Health Services System Analyst

• May 2011 - Present

System Analyst - Software Implementation of Epic HIM, Epic Trainer Contra Costa County has been widely recognized for developing an integrated health system that is at the forefront of implementing health reform. The system includes the divisions of Hospital and Health Centers, Contra Costa Health Plan, Behavioral Health, Public Health, Environmental Health, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Medical Services. System Analyst - Software Implementation of Epic HIM, Epic Trainer Contra Costa County has been widely recognized for developing an integrated health system that is at the forefront of implementing health reform. The system includes the divisions of Hospital and Health Centers, Contra Costa Health Plan, Behavioral Health, Public Health, Environmental Health, Hazardous Materials and Emergency Medical Services.

owner

• 1993 - Present

Individual & Business Tax Individual & Business Tax

Finance Director

• 2010 - May 2011

Aplication Analyst

• May 2006 - May 2009

• Accountable for the support, coordination of training, implementation, and maintenance of Information Systems• Created and executed Information Technology project work plans as required for system implementations and upgrades within departments supported

APPLICATION ANALYST

• May 2006 - May 2009

Provides problem-solving and analytical support for Hospital's primary financial systems - GL, A/P, Purchasing; Finance, Trauma Billing, Medical Research Clinics, Marketing, Medical Staff Office, Surgical Processing, and others as needed. Requires both technical ability and understanding of finance and accounting principles; Manages planned changes in financial and other systems through internal projects; this included managing hardware and software integration issues, all phases of project coordination, new system implementations and coordinating all vendor support of systems. Managed all software testing Managed and successfully completed implementations of new applications and/or systems - involving different medical facilities, software/hardware vendors, implementation teams, and departments - and coordination of multiple timelines; Show less

Financial Analyst

• Jan 2000 - Mar 2005

Reviewed and made decisions to approve or deny capital purchase requests, for Information Technology purchases nationally. Implemented Purchasing Software and Process Improvements across all all of Kaiser including the regions outside of California. In an annual budget cycle, reviewed these same department and facility budgets, from submission through approval in multiple budget categories including staffing and benefits, contract labor; vendor bids; service contracts; capital acquisition and amortization. Identifying cost saving strategies. Required daily interaction with all levels of KP-IT management, Accounts Payable, project managers and offshore vendors. Analyzed and reconciled errors and determined variance-to-budget explanations for reviews consistent with month-end close. Worked with K-P's Asset Management to develop activity-based costing processes to track expense allocation to supported departments. Managed contracts with multiple vendors, including enterprise software and application technical support. Developed Delegation of Authority Process for Accounting Department to process all Capital Items within the organization nationally. Key Contributions: Authored learning materials for roll out of the Ariba e-purchasing system to Senior, Line and Project managers across the KP-IT organization; personally conducted training sessions; Authored and created training materials, edited website content, and personally conducted training sessions; Created standardized method to reconcile several streams of capital purchase data; created standardized Capital Purchase reports which became the Enterprise IT Acquisition Services' model for such reporting; Developed process using Microsoft Access to track KP-IT telecommunication expenses resulting in $1.2M expense reduction against budget; Directed offshore vendors in developing routine management data that merged with established KP-IT financial reports. Show less

BUSINESS ANALYST

• Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

Budget / Management Analyst Information Technology - National Operations Budget / Management Analyst Information Technology - National Operations

STAFF ACCOUNTANT

• Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

Supervised Payroll Department and other staff accountants; reviewed all payroll transactions; reconciled wire transfers and international Accounts Receivable. Set up new fixed asset software to track and depreciate IT equipment. Responsible for all Multi-state sales tax returns. PUBLIC ACCOUNTING: PERSONAL AND BUSINESS TAX SERVICE Supervised Payroll Department and other staff accountants; reviewed all payroll transactions; reconciled wire transfers and international Accounts Receivable. Set up new fixed asset software to track and depreciate IT equipment. Responsible for all Multi-state sales tax returns. PUBLIC ACCOUNTING: PERSONAL AND BUSINESS TAX SERVICE