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Provide military and industry expert services on clinical and product development strategy for TRAUMAGEL for military, first responder, emergency departments, and trauma markets.

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Served in numerous leadership positions in a variety of operational settings ranging from the Iraq and Middle East, the Texas/Mexico border humanitarian missions, supporting disaster operations as a Incident Commander, to the South Pacific and Easter Island working with the indigenous of Rapa Nui. Provided clinical and preventative medical care and screenings to aviators, soldiers and civilians. Served as a member of the Medical Command’s Case Management Team to ensure integrated collaborative care for soldiers to ensure optimal outcomes. Key Assignments:• HSC 3/156 Infantry Battalion, Lake Charles, LA (2014)• HSC 36th Infantry Division, COB Basra, Iraq (2011)• Operativo Medico Dental Rapa Nui (Easter Island Medical -Exchange Mission) (2010)• TX Medical Command, Ellington Field, Houston, TX (2005-10)• Company A 111th Area Support Medical Battalion, Baton Rouge, LA (1998-04)• Operation New Horizons, Belize, Central America (1997)• 459th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, LA (1996-97)

Medical Provider for Union III Role 1 Troop Medical Clinic responsible for routine and emergency medical care, medical readiness, and preventative medicine for over 1,200 patients of Combined Join Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve service members and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Mission -Iraq (NM-I) coalition forces, and contractors.

Served as a Director within the Cognosante Solutions Lab, working with a team of highly motivated people and innovative start-ups to harness the power of data and technology to build and implement solutions and capabilities to address the needs of the rapidly changing US health care system.

The Louisiana Task Force on Telehealth Access was established through House Concurrent Resolution 88 sponsored of the 2014 Louisiana Legislative session. The functions of the Task Force are as follows: 1. Serve as an advisory body to the legislature and the Department of Health and Hospitals on policies and practices that expand access to and coverage for telehealth services in a manner that ensures quality of care and patient safety.2. Serve as a coordinating forum on telehealth-related matters between and among state agencies, local government, and other nongovernmental groups.3. Study technical aspects of delivery systems utilized in telehealth, and develop basic standards based upon such study to recommend to the governor, the legislature, and the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals concerning modalities and features of telehealth delivery systems.4. Research and review state regulations, guidelines, policies, and procedures that pertain in any way to telehealth and make policy recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals.

Direct the Medicaid Management Information System operations responsible for timely and accurate processing and adjudication of 65 million+ medical claims annually for more than 31,000 Medicaid providers covering 1.2 million lives. Leading the modernization of the Medicaid Enterprise System, the largest technology project implementation in State history, through the move towards enterprise architecture, data warehousing, and interoperability,

Oversee and coordinate statewide health IT projects maximizing federal and state funding opportunities in alignment with diverse external health IT infrastructure investments and public policy requirements to bring about sustainable programs to improve healthcare in Louisiana. Key responsibilities: • Coordinate statewide health IT infrastructure investments resulting from grant opportunities in partnership with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid and the HHS Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to drive sustainable EHR adoption and Health Information Exchange. • Convened the Task Force on Telehealth Access to study and develop fiscal policy levers to incent MCOs to leverage telemedicine to fulfill network adequacy and expand telehealth utilization• Serve as the subject matter expert on health policy with the State Health Information exchange and advise the public/private partnership that operates State HIE • Recruited and lead a strong project management and implementation team that consistently meets project deliverables• Managed the creation and validation of enterprise business requirements in collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders based on federal and state policy regulations and end user requirements• Work closely with project management office throughout design and development and implementation phases to prioritize, drive, and track deliverables, validate test cases, and ensure that project requirements were met on time and within budget

In collaboration with Advanced Guidance Systems, LLC and BAMC, Fort Sam Houston, TX, led the decision-support software application development project funded through a $249,000 Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) grant from the Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). Using agile development methodologies, interactive, computer based versions of Tactical Combat Medical Care (TCMC) procedures were developed based on GuideVue specifications for access by soldiers via mobile technologies. The final product was a remote guidance application with an intuitive, user friendly interface developed under a tight implementation schedule delivered on time and within budget.Key responsibilities:• Engaged stakeholders to define and document key clinical and technical requirements• Worked with software development team to drive specific features, applications and use cases

Responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of priority departmental Health IT initiatives and implementing key provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Key Projects: • LA Connect ‐ LA Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Initiative – delivered a secure, stable, low‐cost, flexible system developed under a tight implementation schedule to facilitate adoption and meaningful use of electronic health record (EHR) technology statewide through a financial incentives program• Radiology Utilization Management (RUM) Project – led the project design, development and implementation of a high-tech radiology claims analytics platform for high‐tech radiology services (MR, CT, Nuclear Imaging) to ensuring medical appropriateness and cost containment related to high‐tech radiology services that resulted in annual utilization reduction of 15% and savings to the Medicaid program of $10M annually

Utilized SQL Server Management Studio and SAS Enterprise Guide software to perform ad hoc data analysis to assist and advise the Medicaid Medical Director and other key decision makers in regards to medical necessity determinations.

Developed and administered training program to Astronauts, Cosmonauts, and International Partners of nine Space Shuttle missions and twelve International Space Station Expeditions regarding the management of medical and surgical problems during spaceflight. Supported multiple on-orbit life science projects and medical training sessions from Mission Control Center (MCC-H). Participated in design and development projects for on-orbit medical kits, medical procedures and assisted the Advanced Projects Group in the development of the Integrated Medical Model (IMM) decision support tool. Served as the Project Manager for the Astronaut Field Medical Training Program. Conducted engineering /operational evaluations of medical equipment and procedures during parabolic (zero-G) flight for operational concept development

Provided treatment of occupational injuries and illness, preventive and pre-placement examinations, health maintenance activities, immunization programs, Department of Transportation (DOT) exams, workers’ compensation case management follow-up, and oversaw health and safety education programs, audiometric testing, pulmonary function testing, and drug screens

• Performed orthopedic examinations and reductions of extremity fractures in the Emergency department• Performed pre and post-surgical examinations and served as First Assistant during spine and general orthopedic surgical procedures• Served as Clinical Research Coordinator - LINK SB Charite III Human Artificial Disc Study• Completed General Orthopedic Fellowship, 2002