David Gardea Email & Phone Number

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Medford, Oregon, United States

- Managed project for selection and implementation of RTLS solution for hospital campus and future patient tower.- Formed project team of IT and clinical leadership to define requirements for RTLS asset management of medical devices and patient tracking. - Performed research and identification of vendors offering RTLS solutions.- Developed and managed request for proposal (RFP) process working with RTLS vendors providing both hardware and software solutions.- Compiled all vendor findings into final selection report for presentation to senior leadership.

Medford, Oregon, United States

- Served as Facility Technology Subject Matter Expert (SME) on client project for construction of new 150 bed patient tower.- Partnered with IT leadership, architect, and key stakeholders to review current and future state plans for technology and infrastructure and its’ impact to systems of three hospitals.- Applied best practice and industry knowledge of innovative and emerging technologies to develop cost estimates for the technology environment in new facility.- Validated technology vision and budget estimates for new facility via presentations to executive steering committees and key organizational stakeholders.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

- Managed technology visioning and planning for new 55 bed community hospital and 18-story physician administrative office building. - Interviewed IT leadership to assess current state applications suite and future state technology plans.- Led discussions with IT leadership and key stakeholders regarding emerging technologies and their application to the facility design.- Developed new facility technology/infrastructure portfolio and refined budget cost estimates.- Conducted clinical and operational leadership meetings to confirm planned technologies against future patient care workflow.

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

As a Program Manager, assigned to Virginia Commonwealth University Health System to oversee the selection and implementation of technical infrastructure for new facilities under construction and in preparation for activation within the health system.- Partnered with architects, builders, and owner throughout all phases of planning, construction, and activation of new 70 bed replacement hospital and medical office building.- Directed evaluation and implementation of nurse call systems, wireless VOIP communications, and real-time locating system (RTLS).- Managed planning and deployment of all new computers, printers, wired and wireless network, and cell signal boosters for new community hospital construction.- Led community hospital conversion from five legacy electronic medical record systems to Cerner EMR solutions for acute care, ambulatory, long term care, and home care.- Directed projects for integration of radiology systems to Cerner as part of the hospital’s EMR conversion initiative.As Practice Director, responsible for providing leadership to emerging Healthcare Facilities Planning practice. This includes:• Development of strategic plans and service offerings. • Providing subject matter expertise and support to sales efforts. • Assisting with development of practice materials and brochures.• Helping build and foster client relationships.

Indianapolis

Direct information technology deployment and support within 315 bed hospital with over 30 primary and mental health facilities throughout Marion County. Oversee telecommunications, structured cabling, nurse call, IT service management solutions, real-time location system (RTLS), SharePoint deployment, Internet and intranet site development, messaging middleware for wireless VOIP and patient telemetry, distributed antenna system (DAS), and web applications development. • Provided key leadership towards IS technology selection and implementation during new hospital construction and activation.• Grew IT support team and assumed responsibility for new hospital patient care solutions and telecommunications infrastructure. Managed development of SLA's for support of systems new to hospital.• Managed build of new SharePoint server farm and deployment of nearly 50 site collections now heavily leveraged by departments for collaboration.• Implemented cloud-based solutions for enterprise fax, web site hosting, policy management, and emergency broadcast communications.• Led remediation of campus wireless network to support enhanced VOIP wireless communications and messaging.• Directed major redesign of hospital public site, company intranet portal, and numerous employee self-service web applications.

Consultant responsible for managing key Revenue Cycle Operations initiative to deploy insurance eligibility and address verification systems to patient registration departments at 13 St. Vincent Health hospitals. Managed diverse business and technical project team to deliver bi-directional integration of nine health information systems with hosted vendor solutions via HL7 real-time interfaces. Total project benefit as a result of improved patient insurance eligibility capture at pre-registration and registration estimated at $4M annually in claims re-imbursements. Project included systems integration with McKesson scheduling, Invision, and Soarian for support of new St. Vincent patient pre-service clearance processing model. Deployed web-based applications for claims status checking, eligibility verification, to St. Vincent patient financial services group and all hospital-based business offices. Implemented real-time feeds of payer eligibility responses from vendor to St. Vincent document imaging systems.

