Experience

UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Information Technology

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Served on the department’s Covid-19 task force. Key projects developed through this task force were the clinician exposure notification module, flagging of patient testing status on Dashboard and automated reports to perioperative leadership summarizing the covid status of all surgical patients.Created the department’s remote and hybrid technology plan in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.Served as the Information Security Liaison for the Department with the Health System and University. Established routine meetings with divisional and hospital stakeholders to ensure that the work performed by Anesthesia IT aligned with the vision and priorities of the department.Initiated and facilitated the recruitment of the department’s inaugural Principal Data Scientist.Collaborated with the Health System Information Services group to develop, a set of 7 HL7 feeds to provide the Anesthesia Dashboard with comprehensive, real time data to drive perioperative workflow.Initiated and served as the project sponsor for the evaluation and replacement of the Department’s primary line of business application, CompuRecord, with Talis.Oversaw the department’s introduction to and participation in the Michigan Perioperative Outcomes Group. MPOG is a patient registry with more than 17 million anesthetic cases integrated across greater than 60 hospitals representing the most comprehensive and detailed global perioperative anesthesiology registry.Oversaw the acquisition and implementation of the Sickbay platform in the cardiovascular operating rooms and neurosurgical ICU. This platform allows for the capture, storage and analysis of high resolution physiological data for use in patient care and clinical research.Served as the information technology and supply/demand representative on the Department’s strategic restructuring initiative workgroup to realign our 100+ million dollar enterprise to better suit current clinical demands and to enhance faculty satisfaction. Show less

• Information Systems Manager II

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2019

  Created project management process integrating Microsoft’s Azure DevOps Server with Dashboard resulting in higher quality and throughput of IT projects.Supervised and led a five member informatics groupSupervised a five member information systems groupSupervised and mentored three part time employeesConducted annual performance evaluations of all group membersInterviewed new employeesConducted Anesthesia Dashboard orientation for new faculty membersResponsible for tracking hours worked and invoicing for professional services rendered by our informatics groupWorked with clinical researchers to develop real time decision support systems that are used in the operating roomServed on the PROMPTS ™ committeeServed on Practice Integration and Scheduling committeeServed as third tier contact for the support of servers, desktop computers, printers and second tier for Anesthesia Dashboard and Philips CompuRecord issues Show less

• Information Systems Manager I

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Supervised one full time programmerSupervised and mentored two part time employeesInterviewed new employeesDeveloped interfaces to communicate with Children’s Hospital, MedHub, and University HospitalAssisted in planning the deployment of Philips CompuRecord at the Callahan Eye HospitalServed as lead application developer and server administratorServed as a second tier contact for the support of desktop computers, printers, Anesthesia Dashboard and Philips CompuRecord issues Show less

• Systems Analyst

  • Oct 2010 - Dec 2013

  Served as lead application developer and server administratorSupervised one part time employeeWorked with departmental leadership on technology planningAssisted in budget preparation and interviews for new IT employeesDeveloped modules for the Anesthesia Dashboard including an innovative system to monitor electronic health record compliance and an electronic billing moduleDeveloped interfaces to communicate with the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation and the Callahan Eye HospitalServed as a primary contact for the support of the Anesthesia DashboardServed as a second tier contact for the support of desktop computers, printers, and Philips CompuRecord issues Show less

• Information Systems Specialist II

  • Oct 2009 - Sep 2010

  Served as lead server administratorDeveloped the underlying framework and initial modules of the Anesthesia DashboardWorked with Hospital IT staff to implement a server VLAN firewallAssisted in the development of departmental computer policiesServed as a primary contact for the support of desktop computers, printers, servers, and Philips CompuRecord

• Information Systems Specialist I

  • Oct 2008 - Sep 2009

  Designed, ordered and deployed file, print, web, database, and backup server and storage systemsDesigned and deployed Active Directory, Microsoft Failover Clustering, WSUS, Forefront, and VMWare SystemsMigrated existing NT Domains to Active DirectoryImproved the work request software that had been developed for the research division so that it could be used by the entire departmentDeveloped software that was used for asset tracking, basic software deployment, and remote supportCoordinated with clinical users to schedule downtimes for hardware and software upgradesServed as a primary contact for the support of desktop computers, printers, servers, and Philips CompuRecord Show less



UAB School of Health Professions

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Credentialed Course Instructor: HI 662 Healthcare Business Intelligence

  • Jan 2016 - May 2018

  Developed lectures and assignments for the class using resources from the textbook as well as from my own work experience. Software Taught: SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, SQL Server Data Tools, Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Reporting Server, Tableau, SQL Server Analysis and Integration Services Developed lectures and assignments for the class using resources from the textbook as well as from my own work experience. Software Taught: SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, SQL Server Data Tools, Microsoft Excel, SQL Server Reporting Server, Tableau, SQL Server Analysis and Integration Services



Bevill State Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2014 - May 2014

  I taught one section of DPT103 (Introductory Computer Skills II) to students in a certificate program. This opportunity allowed me to hone my training and teaching skills and has had an impact in how I present my work to those I interact with. I taught one section of DPT103 (Introductory Computer Skills II) to students in a certificate program. This opportunity allowed me to hone my training and teaching skills and has had an impact in how I present my work to those I interact with.



Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart, LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Administrator

  • Jul 2008 - Oct 2008

  My position at Huie was tier 1 desktop support of our line of business applications, Microsoft Office, Word perfect, and Groupwise. I also maintained server backups and assisted in an upgrade of the intranet web site. My position at Huie was tier 1 desktop support of our line of business applications, Microsoft Office, Word perfect, and Groupwise. I also maintained server backups and assisted in an upgrade of the intranet web site.



UAB Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Computer Technician

  • Nov 2005 - Jul 2008

  My primary responsibility as a Computer Technician was to work with our managed service provider to keep our computers up and functional. This involved basic desktop support, troubleshooting connections to research equipment, and installation of new hardware. While in this position I also developed and implemented a work request system to track and document the work I did. My primary responsibility as a Computer Technician was to work with our managed service provider to keep our computers up and functional. This involved basic desktop support, troubleshooting connections to research equipment, and installation of new hardware. While in this position I also developed and implemented a work request system to track and document the work I did.



Bevill State Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Computer Technician

  • Oct 2004 - Oct 2005

  I setup new computers, developed and deployed images using Norton Ghost and provided basic desktop support. This position also required that I travel to remote locations to provide support and to assist in larger deployments of hardware. I setup new computers, developed and deployed images using Norton Ghost and provided basic desktop support. This position also required that I travel to remote locations to provide support and to assist in larger deployments of hardware.