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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.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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