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Nashville, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tn, Us

Brentwood, Tennessee, Us

Brentwood, Tn, Us

I maximized network security project outcomes by working with facility and business teams to provide customized solutions for EMR upgrades and new auxiliary system installs, including Wellsky, Cerner, Meditech, Medhost, and Sunrise. I simplified integration procedures by assessing the security infrastructure capabilities of acquired health systems and provided a detailed roadmap for integration into the company.• Enhanced process effectiveness by analyzing gaps, leading transition planning activities, and integrating teams post-Lifepoint's acquisition of Kindred Health.• Increased operational efficiency by overseeing initial and transitional security infrastructure for behavioral health acquisitions and inpatient rehab new-starts.• Implemented compliant security infrastructure across 200+ hospitals post-acquisition, transitioning from interim to standard enterprise policies while refreshing hardware as needed.• Maximized operational efficiency and effectiveness by analyzing and streamlining service delivery methods post-acquisition, resulting in the reduction of redundant processes and ambiguity in operations.• Mitigated risk and ensured uninterrupted clinical and business operations by implementing improved security architecture for three hospitals' electronic medical records systems, without experiencing unplanned outages.• Upgraded 90 firewall operating systems within a 60-day timeframe, ensuring hospital operations and eliminating enterprise vulnerabilities, through coordination with vendor consultants, staff training, strategic project planning, and execution during off-hours.• Drove decreased Infosec security risk and increased operational efficiencies by reviewing and analyzing acquired companies' security infrastructure against enterprise standards, devising integration roadmaps, and prioritizing risk mitigation measures.

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

I led large-scale technology transformation initiatives for healthcare customers at 3D Technology Group. Directed hospital enterprise infrastructure transition activities such as LAN/WAN/wireless, hyper-converged platform, service implementation, information security, compliance, identity management, Azure AD, cloud infrastructure, desktop refresh, desktop application orchestration using SCCM/In-tune, VDI (WVD, App-V), and Office 365. I mentored PMO and engineering workers, worked with engineering/architecture talent, and advised corporate leadership on increasing client service delivery.• Conducted analysis of program schedule performance, risk, and resource interaction for multi-vendor activities.• Formulated program budgets aligned with client contracts to execute comprehensive assessment, engineering, and conversion activities.• Developed technology transition programs to enhance business and clinical IT functions, focusing on new technical approaches, scaling parameters, skills inventory, and service catalogs.• Led transformation of twenty-two Quorum Health hospitals, achieving complete technology refresh and independence from the parent company.• Innovated professional services delivery through the development of a streamlined technology transition program, enhancing estimation accuracy and service quality.• Elevated project management effectiveness by implementing contract budgeting and schedule performance methodologies, resulting in enhanced visibility into budget and risk metrics for improved cost performance.

Franklin, Tn, Us

I planned the scope and product development for business GRC software, emphasizing SOX, Meaningful Use, and vendor security risk assessments. I led team efforts to integrate internal information security policies with HITRUST standards and developed a framework for smooth enterprise-wide adoption. I led a thorough corporate data categorization effort, which resulted in the identification of database and unstructured data hazards and enabled prioritized remedial management.• Enhanced departmental delivery capabilities through the implementation of Governance, Risk, and Compliance software as project director.• Developed and executed a healthcare-focused infrastructure refresh program, securing a lucrative contract and establishing the company as a valued provider in the industry.• Enabled comprehensive risk assessment and remediation roadmap creation through collaborative development of a data compliance analysis framework, safeguarding the organization against potential liabilities of multiple millions of dollars in fines and penalties.

Franklin, Tennessee, Us

As PMO director, I implemented Lean and Agile approaches to transform departmental delivery capabilities. I led the creation of a healthcare-focused infrastructure refresh program for a major healthcare organization, which included firewall, network, WAN, and Active Directory/Identity Management.• Developed comprehensive scope management and budgeting strategies for infrastructure refresh projects, while providing daily oversight and management of project management and business analysis staff.• Enhanced professional services delivery and tracking through development and implementation of enhanced methodology for infrastructure refresh projects, resulting in increased revenue realization and improved workforce effort management.

I was in charge of analyzing technological needs and ensuring that financial and healthcare management systems were seamlessly implemented for Community Health Systems' acquisition of Triad Hospital. I created and oversaw the creation of technical needs, budgets, planning, and infrastructure technology installation for LifePoint acquisition initiatives. I encouraged engagement with non-IT enterprise units to accelerate solutions for business difficulties caused by hospital system mergers, resulting in simplified procedures and approach adjustments.• Directed massive infrastructure refresh activities in nine hospitals over three years.• Led comprehensive infrastructure design and implementation of LifePoint Health's new headquarters, optimizing data center, network/AV/conferencing systems, building management, and physical security.• Established repeatable infrastructure implementation model for Lifepoint hospital acquisitions through collaborative analysis with technology SMEs, creating detailed refresh programs.• Led implementation needs assessment for the acquisition of 50+ Triad Hospitals, establishing a model for a three-year infrastructure refresh program.• Streamlined consulting and client team leadership for Community Health's acquisition of Triad Hospitals, achieving efficient program development for data center design, engineering, architecture, security assessments, and technology refresh initiatives.• Accelerated implementation solutions for business problems arising from hospital system mergers by collaborating with non-IT stakeholders to understand business requirements and streamline critical milestones, reducing delays and labor cost overages.

Nashville, Tn, Us

Led a dynamic group delivering network engineering services to over 250 hospitals throughout the country.