Engagements include:* Fractional CTO and Product Manager roles.* Advising VPO as their acting Product Manager on matters of product strategy and technology roadmap for their program management solution for property owners and construction management organizations overseeing complex construction projects. * Defining capabilities and product selection/implementation strategy with concrete recommendations for a state government's EHR/EMR focused on serving the medical, therapeutic program, and legal needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities. * Developing a new data-centric curriculum for a university.* Designing an "integrated modeling environment" prototype responsive web application for Epistemix, a leader in modeling and simulating how things spread or emerge in populations, via their agent-based modeling (ABM) platform that combines location, behavioral, environmental, and policy data to provide predictive and prescriptive analytics to clients in public health, healthcare, government, and other industries. Also functioned as a product owner / lead, defined and implemented the relational data structure for simulations and the data / results they produce, and wrote lots of Python code that executes in AWS and Azure.* Defining and facilitating workshops for strategic initiative / capability prioritization for leading a new cellular therapy through FDA trials and into commercialization [bio-science / life sciences client]* Expert / consulting witness (user experience design / software architecture) in a trade secret litigation * Change management leadership / coaching for large-scale multi-year enterprise-wide process improvement / Salesforce.com implementation [financial services client]* BI / ETL work for data-driven decision making / operations [multiple clients]

Partnering with Uptima to deliver consulting services to key clients, including: business architecture, design, data, change leadership.

Founded ROBITI to provide user and system/data interfaces design and implementation services for robotics products.

Partnering with HIKE2 as an interdisciplinary guide, providing consulting services to clients and contributing to HIKE2's strategy and operations.  Consulting across industries and applying design thinking methods and data-driven insights to complex product, service, process and technology challenges and opportunities.  HIKE2 provides me with access to an amazing team of "leaders who do" with diverse skill sets and expertise that expands the breadth and scale of services I provide and increases the speed with which we deliver client value together.

Advising & coaching 3 masters-level capstone project teams and occasionally lecturing / facilitating seminars.The Capstone project is made up of the core classes 05-671 HCI Project I and 05-672 HCI Project II. The classes are taken in consecutive semesters, beginning in spring and completing in the summer. During the spring, students complete their remaining core classes and electives as well as HCI Project I. In the summer term, students are expected to be full-time on their capstone project and typically only are enrolled in HCI Project II. Part-time students must make arranges to be full-time students during HCI Project II in the summer semester due to the demand of the project.The Capstone project is structured to cover the end-to-end design process of a product development lifecycle. MHCI students work in teams of 4-6 students with companies ranging from nimble startups to globally recognized brands.Working with faculty mentors and their industry partners, teams produce user research, product designs and interactive prototypes to improve or design new applications to a partner's existing technology. The project culminates with a presentation of the teams' final prototypes at the end of the summer.

Advising & coaching 2 masters-level capstone project teams.The Master of Science in Product Management is a partnership created by two of CMU's most respected schools — the Tepper School of Business and the School of Computer Science.The capstone course is a semester-long project course in which student teams identify and work with a sponsor company / organization to understand unmet consumer or business needs anddevelop a plan to bring a new product and/or service to market to address those needs.

Point Management Group is a full service business consulting firm that helps its clients operationalize strategy through the emphasis of customer driven visioning, supply chain management, business process improvement, program execution, technology enablement and metrics creation.Delivered for clients in healthcare, retail, manufacturing, financial services, and private equity verticals.Consulting engagements have included:* Pre-M&A activity assessments of target organization's strategy, business processes, technology / data landscape* Post-M&A activity integration * Deep analysis of data; identification of issues and insights, recommending and implementing changes, enabling data-driven decision making.* "Full stack" BI / data analytics work from ETL / integration, data modeling, complex query development, visualization * New product go to market strategy and technical architecture leadership* Consulting on organizational structure and culture* Software vendor selection and oversight

Provided leadership in the growth and management of Summa's team of Solution Architects. Responsible for leading the evolution of Summa's solution approaches, management of the SA team, as well as oversight of solutions prescribed, estimated and developed by this team. Time split between director duties and performing the duties of an SA on various assignments, interacting directly with clients, prospects, and the sales team to define and estimate key engagement architectures, plans, and proposals. Also worked within Summa on various strategic initiatives and process improvement endeavors.Periodically functioned as a healthcare industry SME and occasionally in other roles (for example, project manager) as needs dictated.More details can be found in the provided job description, and within the linkedin description for the prior position (Solution Architect) and its job description, also below.

Returned to a more delivery-focused role after successfully developing a vertical / industry practice area. The Solution Architect role at Summa entails the following work on client engagements:* Leading the technical architecture & business solution aspects of a client engagement from the time a need is identified through the successful completion of a project* Assisting client partners & sales opportunity owners with determining needs / requirements, defining scope, determining the right delivery team, and cost and schedule estimates * Documenting, managing, and communicating the solution / technical architecture throughout an engagement, or transitioning the preliminary architecture to client or Summa technical leads as appropriate * Providing subject matter expertise of both a technical and business / industry nature * Developing proofs of concept / pilots to validate and select approaches / architectures as needed* Periodically reviewing the architecture, code, and other deliverables for quality, consistency, and continued relevance as things evolve throughout the projectIn addition, the role also entails the following efforts that are not bound by individual client assignments:* Identification, development, and refinement of repeatable solutions and market offerings * Developing educational materials and presenting on technical architectures, frameworks, solutions* Internal technical and strategic projects* Identifying and championing skills development areas for staff, based on market needs and the value & maturity of various solutions, architectures, frameworks, methodologies * Mentoring several Summa consultants, shepherding their career development and addressing concernsConsulting engagements at:* fi360* Allegheny Health Network* Philips Respironics

