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Teanya Walker

LIS Project Leader
Baltimore,MD

Summary

Project Leader with 6 years of experience managing complex and intricate LIS projects within a large and complex healthcare organization. Big picture thinker with expertise in laboratory workflows and LIS end-to-end implementation. Excellent communication and task delegation skills. Proven success in meeting project deadlines, goals and objectives. Highly organized, methodical and skilled at overseeing daily milestones across high-performance teams.

Work History

LIS Project Leader

Johns Hopkins Health System
Baltimore, MD
01.2016 - Current
  • Manage multiple, concurrent LIS projects within specified deadlines.
  • Provide leadership to project team from project initiation to project closure.
  • Lead team in the development and implementation of innovative solutions to meet end users needs.
  • Develop contingency plans and avoidance strategies to address issues and mitigate risk.
  • Create detail documentation, including system design, procedures, workflows, project plans, and recommendations for system enhancements.
  • Collaborate across teams to share information and coordinate on new ideas, issue resolutions, and streamlining and standardizing workflows.
  • Manage user needs and requirements to define and create project plans.
  • Supervise team in development, implementation, and problem resolution through planning, scheduling, assigning, coordinating, and reviewing tasks performed by project team members
  • Troubleshoot, analyze and resolve complex system integration and workflow issues.
  • Manage team meetings and collaborate with team members to develop, identify and accomplish project's goals and objectives.
  • Define responsibilities, duties, and roles of each team member.
  • Develop and follow baseline project plan and milestones for task completion.
  • Perform independent analysis and provide recommendations to overcome project obstacles.
  • Identify and resolve problems through root cause analysis and research.
  • Specifications.

Applications Coordinator III

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
11.2012 - 01.2016
  • Supported multiple LIS application modules.
  • Developed and conducted interface validation protocols.
  • Provided training for system users.
  • Facilitated the implementation and troubleshooting of Sysmex WAM middleware.
  • Provided on-call support during non-business hours.
  • Supported hardware and software implementations, enhancements and replacements.
  • Analyzed HL7 data to resolve issues, streamline workflows and interpret specification documents.
  • Communicated regularly with customers concerning data exchange and technology integration.
  • Built and validated LIS tests and workflows.
  • Oversaw development and implementation of improvements to support and network operations.
  • Worked closely with management teams to plan, develop, coordinate and execute technical strategies aligned to client's vision, mission and purpose.
  • Led and assisted technical upgrade projects by working and coordinating with consultants and developers for integrations.
  • Conducted research, gathered information from multiple sources and presented results.

Lead Medical Technologist

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
09.2003 - 11.2012
  • Oversaw and ensured the successful day to day operation of the Core Laboratory under supervision and/or in absence of lab manager.
  • Performed high volume routine and complex hematology, coagulation and chemistry testing.
  • Operated, calibrated and maintained sophisticated instruments and equipment to facilitate quality laboratory and patient care operations.
  • Participated in procedure and instrument validations.
  • Trained other employees in laboratory testing.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology

University of Maryland

Skills

Gathering requirements

Risk management

Project Management

Collaborative Project Development

Organization skills

Analytical and Critical Thinking

Certification

ASCP, WAM Middleware, PMP Certified, Epic Beaker Certified, JIRA

Accomplishments

  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams in the implementation of SCC Soft and Epic Beaker LIS.
  • Walker TJ, Nelson LD, Dunphy BW, Anderson DM, Kickler TS. Comparative evaluation of the Iris iQ200 body fluid module with manual hemacytometer count. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009 Mar;131(3):333-8.

Affiliations

  • Project Management Institute
  • ASCP - American Society for Clinical Pathology

Software

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Access

Microsoft PowerPoint

Visio

Microsoft Word

Timeline

LIS Project Leader

Johns Hopkins Health System
01.2016 - Current

Applications Coordinator III

Johns Hopkins Hospital
11.2012 - 01.2016

Lead Medical Technologist

Johns Hopkins Hospital
09.2003 - 11.2012

Bachelor of Science - Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology

University of Maryland
Teanya WalkerLIS Project Leader