Enjoying early retirement

Led talent focused initiatives for IT and Digital organization of 5000 employees and contractors. Managed operations of employee development and events, workforce management, internal communications, wellbeing programs, and policy modernization.

Continuing work for former Dignity Health in a new role for newly merged CommonSpirit Health. Responsible for IT Governance including IT Standards, Contract Governance, IT Compliance, and Disaster Recovery planning and testing.

Responsible for:- All local and regional IT leadership in service areas (including Service Area CIOs), hospitals and clinics- End user services (desktop support, telecommunications support, PC and telephone implementation and maintenance, PBX support)- Service desks (IT general service desk and special clinical service desk for electronic health record)- Delivery of all locally funded IT projects, delivery of IT services for all major construction projects- IT activities for mergers, acquisitions and divestitures including due diligence and transition services- IT support of equity investments and intellectual property development, - Oversight of internal IT compliance- IT compliance with financial and governance approval policies and processes- Coordination of all internal and external IT audits and adherence to all subsequent action plans- Disaster recovery planning and testing, and business impact analysis- IT goal development and tracking processes- Reporting on service delivery metrics- IT policies and procedures- IT major contract compliance (including IT outsource and electronic health record system agreements)- Executive leadership on major contract negotiations- Office supplies, travel and catering cost containment- IT Governance coordination and support- Executive staff role with the Technology Committee of the Dignity Health Board of DirectorsPrevious responsibilities included:Division Information Officer (Southern California, Central California, Nevada and Arizona)Led consolidation/outsource from 28 data centers/help desks to single central functionsEstablished and led financial management, analysis and decision support for all IT operating and capital expense and all IT projectsEstablished and led IT Contracting/ProcurementExecutive leadership of non-clinical applications including ERPIT executive leadership of web strategy and development; and, data integration system (SOA)Led initial creation of Data Governance

Chief Information Officer of UniHealth hospital division, member of executive leadership team reporting to President, Hospital DivisionLed IT department servicing 9 Southern California hospitals, including all applications, infrastructure and servicesLed the IT organization through acquisition by Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West)Previous responsibilities:Executive leadership for non-clinical applicationsIT executive leadership of data warehousing and data analytics developmentLed UniHealth joint project with Monsanto/GD Searle to develop Virtually Integrated Health Management System (VIHMS) to manage capitated populations across healthcare organizations. (This role was part of Business Development March-September 1996 before returning to IT).

For profit subsidiary of UniHealth for all IT services.

Established North American consulting organization for Unix hardware manufacturer.Performed consulting engagements across multiple industry sectors, including: healthcare, retail, banking, insurance, telecommunications, defense, government, aerospace, oil & gas, manufacturing, distribution, services, education and information technology.Interim Director, North American Professional Services, 1992-93.

MIS department business analyst/technical writer.

Business analyst, project manager and technical writer.

Worked with Northwestern Medical Center, Canteen Corporation, Group W Cable, Cannonball, First Chicago National Bank, Murdoch and Coll, Argonaut Insurance

Operations Intern, Lexington, KY (1981)Engineering Intern, Austin, TX (1982)Sales Administration Intern, Chicago, IL (1983-84)