I have substantial experience in strategy and IT advisory engagements across several industries, with a main focus in healthcare and insurance sectors. I have served as project and program manager with responsibility for planning, budgeting, execution, and delivery of security platform implementations; security/IT project assessments and strategy; experience with Sarbanes Oxley and HIPAA compliance testing of security/IT platforms; and controls risk assessment and recommendations. I have a technical background which allows to provide subject matter expertise and guidance to a range of the customer’s audience. John has advanced knowledge in strategy around IAM, PAM/PIM, Risk analytics and Governance platforms.

Simeio Solutions is a systems integration and compliance consulting company with a strong collective background in implementing identity & access management, role based access control and IT GRC solutions.We consult independently or in conjunction with our preferred vendor partners.Our expertise in the space of IAM and IT-GRC puts us in a unique position to integrate various applications such as Microsoft .NET, Java, Oracle Applications, Mainframes, PeopleSoft, Active Directory, etc with leading Enterprise Security products from Sun Microsystems, CA, Oracle, Radiant Logic, Sailpoint, Agiliance etc. Successful implementation of various enterprise projects has allowed us to gain practical knowledge on interpreting the regulatory and compliance requirements of Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, GLBA, and similar statutes related to user provisioning, administration, access control and segregation of duties.

 Championed the clinical applications upgrades across 15 hospitals which induced revenue of over 15 million dollars within six months. Liaison between corporate and hospital executives providing guidance for infrastructure upgrades in support of meaningful use. Coordinated communication with corporate teams to ensure project schedule were consistent with go-live dates. Initialized project management reporting to hospitals executives.  Create training programs for newly hired project managers. Developed strategies for proper deployment of hospitals. Subject matter expert for infrastructure implementations surrounding Keane, Meditech and Cerner clinical applications

Provided adept infrastructure assessments utilizing best practices model. Redesigned the businesses infrastructure to support such applications as identity management and Sharepoint technologies.Built trusts relationships with the business that provided twenty-one new consulting engagements for Dell.Considered SME for Microsoft products.Delivered implementations and assessments within or before projected timelines while maintaining budget.

Provided team leadership and project management for IT projects with pricing ranging from $100K to $30M, ensuring timely completion. Directs and mentors seven Intel engineers providing prototype, design, development and implementation of server architecture and strategies and 24/7 support of servers and applications. Oversaw organizational change management functions, providing support and approval of over 40 change request per change release cycle. Assisted audit organizations, providing engineering and architecture changes to necessary applications and servers for HIPAA compliance. Oversaw forty infrastructure projects and ensured delivery was always met within business timelines.Championed an Active Directory redesign and cleanup as part of the identity management project. Assisted with the re-negotiation of the Microsoft EA agreement this saved the company almost $4.5M over three years.Initiated project for disaster recovery and contingency planningSpearheaded Enterprise email archiving project based on legal and compliance requirements. Instituted server and application designs/architecture for HITECH Developed a technology budget, comprehensive growth chart and a five year forecast. Liaison between the business and infrastructure in discovery of implementation requirements.

Designed and implemented Enterprise wide active directory, Exchange and server policies and procedures. Selected and oversaw the integration of all new technology within the company's 10 hospitals. Provided 24/7 support for more than 300 physical and 400 virtual servers. Developed and enforced policies regarding user e-mail and made policy definition regarding all electronic business functionality. Integrated an enterprise wide spam and anti-virus solution for all company dataPerformed complete overhaul of Intel server procedures including updating uptime reporting capabilities, training program, and security policies.Designed migration strategy of 2500 email accounts from Groupwise to Exchange.Championed the collapse of seven domains into one single active directory domain.

Maintained, designed and implemented Microsoft server applications for 140,000 employees across three datacenters. Developed and maintained Microsoft quality assurance lab. Designed a patch management process that streamlined Microsoft patches on 2500 servers. Maintained documentation for server builds and disaster recovery procedures. Championed the migration plan for 140,000 global employees from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003. Designed a seven server Live communications infrastructureImplemented the migration of OWA 2000 to OWA 2003 utilizing RPC over HTTP.Centralized a Rightfax solution from individual offices to a corporate level.

Designed over 30 images utilizing Ghost for laptops and desktops. Maintained and implemented 150 servers. Ensured application security and provided user administration. Handled configuration management, business analysis and project management. Instrumental in the redesign of Dell Inspiron laptops to utilize servo cards. Designed 15 exchange servers in support 5000 employees.Maintained HP-Unix backup system.

Supervised 20 personnel in covert Beach operations. Designed battle group communication plan for wartime operations utilizing encrypted frequencies. Evaluated all incoming Top Secret messages to determine if commanding officer should be notified.Sailor of the year for the west coast