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Boston, MA, US

New York, NY, US

• Served as primary anesthesia build analyst for an Epic roll-out project for a merger and acquisition hospital transitioning from paper anesthesia documentation
• Owed validation, build, and testing of anesthesia device integration for roll-out hospital site
• Developed and implemented anesthesia schedule and billing reports for two different anesthesia third-party billing companies to support business continuity after go-live
• Led end user anesthesia validation and adoption sessions for roll-out hospital site
• Coordinated, managed, and supported anesthesia shadow charting and end-user acceptance testing efforts for several weeks leading to go-live to ensure a smooth transition to Epic
• Worked with anesthesiologists at live sites to upgrade out-of-date build and workflows including reminder and macro functionality

Chicago, IL, US

• Served as primary OpTime/Anesthesia analyst for workflow and content validation for a merger and acquisition roll-out project
• Owned all build for Anesthesia, OpTime, perfusion, procedural areas, and surgeon documentation
• Met with surgical and procedural leadership to define enterprise-wide workflows and ensure that the system met the clinical and financial of the new sites implementing Epic
• Responsible for leading three weekly workgroup meetings to design, build, and refine content for OpTime and Anesthesia at new roll out sites
• Managed and updated OpTime and Anesthesia tasks and building blocks in Orion to guarantee project milestones were being met

Cleveland, Ohio, US

• Managed multiple concurrent OpTime project deployments and roll outs for a large healthcare system
• Served as the workstream lead for perioperative services, sedation, and pain documentation
• Provided workflow and build recommendations to standardize end user experience across the enterprise and reduce IT maintenance burden with an emphasis on aligning build with Epic’s Foundation System
• Created implementation plans and timelines based on workflow recommendations and planned roll outs
• Assigned tasks to and monitored progress for a group of OpTime build and analyst resources
• Developed and updated test scripts to ensure build did not negatively impact end users

San Francisco, CA, US

• Served as primary Anesthesia analyst for workflow validation and content build for an Epic instance merge project of two large healthcare organizations live with separate instances of Epic
• Owned the design, build, and testing for Anesthesia pre-op, Anesthesia intra-op, Anesthesia post-op, procedure note documentation, consult note documentation, procedure workspace, close encounter rules, anesthesia.
• Collaborated with anesthesia third-party billing company and anesthesia stakeholders to recreate and validate billing extracts to ensure continuity of current-state billing practices for the organization
• Conducted weekly content validation meetings with anesthesia providers from different organizations
• Updated existing out-of-date Anesthesia workflows to more closely align with Epic Foundation System workflows including the implementation of the procedure workspace, out-of-OR ad hoc workflows, pain service workflow.

New York, NY, US

• Coordinated and led testing efforts for a multi-hospital OpTime/Anesthesia add-on implementation
• Owned the design, build, and troubleshooting for pre-admission testing departments, endoscopy suites, cardiac catherization labs, interventional radiology labs, and electrophysiology labs
• Conducted validation sessions and user acceptance training to ensure end user adoption
• Responsible for the validation and build for endoscopy provider, surgeon, fellow and resident documentation including surgical and procedural orders management
• Created and maintained Epic SER and EMP records for all end users as part of the implementation
• Served as the point person for profiles, workflow engine rule, and other integrated components

Rancho Mirage, California, US

• Collaborated with Surgical Services Directors, Managers, and Physicians to tailor and implement Epic in six surgical/procedural areas, two pre-admission testing departments, and two scheduling departments
• Designed, built, and tested scheduling and charging build for all surgical and procedural areas
• Led implementation, testing, and troubleshooting efforts for the new supply interface into Epic
• Planned and executed device testing, printer testing, and workstation testing for perioperative areas
• Assisted with issue prioritization and issue resolution during and after the Epic enterprise go-live event
• Reviewed Special Update documentation via Nova and implemented new functionality including build, testing and preparation of educational materials for target end users

Dallas, TX, US

• Created project charters, project schedules, and business requirement documents through collaboration with business project owners and other key project stakeholders for multiple enterprise projects
• Defined project scope, conditions of satisfaction, and risks to the project as part of project initiation
• Monitored and controlled enterprise projects through initiation, planning, execution, and closing phases
• Provided weekly, monthly, and quarterly written and oral outcome-focused project status updates to health system executive project sponsors to ensure on-time and on-budget project deliverables
• Managed Care Management project portfolio aimed at enhancing utilization of health system resources by remodeling Emergency Department utilization patterns and coordinating follow-up care
• Documented minute meetings and disseminated meeting information in a timely fashion

Verona, WI, US

• Worked with hospital executive suite and project managers in scope definition, project planning, design, build, testing, and training for the implementation of Epic at hospital systems
• As an Implementation Director, directed the implementation and managed the budget of multiple Epic applications at an academic healthcare organization
• Managed multiple Epic version upgrade projects ensuring the implementation of key new functionality
• Analyzed existing systems and processes, incorporating the organization's business needs and future direction, in order to design future state workflows and processes for their surgical areas
• Provided Epic system recommendations and expertise based on multiple previous implementations

Verona, WI, US

• Collaborated regularly with project managers, IT analysts, and physicians at multiple healthcare organizations using Epic’s Anesthesia Information Management System
• Assisted customer application analysts with issue troubleshooting and issue resolution daily
• Wrote Reporting Workbench and Clarity reports to meet customer specifications
• Managed the technical implementation of an enterprise installation at a large healthcare organization
• Directed a team of 30 technical services representatives through technical issue resolution, project prioritization, and workflow improvement
• Led Technical Dress Rehearsal scoping, planning, and execution meetings throughout an implementation

Houston, TX, US

Designed and tested a mechanical syringe pump, an anemia diagnosis device, and other technologies for use in low-resource settings

Master'S Degree, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Bachelor'S Of Science, Bioengineering And Biomedical Engineering

Professional Certificate, Project Management