Nashville Metropolitan Area
Founding, scaling, and successfully exiting multiple technology ventures. Alongside providing strategic IT leadership to industry-leading companies. I specialize in crafting innovative solutions that not only enhance efficiency and quality but drive measurable outcomes. My passion is in providing the correct technology to transform business. Leveraging deep expertise in core technologies, industry standards, and best practices, I combine technical prowess with sharp business acumen and strategic vision. As co-founder and CIO of Stratus Interoperable, I spearheaded solutions that revolutionized healthcare data sharing, enabling seamless interoperability among over 200 electronic health record systems. My entrepreneurial spirit further led me to establish MidTN.Tech, delivering cutting-edge managed IT services and custom application development to diverse clientele. Throughout my career, I've consistently demonstrated a commitment to innovation, customer-centric solutions, and transformative leadership in the healthcare IT landscape. In my role as VP of IT at Clinical Solutions, I led a comprehensive digital transformation for an industrial closed-door pharmacy serving the corrections industry. Key achievements include: Orchestrated a full migration to Microsoft Azure, enhancing scalability and security Implemented Okta's MFA and developed a secure client portal, streamlining operations Rebuilt the IT team, recruiting and onboarding 80% of staff Pioneered automation and machine learning initiatives for order processing, significantly boosting efficiency across all business lines Spearheaded integration of pharmacy software with electronic health records and inmate management systems Cultivated strategic partnerships and negotiated favorable enterprise-wide contracts Maintained rigorous standards for service quality and security, holding both vendors and internal teams accountable This strategic overhaul not only modernized our technology infrastructure but also positioned the company for sustainable growth and improved service delivery in the challenging corrections healthcare sector.
MidTN.Tech provides managed IT services, consulting, security solutions and applications development.
Provide executive IT leadership to an industrial closed-door pharmacy serving the corrections industry. • Lead and grow the Information Technology team. Participate as a senior executive leader of the company. • Research and implement changes, innovation, and efficiencies through all lines of business. • Migrated 100% of data and applications to the Microsoft Azure cloud. • Implemented Okta MFA for everything and achieved HITRUST attestation. • Assisted with doubling the company revenue via growth and technology implementation during my tenure. • Work across senior management, IT teams, vendors, and customers to provide pharmacy and healthcare services. • Oversee integration of pharmacy software with electronic health records and inmate management systems. • Forge and manage strategic partnerships with favorable contract negotiations across the enterprise. • Hold vendors and teams accountable for the highest levels of financial performance and healthcare compliance. • Develop and enhance policies and procedures and communicate these throughout the organization. • Mentor and provide training and growth opportunity to individuals in order to retain IT personnel.
Signed and provided managed IT services and development to healthcare providers. Developed executive dashboards using advanced BI tools for clinical and managerial staff. Migrated and virtualized data center environments, reducing costs and boosting efficiency. Integrated AI and machine learning to automate pharmacy and healthcare workflows. Uncover and deliver forensic evidence to FBI for investigations and prosecutions.
Stratus Interoperable, Inc., is the critical link in solving the challenges of healthcare interoperability right now. We make it possible for healthcare providers, payers, administrators and patients to bi-directionally share comprehensive patient medical records among and between over 200 Electronic Health Record Systems. Our vendor-agnostic approach allows us to aggregate, integrate, normalize, refactor and distribute the comprehensive patient health records critically needed across the continuum of care. By leveraging leading and proven healthcare technologies, our cloud-based service delivers the comprehensive patient data, advanced data management, analytics technology and customer support needed to foster safer and better clinical outcomes, streamlined workflows and improved bottom lines.
Vanguard manages skilled-nursing facilities in 8 states – Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. • Provided the IT infrastructure to support the acquisition of 13 facilities, effectively doubling the company’s revenues and employees, while increasing IT headcount by only 2 employees. • Assimilated the new facilities’ IT systems seamlessly into Vanguard’s systems, with minimal disruption. • Procured and coordinated financing for over $1 million of IT capital expenditures for the new acquisitions. • During a period of very constrained resources, especially cash, maintained outstanding levels of IT support and excellent relations with IT vendors. • Rebuilt and energized the IT function at Vanguard, enabling a more aggressive acquisition strategy. • Decentralized the traditional IT model to provide more cloud-based products and services. • Serve on the executive leadership team, actively involved in strategy and prospective acquisitions.