Lead the integration and testing of Dignity Health and United Health Group/Optum application integration. Included IT architecture, infrastructure, networks, information security/privacy, hardware integration and commercialization of over 140 health care applications, across multiple locations and over 700 users.The integration scope spans all Healthcare Revenue Cycle applications (e.g., registration/eligibility, billing, collections, payment systems, postings, customer service and medical records, commercial and government insurance payments interfaces, Charge Description Master (CDM), Health Information Management (HIM), Clinical Audit/Appeals, and the information security and privacy requirements of Protected Health Information (PHI), and Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. Lead application readiness assessments test planning, test execution, and test issue remediation. This includes portfolio, program, and project estimation, resource forecasting, scheduling, and recruiting against the pipeline of work Defined/executed governance including entry/exit reviews & program and project tollgates  Accountable for all test deliverables and test execution for all applications Implemented management & status reporting, portfolio, program, and project dashboards including issues, risks, mitigation, go to green recovery plans, communications to executives and strategic partners Standardized and improved the integration operating model. Accountable for standard processes, tools, and their alignment to testing requirements, test plans, test cases, test data and lifecycles (Waterfall, Iterative, Agile) Created a program operational risk radar across all projects to identify, prioritize and mitigate emerging business, technology, and regulatory risks Planned financials, budgets, & secured funding managing budgets through the Optum PPM Optics NIKU tool Responsible for talent development, mentoring & management of best practices & lessons learned

 Lead, planned, executed, managed & delivered all CCDM/ECC testing for over 50 releases (Global Referrals & Enterprise Data Warehouse “W” applications). Implemented ETD-wide discretionary IT investment governance (cost avoidance $145MM) Coached 40 candidates to Six Sigma Greenbelt (certified annual cost saves $40MM) Reduced IT portfolio review meetings by 5X (an annual recovery of 3 FTE) Simplified & integrated process models to reduce project cycle time and waste by 50%. Reduced application post production defects by over 40% (identified and fixed the root causes of Failed Customer Interactions (FCI)). Lead global team of over 100 professionals to plan, execute manage & deliver integrated testing and data quality across the entire Enterprise Party Index (EPI) program spanning Consumer, GWIM, and GCB (initial application quality of over 5.9 sigma). Lead GWIM Technology to formal CMM Level 2 Assessment in under 9 months. Lead GWIM Tech through a 20% reduction in the operational risk profile.- Sr. Systems/Software Manager - ECC (Enterprise Client) Quality/Test, Release & Risk- Enterprise Technology &Delivery (ET&D) - Integrated Planning- Network Computing Group Infrastructure Services - Portfolio Management- GWIM/GCIB Infrastructure - Strategy, Performance Improvement & Metrics

 Software Process Excellence Manager, Global Software Group - Scottsdale, AZLead and manage teams of Software Process and Quality Engineers in developing, deploying, monitoring and continuously improving Processes, Tools, Training, and Metrics using Six Sigma Blackbelt, CMM/CMMI, and Baldrige frameworks. Software Quality Manager, Space Systems Services Division – Scottsdale, AZPerform all Software Quality Assurance activities on major space-borne systems. Lead software quality and process improvement working groups in support of CMM level 4 and 5 objectives emphasizing defect prevention, and waste elimination. QS9000 Quality Program Manager, SPS Semiconductor Manufacturing - Tempe, AZLead organization through two ISO/QS9000 assessments with zero exceptions. Business Process Configuration Manager, SPS Meridian Program - Tempe, AZLead all aspects of business process configuration management from the identification of business process configurations items through the change process, gating criteria, release, and archival/sun setting. Manager Software Process Improvement, SPS - Semiconductor - Mesa, AZLead the Die Manufacturing Software Organization from an ad-hoc CMM level 1 group through SEI Level 2 and Level 3 independent, external formal assessments in under 18 months. Created & delivered Team Oriented Problem Solving workshops tailored for software engineers using the Ford 8D methodology.

 IT Audit Assistant Vice President Corporate Audit – New York, NYScheduled, planned, lead and managed multiple, complex, IT audits domestic and internationally. Communicate findings, risks, and recommendations to senior management. Lead fraud investigations. Created SDLC audit process and risk analysis methodology