Since 1996, Summa has been providing high-impact IT consulting services and customized, commercial-grade software development for companies ranging from regional businesses to Global 2000 firms.-- In 2010, Summa launched their Healthcare Solutions Practice. The formalization of this new practice was preceded by years of success within a variety of healthcare engagements. By being industry-focused, the practice delivered higher value more quickly by orchestrating delivery, training, recruiting and marketing functions for healthcare.Summa's healthcare clients included care providers, payers, device manufacturers and software vendors.Experience includes:* Designing, delivering, and marketing solutions for healthcare* Strategic planning for the formation and growth of the practice * Successfully attaining sales targets and growing new business * Coordinating industry-focused training and mentoring* Performing research (ARRA / HITECH / "Meaningful Use", ICD-10, HIPAA 4010/5010, etc)* Pursuing industry partnerships and certifications* Attending and coordinating presence at industry events / conventions (HIMSS, etc)* Educating clients, prospects, and partners on industry standards & data models (HL7, X12/EDI), processes, and tools* Recruiting * Presenting at IBM's IMPACT 2010 conferenceConsulting engagements at:* Veterans Administration (VA) & Department of Defense (DoD) Military Health System (MHS)* UPMC* A-Life Hospital / Medical* Accelero Health Partners* Philips Respironics* Sheetz

Since 1996, Summa has been providing high-impact IT consulting services and customized, commercial-grade software development for companies ranging from regional businesses to Global 2000 firms.Experience includes:* Introducing SOA and BPM to UPMC's interoperability team * Designing high level ESB architecture, planning* Training / mentoring staff (SOA/BPM concepts and tools)* Performing middleware assessments, PoCs* Designing and developing 4 HL7 interfaces and related specifications, database schema for a software product* Full life cycle software / java development * Systems integration implementation work utilizing WebSphere products (WPS, WTX, MQ, etc) as well as iNTERFACEWARE Iguana* Creating proposals, project plans, design specifications (code, database), test plans, other project documentsConsulting engagements at:* Crown Castle International* UPMC* A-Life Hospital / Medical

Since 1996, Summa has been providing high-impact IT consulting services and customized, commercial-grade software development for companies ranging from regional businesses to Global 2000 firms. - Experience includes:* Full life cycle development of several Java systems and components* Systems integration implementation work utilizing WebSphere products (WBI, WPS, etc)* Utilizing SourceForge to contribute to an open source project* Creating proposals, project plans, design specifications (code, database), test plans, other project documents* Mentoring client staff and interns* Leading upgrade efforts for toolsConsulting engagements at:* Rockwell Automation* Highmark * Management Science Associates (MSA) Media Division

UPMC (the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is one of the largest health systems in the world. The Systems Integration Services department is responsible for all of the integration between UPMC's many sites and hundreds of applications. This is accomplished primarily through an integration engine simply called the Message Router, which was developed in-house. Previously, an "integration analyst" here - transitioned into a development-focused role and title.* Promoted from Level III to Level IV* Developed C++, Java, and Python code on Linux for multiple platforms (Linux, Unixes, Windows, and VMS)* Designed and implemented a message parsing engine in C++ * Designed and implemented Java/Swing based GUI applications* Leadership role in the migration effort of the "Message Router" from VMS to Linux* Designed and implemented a web application "front-end" to the Message Router* Supervised/mentored junior developers and interns

UPMC (the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is one of the largest health systems in the world. The Systems Integration Services department is responsible for all of the integration between UPMC's many sites and hundreds of applications. This is accomplished primarily through an integration engine simply called the Message Router, which was developed in-house. In the role of "Integration Analyst," time was split between "using" the Message Router to build interfaces, and "developing" the Message Router to enhance its capabilities.* Promoted from Level II to Level III * Lead many integration projects for systems including Cerner HNA Millennium, Epic, IDXRad, Medipac, among others* Created over 75 Python scripts for use in interfaces or as utilities* Trained other analysts on how to use Python, Linux, and the Message Router itself* On call via pager 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every 4-5 weeks

Transferred from Delta Health Systems, an SMS company, to the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, where SMS provided a complete IS department as an out-sourced division (OSD). Primarily developed message-based interfaces between clinical and financial systems at the hospital utilizing HL7 and X12 standards and STC's DataGate engine (the precursor to SeeBeyond's e*gate and Sun/Oracle's JCAPS). * Responsible for the project management and technical implementation of several systems integration efforts* Relied upon as the only employee with integration and HL7 experience for close to a year * Lead the upgrade effort from DataGate version 2.6 to 3.6* On call via pager 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to troubleshoot interface issues* Performed Solaris systems administration tasks on servers and workstations

Held this full-time position as an internship/co-op while attending the University of Pittsburgh. Delta Health Systems provides software and solutions for home health care delivery. Delta was purchased by Shared Medical Systems (which in turn was purchased by Siemens) and is based in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Delta is now known as "Delta Health Technologies." Their website is http://www.deltahealthtech.com/* Created C and "expect" programs working independently or within small teams* Automated a remote system monitoring activity that took an FTE 3-4 hours each day to complete* Designed, implemented, and maintained the company's intranet * Remotely administered customer IBM AIX and SCO Unix systems and databases