Dennis Tkach, Phd Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

Neuro-Insight is the premier neuromarketing and neuroanalytics resource for some of the world's largest brands, across all industries. We offer unique and unparalleled insight to our clients for maximizing the power, reach and effectiveness of their brands by shedding light on the target consumer's subconscious - the key driver of all of our decision making. In short, through proprietary, well-established, peer-reviewed science we make the subconscious, conscious.As the Head of Innovation for Neuro-Insight, I serve our diverse, extraordinarily talented team and clients by ensuring we leverage the most effective technologies and newest science to bring our partners the greatest value and competitive edge.

Citizen Health Strategies is a strategic consulting firm that creates, improves, and amplifies health citizen experiences for payers, providers, pharma, digital health, and regulatory entities. Offering a comprehensive suite of advisory, execution, and product design services, Citizen Health Strategies translates health citizen voices into actionable insights for better decision-making and empowers them to be active participants in their health and healthcare. Learn more about our passion to amplify the health citizen voice at www.citizenhealthstrategies.com.

Texas Healthy at Home is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of older Texans and their caregivers through training, education and support services allowing them to live independently in the community while lowering costs for health entities.

Arlington, Tx, Us

As a member of the Advisory Board for the Business Analytics Program at the University of Texas at Arlington, I serve together with a group of fellow industry leaders to support the growth and ensure continued excellence of this differentiating, high quality institution. Enabling the transition from Academia to the industry is a pivotal step in the development of an effective workforce as well as a crucial moment in the development of young careers. An area of passion for me, through our work on the Advisory Board we focus on:- Beyond the internship approach: Offering students unique experiences with leading organizations where the students are truly embedded in, and directly impact the work- Increasing awareness of the program in the professional community to expand access to the top talent at UT Arlington- Continue to evolve the program to ensure that the students are prepared for the dynamic needs of the highly multidisciplinary industries

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

As a Senior Advisor with Canton & Company, I work with the firms leadership to ensure smart growth of the organization and continued excellence in service delivery.

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Baltimore, Maryland, Us

Canton & Company is a growth and innovation services firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Guided by a dual commitment to accelerating the industry transition to a market-based health economy and creating sustainable success for its clients, Canton & Company inspires change through innovation, with particular emphasis on consumer-centric, smart health markets. We do this by fast-tracking client growth through a diversified suite of offerings that includes strategy, go-to-market, and performance services, along with innovation and venture solutions, using our powerful network of industry change-makers to connect clients with the right tools, partners, talent, and capital for sustainable success. With the needs and success of our clients at the core of everything we do, my primary focus is to drive:- Excellence in the delivery of our consulting and advisory services- Deployment of industry-leading applied research business- Innovation in service delivery to drive efficiency and deeper insights for internal and external clients

Perry Hall, Maryland, Us

Monarch Health Solutions is a joint venture between Legacy Community Health, one of the country’s largest and high performing FQHCs, and Canton & Company, a leading growth services and innovation firm. Monarch Health Solutions team blends a deep understanding of what it takes to run a Health Center successfully with expertise in strategic growth, operations, and innovation. Our people have worked at CHCs/FQHCs in various capacities and with their leadership to effect positive, lasting change.

Dallas, Tx, Us

Dallas, Tx, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS • Lead a portfolio of PCCI's innovative population health programs. Example programs include: -- CMS Accountable Health Communities -- Reducing Jail Recidivism and Improving Outcomes of Jail Health System in Dallas• Develop organizational strategy for tracking and reporting Financial ROI across all programs• Cultivate relationships with internal & external stakeholders to enable successful project execution• Help develop organizational strategy and align existing initiatives with the strategy and vision• Serve as a liaison and relationship manager between PCCI and CMS

