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Experienced and visionary Director of Software Engineering leading software development teams. Plays a critical role in defining the strategic direction for software development, driving best practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration.Oversees the entire software development lifecycle, from concept to deployment, while ensuring alignment with business goals and technical requirements. Mentors and empowering teams, and collaborates with stakeholders to deliver projects on time and within scope.Key ResponsibilitiesLeads, mentors, and manages software development teams, fostering professional growth and innovation.Defines and executes the software development strategy, aligning it with the organization’s goals and vision.Oversees the design, development, testing, and deployment of software solutions.Drives the adoption of industry best practices in development, testing, and deployment to ensure quality and efficiency.Collaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements, prioritize projects, and ensure delivery of value-added solutions.Established and monitors key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure team performance and project success.Resource allocation, and project timelines to meet organizational objectives.Stays abreast of emerging technologies and trends, integrating relevant advancements into the development process.Fosters a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability within the team.Ensures compliance with security, regulatory, and quality standards in all development activities.

Development team lead.Provided guidance on transitioning to remote work during Covid-19 lockdown. Instituted daily status calls.Created scrum based development lifecycle for CI/CD implementation. Provide support for customers on web based products supported by Harting.Created technical documentation on current solutions. Enforce policies defined by management to development team.Responsible for providing management with modern options in CI/CD software development. Provide remediation of security issues based on best practices.Work through customer enhancement requests to provide high quality software updates.Offer design and architecture strategies to management for future development.Management of consultants design standards.

Los Angeles, California, Us

Designed and developed overall system architecture for a multi-tenant EHR agnostic patient engagement platform.Responsible for the overall design of patient, provider, and Kiosk based mobile apps for both iOS and Android leveraging Ionic 3 and Angular JS.Designed and created platform end-user web experience for managing platform settings, patient check-in data, and kiosk configuration.Developed and maintained multi-tenant REST API on the Mirth Platform to integrate with NextGen EHR/PM, Allscripts PM, and GE Centricity.Created training materials including quick start, admin, and support guides for resellers and clients.Performed end to end Application training for all products.Participated in QA and all system testing for preproduction enhancements.Provided customer-facing support and implementation services for client on-boarding.Developed internal usage reports and customer-facing custom reports.Implemented change management and product enhancement policies.Managed company source control repositories GitHub and Bitbucket as well as documentation platform Atlassian Confluence.Implemented Atlasssian Confluence, Jira, Jira Service Desk.Collaborated with Off-Shore Development teams to meet product timelines.Maintained platform infrastructure including Mirth Appliance, We band Database Servers.Participated in planing for infrastructure migration to Microsoft Azure.

Valencia, Ca, Us

Provided motivation and guidance to the entire Development team during the systems development life cycle. Attained buy-in of high level architecture from management and then works as the Development lead to direct the development team to match the detailed design of the of the solution. Ensured that the solution architecture aligns with the roadmaps, and that it adheres to the company’s principles of development. Acted as both a consumer and contributor to company’s architecture collateral. · Design and develop quality, Internet/Intranet sites, web-based applications; keep up with current technologies, latest standards, usability best practices, cross-browser compatibility.· Assist tech support with administration of web servers.· Working knowledge of Nextgen products, templates.· Develop .NET, JavaScript, etc. to extend NextGen · Create high quality and accurate reports for clients. (Patient Quality Care Reporting, Financial Reporting, Productivity Reporting, etc.).· Develop custom report within Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS).· Develop custom solutions using Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).· Relational database design for internet applications.· Knowledgeable in interface languages (HL7 v2.x, HL7 v3, XML, EDI, Delimited Text, etc.)· Use best practices and being HIPAA compliant when creating and preparing data sets.· Having knowledge with Mirth Connect/Appliances to maintain and support client interfaces.· Define project scopes and timeframes.· Manage client expectations for projects to stay within timeframe and budget or communicate change management.· Identify out of scope requests and report them back to clients and manager.· Provide hourly estimates to Sales for quote development for clients; accompany Sales to client sales meetings; watch for cross selling opportunities and report to Sales

Valencia, Ca, Us

Continued role are primary Mirth Developer for Large Projects

Valencia, Ca, Us

As Manager of the AppDev Consulting Group we are responsible for Interfaces/Integration, Development, Conversions, Mirth HIE Implementation/Development, NextGen Customization/Development, and Reporting/Analytics. As well as providing Tier III support to our Helpdesk clients.

Valencia, Ca, Us

Systems Analyst, providing integration engineering services and support, application and template development, data analytics and custom reporting, as well as data migrations and conversions.

Fenton, Mo, Us

Developed and Maintained Proprietary Document OCR system. Provided Internal IT support with Desktop PCs and Server.Migrated On premise Data Center to Cloud based solution.

Centreville, Illinois, Us

Nextgen Systems Analyst, providing project managament and ongoing support for a NextGen system. Also providing workflow analytics and integration of an outpatient facility utilizing NextGen and McKesson systems.

Sauget, Il, Us

NextGen EHR Implementation Project lead, responsible for the design of the implementation plan, ongoing support, meaningful use (PCMH) achievement, as well as future upgrade planning and training. Coordinate and direct the assigned resources and personnel per the approved project plan in coordination with Project Chair and Vice Chair. Project Leads will also collaborate with Project chairs to develop a change management plan with emphasis on assessment, modifications, and enhancement of current workflows.

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Apply the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that comprise a Medical Record, such as Nextgen EHR, EPM, ICS, SSRS, Crystal Reporting, Visual Studio 2010. Design efficient tools for reporting Meaningful use of of an EHR and building a model for Patient Centered Medical Home. Leading interface projects with proprietary systems into an EHR environment. Designing and implementing support tools for a web based patient portal integrated into a NextGen EHR

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Primary EHR Trainer and onsite support of a Nextgen Healthcare system, developed training materials and managed contractors in multi-specialty EHR deployment.

Training: Assisted in the design, delivery and improvement of training programs and related course work. Provided hands-on classroom training and remote support to both the user andvendor communities on a variety of proprietary and 3rd party software, including EHR, dental, EPM, eMAR, patient interface, payroll, and various components.Implementation and Q/A testing for upgrades to business-deployed software, such as EHR, dental,scheduling, patient interface, eMAR, and grievance tracking. Setup and configuration of onsite equipment, including servers, PCs, printers,and thin clients.Procurement: Conducted research and recommend computer products in support of PC procurement and development efforts. Evaluate and recommend hardware products for purchase. Participate in selection, design, delivery, and maintenance of software applications and computing infrastructure. Support Provide timely and accurate troubleshooting and support for various Windows based PCs, Wyse thin clients, and printers. Configure and maintain various builds of Windows, SQL Servers, and Citrix servers and applications. Performed account creation and administration for NextGen EHR/EPM in various contracts.

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Support of consumer PC upgrades and system maintenance with focusing in internet security solutions.

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