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Boston, MA, US

• Co-founder of FASTx Partners LLC, a fractional executive service providing high-quality technology expertise to healthcare, non-profit organizations, and small to medium startups.FASTXPartners.com
• Enhance, evaluate and align IT and analytics with business goals while staying on budget.
• Work with executive teams to define technology and data strategies that deliver business value.
• Define business, operational and technology architectures that fit strategy and growth.
• Assess infrastructure to optimize organizational insights into action.
• Improve and streamline user-centered support and IT operations.

• Provide consulting services and strategic planning to clients on analytics, technology, research, and equity topics.
• Fractional CIO/CTO/CDO.
• Advise customers on EHR purchases, implementations and preparation.
• Assist customers in identifying digital products best fitting their needs.
• Analyze customer processes to provide optimal solutions.
• Advise on research studies.

Boston, MA, US

• Provided visioning, roadmaps and strategic oversight for information technology, clinical applications, data analytics, telehealth, data research, and medical records departments.
• Developed multi-year strategic plan.
• Provided expertise in the purchase and implementation of Epic at 12 health centers.
• Developed strategic and tactical planning for the completion of Epic
• Epic implementation completed on time and within budget.
• Drove innovation by exploring and implementing new technologies.

Boston, MA, US

• Provide vision and leadership for technology initiatives
• Drive innovation by exploring new platforms and technologies
• Oversight and development of strategies and approaches to support analytics team to analyze large data sets to develop reports, dashboards, and conduct ad-hoc analyses
• Develop, implement and optimize health IT
• Participate in international and national standards development groups
• Implement and grow telemedicine

Boston, MA, US

• Develop and manage budgets that include both personnel, software and hardware costs
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware and software products
• Negotiate and purchase products
• Implement and support HIT and other software applications
• Integrate software into clinic workflows, including both purchased and open source
• Manage all aspects of data quality, reporting and governance

Boston, MA, US

• Develop and manage budgets that include both personnel, software and hardware costs
• Identify, evaluate and recommend hardware and software products
• Negotiate and purchase products
• Implement and support HIT and other software applications
• Integrate software into clinic workflows, including both purchased and open source
• Manage all aspects of data quality, reporting and governance

Customize and develop data management and protocol tracking systems using Web-based applications, Oracle, and FoxPro. Assist with the development of survey methodologies and data collection protocols.Manage data management systems for multiple research projects.Work collaboratively with research project staff, including Principal Investigators.

Boston, MA, US

Assisted with the assessment and evaluation of the Massachusetts Tobacco Control Program.Integrated data from multiple data sources.Developed and designed evaluation reports.Responded to data requests from outside sources.Managed two data management systems using Fox Pro and Access.

Developed data management tracking systems using FoxPro and Access.Managed data for multiple research projects. Prepared reports for Project Directors. Evaluated adherence to protocol.Assisted with survey methods and data collection. Worked with multiple data systems.

Responsible for oversight of Teenline operation, including management and development of the program budget.Recruited, trained, and supervised peer advisor assistants and sixteen youth peer leaders.Developed and implemented educational outreach activities that enables youth to avoid high risk behaviors, including HIV/AIDS, STDs, pregnancy, violence.

Interviewed, hired, supervised, and evaluated employees. Ensured program compliance with state regulations, and various administrative duties, including statistics and billing.Provided crisis intervention and support to programs in the Southeast Region.Supervised parent/child visits.Monitored compliance with court orders.

Advocated for the health, vocational, educational, and legal rights needs of 30 adolescents.Collaborated with DSS, DYS, DMH, School Departments, and juvenile probation officers to connect clients with community resources.Provided individual and family counseling, crisis intervention, and intensive community tracking.Monitored compliance with court.

Master, Public Health

Bachelor Of Arts, Sociology