Chief Technology Officer (Contract)
Chandler, Arizona, United States
Oversee all product development for venture-backed healthcare startup focused on delivering workman’s comp Nurse Triage call processing and reporting products that impact a company’s bottom line. Key Achievements: Responsible for delivering 4 products in less than one years with proven revenue growth of over $2 million. Reorganized company development staff and product management to optimize performance and product delivery Decreased product time-to-market by 35 percent by implementing Agile project mgmt. and development practices. Delivered numerous presentations and proposals resulting in winning several RFP’s and growing our client base with high profile large companies such as General Mills, American Red Cross, and Ahold Deli becoming customers. Successfully completed and obtained certification of SOC2 compliance for Enterprise Telemedicine Software for Nurse Triage Healthcare industry solution.Key Duties: Set Technology Roadmap, System Design, and vision for how technology used in company, ensuring technology meets short- and long-term company goals Determine strategic direction and focus of product development software and uphold the company’s position at the forefront of technology trends. Make company technological requirement decisions based on direction form Executive Board and CEO Responsible for vendor management Negotiation and contracts Migration and optimization of IT functions in Azure cloud technologies ensuring environments meet SOC 2 Compliance standards and other Security certifications as required. Leading of tactical and strategical conversations Safeguards to protect PII and HIPPA sensitive data Ensure that IT and software development adhere to regulatory standards DevOps, hardware and software maintenance Annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing, and IT operations Manage, mentor, train, hire, supervise, and staffing of 10 - 15 department personnel.