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Bruce Jacobs Jr.

Cypress,TX

Summary

Dedicated and self-driven, this Project Management Professional aims to make a positive impact on teams through proven tacit knowledge and technical experience. With over 12 years of contribution in planning, build, implementation, and monitoring and controlling within the healthcare industry, countless hours of practical skills in process management have been acquired to enhance your integration team. This well-versed technical practitioner possesses extensive knowledge in HL7 interfaces, including Medical Device Integration. Over the past 5 years, a keen interest in cloud integration and AI development within the provider and payor sectors has been developed. Certifications as an AWS Practitioner and Epic Bridges (HL7) Practitioner have been obtained, along with completing HL7 FHIR Fundamentals and Intermediate Training. During the time with Deloitte, exposure to numerous aspects of project delivery and implementation has been gained, assuming various roles and responsibilities in healthcare interoperability, cloud migration, health plan integration, revenue cycle integrated testing, revenue cycle financial remediation, charges and application testing, and PMO.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting LLP
05.2016 - Current
  • Coordinated and drove integrated testing for 50+ interfaces, including 50+ end-to-end workflow scenarios to determine build readiness and validation by creating highly intuitive dashboards that were consumed on various levels
  • Designed and delivered data integration framework to integrate 30+ applications and modify 39 inbound and 106 outbound interfaces as part Epic instance consolidation efforts
  • Guided project team of 6 individuals to execute solution design sessions for 150+ applications, involving over 3000 servers over non-prod and production instances to assess and document a strategy and execution for an AWS cloud migration
  • Led and supported 3 resources for a healthcare interoperability workstream to actively ingest HL7 data to FHIR resource and components through Google Cloud Platform Services
  • Constructed foundational documentation of a client’s current state technical landscape of over 75 applications, services and capabilities, leading to the creation of 2 use cases that highlighted smart integrations within interoperability that set the stage for future state possibilities
  • Managed the triage, review, and prioritization of 700+ application and technical defects from various phases of testing as part of an Athena Health Rev Cycle implementation
  • Owned focus testing in preparation for Cerner Revenue Cycle implementations that involved over 35,000 charges triggered and validated for 2 go-lives including 2 hospitals and over 25 clinics
  • Bridged gap of current state to future state as a technical liaison to business owners by guiding a team of 12 professionals that oversaw web-based integrations; including SOAP services, Message Queues, and APIs using the following applications: DataPower, Queue Manager, and WebSphere.

Network Administrator

Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy
04.2016 - 08.2018
  • Provided 1st line support as the network administrator for a campus of over 250 students and 30+ faculty
  • Practiced preventive maintenance through onsite and remote capabilities on a routine basis while also adhering to state and district policies through upgrades and proper data management
  • Maintained Windows based server with 15+ client PCs as well as multiple printer/fax/scan devices ensuring the access to state standardized testing.

Interface Analyst

Baylor Scott & White
04.2012 - 05.2016
  • Project consisted of the installation of the Epic EMR system and the ongoing maintenance and upgrades of various ancillary applications spanned across over 48 hospitals
  • Developed and installed Epic HL7 ADT, Orders and Transcription interfaces for the consumption to 30+ downstream applications spanning 40+ hospitals and 100+ clinicals
  • Analyzed, designed, and maintained bi-directional real-time and batch interfaces within 2 interface engines (Cloverleaf & Mirth) from legacy EMRs to newly implemented Epic EMR
  • Collaborated with business owners to document problem resolution processes, testing results and program layouts within the outlined service level agreement
  • Served as technical PM for 20+ enhancement and upgrade intake and assessment projects including medical bedside devices.

Software Solutions Consulting Lead

Harte Hanks
07.2010 - 04.2012
  • Oversaw and assisted a team of 40+ to ensure the fulfillment of duties and tasks of an SSC, including consulting services for the FedEx product suite
  • Educated and trained staff and customers on 4 software products that allowed customers to run and customize their unique business needs
  • Stabilized the SSC team at a time where inconsistencies and turnover were high, by increasing metrics such as average number of schedule appointments and average number of executed appointments while decreasing the number of rescheduled and follow-up appointments and customer complaints.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems -

Baylor University
08.2009

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Technology Integration
  • Strategic Planning
  • EMR/Project Implementation
  • Digital Transformation
  • Teamwork mindset
  • Consulting
  • Business Planning
  • Enterprise Architecture
  • Project Documentation
  • Problem-Solving
  • Client Engagement

Certifications & Trainings

· PMP/PMI – Certified

· Epic Bridges – Certified

· AWS Cloud Practitioner - Certified

· Cloverleaf Level 1 & 2

· Agile Boot Camp

· HL7 FHIR Fundamentals

· HL7 FHIR Intermediate

· AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical)

References

  • Alexis Davis, (512) 269-7810
  • Diana Sessions, (678) 814-9425

Timeline

Senior Consultant

Deloitte Consulting LLP
05.2016 - Current

Network Administrator

Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy
04.2016 - 08.2018

Interface Analyst

Baylor Scott & White
04.2012 - 05.2016

Software Solutions Consulting Lead

Harte Hanks
07.2010 - 04.2012

Bachelor of Business Administration, Management Information Systems -

Baylor University

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