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Danvers, Ma, Us

Danvers, Massachusetts, United States

Wellseley, Ma

Director Level role - Initiate, implement, and manage strategic corporate IT infrastructure and business solutions by adopting innovation and emerging technologies for a major regional health insurance provider.• Reported directly to the CTO and Deputy CIO to manage the solicitation, evaluation, approval, and portfolio management of the annual corporate IT Infrastructure initiatives.• Partnered in the requirement definition, solicitation, evaluation, RFP development, selection, implementation, vendor analysis, and vendor management for large-scale IT and business projects.• Held fiduciary responsibility for allocation, procurement, contracting, fiscal review, audit, and corporate financial reporting for 35% of the Annual corporate IT spend. • PMO Manager/Director accountable for developing standard processes and controls for the initiation, requirements definition, programming, QA, implementation, training, and process monitoring of the full software development and deployment lifecycle for the IT Infrastructure portfolio.

Quincy, Massachusetts, United States

Directed IT projects and business development initiatives for prominent health insurance companies. • IT Division Lead in the development of Indigo Insurance, the first for-profit subsidiary of BCBSMA with net annual sales exceeding $50M• Managed multiple innovative IT project initiatives, restructured business development, and operational processes, and simultaneously managed multiple project budgets varying from $150K to $2.9M, which improved operational throughput and reduced technical debt.• Led electronic data interchange (EDI) redesign initiative, upgraded eligibility request, and account data process, and enhanced cost savings by $5.4M annually.• Leader in developing the BCBS Project Management Office, processes, procedures, and audits.

Salem, Nh

Responsible for directing start-up company in the creation and cultivation of a new healthcare-centric consulting division.• Led the creation of a new business division focused on contract project management and software development. Tasks included business and client development, service marketing, capital management, proposal and prototype development, staffing, and program management. • Developed corporate standards to maintain CMM Level 3 Certification, ensured HIPAA and regulatory compliance, and the creation of PMO and SDLC processes. Staff management included local and India-based teams.• Responsible for product and program management relating to the redevelopment of antiquated legacy medical billing system to reduce costs, streamline claim adjudication, ensure HIPAA compliance, and improve client satisfaction. This resulted in identified efficiency in business processes, increased claims entry and adjudication accuracy, improved associate and customer satisfaction, and reduced payment lag-days.• Developed process and technical improvements for patient registration, scheduling, coding, scanning, EDI, and physician credentialing.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mathematics And Computer Science