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Smyrna, Tn, Us

Nashville, Tn

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Information security advisor focused on US public, state, and federal sector clients.

Nashville Metropolitan Area

United States

(Currently assigned to the State of Tennessee.)I am a security advocate and trusted adviser to C-level executives for a variety of strategic partnerships. Working with senior level executives and decision makers I provide expertise in designing, and implementing strategic security plans for a variety of heavily regulated industries. I also provide direct leadership for Security Architecture, Operations, Governance, Risk Management and Compliance teams to ensure delivery on both the strategic vision and tactical realities of implementing information security, privacy and risk management programs.Security professional focused in the following areas:Industry Focus: Public SectorHealthcare IndustriesState GovernmentsKey areas of expertise: Cyber SecuritySecurity Strategy and Roadmap DevelopmentRisk Management, Security and PrivacyInformation Security TechnologySocial Engineering in Information Technology and SecurityInformation Security CultureDisaster RecoveryBusiness Continuity PlanningVulnerability Management Incident ResponseRegulatory Toolsets I've used:HIPAAHITECHMARS-E (ACA)NIST, ISO and COBIT StandardsIRS 1075 - FTISpecialties: Privacy and SecurityMARS-E Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for ExchangesProject ManagementHealthcare (Local, Division, and Corporate level Enterprises)Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures, and New BuildsVendor Negotiation and ManagementIT/Network Security Architecture

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Consulting company specializing in Healthcare IT, Leadership, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Cyber Security.Clients: LifePoint Hospitals:Home Health and Hospice Enterprise IT Integration Project.(20 Home Health and Hospices across the United States)Various Hospital Acquisition IT Integration projects.(10 Completed)Various Interim IT Management positions.(CIO and Director positions)CPOE Technical Assessments.(HMS, Meditech, etc..)I was also working with two startups (Boxter.co and Funnl) to help take them global.Responsible for expanding both businesses Globally.Responsible for Business Development for both businesses.Responsible for Branding for both businesses.

Directed the Technology Refresh initiative for 175 acute care hospitals.Responsible for 18 staff for an Enterprise wide Technology Refresh Program currently running with a 275 million dollar budget.Responsible for directing budgets and deliverables for many executive branches of the HCA organization.Directing and overseeing the development of standards, processes, and execution of all activities associated with the Tech Refresh program.Building and maintaining vendor relationships.

Responsible for multiple large projects with 10 million dollar budgets or higher.Responsible for managing security and networking issues on many different projects and with many different business areas of HCA.Responsible for setting and managing expectations with various levels and management groups through out the HCA organization.Serve as Technical Team Lead for HCA Technical Acquisition Team.Serve as Team Lead on Lifepoint Province Project, Capella, Tech Refresh, and Outpatient PAC’s.Extensive knowledge of HCA facilities, and daily HCA hospital and Supply Chain operations.

Responsible for a 1 million dollar IT&S budget.Implemented a complete network, security system, and phone system from conception to completion.Responsible for all 19 Far West facilities Material Management departments and 3 Consolidated Service Centers IT&S needs.Built the Far West CSC in Kaysville, Ut., the Far West CDC in Las Vegas, NV., and oversaw the building of the Far West Warehouse in Thousand Oaks, CA.Defined, Designed, and Implemented a Division wide Disaster Recovery Plan.

In charge of the Meditech system and Support Team for the entire Hospital.Security manager for Meditech, Novell, Unix, and NT networks.In charge of P.C. Tech’s, Helpdesk, and Data Processing staff.Perform Administrative and Technical duties on Novell, Unix and NT networks.Administered Novell 3x, 4x, and 5 (7 servers), Win 3.1, 95, 98, NT (3 NT servers), Meditech, HCA and related Network systems for a 500 node facility.Worked on servers (Compaq, HP, Dell), modems (3Com, Hayes), Terminals (Wyse, DG), 3Com hubs, switches, routers, termservers, HCA systems, Motorola Dial-in server, faxboxs, Unix gateways, and CAT V cabling.Supported all computer systems in the Hospital, including software support and training.

Paralegal (With A Specialization In Civil Litigation), 3.8 Gpa

Earned a Degree as a Paralegal with a specialization in Civil Litigation.

High School Diploma, High School Diploma