jointly with affiliated covered entities• Oversaw compliance for each University Health Care Component, including oversight of periodic NIST-based information security risk analyses

• Responsible for leading and conducting investigations of research misconduct

• Conducted investigations in order to ensure compliance with regards to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations and the Final Rule of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH).• Reviewed covered entities’ internal policies and procedures and business associate agreements to ensure compliance.• Recommended corrective action for potential HIPAA Privacy, Security, and Breach Notification Rule violations while ensuring consistent application of sanctions and corrective action for noncompliance.• Prepared comprehensive, clear, and persuasive investigative reports and closure letters, including resolution agreements and corrective action plans.

• Participated in all aspects of the representation of indigent habeas corpus petitioners under Georgia’s Third-Year Practice Act, including correspondence, prison visitation, legal research, and co-authoring briefs.

• Drafted bench memoranda with recommendations regarding the Court’s actions on motions to dismiss, motions for summary judgment, discovery matters, and evidentiary issues.