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Glen Allen, Va, Us

Organized, analytical, and highly resourceful Project / Program Manager with 20+ years of experience collaborating with stakeholders to achieve their vision, objectives, and goals. Experienced leader with a reputation for seamlessly coordinating projects across all levels of administrative and clinical management. Exceptional facilitator and team player with skills in process improvement, cross functional collaboration and project deployment. Articulate communicator and mentor who thrives in results driven collaborative environments.

Red Bank, New Jersey, Us

I was initially contracted to provide project management services for two system upgrades. My leadership initiatives grew over 2.5 years to include large scale state-wide implementations.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Successfully lead complex technology project teams consisting of physicians, administrators, application analysts, interface engineers, server teams, security teams, contractors, and vendors across 11 hospitals.► Assumed ownership of existing project with three prior project managers. Utilized a combination of internal staff and vendor implementation teams to ensure the project achieved successful integrations and beta testing with enterprise EMR systems into production at five hospitals. Deliverables included rollout plans for future implementations.► Built and managed projects from contract signing through deployment.► Completed projects using remotely located teams throughout US and Canada to complete projects during the Covid-19 Pandemic.𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚: ● Conversion of Cerner PACS to Change Healthcare PACS.● Integration of Workflow Intelligence with Cerner EMR.● Enactment of CHC Workflow Intelligence product to report incidental findings such as Lung Nodules.● Conversion of AGFA PACS to Change Healthcare PACS.● Implementation of CHC Workflow Intelligence product to manage ED Discrepancy workflows.● Migration of Powerscribe 360 to of Powerscribe One statewide for radiology results reporting.● Employment of Dosemonitor by PACS Health to monitor patient radiation dose in real-time and automate ACR submissions.● Implementation of SYNGO RIS VB33 upgrade for four hospitals.● Upgraded existing PenRad Mammography tracking system statewide.

In this role, I served as lead project manager for a $50M clinical infrastructure upgrade project for South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside NY. I successfully evaluated / replaced Sunquest RIS with GE Centricity RIS. Additionally, I completed numerous HL-7 integrations throughout the Enterprise for HIS, LAB, results, orders, and billing.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Charged with upgrading GE Centricity PACS and implementing Nuance Powerscribe 360 version 4.0 Voice recognition system.► Instituted Centricity Mammography tracking system and upgraded cardiac lab, including MAC LAB and EchoLab.

I was instrumental in providing IT Consulting Services to organizations seeking to upgrade their existing clinical infrastructure.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Advised and provided first-class consulting services for clients seeking to leverage resources to grow their OB/GYN Network.► Evaluated reporting software options for creation of regional ACO.

Lawrenceville, Nj, Us

As the CIO - I served as a member of the management team, which successfully expanded RAI from $14M to $35M in revenue annually. The annual exam volume grew from 55,000 exams to 650,000. I also expanded the practice from a local radiology group to being nationally recognized as #31 out of the 75 largest radiology practices in the country.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Headed and oversaw all aspects of information technology utilized by RAI, including requirement definitions, budgeting, RFP, product selection process, contract negotiations, procurement, staffing, implementation, and operations. ► Spearheaded several implementations of Novarad, GE Centricity, and Ramsoft PACS systems, including GE RIS-IC Radiology information system, Powerscribe, and Mmodal voice recognition systems. Led initiatives for ConnectR and Mirth Connect interface engines for GE Billing systems. ► Managed operations of patient management systems, RIS systems, HER / EMR, PACS systems, billing systems, EDI, HL-7 interface engines, wide area networks, security, monitoring, teleradiology infrastructure, telephony, and call centers.► Successfully implemented government-certified EHR technology to meet CMS Meaningful Use incentive criteria for an ambulatory radiology practice.► Negotiated necessary approvals with client hospital management to implement RAI licensed applications to process patient images at hospitals located throughout NJ, PA, and DE. Initiative allowed radiologists to read, consult, and dictate cases Oversaw system migrations, data center moves, and system refresh cycles where replacement of hardware and / or applications were executed with zero downtime during cutovers.► Played a key role in the success of the organization; RAI was the only radiology group in the area with systems available and able to service patients the day after Hurricane Sandy.

I acted as on-site IT manager for Raritan Bay Medical Center and Rahway Hospital. The total beds equaled 700 over three campuses. Managed construction efforts necessary to expand the existing data center without causing downtime. I controlled the implementation of the new clinical systems, which included HIS, RIS, LABS, pharmacy, interface engines, patient dietary management, and patient transportation.𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚:► Revamped existing technical staff to provide customer-focused service and standardized network infrastructure with Cisco manufactured equipment to provide a high availability network between hospital campuses, physician offices, and outpatient centers. ► Devised and instituted strategies to ensure system access conforms to HlPAA regulations and directed remediation efforts in preparation for year 2000 (Y2K).► Engineered redundant Citrix environment, which provided enterprise access to, Digital Alpha processors, UNIX, VMS, RISC 6000 platforms, intranet, and internet servers simultaneously from a standard MicrosoftCE based thin client.► Functioned as member of management team charged with selection and implementation of a PACS solution for Raritan Bay Medical Center. The system successfully implemented in November 2001; the hospital converted to 100% filmless by February 2002. ► Functioned as member of the 9/11 task force put in place by Governor Donald Difrancesco to react to potential World Trade Center survivors.