Joseph Ford Email & Phone Number

Plano, Tx, Us

Providing professional solutions to complex business needs in various industries. As a founding partner and primary Consultant I have been able to engage with a variety of organizations of all sizes to further their business goals. Engaged industries include healthcare, software development, real estate and e-commerce.In January 2020, we are expanding to provide Development, Operational Support and Strategic Planning services to a broader client base. Services rendered :* Program/Project Management* Strategic startup and operation planning for emerging business* Development and hosting solution generation and implementation* Strategic planning and operations optimization* Technology business solutions design and implementation

Somerset, Nj, Us

Cincinnati, Oh, Us

Description: Recruited to assist in the building of the Implementation Team for young healthcare technical startup company. Collaborated with Executive Leadership to triple the deployment resources with the ability to flex on demand. Generated the ability to accommodate anticipated 100+% sales growth year over year. Key contributor to creation of a hybrid implementation approach in order to transition to Agile/Scrum development methodology. Utilized Confluence/Jira in the development and implementation process.Facilitated the reduction of implementation and development hours by approximately 67% and by as much as 83% for a subset of clients.Interviewed and on-boarded human capital to build results oriented team for optimal output.Aligned with cross-functional teams to redesign product line for improved customer satisfaction and optimized deployment. Inherited at risk projects and clients for reassessment and completion. Provided visionary leadership, and oversight to implementation team to ensure effectual operations.

Charlotte, Nc, Us

Built team of technical resources to develop and complete deployment readiness surveys for all 5 divisions. Capably guided the strategic direction of information systems plans, including the technology deployment roadmap, vendor relationships and departmental budgets.Provided direction and guidance to IT and HIM VP’s on development and execution of Athena solution including deployment modeling and cost analysis.Interfaced effectively with Division 1 leadership on capitalization of opportunities, and deployment/support structure for AMR rollout, as well as ongoing maintenance.

Naples, Florida, Us

Lead project and support teams in the deployment and operational maintenance of the NextGen application while maintaining staffing at 60% of identified capacity requirements. Scheduled and managed the migration of 4 remote hosted NextGen environments and .75Tb of data. This initiative included coordinating teams from multiple business partners to build custom SAN, pioneering the complete virtualization of NextGen and defining and building a Citrix farm for virtualization. This project coordinated the migration of over 1000 physicians and a total of 5000 end users across 3 time zonesPerformed due diligence and deployment activities for new ambulatory acquisitions by the companyParticipated on evaluation team for EHR vendor selectionImplemented ticketing system for effective tracking and resolution of support items

Seamlessly managed IT and telecommunications support for 12 Dekalb affiliated associations.Advised on capital budget expenditures. Managed all IT/IS and Telecommunications allocations. Developed, planned and completed all annual IS goals, capital projects and initiatives while implementing policies consistent with these goals.Created 1st on site IT Department including the implementation of best practices, policies and procedures, as well as staff training and Disaster Recovery plans. Maintained compliance with all JCAHO, SOX AND HIPAA standards as well as all corporate standards. Completed hardware and software conversions. Spearheaded hospital wide department training.Mentored 2 analysts who have now become IT Directors of their own hospitals.Responsible for the management of all maintenance agreements for above stated facilities.Deployed Enterprise wide MFD’s including networked scanning solutions.Served as subject matter expert. Consulted and implemented all voice, data, hardware and software solutions for new physician offices and hospital expansions.Transitioned facility from pager to cell phones, for on call purposes, and saved the DRMC 80% monthly while increasing message completion and tracking.

Seamlessly managed IT and telecommunications support for 12 Dekalb affiliated associations.Advised on capital budget expenditures. Managed all IT/IS and Telecommunications allocations. Developed, planned and completed all annual IS goals, capital projects and initiatives while implementing policies consistent with these goals.Created 1st on site IT Department including the implementation of best practices, policies and procedures, as well as staff training and Disaster Recovery plans. Maintained compliance with all JCAHO, SOX AND HIPAA standards as well as all corporate standards. Completed hardware and software conversions. Spearheaded hospital wide department training.Mentored 2 analysts who have now become IT Directors of their own hospitals.Responsible for the management of all maintenance agreements for above stated facilities.Deployed Enterprise wide MFD’s including networked scanning solutions.Served as subject matter expert. Consulted and implemented all voice, data, hardware and software solutions for new physician offices and hospital expansions.

Managed HMS Lab Interfaces, system queue, job queue and billing changes. Troubleshot and managed LAN/WAN, and Telecommunications issues. Provided helpdesk services.Coordinated and completed all new hardware and software distribution, as well as telecom installs.Implemented multifunction devices facility wide, as well as 1st hospital wide scanning solution.Positioned as security specialist for viruses and access restrictions.Completed successful rollout of Blueware and CQI.

Granbury, Texas, Us

Active participant in planning of all major construction projects. Adeptly installed all communications media for new construction and current structures.Supported HMS Lab Interfaces, system queue, job queue and billing changes.Implemented Coax RG59, RG6, Cat5, Cat3, single and multimode fiber optic cabling. Installed media for 3 story MOB, new ER, new OB unit, 1st and 2nd floor medical telemetry as well as individual adds moves and changes as the facility grew. Implemented multifunction devices facility wide and 1st hospital wide scanning solution.Responsible for maintaining virus free environment and maintained up to date on definitions.

Education record

Lean Six Sigma Certification

Six Sigma Green Belt, Healthcare