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Monterey California

Provide project management, consulting and support services for several health insurance clients in the areas of; HIPAA, ISO 27000 series, PCI-DSS, ISO 17799, NIST 800 compliance, URAC compliance, information security, business continuity planning and disaster recovery.

Hoffman Estates Illinois

Serves as the Compliance Officer, Privacy Officer and Information Security Officer for a National Laboratory that specializes in in home testing for A1C, HIV, HEP-C Colorectal cancer screening and Urine analysis.

Provide project management, consulting and support services for several health insurance clients in the areas of; HIPAA, ISO 27000 series, PCI-DSS, ISO 17799, NIST 800 compliance, URAC compliance, information security, business continuity planning and disaster recovery. Developed plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.Reviewed violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.Performed audits, risk assessments and executed tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.Developed emergency management plans for recovery decision making and communications, continuity of critical departmental processes, or temporary shut-down of non-critical departments to ensure continuity of operation and governance.Created scenarios to re-establish operations from various types of business disruptions.Developed disaster recovery plans for physical locations with critical assets such as data centers.Analyzed impact on, and risk to, essential business functions or information systems to identify acceptable recovery time periods and resource requirements.

Managed information security and HIPAA compliance for a large health insurance company for four years

Managed information security and HIPAA compliance for a large health insurance company

Managed the applications development and operations staff for a large Native American casino, hotel and resort complex. Responsible for all facets of the resorts systems including sophisticated wireless applications. Had complete budget responsibility and also responsible for the formation of strategic and tactical plans

Division Vice President responsible for Compliance and Healthcare technology strategic and tactical plans. Assisted hospital, clinic and physician office clients with the application of new technologies (Internet, PALMS, Wireless, Digital Certificates-PKI) in complex, real-time information intensive environments. Additionally, helped clients understand, develop and implement strategies to move into the e-health and e-procurement arena while keeping in compliance with the security, privacy and transactions regulations of the Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Assisted clients with the development of security and privacy policies and processes. Served as the interim Chief Security/Privacy Officer and HIPAA Project Manager for clients while they were securing permanent staff. Assisted clients with the development of tactical plans and budgets for various projects, many in excess of 10 million dollars.

IT Director for Tropicana in Las Vegas, El Conquistador in San Juan, Lady Luck properties in USA, Harveys in Lake Tahoe

Certificate, Pmp (Project Management Institute) Certified Project Management Professional From Superior Institute

Cert, Information Technology