Blake Harrison, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Managed the implementation of a $3.1M, HRSA grant initiative toprovide educational programming and financial support to students from disadvantagedbackgrounds
• Organized a multiday delegation visit with senior leaders from Semmelweis University Faculty ofHealth Sciences and over 25 GW stakeholders from various departments and divisionsProject Manager, Health Sciences
• Accountable for the day to day operations of the GW Health Careers Opportunity Program
• Coordinated the renewal of guaranteed admission agreements with local communitycolleges
• Established domestic and international partnerships to improve community relations andprovide additional educational pipelines for target customers
• Served as a founding member of the Health Sciences Culture/Morale Committee

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• The Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) was created to establish a centralized organization with project management expertise for enterprise-wide initiatives. Utilizing strict guiding principles, the EPMO.
• Served as the Project Manager on the Provider Satisfaction & Practice Productivity project, for the Transformational Change Program, to identify, test, and implement clinic access and provider satisfaction strategies
• Managed a professional billing implementation effort with nThrive, a revenue cycle solutions company, to execute 5 solution projects that will improve revenue collections by $34.5M and transition 821 staff
• Led an interdisciplinary team in a partnership with third-party insurer, MedCost, to launch a care management program for over 400, uninsured patients.
• Maintained a portfolio of 9 revenue initiatives for FY’17 that resulted in over $41M in direct contribution margin for the clinical enterprise
• Directed the operationalization of 22 workstreams for the development of a $47M, 50 bed inpatient tower for Davie Medical Center, a subsidiary of Wake Forest Baptist Health

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Workforce & Process Innovation was established to optimize workforce and support repositioning efforts to ensure cost-effective configurations that provide safe, high quality care and value WFBH clients.
• Assisted with molding a new department
• Taught multiple classes at Wake Forest University Business School for the Modern Healthcare Management course
• Developed strategic plan for this department
• Performed analysis on business performance for clients
• Facilitated weekly team meetings

Winston Salem, North Carolina

• The Wake Forest Presidential Fellows Program was created to provide recent graduates with a chance to work in higher administration in a year-long position as full-time staff members of the university. During my.
• Reported directly to Dr. John McConnell, CEO of Wake Forest Baptist Health
• Managed the system-wide redesign of the on-call program for over 17 executives and 30 administrators
• Collaborated with the Department of Surgery to develop and submit a business proposal to the Association of American Medical Colleges and Wake Forest Baptist Health leadership to increase the resident quota from five.
• Coordinated bi-weekly Clinical Enterprise Management Meetings on behalf of the President/Chief Operating Officer
• Developed business plans and financial reports around operational performance and excellence

Downtown Health Plaza

• Redesigned and revamped the internal website with current and patient-centered information
• Assisted in developing strategies for improving daily logistics
• Worked on creating templates for managing employee performance

Polo Residence Hall

• Encouraged community living amongst residents
• Educated residents on both policy and procedure of Resident Life and Housing
• Coordinated with other staff members to plan and execute educational programs for residents
• Oversaw and enforced university policy in residential housing with over 400 residents

Psychology Department

• Created and designed spreadsheets in Excel and SPSS for data analysis
• Performed data entry and updated the database of the study
• Coordinated a team and managed the team’s donations for AFSP: Out of the Darkness Walk

Greater Atlanta Area

• Developed strategy and produced collateral pieces for Kaiser Permanente to recruit prospective members and clients
• Updated and designed internal communication pieces
• Recruited members for enrollment in Southwood Medical Center’s Text Message Campaign
• Assisted in the creation of microsites for accounts

United States

• Supervised a cabin of ten 12-year old boys
• Communicated with parents regarding the status of their children
• Organized group initiatives and daily activities

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Health And Exercise Science, Health Policy & Administration

Activities and Societies: Project Pumpkin, Sigma Pi Fraternity International Inc., Board of Investigators & Advisors, First Year in Focus.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honors Society, National Spanish Honor Society, Beta Club, Student Government, Walton Community.