HARALD G. SIEWERT

Fullerton, CA ***** • (C) 714-***-**** • (T) 714-***-**** • acgsni@r.postjobfree.com

CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR • IT EXECUTIVE • PROJECT MANAGER

Healthcare IT – IT Operations– Infrastructure Vulnerability Management & Remediation

~ PROFILE ~

Highly accomplished, results-driven IT Executive with proven ability to improve operational performance,

facilitate business growth, and reduce costs through effective leadership of technology operations and

initiatives. Special expertise in directing technology deployments, solution development, and software

implementations to meet the rapidly changing needs of healthcare organizations and businesses. Experienced

in IT security, software retirement, HIPAA compliance initiatives, backup and recovery solutions, mainframe

enhancements, data center management, and more. Excellent problem solving skills.

Core Competencies:

IT Operations • Program/Project Management • Strategic Planning • Internal Controls • Needs Assessment

Regulatory Compliance • HIPAA/SOX/IRS/MSI/OSHPD •Medicare & Medical & OSHPD Data Mining •

Budget/Cost Control • Team Building/Training Presentations • Risk Management • Process Improvement •

Client Relations • Business Continuity Policy & Procedure Design • Technology Evaluation & Implementation •

Procurement

~ PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE ~

HGS Systems Consulting, Fullerton, CA 10/2013 –

Principle Consultant

Developed Real Estate processes for local Real Estate office of Allison James Estates and Homes Inc.

• Targeted Demographic Data Extraction from various Web and Database sources.

• Developed Mail Merge processes for targeted Direct Marketing.

• Disaster Recovery for Real Estate Office, including Cloud and local data backup.

• Mobil process to track clients and property inventories. (Included Google Earth in tracking process)

Various Consulting tasks:

• Installed Wi-Fi enabled Training/research system for local religious studies organization

• Recovered data and system from complete crash (private client)

• Provided support for handheld devices (iPhone, Android, etc.) – (Multiple clients)

• AS/400 support for MBK Homes

• Implemented ownCloud server/client cloud storage application of 400+ users.

• Implemented Amazon Cloud services along with S3 Backup

KAISER PERMANENTE (through Hynes & Company), Corona, CA 2011 – 10/2013

Project Manager

Planned and directed all technology initiatives to support regulatory compliance requirements at $50.6B non-

profit integrated health plan with 37 hospitals and 588 medical office buildings in 8 states. Oversaw IT security,

needs assessment, and process improvement projects. Prepared and delivered presentations, designed

project management plans, and managed client relations. Supervised project teams.

• Implemented monthly maintenance window model to ensure technical security standards (SOX, PCI,

HIPAA) achieved and maintained for 315 applications and 1,500 servers. Worked with Infrastructure

Management Group on scheduling and performing infrastructure maintenance and remediation.

• Eliminated more than 22,500 server vulnerabilities and enabled zero audit findings.

• Led complete vulnerability remediation of PCI-designated servers to maintain compliance levels.

• Established necessary program for SOX remediation, including OS patching and upgrades.

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• Introduced MacAfee Solid Core to monitor and report changes in database files.

• Increased security levels by removing outdated WinZip and Tripwire programs from infrastructure.

• Directed deployment of IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager, Storage Manager, and Workload Scheduler to

deploy patches and updates, validate backup requirements, and improve efficiency.

• Transitioned data center support to IBM, resulting in reduced costs and greater support levels.

• Spearheaded vital UNIX firmware upgrades and replacements to eliminate outages.

• Implemented password standardization for HP server systems and also replaced array batteries.

PACIFIC HEALTH CORPORATION, Tustin, CA 1998 - 2010

Corporate Director, Information Systems

Oversaw IT department and 4 data centers for $225M multi-community hospital system. Supervised direct

reports and up to 20 additional persons per project. Administered budgets ranging from $100K to $1.5M.

Directed technology evaluation, selection, and procurement functions. Led complete project life cycles for

implementations, upgrades, and migrations. Provided technology support and integration services to facilitate

M&A activities. Managed technical services for data centers, supporting Windows and AS/400. Served as

Security Officer, handling email and AS/400 security issues.

