Bob Gaston
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Bob is a very talented leader that has consistently demonstrates innovation and creativity when bringing solutions to the organization. He is capable of quickly understanding and listening to all points of view regarding an issue. These traits allow him to make very sound decisions when moving forward with a resolution. He has led a number of key projects in the organization and is considered an individual you want to have on your team if you want to succeed any effort.
Bob has been a mentor to me in many aspects of my job. We have worked well together to learn new technologies and systems. Bob has been a great manager on the projects we have worked on. He is able to set priorities and delegate efficiently. Bob challenges you to perform at your best and sets the example in his own work ethic. He interfaces well with our clients and is highly respected for his knowledge and ability.
Bob is a very talented leader that has consistently demonstrates innovation and creativity when bringing solutions to the organization. He is capable of quickly understanding and listening to all points of view regarding an issue. These traits allow him to make very sound decisions when moving forward with a resolution. He has led a number of key projects in the organization and is considered an individual you want to have on your team if you want to succeed any effort.
Bob has been a mentor to me in many aspects of my job. We have worked well together to learn new technologies and systems. Bob has been a great manager on the projects we have worked on. He is able to set priorities and delegate efficiently. Bob challenges you to perform at your best and sets the example in his own work ethic. He interfaces well with our clients and is highly respected for his knowledge and ability.
Bob is a very talented leader that has consistently demonstrates innovation and creativity when bringing solutions to the organization. He is capable of quickly understanding and listening to all points of view regarding an issue. These traits allow him to make very sound decisions when moving forward with a resolution. He has led a number of key projects in the organization and is considered an individual you want to have on your team if you want to succeed any effort.
Bob has been a mentor to me in many aspects of my job. We have worked well together to learn new technologies and systems. Bob has been a great manager on the projects we have worked on. He is able to set priorities and delegate efficiently. Bob challenges you to perform at your best and sets the example in his own work ethic. He interfaces well with our clients and is highly respected for his knowledge and ability.
Bob is a very talented leader that has consistently demonstrates innovation and creativity when bringing solutions to the organization. He is capable of quickly understanding and listening to all points of view regarding an issue. These traits allow him to make very sound decisions when moving forward with a resolution. He has led a number of key projects in the organization and is considered an individual you want to have on your team if you want to succeed any effort.
Bob has been a mentor to me in many aspects of my job. We have worked well together to learn new technologies and systems. Bob has been a great manager on the projects we have worked on. He is able to set priorities and delegate efficiently. Bob challenges you to perform at your best and sets the example in his own work ethic. He interfaces well with our clients and is highly respected for his knowledge and ability.
Experience
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Beverage Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Director
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May 2001 - Present
Box to SharePoint migration- Managed and led the migration of 26 clients from Box to SharePoint. Established a standardized template for loading content into multiple libraries per client, driving the establishment of images through metadata. With the metadata approach we are looking to handle upwards of 3 Million documents per year, per site.Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA)- Led the rollout for Medicare Part D and Virginia, escalating our ePA generated call equivalents to over 450 per day. Looking to triple this volume for 2018.First Trax- A call center application to provide prior authorizations for 18 State agencies to be applied against First Rx, a Pharmacy Point-of-Sale application that processes 150 million claims. Current base is 1000+ users with a concurrent load of 430 users. Trax is a web based application with a Service Oriented Architecture which provides an integration point for other applications, IVR and voice recognition software. Built an Elasticsearch/Logstash/Kibana solution, serving as a dashboard on application performance. WebLogic Administration- Maintain the application server environment, keeping 75 production and development applications up and running across 54 virtual servers.Image retrieval- Used by clients for processing paper claims, currently driving to a Box.com cloud platform. Other accomplishments: Architecture- Managed several data architects, working on Enterprise Data Warehouse development and other Data Architecture projects. New York Preferred Drug Program- Served as Systems Manager, communicating with the New York Department of Health on any technology issues in providing prior authorization service for the State.Claim Payment- An Oracle Financials system, implementing Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, providing financial services for payment to several hundred Pharmacies over several states.
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maconit, Inc.
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Consultant
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Mar 2007 - Sep 2007
Systems Analyst for the Asset Resource Management (ARM) tool, a work management tool using Oracle, .Net, Java and Powerbuilder. Provide documentation and guidance on solutions for issues arising from the system. Serve as an intermediary between business and technical resources.
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Xperts, Inc.
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United States
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Consultant
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May 2000 - May 2001
Business Analyst, Database Developer and Programmer for several projects involving Web Development, Open Source Databases, Application Implementation and Design. Worked primarily in Oracle, using a CGI product that made PL/SQL stored procedure calls to dynamically create web pages. Received Employee of the Month Honors for December 2000.
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IPC Technologies
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United States
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager/Database Developer
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Mar 1998 - Apr 2000
Initially served as a Project Manager for Sales Continuum, a CRM product sold later to Remedy corporation. Became a Database Developer for SQL Server, working in migrating data from legacy applications into Sales Continuum.
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Analyst
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1996 - 1998
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Accountant
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1994 - 1997
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Education
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1987 - 1992
Grove City College
B.A., Accounting
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