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Williston, Fl, Us

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Delivers multiple medium to large complex multi-location (1000+) technical projects from planning to minimum realization with full responsibility and accountability for the outcomes through consistent communication with project stakeholders and personnel.Manages assigned IT projects to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope of project.Develops, maintains, and revises proposals for assigned projects including project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, timelines, funding, and staffing.Establishes and implements project communication plans, providing status updates to affected staff and stakeholders.Responsible for tracking and reporting on key metrics (i.e. deliverables, financials, duration, benefits) and communicating findings to project sponsors and top management.

Fairview, Tennessee, United States

Started new LLC in June, 2019. I manage all areas of the business including financials, program and associated projects, and personnel. The business showed a profit after only six months and is projected to double profits for 2020.

Columbia, Tennessee

Contracted to lead workstreams associated with a large-scale system implementation impacting thousands of customers and Company team members.Maintains organization's effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies; Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects; Completes projects by coordinating resources and timetables with user departments and data center; Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes, identifying problems, and evaluating trends; Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards; Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, benchmarking state-of-the-art practices, and participating in professional societies; Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Franklin, Tennessee

Managed changes to statements of work and contractual agreements with SiriusXM for IoT including customer-facing applications, operational reporting mechanisms, and mobile and cloud interfaces.Key responsibilities included coordinating and overseeing all phases of projects and programs; ensuring timely completion of tasks in line with project and Company objectives and requirements; and providing customers and leadership support through exemplary project management practices. Maintained, developed, and enhanced vendor partnerships to ensure superior customer service through strategic collaboration and relationship-building.Supported internal departmental and extended Vehicle Connected Services team members through public commendations for going above and beyond. Aided in team project success through sharing of information and teaching new approaches for managing work using PMI methodologies and other proven processes.

Healthit

Senior IT Project Manager February 2016 - Present, IT Project Manager October 2014 - January 2016Projects to date include PowerScribe 360 v.4.0 Upgrade, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Epic eStar Cutover, Enterprise ProVation Expansion, VUMC Transition Management Allscripts Implementation, Bedside Surveillance Monitoring, HealthIT Planview Implementation, and Infant Security System Replacement.Key responsibilities include coordinating and overseeing all phases of the project; ensuring timely completion of tasks in line with project objectives; and provides customers and leadership support through project management. Responsible for coordinating activities of the project team under occasional guidance. Identifies appropriate resources needed and develops schedules to ensure timely completion of project. Coordinates the activities of the team by becoming familiar with system scope and project objectives as well as the role and function of each team member. Implements small development projects or components of large projects. Solves medium to complex problems.

8Cc, Franklin, Tn

Using Parallon Project Services project controls, served as a single point of accountability to provide project management support for multiple, moderately to highly complex, medium to large projects. Demonstrated a strong commitment to stakeholder relationships by proactively communicating and taking ownership of risks/issues and facilitating effective outcomes in a timely manner.Organized project activities into manageable work efforts for team members and determined an effective approach to completing the work, as outlined in project plan; authored/facilitated project management documents and presented project updates to business owners; managed business owner(s) and team member(s) relationships to accomplish project activities; proactively identified and managed risks and issues; monitored and reported on project activities; coached team members to clarify task assignments, milestones, and deliverables; prepared and ensured high quality, professional deliverables as required by each project plan; and facilitated the creation of toolkits to support field-based implementations when necessary.

Assisted in the development and diffusion of a project management culture throughout the enterprise. In addition, had a lead role in project management activities including implementation efforts for state engagements. Provided project management support for identified deliverables including state-specific activities. Assisted in the facilitation of the governance process for PMI methodology.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Provided administrative project oversight for assigned projects. This included a variety of tasks that involved administering project plans, managing workflow and timelines, verifying work quality, gathering documentation in support of projects, preparing reports, and providing administrative support for business managers as necessary. Coordinated internal and external facing events/meetings, provided direct supervision to the administrative specialist and student interns, and assisted with other special event planning. Assisted with grant-writing needs and administered data for research, warehousing, and outreach initiatives.

Coordinated appointments and meetings, managed the calendar of the executive director and assisted others with the same as needed. Provided direct supervision to the administrative assistant and student interns and performed regular performance evaluations. Developed and maintained the student intern program. Provided project oversight of the Computers 4 Kids program and coordinated steering committee engagements.

Managed all aspects of the business office including accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, human resources and central supplies for the facility, with average annual revenues of $8 million.

As Denial Unit Manager, managed a staff of 14 while supervising all aspects of the department, including commercial and governmental payor denial analysis and reporting to stakeholders to ensure reimbursement maximization. In the role of Government Logging Manager, managed a staff of ten discrepancy analysts and one team leader while overseeing all aspects of the Medicare logging department, including payment analysis, accurate cash posting and bad debt reporting to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to ensure reimbursement maximization.

Directed collections and billing for a long-term care organization consisting of five nursing facilities (556 beds) yielding annual revenues of approximately $30M. Coordinated, managed, and provided technical support for network environments, software applications, and computer hardware. Specialized in resolving problem accounts for all payors and ensured that each facility was knowledgeable in managing accounts receivable. Provided recommendations to operations and Board members regarding reimbursement maximization and cost control.

Ba, Public Health

Activities and Societies: Alpha Delta Pi

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