King Of Prussia, Pa, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS • Work with the executive leadership team to develop organizational strategy• Perform annual market sizing, revenue forecasting and sales target classification• Support go to market strategy and execution by leading opportunity, pricing and targeting analyses• Lead a research & analytics team to bring market trends & insights to internal & external clients• Lead competitive intelligence research & transform findings into actions to drive revenue• Manage and support the relationship with industry analyst firms (IDC, Gartner, KLAS)• Develop methodology and tools to drive value proposition and ROI estimates• Lead analysis of client data to derive product success stories, customer-focused insights and benchmarkingKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Selected as the winner of the Innovation Core Values annual award by peers and leadership• Recognized by peers and leadership as "Marketer of the Year" within 8 months with the company• Transformed competitive intelligence work by introducing quantitative rigor and data integration systems to capture, analyze and effectively report insights on the competitive landscape• Established a process to leverage multiple data sources and intel to drive sales-discovery and prospect-vetting efforts, and drive evidence-based value proposition/ROI estimates• Managed the annual "Voice of the Customer" research shaping the organization's incentive plan and strategic direction• Created a sales territory planning tool & collaborated with sales executives to establish sales target assignments• Revamped collaboration and knowledge transfer by leading development of an interactive SharePoint site as key knowledge and operations resource

Irving, Texas, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS •Lead Vizient's national measurement and analytic team to support the HEN 2.0 CMS contract•Lead market research to track healthcare landscape and Population Health market•Lead development of all phases of research project proposals: from scope to analytics to client-facing deliverablesKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Led a multisite team of managers & analysts to develop and deploy data measurement/analytics strategy for $14M CMS contract• Demonstrated to CMS effectiveness of Vizient’s performance in HEN initiative through financial, KPI rate & predictive modeling

Irving, Texas, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• Lead the quantitative and financial performance evaluation of VHA’s Hospital Engagement Network (HEN)• Develop a strategy to measure, track and quantify the value of VHA’s clinical services to member hospitals• Lead data-driven strategy to target quality improvement interventions at the hospital level• Define and implement organizational roadmap for development and expansion of research and clinical analytics tools • Develop and deliver Population Health strategic content, resources and guidance to member hospitals• Design and launch strategic initiatives with external partners to expand organization’s research agenda KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Redefined VHA’s data analysis processes and management to position VHA for $3.9M CMS contract extension• Advised VHA member hospitals on clinical measurement strategies ensuring attainment of CMS performance goals• Advised VHA member hospitals on key industry trends and approach to managing Population Health - content was adopted by member hospitals as leverage for integrating community benefit work with enterprise-level strategy• Led development of a PCORI grant to fund a large-scale project to reduce 30-day hospital readmissions• Led development of a PCORI grant to evaluate effect of Patient Family Advisory Councils on clinical safety• Developed joint clinical research projects with Kimberly-Clark, ALPS South, and other external industry partners• Developed a model to evaluate financial impact of VHA's clinical work through the Partnership for Patients Initiative• Led the informatics team to automate reporting processes, achieving 26 hour/month resource utilization reduction• Designed and led the implementation of a tool to align clinical interventions with appropriate hospitals• Launched and led an interdepartmental knowledge sharing forum covering key industry trends and topics

Chicago, Illinois, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• Manage development of Brain Computer Interface control systems for neural prostheses• Co-develop organization's funding opportunities through granting mechanisms• Manage the Center for Bionic Medicine (CBM) internship program• Co-develop and help bring to market a novel prosthesis product• Work with a highly diverse team of colleagues to design and conduct scientific studies aimed at development of practical, highly functional neuroprostheses• Publish and present our group's scientific and engineering findingsKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Invented and patented (patent pending) with 4 other inventors a novel myoelectric prosthesis interface system• Developed & was awarded a highly competitive SBIR Phase 1 grant to commercialize a novel medical device• Brought major Aim of a 5 year, $8 million research project back on schedule and led team to achieve major milestone• Took over management and improved organization's internship program• Designed and implemented a neural control interface for a commercially available robotic ankle prosthesis• Developed an idea for a new type of muscle activation sensor and managed an engineer to develop and assess a prototypeADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Manage graduate students and engineering projects (project scope: 1 month - 1 year)• Lead external collaborator and industry partner communication• Lead prototyping efforts of experimental technologiesRELATED SKILLS:• Scientific communication: scientific, medical and lay communities• Project management• Computer: MS Office software and presentation tools; Matlab; C; MS Access; SQL

