As Program Portfolio Manager and Lead Consultant:• Established and managed the company’s Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPM) program. ○ Developed and delivered Premera's first formal portfolio management framework including: PPM lifecycle process and methodology, executive governance and oversight, benefits realization capture, and portfolio data management and dashboard reporting.• Optimized corporate project in-take, prioritization, and decision-making and strengthened the portfolio oversight of $40-$50M investment budget.• Partnered with executive leadership to increase portfolio management discipline and adoption and to improve portfolio process visibility and transparency.• Business owner responsible for implementation of an enhanced enterprise-wide project portfolio management solution (and related support tools).

As a Lead Consultant:• Established the company’s Strategic Vendor Management (SVM) program and managed the Enterprise Vendor Management Office (EVMO) ○ Developed and delivered Premera's first formal vendor management and strategic sourcing framework including: VM lifecycle process and methodology, centralized executive governance oversight with decentralized vendor relationship management, and VM best practices training (on vendor selection, contract negotiation, and vendor oversight). ○ Developed and implemented a vendor risk scoring tool to identify and score the likelihood and impact of a vendor failure on the organization. Developed risk mitigation and/or reductions strategies for and annual business reviews of all identified 'at risk' vendors.• Partnered with the company's business executives and legal and procurement teams to improve and streamline each phase of the strategic sourcing lifecycle.• Consulted with vendor relationship owners and leaders on numerous evaluation, selection, contract negotiation, and performance evaluation efforts.

As Lead Consultant and Senior Systems Consultant• Provided specific technology subject matter expertise and as needed support for executive presentations, business strategies, and key programs and initiatives.• Managed and coordinated the company's Business System Strategy (and long-term planning) process to annually capture and determine technology impacting initiatives.• Supported the company's strategic planning process through the development of a Corporate Goals monitoring and reporting tool.• Supported and consulted with the CIO and Senior Vice President of Strategic Development on numerous special assignments and projects.

• Designed and managed the initial product development and rollout of CareWebQI, Milliman Care Guideline’s interactive clinical decision support solution utilizing its evidence-based clinical guidelines (and now used by more than 2,200 clients, including 1,300 hospitals and eight of the nation's ten largest health plans). ○ Milliman Care Guidelines is now MCG, part of the Hearst Health Network.• Lead the project team that performed numerous business and technology health assessments and developed strategic plans for major health plans and other large health care organizations. ○ Project managed the implementation/integration of healthcare claims payment and utilization review solutions.• Managed the MedInsight Version 5.0 profit center (MedInsight Version 5.0 was Milliman USA’s healthcare data warehouse and performance reporting solution).

• Summit Computers was a software development firm focused on providing solutions to the healthcare marketplace. ○ The company started with 2 employees and $40 thousand in first year revenues and developed into a firm that employed 30 and achieved over $5 million in annual sales.• Summit was the leading national supplier of public sector utilization/case management systems (1990-1996).