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Worcester, Ma, Us

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

I am responsible for but not limited to designing, leading, and executing WHA’s digital transformation, Enterprise PMO, & Data Analytic efforts. My day-to-day efforts are focused on partnering with CEO, C Suite, VPs, and staff on improving WHA’s work experience by identifying & unlocking effective and efficient standard operative & transparent procedures that leverage industry standards and protocols.Key Activities:• Identifying opportunities to improve operations through technology advancements and recommending solutions to management.• Developing a strategy for implementing technology solutions that align with company goals.• Developing a roadmap for use case development, prototyping, testing, deployment, and monitoring of new technology solutions• Responsible for the vision, design, development, and execution of WHA Project Management Office • Maintaining an inventory of current technology offerings and evaluating emerging technology solutions to determine which solutions may be most beneficial to the organization’s long-term goals.• Working with business leaders to identify opportunities for technology implementation in their departments.• Identifying potential issues that may arise during the implementation process and developing contingency plans to address issues before they become problems.• Creating a culture of innovation within the organization by encouraging employees to think outside the box and embrace new technologies.• Managing teams of developers, designers, marketers, and other staff members to develop new products or services for the company.• Conducting research on market trends to determine how new technologies may affect business operations.• Coordinated multiple user acceptance testing and training initiatives.• Utilizing advanced competencies in standard project management principles such SDLC, PDLC, Waterfall, Agile, Scrum,

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

As a Sr. Technical Program/Portfolio Manager I am responsible for providing project and program management expertise in alignment with corporate IT strategy and assuring effective delivery of multiple complex global projects and/or programs within Global IT and Global User Services Operation Management Team ensuring both schedule and budget fidelity. In this role I am responsible for leading global teams in the AMERICAS, APAC, EMEA, GREATER CHINA regions as a Scrum Master, delivery manager, leading retrospectives and knocking down barriers while overseeing programs or projects, managing budget and resource plans, and identifying and resolving conflicts and dependencies. Accountable for deploying standardized work, project management methodologies, governance and tools to enable consistent, high quality, agile and waterfall project management style execution of IT projects across the Enterprise. •Responsible for planning, initiating, monitoring, and/or prioritizing information technology projects and process improvement initiatives and facilitating successful, on-time and within budget execution.•Sets clear direction and management objectives that aligns with defined practices and policies and enhances the organization's internal information systems performance and facilitates adoption of new technologies and systems.•Directs day to day activities for multiple work-stream teams through managing project plans, resourcing, status reporting, resolving issues, identifying project risks and accountability for deliverable across multiple internal and external stakeholders such as Business Development, Marketing, Clinical Research, IT, Advanced Analytics, Quality, Research & Development, Connected Care, Bio statistics, Regulatory, and external partners.•Establishes meaningful metrics and tracks against them.•Responsible for project performance, risk management, administration, financial management, budgeting and issue resolution.

Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

As Program and Portfolio Management Senior Advisor, I orchestrate oversight of Information Management and Analytics projects/programs and execution encompassing operation control, management of cross-functional domestic and global teams (India, Philippines, UK, and Germany), and enterprise solution deployment. In addition, I also manage the project/program task prioritization, while serving as a principal interface between project/program delivery team and key stakeholders. Significant achievements include:• Developed complete project plans in MS Project and track to the WBS, and produced complete project artifacts in accordance with PMBOK and SE PM directives.• Managed project progress through established GATE processes using Plainview, and secured resources and personnel for adequate project staffing• Expedited the resolution of crucial project tasks, issues, and risks.

Plano, Texas, Us

In this role, I managed all aspects of daily operations for product, program, and project management teams, as well as concurrent initiatives covering IT/Information Security, Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, Organization Transformative Solutions, Prioritized Line of Business Initiatives, and Custom Software Deployment and Development projects. Significant achievements include:• Completed the delivery of projects within allocated budget and resources, while maintaining profit margins.• Identified and mitigated all potential risks and issues.• Ensured customer satisfaction with project quality, and compliance with agreed upon requirements.

Worcester, Ma, Us

For seven years, I provided technical leadership for 1,500 engagements in developing Electronic Medical Record (EMR), Revenue Cycle Management, and Client Relationship Management applications for physicians. Other duties include managing a budget of $2 million, and overseeing the creation of business strategies and client-focused initiatives for FCG products and services. Significant achievements include:• Led the development and implementation of IT plans covering new system adoption and legacy system integration.• Slashed hardware expenditures through systematic vendor management.• Introduced and managed professional service offerings for more effective quality measurement using Meaningful Use, PQRS, PCMH, and HEDIS.

Westborough, Massachusetts, Us

As Senior Project/Program Manager, I provided professional services for the coordination of all implementation services including collaborative pre-planning activities stakeholder definition, physician champions and practice manager champions, site preparation, workflow impact analysis, and organizational readiness assessment. Significant achievements include:• Supervised scope of work upon completion of the Meaningful Use Readiness Assessment.• Credited for the design of project plan, along with tools for monitoring the project and ensuring its completion to ensure that it is completed on time and within budget.• Improved operational efficiency and optimized systems through workflow analysis as part of Clinical and Provider Design and Configuration.

Boston, Ma, Us

In this role, I supervised all processes related to the development and integration of IT security measures, along with the activities of implementation teams for hundreds of users across the hospital and 75 pediatric physician partners. Other duties include overseeing the development and execution of project plan, and directing processes related to requirements gathering, workflow redesign, integration, program level risk analysis, schedule management, resource management, and testing. Significant achievements include:• Led the implementation of core applications for Practice Management & Electronic Health record enterprise solution for 75 facilities, together with the Revenue Cycle Management EDI, Clinical Record, Laboratory HL7 Integrations, and Data Repository for quality reporting applications. • Introduced risk assessment programs for improving security and privacy, as well as for ensuring compliance with external consultants, and proper management of remote user accounts.• Integrated legacy systems with current solutions to enterprise solutions.

Ms, Masters Of Science In Informatics Concentation In Information Security

B.A. Legal Studies

Certificate Of Completion In Paralegal Studies

Certified Mediator In Social Justice Mediation