Chicago, Illinois, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• Author tactical and strategic healthcare intelligence publications • Manage development and delivery of on-site and off-site conferences and seminars on specific topics in clinical neurosciences• Coordinate internal resources and leverage external expertise to provide clients with requested information on business strategy, technology trends and operations in clinical neurosciences• Provide analytic and clinical intelligence support during client engagementsKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Developed strategic position analysis including physician workforce projections, device utilization trends and physician requirements to support business plan development for a major spine device company• Developed a novel analysis methodology to consolidate client feedback and survey responses resulting in a recommendation for design specifications for a large behavioral health hospital• Managed and participated in successful development and delivery of a 2-day onsite client conference on “Establishing Leadership and Improving Performance in Stroke Care”. High client satisfaction scores facilitated a repeat of the event.• Managed successful development and delivery of a novel company product: tactical healthcare publications on "Reducing 30 day readmissions in Stroke care", "Reducing costs in a Neurointerventional suite" and "Reducing the door-to-needle time for Ischemic Stroke patients" (2nd highest downloaded intelligence document for a month)ADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Perform research on key industry trends for internal and external thought leadership RELATED SKILLS:• Public speaking• Project management• Proficient use of Microsoft Office software

Chicago, Il, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• Advance Brain-Machine Interface systems by incorporating proprioceptive feedback to improve real-time decoding accuracy • Design and carry out scientific studies to gain insight into upper-limb motion control strategies of the brain• Perform surgical procedures to implant microchip electrodes into subjects' brain• Collaborate with scientists, postdoctoral fellows and engineers to complete research projects• Present scientific findings at local and international conferences• Publish study results in scientific journals KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Suggested and successfully proved a controversial hypothesis: Observation of an action by a subject elicits action-mimicking activity in the motor area of subject's brain and this activity can be used to successfully train a decoding algorithm• Successfully demonstrated the positive impact of proprioceptive feedback on the upper-limb control accuracy of a cortical neural decoder• Demonstrated feasibility of a novel, efficient means of neural control: a hybrid-neural decoding algorithm that is able to switch between discreet and continuous modes of motion based on both local field potential and spike data• The primate subjects I trained proved to be top performing ones in the lab• Published a review article on the state of Brain-Machine Interface technology per invitation from Current Opinion in Neurobiology• Invited to participate in a press conference at the Society For Neuroscience international meeting to share scientific findings on novel means for training Brain Machine Interface systemsADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Design and lead a training seminar for the staff of an industry partner on methods of neural data analysis• Machine and build necessary hardware for experimental rigs• Design and program behavioral video tasks for experimentsRELATED SKILLS: • Machine shop proficiency• Matlab, C, Spike Sorter• Use of information theory and basic statistics to analyze neural spike data

Chicago, Il, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• To improve the services that the university offered graduate students to aid initiating their careers and ensure that later students avoid the difficulties had by earlier classes• Lead the extramural outreach efforts to secure participation and support for our mission from alumni and local businesses KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Established contact and support for organization from 3 major local organizations• Strong positive reception of the organization and its efforts by the student body urged establish career guidance services to improve their offerings and partner up with our organizationADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Support networking efforts through attendance at local industry conferences and through outreach to the alumni network

Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• To design and implement a software tool (in Visual Basic and SQL) to perform statistical analyses on fleet fuel usage and cost, and generate concise reports for the leadership teamKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• I successfully implemented the fuel budget analysis and reporting software tool on time and exceeding specifications• The tool and the analysis I developed was then used to make a fleet-wide strategic decision to favor wheel breaking over the use of thrust-reverser during landings to slow aircraftADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Generated and distributed to network airports daily, critical flight-plan forecasts and performance reports• Automated additional analyses and report generation tasks with the use of IBM DB2, SQL, MS VBA6 Access and MS VB6

Brea, California, Us

KEY PROJECTS/TASKS:• Lead a project to identify and solve a prototype medical lab automation system's functional inadequacies• Ensure up to spec performance of a medical device poised to enter the marketKEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:• Designed and implemented medical device systems testing procedures and necessary software and hardware components• Identified a flaw in the pneumatic system of the prototype medical lab automation system and offered a solution that was adapted into the final version of the product• Implemented software routines to carry out life-cycle testing and examine performance of prototype medical devices ADDITIONAL DUTIES:• Collaborate with specialists from Engineering, Software and System Integration departments to ensure that desired medical device systems perform to required specifications• Prepare technical documentation on device testing procedures• Prepare summary reports on system performance with possible solutions for any potential flaws• Perform medical device system performance assessment at offsite facilitiesRELATED SKILLS:• Electronic component assembly• VBA programming

Phd, Computational Neuroscience

Ba, Computer Science; Biology

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology

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