Application Services Manager
Kansas City, Missouri Area
Managed a team of 12 analysts supporting Perinatal and Cancer EMRs, over 200 third-party applications (using APIs), and corresponding Meditech interfaces for 14 Kansas City, Louisiana, and Mississippi hospitals.Key achievements:• Successfully directed, facilitated, and implemented multiple division projects and process improvement initiatives using Agile, Waterfall, Design Thinking, Ideation, and Lean/Six Sigma methodologies. These methods resulted in significant cost savings, improved project delivery, increased automation, and enhanced operational efficiency. • Applied agile development tools such as LeanKit to enhance project delivery, automation, and operational efficiency across multiple systems.• Developed and executed a strategic roadmap to ensure IT Oncology projects were aligned with business objectives. This led to the successful delivery of high-value initiatives, including launching a new 3D Treatment planning server, which resulted in a 90% improvement in image review speeds.• Improved service ticket resolution times by over 50% by adopting new visual tools, enhancing prioritization, communication, and accountability.• Designed, trained, and implemented a new, streamlined application upgrade process, which resulted in a 60% reduction in wait times, ensured reliable status monitoring, and delivered crucial updates, improving the customer experience.