Experience

Baptist Health

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Director of Environmental Health and Safety

  • Dec 2020 - Present



Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County

• Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

• Deputy Director of Public Health Preparedness

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

  • Responsible for hiring, developing performance plans, conducting performance appraisals, planning and directing work, coordinating and approving scheduling of department leave time, and disciplinary action. • Oversee all activities of Public Health Preparedness, including: directing initiatives, evaluating compliance, reviewing outcomes, monitoring assurance of grant objectives, coordinating preparation of documents required by grantors. • Coordinate activities involving other organizational entities within the Department. • Participate in various community workgroups, committees, and taskforces related to Emergency Preparedness (as an executive or active member) and represent the Department at related events. • Develop and write grant applications and related documents including needs assessments, program performance measures, personnel and funding requirements. • Collaborate closely with community partners and other health departments in the State to expand the scope and reach of Public Health Preparedness Program and services and to promote and improve the health and well-being of the community.



City of Doral

• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Information Technology Security Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Serve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Doral. • Create and maintain the enterprise's security architecture design and security awareness training program. • Create and maintain the enterprise's Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan. • Serve as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the City of Doral. • Create and maintain the enterprise's security architecture design and security awareness training program. • Create and maintain the enterprise's Business Continuity Plan and Disaster Recovery Plan.



Florida Department of Health

• Public Health Preparedness Planner

  • Sep 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Supports the director with administrative and operational functions of the department.• Represents department director when director is unavailable.• Disaster Preparedness Program Liaison Chairperson, coordinating continuity of operations plans (COOPs) for the entire Department, overseeing development, review, training on and testing of unit COOPs.• Ensures the operational readiness of the incident command post (ICP).• Serve as county emergency support function 8 (ESF-8: Public Health and Medical) alpha shift.• Coordinates with stakeholders and leadership for solutions to complex emergency situations the ESF-8 Coordinator and member of the incident management team (IMT) during incidents, trainings and exercises.• Develop and maintain the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County comprehensive emergency management plan and its annexes and develop new plans as necessary.• Develop, update, and apply policy and procedural manuals used during crisis situations.• Liaisons with appropriate local, state, federal, private and non-profit emergency response agencies.• Stays current on local, state and federal legislation that may impact emergency management; ensures program is compliant.• Develop agency multi-year training and exercise plan in line with local, regional, and state activities.• Develop exercises/trainings compliant with the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP).• Match Public Health Preparedness plans to the mission, values, and strategic plan of the Department.• Communicate effectively with stakeholders during crisis management training sessions. • Administer the department web-enabled crisis information management system (WebEOC).• Manage (ServFL) department mass notification system.• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with agencies involved in crisis management.• Perform short-range and long-range planning to schedule required crisis management training (MYTEP).

• Systems Programmer III

  • Mar 2014 - Sep 2014

  • Systems Administrator in charge of 1,000+ workstations, 15+ servers, and 750+ users.• Responsible for network infrastructure and maintaining network availability above 99%.• Replaced network-monitoring tool WhatsUpGold with NagiosXI.• Created and supported ESXi VMware hosts and virtual machines.• Responsible for Group Policies (GPO), Active Directory OU administration.• Planned and implemented server backup schedules. (Backup Exec)• Responsible for patching Windows 7 computers countywide via SCCM/WSUS on Windows Server 2012.• Developed and maintained documentation on servers, applications, tools, scripts and backups.• Implemented automated tasks to ensure streamlining of processes and system reliability.• Responsible for maintaining system integrity and security of network and information.• Coordinated and performed annual Disaster Recovery Drill for IT to ensure continuity of operations.• Migrated HMS production and shadow servers to current platform.• Provided consultation on IT resolutions for programmatic needs across Department infrastructure.• Published updates to Department intranet including: HTML, JavaScript, and CSS scripting.• Absorbed all roles held as Distributed Computer Systems Analyst in previous appointment.

• Distributed Computer Systems Analyst

  • Mar 2011 - Mar 2014

  • Served as Tactical Communications Specialist as per structure of Incident Command System. (ICS)• Worked closely with the Public Health Preparedness Program (PHPP) and Office of Administration.• Managed the department web-enabled crisis information management system. (WebEOC)• Developed and provided training related to WebEOC to staff and senior leaders.• Developed, supported, maintained, and implemented the tactical communications infrastructure.• Assisted with management and implementation of department FDENS/ServFL mass notification system.• Assisted and supported the agency with emergency management related software, systems, and services.• Supported and assisted with development of the PHPP tactical communications plan.• Documented annual Disaster Recovery Drill information for WebEOC.• Served as LEAN Facilitator for the Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County.• Participated in annual Disaster Recovery Drill, including bare-metal restoring.• Provided tier 1, 2, 3 and 4 support to end users.• Performed other IT-related functions as designated by the Director of IT.• Coordinated 340B program IT needs with Department of Corrections and Wexford Health Services.• Coordinated with vendors to install integrated IT systems (LabCorp, Quest, Wexford Health Services).



Diagnóstico UAL SAC

• Peru
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Information Technology

  • Jul 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Designed and managed a network using Cisco switches and routers. • Planned and installed new cabling for new building. • Implemented technological solutions for clients. • Installed and managed Linux web server. (Using LAMP: Linux, Apache, MySQL, & PHP; CalDAV) • Established a Windows Server 2003 Domain. (Active Directory, DNS & File Sharing) • Implemented and administered SQL database for patient information system. • Interviewed, hired, and trained IT staff and served as project leader. • Developed a budget for purchase of hardware and software using the company’s fiscal control procedures. • Provided budget control and cost estimates for needed technology. • Supervised IT department consisting of seven staff members to ensure efficiency and continuity of operations. • Prioritized workload to ensure effective implementation of new technologies. • Installed, managed, and trained staff on the use and implementation of Inventory Control System.



Florida International University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Computer Support Specialist

  • Jan 2006 - Sep 2009

  • Provided individualized services and support for Faculty/Staff of the various programs. • Analyzed, diagnosed, and repaired all computer related equipment problems for the SJMC. • Responsible for more than 175 computers in mixed Mac OS and Windows environments. • Trained three computer repair technicians. • Approved leave, planned and directed work, and carried out disciplinary action for subordinate staff. • Updated and maintained the SJMC website. • Created and maintained CentOS Linux-based SmoothWall firewall. • Installed, supported, and maintained Domain Controller and Streaming Media Servers.