Curriculum Vitae

John T. Bauer, M.S.

**** **** ******** **.

Colorado Springs, CO, 80909

719-***-****

Physicist Principal/Director

Quality Analysis

Education

United States Air Force Academy

Colorado Springs, CO

B.S., Biology, 1993

SUNY at Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute Graduate Division

Buffalo, New York

M.S., Molecular & Cellular Biophysics, 2003

Experience

Principal, Director of Franchising, PBJ Falcon Enterprises (January 2014 -

present)

A USAFA grad owned Franchising Machine for the PB & Jellies New York Deli

brand concept with graduates from 89 - 93 engaged. Nationwide expansion of

this concept from the Colorado Springs area is beginning within and outside

the graduate community. We are partnered with the USAFA Association of

Graduates (AOG) and donate profits to cadet programs.

Clinical Decision Support Analyst for Senior Leadership, University of

Colorado Health - Memorial (October 2013 -January 2014)

Facilitated data mining, aggregation, and reporting for internal and

external clients. Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc reports as

necessary, including performance reports, dashboards, and business metric

reports. Participate in the design & support of decision support systems.

Champion the use of data-driven decisions across the organization. Provide

data mining and analytical support for requests that come from a wide

variety of sources. Participated in data validation and performance

improvement activities.

. Formed Task Group and implemented a system-wide 100% screening program

for Micro-satellite Instability (MSI) & Immunohistochemistry (IHC)

with written policy and guidance

. EPIC (Electronic Medical Record) In-Patient RN Training

. EPSi Financial Software Training and Quality support

. Lean/A3 mapping of Lung Nodule Clinic for Thoracic Surgery practice;

goal of 3-5 years to be a Center of Excellence in Thoracic Surgery

with ongoing development, working closely with Senior Leadership and

Physicians with cost analysis, flow, FTE captures, design, etc.

. Co-authored Safety reports in EPIC Electronic Medical Record (EMR)

assessing compliance in all units/departments across the hospital

during "Go-Live"; Reconciling orders, educating and training staff,

etc.

. Manage Society for Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Database for General

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Oncology Compliance Liaison, University of Colorado Health - Memorial

(February 2011 - October 2013)

Risk Assessment, Policies & Procedures; Charge audits/CDM correction;

Implement regulatory changes; PCA implementation, ensure appropriate

accreditation, and review for RAC Issues. POC and resource for compliance.

Review denial and OGI data, development and training of new software,

develop internal controls, newsletters/informatics; duties as needed

. Multiple Lean analyses applied to re-organization of processes for

billing, coding, registration, pre-authorizations, Thoracic

Oncology/Lung Nodule Clinic, Clinical Trials, Patient Financial

Services, Breast Navigation, Pharmacy, etc.

. Initial setup and process flow for mandatory PI training for Research

Clinical Trials via Healthstream internal electronic classroom for all

MHS physicians and "external PIs" (2 separate processes)

. Leading Change class participant to enhance leadership, communication

and cooperation within the organization

. A3/Lean for Colorado Health Medical Group (CHMG) Medical Oncology

Practice administrative and clinical staff

. Denial/Claims analysis for Memorial Health System (MHS) - Personally

responsible for denials decreasing from $2.5 million to current state

of x < $100,000

. Benchmark study, education and implementation for febrile neutropenia

. QI Coordinator for Hospital's Committee on Cancer (CoC) with clinical

outcomes

General Partner, RMBC, LLC (March 2009 -present)

Managed operations and restaurant build as the General Contractor,

including all aspects of management for 105 employees; Developing business

model for franchising this restaurant concept.

Clinical Marketing Manager, Tomotherapy, Inc. (August 2008 - March 2009)

Responsible to Executive Staff for clinical support in applications,

training, sales, research and development as it relates to marketing and

use of product in the clinical setting. Work in collaborations with sites

to ensure quality, feedback and future studies in radiotherapy applications

of product platform, upgrades and future applications. Performed clinical

studies for SBRT/SRSs, Trigeminal neuralgia and Radiation treatment

delivery as well as review of competing systems and technical aspects to

that end.

. Provide information and direction in completion of Requests for

Proposal (RFPs) to distributors and vendors in terms of technical

aspects of the system in working with product development and

regulatory affairs to that end

. Conduct site visits, interviews, clinical comparisons and assist in

press releases for Tomotherapy, Inc. as well as help develop existing

site-programs and aid in writing papers to that end

. Expert proficiency in Tomotherapy applications to include Treatment

Planning, Clinical Treatment, troubleshooting and Physics

. Supported sales staff and clinical applications staff in planning,

testing and delivering solutions for the clinical setting for a

variety of treatment sites and modalities

. Product development and dosimetry for TomoDirect application

Medical Physicist at USONCOLOGY (July 2007 - March 2008)

(Please see job description below) Responsible for Clinic operations in

Radiation Oncology to include patient planning, treatment delivery, special

procedures, etc. Helped as transition support/Locum tenens for this clinic.

Medical Physicist at Hartford Hospital (Jan 2003-June 2007)

Responsible for clinic operations at main hospital as well as managing

staff at 2 satellite sites, including planning, patient care, treatment

delivery, and special procedures in cancer care. Numerous RTOG studies to

include planning, treatment delivery, review, submission

. Instructor in Medical Physics, Allied School of Health, Hartford

Hospital (2003-2007)

. Respiratory Gating School, Virginia Commonwealth University (2004)

. Responsible for prostate seed implant programs at Hartford Hospital

(HH) and 1 satellite of HH including Pre-plans, OR support, ordering,

acquisition, assay/radiation safety/NucMed, post-plans and billing

. Instrumental in IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) startup

program at Hartford Hospital and subsequent startup and training of

physicists at other sites

. Trained in CT/PET/MRI fusion and was responsible for further training

of staff on GE Advantage workstations

. Trained clinical staff using BAT Ultrasound for prostate localization

as well as QA (Quality Assurance) and troubleshooting

. Trained staff in EPID based gold seed localization for prostate cases

(SonArray system)

. Trained in use of TransRectal Ultrasound (TRUS) placement of seeds

and patient localization on ultrasound

. Responsible for IMRT Quality Assurance (QA) at Hartford Hospital,

Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers and requisite satellites to include

film based analysis with the RIT film system as well as EPID based

dosimetry using Dosimetry Check, MatriXX, etc.

References

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