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Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Co, Us

Denver, Colorado, United States

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

• Technical lead/consultant on OptumCare eFR implementation utilizing Enterprise Data Acquisition platform.• Consultant to multiple product teams in the ODE pipeline to make sure all features/functionality/capability of current implementation is present in new cloud architecture.

• Principle architect on Enterprise Data Acquisition platform – reducing implementation time of Optum360 products by 50%.• Lead cross functional team in gathering data requirements for Optum360 solutions which were then used by the Enterprise Data Acquisition platform.• Optimization of EDW platform to reduce data load time and increase supportability.● Implemented performance measuring tools to track all data files received from customers as well as distribution to consumers.● Responsible for communicating overall architecture vision, technical strategies, and trade-offs across various levels in the organization to gain buy-in. Provides recommendations and technical guidance to improve performance, reliability, and reusability within the constraints of budget, resource and business dependencies.

Greater Atlanta Area

● Customer facing IT implementation role. Meet with business owners and IT resources to develop outbound interface to Optum360’s Electronic Financial Record.● Re-architected historical data loads to run 10x faster and daily data loads to run concurrently instead of single-threaded.● Specify, analyze and load dictionary, demographic and transaction data into eFR database from hospitals and clinics using Pervasive Data Integrator.● Created and taught technical training class for new employees.● Enhanced existing documentation package to automate repetitive tasks and reduce errors.● Implemented a customizable web-based data generation tool, to create large volumes of non-PHI data for internal testing.● Coding and QA of multiple projects for Dignity PCOE ahead of schedule.● Co-lead on 16 hospital implementation, completed on time.● Design and implementation of custom code per client needs.● QA of data via custom SQL scripts.

Greater Atlanta Area

• Manage all infrastructure for six offices and co-location facility. (Windows, UNIX, VMware Infrastructure Client & VMware ESX Server 3i/5)• Inventory, staging and roll out of all hardware/software resources.• Implementation of OpenKM Document Management System. (CentOS)• Implementation of AnTS Applicant Tracking System. (CentOS)• SonicWALL firewall configuration and monitoring.• WAN configuration/monitoring between Atlanta, Huntsville and corporate data center.• Contract negotiation with various vendors for business class voice and data services at all locations.• Designed, developed and implemented an online resume capturing tool for archival and reporting, reducing staff processing time by 50%.• Restructured company cell phone usage/plans reducing annual cost by 30%.• Migration to company-wide free anti-virus solution resulting in $1500 annual savings.• Spiceworks and Nagios implementations for help desk support, inventory and infrastructure monitoring.

Roswell, Ga

PC installation, configuration and support. (XP, Vista, Server 2003) Wireless network installation, configuration and support. General small office/LAN support.

• Specifying hardware, defining security issues, designing databases, identifying legacy integration issues and preparing software design documentation for 10 person development team.• Define and ensure design of scalable, maintainable and flexible systems that can be quickly implemented to achieve clients' business goals.• Mentor and lead software development team to completion of projects within designated deadlines and budgets.• Assist in recruiting, hiring and training of development staff.• Give performance appraisals of development staff.• Responsible for all aspects of change management utilizing PVCS and customized utilities.• Designer & Project Manager of implementing Virtual Private Networking support into base product.• Leader of RTA (Requires Technical Assistance) team - providing rapid resolution to critical customer issues.• Project Manager of Delphi 3 to Delphi 5 migration.• Project Manager of SQL Anywhere 5.504 to ASA 7.01 migration.• Project Manager of Interface Engine enhancements.• Instrumental in timely, high-quality 2.5.1, 3.0 and 3.1 product releases.• Facilitated completion of 3.0 and 3.1 releases ahead of schedule.• Manager of DBA/DBE's and senior technical staff.• Equipment and personnel budgeting.• Managed development of multiple software releases utilizing best practice change management and the Rational Unified Process.

New technology research and evaluation as applicable to current and future products. Technical evaluation of potential business partners products. Responsible for reviewing customer hardware specification prior to contract signing, and interfacing customer back-office systems with CareCentric clinical system. Assist sales staff on customer RFI's. (Request For Information) Developed Business Recovery Procedures and long-term infrastructure expansion plan. LAN/WAN management. Linux system administration, which included Apache, Sendmail, NNTP, FTP, SAMBA and DNS services.• Designed & Implemented methodology to automatically update remote disconnected clients.• Capital Expenditures budgeting for Development department.• Ongoing maintenance and development of source-code control with PVCS and customized utilities written in Borland C.• Responsible for software builds (PVCS Build Manager) and packaging (InstallShield).

Built and managed software testing organization to ensure quality product delivery. Worked with Product Development Managers to establish priority areas for coding and software delivery dates. Supervised company-wide rollout of Office 97, Lotus Notes and installation of new phone system. Development of defect tracking system and knowledge database in Lotus Notes. Maintained 99.9 percent uptime of corporate LAN & WAN. Linux system administration, which included Apache, Sendmail, NNTP, FTP, SAMBA and DNS services.

Planned & implemented 70-node TCP/IP network (three NT 4.0 servers, one UNIX server) with frame-relay connections to St. Louis, and a third satellite office. Planned & implemented Internet connectivity including Apache Web server, USENET News feed and Internet e-mail. Responsible for network security, remote access, (RAS) PC staging/configuration (Win 3.x/95), hardware/software purchasing & configuration and product technical design. Technical sales, support and product installation. Linux system administration, which included Apache, Sendmail, NNTP, FTP and DNS services. Developed next generation system prototype using Perl, Windows NT, SQL Anywhere 5.504 and HTML.

• Installation/configuration of Pathways 2000 server (operating system, systemutilities and database) and client software internally and at customer sites.• Deployment of WinRunner & LoadRunner throughout the Pathways organization.• Installation/maintenance of two 10-node Novell 3.x Networks.• Configuration/Maintenance of Sybase SQL Server System 10/11 on HP-UX, IBM,DG and DEC UNIX platforms.• Design and set up of software testing laboratory, including automatic softwaredistribution.• Coauthored software (Visual Basic and UNIX shell scripts) to automate installationof Pathways 2000 components, reducing required installation time by 50 percent.

Installation/configuration of Pathways 2000 server (operating system, system utilities and database) and client software internally and at customer sites. Researched, recommended and implemented Mercury Interactive’s WinRunner & LoadRunner on Windows 3.x and HP-UX platforms. Installation/maintenance of two 10-node Novell 3.xx Networks, including automated software distribution through custom programs. Configuration/maintenance of Sybase SQL Server System 10/11 on HP-UX, as well as general maintenance of the HP-UX system. (Backups, system updates, kernel configuration)

Responsible for technical design/programming of enhancements and defect resolution for the STAR Laboratory product. Technical leader for reducing defect backlog, incorporating fax into base product, developing user-defined forms and evaluating automated testing tools. Provided PC and network support for Laboratory product group – Novell 3.xx, GroupWise and various in-house programs. Consulted with Information Systems group to establish Internet connectivity, Word Wide Web services and USENET news feed. Attended external classes on Novell NetWare, C Programming and Remote Connectivity.

Provided technical/applications support for IFAS - a COBOL-based financial system. Designed and implemented BBS for client technical support and software distribution. Responsible for daily administrative reports and night operations of two HP 3000 computers. Decreased administrative report generation time by 50 percent. Recognized for resolving the most customer calls in a 30-day period.