Highly accomplished and globally experienced visionary and driven Healthcare IT Executive with extensive experience and achievements within Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) including strategic planning, HIPAA Privacy and Security, budgeting, staff recruitment, customer service, implementation and consulting, customer support, customer relationship management, sales/marketing and collaborative relationship positioning with multiple HIT vendors and business associates.My expertise in Health Information Technology, and most recently with Analytics and Health Information Exchange (HIE) has included extensive work with Electronic Medical Records (EMR), state-wide HIEs, and marketing of Disaster Recovery/Cloud Hosting solutions. Throughout my career, I've been involved with application software, hardware, operating systems, data base and interoperability platforms as well as systems integration, implementations, and support for departmental systems: Clinical, Revenue Cycle, Financial, Lab, PACS/VNA/Radiology, Admissions, and Ambulatory related systems/applications.My results have been based on strengths in leadership, business/clinical optimization, project management, data center design/operations, service management (ITSM, ITIL), vendor contract negotiations and partner management, third-party partner relationship management, consulting services, service development/improvement, process re-engineering (Six Sigma, CQI), and sales/marketing of HIT solutions.I have successfully worked with numerous technology partners including IBM, Microsoft, HP, Cerner/Siemens, Allscripts, GE, EPIC, Citrix, Cisco, EMC, and VMware.CORE COMPETENCIES:• Visionary and Strategic Leadership• Strategic Planning and Infrastructure Development• Accomplished Speaker, Author and Instructor• Customer Service Focused• Operations Management• Technology Development• Innovation, Transition and Change Management• Staff Recruitment, Mentoring and Coaching• HIMSS Chapter and and Various Board Memberships