Independent consultant providing information technology project management services to healthcare organizations. Engaged as IT Project Manager for Virginia Commonwealth University Health System’s (VCUHS) new 250-bed, $180MM, critical care hospital construction project. Developed the IT budget and technology strategy for the new hospital. Directed implementation of entire wireless and wired network infrastructure, desktop and mobile hardware, wireless VOIP communications solutions, and new server architecture. Coordinated systems integration with existing campus technology and new patient monitoring systems. Directed Cerner EMR rollout to 70 VCUHS ambulatory clinics. Responsible for Cerner ambulatory project planning, documentation, resource management, and supporting hardware deployment. Led VCUHS patient portal initiative for hospital and clinics. Provided leadership towards growth of new PMO organization within VCUHS information systems department.

Practice Director responsible for all aspects of business development for the electronic medical record product line and creation of a physician referral management and call center solution marketed to hospitals. Additionally responsible for all marketing materials development, vendor contracts management, customer acquisition, practice area forecasts and financials, customer presentations and proposals, and trade show marketing. Instrumental in launching new minor care clinics company startup in partnership with Cardinal Health and managed the opening of several clinic locations across Indiana. Directed selection, configuration, and implementation of EMR and medical billing solutions for clinics startup. Provided project management consulting services to hospital clients for IT activation related to new hospital construction.

Managed the hospital information technology PMO for the Partnering to Advance Clinical Excellence (PACE) information systems initiative for the deployment of new Cerner modules and release upgrades. Responsible for project management, budgeting, tracking, and oversight of all technology initiatives. Key member of project team responsible for activation of new and legacy technology at two newly constructed suburban Indianapolis hospitals. Implemented MS Project web server for monitoring of IT projects. Implemented MS Sharepoint Services to provide a common repository and team portal for project documents, timelines, and links to applications. Developed executive reports and dashboards for key hospital initiatives. Managed Cerner laboratory product implementations.

Directed global relationship management team and managed training content production within the firm’s chief learning office. Organized firm-wide team to redesign enterprise training delivery for Merrill Lynch. Managed requirements definition and design of global learning management system and online content authoring application. Directed rollout of Merrill Lynch University portal to business units. Developed and delivered technical training for Merrill Lynch University infrastructure. Forged key partnerships with clients during development of online courses, virtual offerings, and blended learning solutions. Managed vendor relationships for acquisition and maintenance of online courseware that became key content within the firm’s core online curriculum. Implemented vendor solutions for the authoring of online assessments and program evaluations and subsequent metrics generation via standard and adhoc reporting solutions.

Managed development team responsible for defining enterprise web architecture and construction of HR and benefits self-service applications for employees. Defined HR intranet site strategy and web architecture resulting in a set of standardized tools for web applications development within IT. Directed implementation of a personalized global employee portal and site content management infrastructure. This portal became the platform for deploying multiple web-based self-service applications to more than 50,000 employees globally. Led development and rollout of several intranet applications, enabling employee and manager self-service, including: a job posting portal; online global employee surveys; an employee cross-evaluation assessment site; pin-based sign-on security; and a firm wide phone directory. Managed all Y2K integration testing and applications certification for HR. Coordinated firm-wide systems validation and migration from numeric to alphanumeric employee identifiers.

Managed developers responsible for deploying and supporting new HR and defined benefits (401K) software packages; promoted from Sr. Project Manager. Implemented state-of-the-art solutions within the HR service center that greatly improved call handling over prior systems and resulted in significant annual savings. Managed retirement applications development in support of pension plan changes and directed outsourcing of 401K plan systems administration. Managed conversions from legacy HRIS applications, performed release maintenance and system enhancements. Responsible for development and maintenance of applications and databases related to manufacturing processes and raw materials inventory. Managed all desktop computer acquisitions and installations for entire division based in California. Served as division liaison supporting all mainframe applications deployed at corporate data center.