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Springfield, Illinois, US

Fort Walton Beach, Florida, US

• Responsibilities
• Lead information technology, clinical information technology, health information services, and central scheduling departments.
• Led the automation of multiple business functions to improve workflows and reduce manual labor of staff in various areas of operation, including revenue cycle, case management, and reception.
• Organized and led weekly organizational alignment meetings to ensure senior leadership and managers communicated organizational goals and needs consistently.
• Developed and maintained operating and capital budgets for all departments.Successes
• Reduced annual operating costs of directly managed departments by 10% without cutting staff.

Omaha, NE, US

• Instruct students in a variety of classes including: Try Scuba, Open Water, Scuba Skills Update, Perfect Buoyancy, Science of Diving, Stress and Rescue Diver, React Right, Marine Ecology, Enriched Air Nitrox, Deep.
• Provide excellent customer service that creates repeat customer business and ensures that each customer can meet or exceed their desired goals and outcomes
• Assist customers looking to expand their experience or knowledge in scuba diving or travel by providing recommendations for continuing education, equipment, or travel destinations that fit their needs

Mount Pleasant, Iowa, US

• Responsibilities
• Chaired the HIT committee and co-chaired the EMR selection task force.
• Served as the HIPAA Security Officer and the Interim Privacy Officer (8 months).
• Created and led an organizational Project Management Office (PMO), implementing a standardized process to approve and manage projects for the organization that increased the number of on-time and on-budget project.
• Led IT, Clinical IT, and PMO teams.
• Developed and met IT strategic plan in conjunction with the organization’s strategic plan.

Murray, KY, US

• Taught required curriculum for the PADI Open Water Diver Course at the University level in the classroom and pool setting
• Managed required paperwork for the course according to University and PADI standards
• Organized and managed group travel abroad for 10-25 students

Benton, Kentucky, US

• Responsibilities
• Led IT and outsourced IT staff.
• Developed and managed the capital and operational budget annually within budget.
• Developed annual IT strategic plans, and IT and HIPAA policies and procedures.
• Chaired the Meaningful Use and HIPAA risk assessment committees.Successes
• Planned and led the move of the organization’s data center, network, and all endpoints to replacement facility over 5 days.

• Started and grew a successful Healthcare IT Consulting business from the ground up
• Implemented and managed multiple EMRs, primarily in practices which were owned by 1-2 providers
• Managed Critical Access Hospital’s IT network and servers, including the planning and budget stages for IT equipment for a hospital replacement facility
• Provided excellent 24/7 customer support for multiple small and medium size client’s, which spurred the growth of the business

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Healthcare Administration

Bachelor’S Degree, Telecommunications Systems Management

High School Diploma