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RICHARD K. AFANUH

Cincinnati,OH

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

SR. SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

AssureCare
Cincinnati, OH
12.2020 - Current
  • Design new processes and directives for Implementation teams and Architectural methodology and, client platforms discovery process and system re-engineering
  • Provide custom integration solutions for Retail Pharmacy Medication Management with Real-time targeting and Event handling via ASB and Event-Hub
  • Lead custom Integration for UM and CM on MedCompass for Multiple Insurance Entities (BCBS, Aetna, MMO) and state services DHCS (state of California), Triple S (Puerto-Rico), Gainwell (state of Colorado), MPATH-Deloitte (State of Montana), etc
  • Led clinical and pharmacy integration for large client bases such Kroger Pharmacy, Prime
  • Leading the Architecture and Design for AssureCare Member Portal for patients' usage
  • Upgrade large scale Data ingestion hundreds of millions of patients record per day and resulting opportunities and workflows
  • Provide architecture guidance for ongoing Data warehouse platform on Azure, covering Transactional Data move from multiple sources (SQL server, Files, Applications, etc.) to a Transformation stage via ADF and Debezium streaming to Databricks, with reporting via PowerBI
  • Implemented data sharing to clients Datawarehouse via streaming and parquet files exports of CDC data
  • Designing Interfacing processes between the MTM and Clinical & Dietician Services platform (IPC) and integrating automated OCR processing of Service authorization from inbound faxes
  • Handle new architects and lead developers interview and onboarding

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

AssureCare
Cincinnati, OH
07.2019 - 12.2020
  • Evaluate existing private cloud-based Care Management and Population Health Management platform MedCompass, for technology and implementation process rationalization
  • Provide secure Fax and Letter integration into Care Management Modules for multiple state-based Medicaid and Medicare programs
  • Design Special Program solutions for offline HFA assessments and Care plans for prison and Homeless population for large Insurance company in Hawaii
  • Design DOM event-based solutions for Real time event notification and pharmacist sign-off in Medication Management at individual stores at large pharmacy chain
  • Work with a Clinical team to create out-of-box standard solution for MTM and CM with patient segmentation and provide HIE integration (using FHIR)
  • Support custom solution for new clients (Large National Insurance & Pharmacy chains) implementations, and provide Creative Solutions to support Sales process to potential clients
  • Create a uniform Architecture and Process steps to make client implementation and platform more predictable and repeatable to reduce cost and avoid significant time and headcount spikes

SR. CONSULTING SOLUTION ARCHITECT

Kindred Healthcare
Louisville, KY
07.2016 - 05.2019
  • Redesigned and re-platformed the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and Ancillaries systems for the Enterprise Hospital Division covering 80+ LTACs hospitals across the US
  • Defined multiyear program definition; enterprise solution architecture, conducted vendor software and platforms evaluations and presented recommendations to IT and Business Partner Leadership
  • Provided guidance and oversight of a multiyear implementation of integrated FHIR enabled EMR system
  • Developed cloud-based system (Azure) using Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Azure SQL, Blob Storage, Micro-services, Service Fabric containers, App Insight, Azure Service Bus and Topic Queues, Rules engine and HL7 Processing and notification / broadcast platform
  • Redesigned Clinical Data Repository (CDR) into a separate Analytical Clinical Platform with BI for Clinical Operations
  • Collaborated with the Kindred Enterprise Architecture Committee to assist in defining cloud architecture principles and standards, conceptual to logical and physical designs
  • Help define Identity Management solution using OKTA/OAuth 2 for enterprise Identity Management and multi-Factor Authentication for Mobile applications
  • Member of the Enterprise Architecture Board setting Standards, providing guidance and reviewing /approving projects across multiple lines of Business (Hospital, Home Care, Rehab)
  • Member of the Software Development Standard Group, creating standards across various IT groups and uniformity to rationalize processes and software usage and practices

SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT/LEAD ENGINEER

AT&T Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
10.2009 - 01.2016
  • Designed (since 2010) the ordering processes for the Emerging Business Markets (EBM) platform for a new multimillion-dollar sales channel for Cloud-based, Mobility and IP wireline products
  • Overcame significant organizational resistance to introduce agile methodology to my organization, while delivering 78% of e-Strategy releases under budget and championing the use of API services
  • Led multiple programs designing architecture solutions for E-Strategy, Halo, Small Cell Optimization, Emerging Business Markets and Ethernet
  • Managed onshore and offshore contract resources to implement software and technical solutions
  • Achieved - e-Order platform produced a uniform centralized web-based dashboard to increase visibility for external clients' bulk purchase for high-sale volume products
  • Established SXP process for Modeling and integrating HALO data into the existing Tapestry order schema for the merger of real time orders flow into the eBIZ dashboard
  • Installed components of the SIP compensation process on SAP after conducting thorough evaluation of the effectiveness of the process; used ESB design for service orchestration
  • Led the SXP team for cell Transport Optimization (eaMIS) for the support, management, and monitoring of Small Cell Service Orders and reuse
  • Championed the use of Agile on SXP platform as both architect & scrum master

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT/ANALYST

AT&T Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
07.2007 - 10.2009
  • Lead technical architect for the Small Business Services (SBS) and Future Method of Operations (FMO) Programs and designed a Switched Ethernet Order Portal (SCOPE) for the Juniper network
  • Directed the design process for the SBS wireless services ordering, contracting and billing, building of a data warehouse ordering feed absorbing SBS Compensation and Pricing data flow to the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)-SAP
  • Implemented a new channel integration into the SAP CS Module for our data/call centers
  • Designed and implemented 5 Java-based services on WebLogic Integration platform as middleware for the Field Service Tracking System and PDA Rocket with savings over $10M per year
  • Delivered a 25% contracting and 15% order cycle time reduction while increasing reliability and reducing outage incidents to less than 2 incidents per quarter
  • Resolved major performance and scalability issues with the redesign of the GCP FMO

SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER/MIDDLEWARE TEAM LEAD

AT&T Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
04.2003 - 06.2007
  • Led onshore/offshore teams of software developers, engineers, DBAs, and infrastructure support personnel in design
  • Managed the implementation of 9 enterprise-wide network Information projects for government contracted services (NetWorX) with reduced cycle time and expenses
  • Built the proof-of-concept solution for Government Network Service web services (WebLogic/J2EE) and mass data processing for the NetWorx project
  • Wrote WSDL, JPD processes, Java Controls for utilities and Web services; data Transformations using XQuery, Schemas, and JSP Flows and trained new developers on the Weblogic/WLI platform

TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER/ GUI-UX TEAM LEAD

AT&T Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
01.2000 - 03.2003
  • Provided day-to-day coordination and technical leadership to a cross-functional team to build the e-Provisioning UI Platform using Java/JSP
  • Introduced the use of Rapid Prototyping as a dev methodology within our organization, for use with graphical user interface intensive projects
  • Reduced order processing time by 20% across three data centers with savings of $4M annually through the implementation of a single common ordering platform
  • Led a team of U.S
  • And Canadian engineers in the development of a web-based, single-sign-on system that enabled thousands of users to only log in once accessing 40+ systems
  • Led the design and implementation of secured Web-based repository for AT&T Off-shoring program and of 4ESS 'Rehome' project focused on the depopulation of overcrowded network elements and predictive modeling to identify congested network elements
  • Evaluated DataStage for the DBoR/ETL processes and data marts feeds normalization and transformation from 5 separate streams into a single/uniform logical DBoR on Oracle

GUI DEVELOPER

AT&T Corporation
Cincinnati, OH
06.1997 - 12.1998
  • Converted windows-based SOP to a web app, with dynamic Crystal report and ASP
  • Implemented an IIS primary web-farm in Cincinnati-OH with a DR back-up center in Middletown, NJ

Summary

Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience, I am skilled in designing and enhancing complex systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. With proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success. I am a results-oriented achiever with proven ability to exceed targets and drive success in fast-paced environments who combines strategic thinking with hands-on experience to deliver impactful solutions and enhance organizational performance.

I have extensive experience in multiple industries (Consulting, Telephony, Healthcare, etc) and have acquired relevant experience in a multitude of IT roles (developer, Analyst, Project manager, Team manager, System Architect, Solution Architect), making me well suited to take on new challenges.

Education

MBA - International Business Management

Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
09.2005 - 06.2008

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
12.1998 - 01.2000

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
03.1994 - 06.1997

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Central State University
Wilberforce, OH
03.1994 - 06.1997

HITEC Project Management - Health Information Technology

Cincinnati State Technical And Community College
Cincinnati, OH
01.2012 - 09.2012

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Work Location

On-SiteRemoteHybrid

Important To Me

Company CultureWork-life balance

Interests

History, Reading, travel, continuing education

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Native or Bilingual

Software

Net, Java, SQL

Skills

Platforms/Tools: Azure cloud, Azure Data Lake, Azure Service Bus & Event Hubs, DevOps, Private links, VPNs, Databricks with Delta sharing, PowerBI, Okta, Oracle, SQL server & SSRS, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Rabbit MQ, Snowflake, SAS, Microsoft IIS, WebLogic, SCME, TFS, Workflows
Services/Processes: Microservices, containers, Webservice (REST/JSON/SOA), Queues, EDB, Rules Engines, APIs, ETL processes
Other: System integration, scalability, Identity Management, PHI Security, OAuth 2, DevOps
Data: Research Analysis Modeling Normalization Analytics ETL Big Data Dashboards BI
Methodology: UX Focus design, TDD, BDD, Responsive Web, Mobile First, Agile/Scrum, Waterfall, Rapid Prototyping, full SDLC, CI/CD

Work Availability

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Certification

HITEC Project Implementation Management Cert., Health Information Technology (Cincinnati State Technical College, Cincinnati, OH) 2011
Agile/Scrum Master cert - 2017
Agile Product Owner cert - 2017
Microsoft Azure Solut Architect Expert Certification - 2021

Affiliations

  • Cincinnati State Technical College IT Professional Advisory Board (2009-2011)
  • BDPA (2016-2022)

Timeline

SR. SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

AssureCare
12.2020 - Current

SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

AssureCare
07.2019 - 12.2020

SR. CONSULTING SOLUTION ARCHITECT

Kindred Healthcare
07.2016 - 05.2019

HITEC Project Management - Health Information Technology

Cincinnati State Technical And Community College
01.2012 - 09.2012

SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT/LEAD ENGINEER

AT&T Corporation
10.2009 - 01.2016

TECHNICAL ARCHITECT/ANALYST

AT&T Corporation
07.2007 - 10.2009

MBA - International Business Management

Xavier University
09.2005 - 06.2008

SENIOR TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER/MIDDLEWARE TEAM LEAD

AT&T Corporation
04.2003 - 06.2007

TECHNICAL STAFF MEMBER/ GUI-UX TEAM LEAD

AT&T Corporation
01.2000 - 03.2003

Master of Science - Computer Engineering

Cornell University
12.1998 - 01.2000

GUI DEVELOPER

AT&T Corporation
06.1997 - 12.1998

Bachelor of Science - Computer Science

Central State University
03.1994 - 06.1997

Bachelor of Science - Mathematics

Central State University
03.1994 - 06.1997

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