Selected Projects & Accomplishments:

• Improved efficiency by implementing technology deployment standards for all departments.

• Increased productivity and regulatory compliance by instituting computerized knowledge base whose

data encompassed document files, databases, and spreadsheets.

• Enhanced productivity by designing, writing, and launching data mining programs for multiple areas.

• Reduced costs by utilizing open-source software, including OpenOffice.

• Maximized data integrity by introducing document management and archiving, network printing,

scanning, and OCR technologies, and implementing new data backup protocols with offsite storage.

• Achieved major improvements in efficiency by establishing LAN and WAN between 6 locations.

• Facilitated HIPAA compliance by implementing custom email system and SonicWALL data security.

• Reduced costs by negotiating effectively and building profitable vendor relationships.

• Increased productivity by upgrading accounting systems via latest electronic data exchanges.

• Enabled 30% increase in collections by implementing new WAN and in-house patient A/R agency.

• Saved $288K per year by migrating critical reports to electronic files.

• Lowered costs by implementing single-vendor pharmacy, laboratory, medical records, medical supply,

and physician dictation applications strategy.

• Developed Medicare/Medical Billing Data extraction/editing upload sub system.

KIM LIGHTING, City of Industry, CA 1987 - 1998

Manager, Data Processing

Directed day-to-day data center operations for $60M commercial lighting company. Administered department

budget. Supervised staff of 3. Maintained IBM MAPICS/MAPICS XA manufacturing system, custom

purchasing system, LAN/WAN, and Windows/PC environment.

Selected Projects & Accomplishments:

• Played key role in facilitating corporate growth from $25M to $60M through technology support.

• Enhanced efficiency by implementing remote processing, via T1 and P2P wireless networking.

• Increased productivity by introducing PCs and Microsoft Office corporate-wide.

• Streamlined workflow and improved productivity by integrating AS/400 with LAN, allowing for better

shared resources and centralized backup system.

• Created and deployed product literature distribution and order tracking system.

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~ EDUCATION & TRAINING ~

Computer Database Programming Degree, Electronic Computer Programming Institute (ECPI), Milwaukee,

WI

Coursework in Business Administration & Computer Science, Fullerton College, Fullerton, CA

HIPAA Training (2012)

~ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ~

Technical Skills: Windows, Linux, Solaris, UNIX (AIX), AS/400, Novell Netware, MS Office Pro (2000, 2003,

2007, 2010, 365), Visio 2003, 2008, MS Project 2003, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher 2007, WebEx, ITIL V3,

IBM BigFix, IBM Tivoli Storage Manger (TSM, (Backup etc IBM WebSphere, IBM Workload Scheduler

(TWS), Agile, SharePoint 2008, 2010, Exchange 2008, Watchguard, SonicWall, Oracle DB, Cerner

Millennium Lab Systems, McAfee Solid Core, Tripwire, RSA Token, Google Apps, Google Drive, OneDrive,

Skydrive, Nuance Cloud Drive, Gmail, Dropbox, ownCloud, Remedy 5, 7.6, RPM, Lotus Notes, QuickBooks

Pro, Spiceworks Helpdesk, BackupExec, Acronis Backup, Zmanda Cloud Backup, Crystal Reports, McKesson

Paragon, McKesson Series 9000, Datawatch, Monarch Pro, Xerox OCR,SonicWALL, Visual FoxPro, MySQL,

various custom healthcare and business systems, PCs, MAC (various) servers, (Cisco and others) routers,

switches, LAN/WAN, NAS, RPG, RPG ILE, IBM CLP, IBM BAL, Databus, COBOL, IBM 9117-MMB Frame,

iPhone, iPad, Android tablet, Android Smart Phones. Wifi Implementation/Security, Intellicad, Autocad,

Sketchup Pro, Sketchup-Make,

Volunteer Activities: Technical Support for International non-profit education organization (10 hours/month).

International Convention technical support and venue activities.

Languages: German/English

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