Asha Amritraj, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Chula Vista, Ca, Us

San Diego, California, United States

I bring innovative solutions, aiming to improve peoples’ lives by unlocking the full potential of science and technology. I'am dedicated to fight Neurodegenerative Diseases' using extensive scientific research and development. At Cognitive Synergy Corporation, I'am responsible for driving Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning innovations for systems, new technology propositions, and innovative apps.

Greater San Diego Area

I provide tactical and strategic direction for Mind Computing's Healthcare IT programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs. I work with a variety of IT and functional staff to set the overall management and strategic direction of various clinical programs that MC is executing at the VA that are focused on healthcare data interoperability, EHR workflows and standards and terminology development. I apply expertise in clinical decision support and workflow analysis; healthcare standards; design of enterprise information systems and architectures; program development and execution; government acquisition; program development and strategic planning for enterprise innovation.

San Diego, Ca

Informatics Architect for VA Standards & Terminology ServicesVUID to standard coding system (e.g. RxNorm, LOINC, UMLS) translations. Standardized reference files in VistA problem list mandating selection of SNOMED CT codes. Evaluation, approval and deployment of new terms to VistA for several domains such as Immunizations, TIU titles, Vitals qualifiers, standard medication routes. Managed VETS tool suite, Terminology Repository, Terminology Deployment Server, Terminology Browser, Terminology Editor, Webservices, VUID and NTRT server. Updated NDF packages from VistA Pharmacy and publish to external sources. Participated in VA Enterprise Reference Terminology (ERT) and VA NDF-RF.

San Diego, Ca

Application Architect for the Veterans Relationship Management (VRM) Technical Integration Services (TIS) TeamProvided strategic planning and oversight for enterprise innovation. Instrumental in developing iEHR logical data models. Created 100+ technical architecture assessments, terminology data model analysis, terminology consultation for projects including VistA Evolution, Connected Health, Mobile Health, Patient Generated Data, VIERS Contact Information Service, Military Information Service, Patient Identity Management Services, Identity & Access Management Services, Enterprise Messaging Infrastructure, Data Access Services, VA/DoD Identity Repository, Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (Airborne Hazards & Burn Pit Exposure), VistA Service Assembler, Digits-Digits Benefits/Claims Processing, Preferences and Correspondence Engine. Created DBQ data models using NIEM payloads utilizing LOINC, UCUM, SNOMED CT, RxNorm standards. Facilitated government acquisition of Enterprise Service Bus, Business Rule Engines, Process Server, Analytics/Business Intelligence software and introduced various open sources technologies such as Redis and Node.js.

San Diego, Ca, Usa

Clinical Data Service (CDS)/Health Data Repository (HDR) – Consulting for Department of Veterans AffairsDeveloped VHIM shareable data object models for 31+ clinical domains including Adverse Event Reporting, Allergies, Audiology and Speech, Blood Bank, Clinical Decision Support, Compensation and Pension, Consultation, Dental, Dietetics, Eligibility Transaction, Encounter, Event Capture, Health Factors, Home Based Primary Care, Imaging, Immunization and Skin Tests, Lab, Mental Health, Oncology Registry, Pharmacy Orders, Patient Education, Person Demographics/Eligibility, Pharmacy, Problem List, Prosthetics, Radiology, Social Work, Spinal Cord, Surgery, TIU, Vital Signs and Women’s Health. Captured business process IT scenarios, business object state diagrams, integration profiles and authored integration architecture specification. Identified all coded attributes in related domains and provided information on its associated value set, code system and relationship with other attributes. Model structures included classes, relationships, cardinality and data types. Performed terminology set analysis, domain gap analysis, model development and publication in the HDR and CDW.

Greater San Diego Area

Modeled 417+ VLER data sets in Rational Software Architect (RSA) that included Health/Benefits/Personnel and Administrative Domains. Significant domains include Health Services (Behavioral Health/Primary & Long Term Care, Laboratory, Radiology, Rehabilitation, Specialty Health, Pharmacy, Nutrition & Food, Dental, Vision), Clinical Documents, Research Studies, Patient Management, Death, Disability Compensation, Claim Forms, Coordination/Supporting Docs, Case Records, Awards, Benefits Delivery, Relationship Management, Integrated Care, Cemetery, Person Demographics, Contact Info, Relationships, Military History, Epidemiological Occupations, Financial Profile, Military Disability, Education Profile, Insurance, Life Event History, Audit & Life Event Supporting Documents. Implemented DURSA rules and expectations as the enforceable legal framework on VLER HealtheWay exchange. Assisted in achieving ONC certification requirements. Created mapping between VistA and C32/C83/C62 CDA documents. Defined LOINC health document class codes for cross-community document exchange. Created map sets from VHAT to SNOMED CT (FOOD/DRUG), HL7 Value Sets Gender, Marital Status), LOINC (Blood Pressure, Pulse), UCUM, ICD-9, CDC Race & Ethnicity Value Set, ACX X12 Value Set (Insurance Types), UMLS and (Reactants). Participated and provided feedback and input for SDO and SRO including HL7, HITSP, VHA ERT, CIMI, ONC, OMG, IHE, ISO, FHIM and IHTSDO.

Overall responsibility including implementation of quality assurance standards, procedures, systems and templates for project management, software testing, change management, version control, configuration management, automated testing, and project documentation.

Co-founder of Synaptecx-227. Overall responsibility including key technical decisions that constrain the overall design and implementation of the project. Responsible for the management of Synaptecx 227 from idea inception to product development. Directing cross-functional projects that span pharmacology, toxicology, biochemistry and Neuroscience. Involved in all aspects of project management, department-level budgeting, hiring, team building, and management reporting.Scientific Leader. Led strategy to apply natural products to Alzheimer drug discovery. Managed teams of PhD-level professionals in biochemistry, toxicology, microscopy, molecular biology, software and bio informatics.Strategic Leader. Member of the executive team that charted the corporate direction.Corporate Spokesperson. Served as critical ‘public face’ for the company. Delivered more than 100 presentations to corporations, government agencies (VA) and public institutions.Regulatory Knowledge. Active participant in FDA fact-finding meetings on policy regarding application of natural products to the drug discovery process.Contract Research (CRO) and Partner Relations. Identified, built, and managed contract research relationships. Corporate liaison with large pharmaceutical partner and researchers at the University of Alberta, Edmonton.

Software Quality Assurance Process: Knowledgeable with training in CMMI, Six Sigma, ISO 9001, ISO 9126, IEEE 829 and Rational Unified Process. Test automation: Selenium, JProfiler. Experience in Data-driven, Modularity-driven, Keyword-driven, Hybrid and Model-based test automation.Platforms: UNIX, Linux, Windows (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 7), Macintosh, MS-DOS.Programming languages: SQL, JavaScript, UNIX/Linux shell, HTML, CSS, XML, DHTML, Java, Visual Basic, PMML. Database systems: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server.Other software: Subversion, Bugzilla, StarTeam, Requisite Pro, RoboHelp, PVCS Tracker, Perforce, Microsoft Exchange, Clearcase, ClearQuest, Rational Requisite Pro, Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, Sharepoint, Mock Unit tests, Eclipse, Apache, LuntBuild.Practical experience in managing and implementing continuous software quality process improvement. Experience and knowledge of Quality and Compliance systems.Software Development: Over 5 years of research experience in developing adaptive system software to simulate, research and develop biological neural networks.Extensive experience writing and executing automated testing scripts (primarily with JUnit).