Edward Foster has extensive experience developing and redesigning healthcare information systems....
EDWARD FOSTER IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | OPERATIONS | DEVELOPMENT | ANALYSIS
Richmond, Virginia 23233 • edwardfoster.com •
[email protected] • (804) 476 - 0406 • Linkedin.com/in/edwardnfoster
PROFILE
EXPERTISE
SENIOR HEALTHCARE INFORMATION SYSTEMS PROFESSIONAL Extensive experience developing and redesigning healthcare information systems. Proven track record of solving organizational challenges and providing clients and users with systems that meet and exceed their business requirements. Understand all phases of project life cycle, from initial feasibility analysis and conceptual design to implementation and enhancement. Develop profitable alliances with vendors and suppliers. Manage rapid change/growth while minimizing financials and staff levels.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SYSTEMS ANALYST PROJECT MANAGER Magellan Health Systems
2014-2015 Richmond, VA
Contract consultant overseeing the implementation of the Arkansas Pharmacy Benefits Management system Served as project manager for action items, project status updates, and bi-weekly interface meetings Authored 14 project document deliverables for project and data, including methods, procedures, plans, models, blueprints, and services
BUSINESS ARCHITECTURE PROJECT MANAGER Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
2009-2013 Raleigh, NC
Managed operations workflow development function of North Carolina Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS) project Managed staff of 14 operations analysts and technical writers documenting system operations manuals to be used by fiscal agent personnel Successfully achieved operations manuals projects on time and within budget of 38,000 allocated hours by using standard project planning and tracking methodologies Directed staff of 9 business analysts documenting use-case workflow requirements for automated workflow development using Pega (off-the-shelf workflow management package) Organized and operated initial change management process for project, serving as sole operations resource for first six months, and processing over 130 change requests in this time Led joint State-CSC effort to secure Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) certification of new MMIS during 18-month period in development phase Directed team that documented responses to 500+ system review criteria on CMS certification checklists
SENIOR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST Affiliated Computer Services (ACS)
2008-2009 Richmond, VA
Hired as Lead Solutions Delivery knowledge expert for Medicaid MMIS certification requirements to Solutions Delivery Group of Corporate Government Healthcare Solutions (GHS) Division Directed on-boarding and training initiatives among current MMIS projects’ sites and with Centers for Solutions Excellence Department of GHS Coordinated employee review program for department of 275 employees Collaborated on winning team that assembled response to Virginia RFP for MMIS takeover
SYSTEMS ENGINEER Military Health System
2006-2008 Falls Church, VA
Advised Clinical Information Technology Program Office on technical issues involving electronic health record (EHR) information sharing between Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs clinical systems Provided expertise on following domains: Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Architecture, Clinical Data Architecture (CDA), Health Level 7 (HL7), and medical terminology practices (SNOMED, LOINC)
Healthcare Industry & Payer SME Project Management & Tracking Business & Systems Analysis Workflow Design & Reengineering Project & Delivery Methodologies Data & Financial Analysis Operations Management Vendor Management Requirements Gathering & Analysis Team Leadership & Management Solution Design & Architecture
EDUCATION Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology
Currently enrolled
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance New York University Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CERTIFICATIONS Project Management Professional (PMP) Project Management Institute (PMI) Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), Certified Lean Sensei Villanova University ITIL Foundation Certification in IT Service Management EXIN UNIX/C, Data Communications New York University
TECHNICAL SKILLS
SDLC, Agile Java, Python Eclipse, NetBeans Mobile (Android) Web (WordPress, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, PHP, MySQL) Data Science, R, RStudio Git, GitHub UML 2.0 Page 1 of 2
EDWARD FOSTER IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | OPERATIONS | DEVELOPMENT | ANALYSIS
Richmond, Virginia 23233 • edwardfoster.com •
[email protected] • (804) 476 - 0406 • Linkedin.com/in/edwardnfoster
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E (continued) PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT North Carolina Office of MMIS Services
2005 - 2006 Raleigh, NC
Guided the State with the development and implementation of statewide MMIS system Conducted quantitative analysis on vendor’s project plans and authored paper that was used by the State as the basis to rebut vendor’s financial claims against State for project overage Oversaw State efforts to resolve 3,800+ issues as logged in issue tracking system and assess 1,500+ changes made in legacy systems for design impacts
PROJECT MANAGER Navy Automatic Identification Technology (AIT) Office
2004 Harrisburg, PA
Managed the introduction of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) into Navy’s supply chain Assembled and prioritized inventory of impacted information systems and sites into 10-year plan Built passive RFID costing model for Navy, covering 10-year, $152M deployment plan
PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS)
2000 - 2003 Richmond, VA
Directed Virginia Medicaid agency in fixing and managing a failed MMIS development effort as a key member of the executive management team, overseeing 17 consultants Constructed overall project plan covering system development, testing, and implementation efforts to monitor project progress, solve schedule-related problems, and assess contractor performance Prepared periodic and as-needed project reports for Governor’s Office, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and State Department of Technology Credited with rescuing foundering Virginia $60,000,000 MMIS system development and implementation project
PROJECT MANAGER Naval Supply Systems Command
1996 - 1999 Harrisburg, PA
Oversaw supply system transition of 12 domestic and overseas naval air stations from standalone systems/operations to systems/operations partnered with regional naval supply centers Conducted Business Case Analysis (BCA) covering costing, feasibility, and alternatives analysis; presented and sold recommendations to management Led teams in software and operations redesign, data conversion, and site implementation efforts, directing project through extensive interaction with stakeholders from 25 commands Achieved $1M savings per year for Navy through infrastructure consolidation and personnel reductions Awarded Naval Commendation Medal for results
ENROLLMENT/INFORMATION SERVICES DIRECTOR HealthFirst Health Plan
1993 - 1996 New York, NY
Recruited by top executives to be enrollment and information services director for start-up HMO Hired and developed staff of 7 employees in entry of membership enrollment and eligibility data and reconciliation with city, county, and state agencies Advised company management on all membership and enrollment issues, specifically focusing on relationships with Marketing, Member Services, and Finance Departments Grew plan membership from 0 to 45,000+ members in first 8 months of operations
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Project Management Institute, Central Virginia Chapter
2015 - Current Richmond, VA
RETIRED NAVAL SUPPLY CORPS RESERVE OFFICER United States Navy
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