Lawrence Grace

ad1rj3@r.postjobfree.com 770-***-**** (C) 901-***-**** (H)

Detail-oriented professional with over 20 years of experience within the Information Technology and Health Care Information Systems arena, including software development, software support, software sales, and HL7 and IHE interface implementation. Excellent histories of program development in efforts to increase sales, enhance client relationships, and broaden staff product knowledge. Technical Skills

EMR Interfaces HL7 Messaging

SQL Demographic Bridges

Intersystems Ensemble/DeepSee Cache Objectscript

GitHub/Jenkins Code Deployment IHE HIE Implementations InterSystems Healthshare/Ensemble Visual Studio

Jira Agile

Employment History

Integration Analyst, TEKSystems, Inc., Hanver MD 2023-Present TEKSystems is an IT Services and IT Consulting company that accelerates business transformation by solving complex technolog and business challenges. HL7 Interface Migrations

• Albany Medical Center – Migration of InterSystems Ensemble interfaces to an InterSystems Health Connect platform.

Team Lead, Ready Computing, Inc., New York, NY 2019-2023 Ready Computing specializes in implementing health information exchanges for federal, state, and commercial entities. Headquartered in New York City, and strategically located across the U.S., Canada, and Europe, we partner with our clients to deliver industry-leading expertise in systems integration, health information exchange, application development, and more. Manage a team of developers and QA Anaylsts to complete delivery of an IT solution. Working directly with clients, IT vendors, and internal teammates to deliver integrated health solutions focusing primarily on deploying high volume interfaces and interoperability software based on the InterSystems HealthShare platform.

Senior Interoperability Systems Engineer, Rhode Island Quality Inst., Providence, RI 2016-2019 Rhode Island Quality Institute (RIQI) is a Healthcare Information Exchange (HIE) center for collaborative innovation that advances health and care transformation. Our mission is to significantly improve health and advance the quality and value of care.

Building and supporting interfaces between the Rhode Island HIE and Regional Data Providers

Programming HL7-based and IHE system interfaces based on real time HL7 transactions within a healthcare setting on the Intersystems Ensemble Healthshare platform

Maintaining accurate, complete integration documentation for data flows, connectivity specifications, routing, filtering, data manipulation, problem resolution. Senior Applications Engineer, Baystate Health, Springfield, MA 2014-2016 Building and supporting interfaces between the Western Mass HIE Regional EMR systems

Primary responsibility for designing and programming HL7-based and IHE system interfaces based on real time HL7 transactions within the InterSystems platform.

Completing analysis, design, develop, testing, implementation and documentation of new HL7 interfaces

Providing maintenance, support, and coding enhancements for existing interfaces using SQL, Cache Objectscript, and XML

Lawrence Grace

ad1rj3@r.postjobfree.com 770-***-**** (C) 901-***-**** (H) HL7 Interface Engineer, New York eHealth Collaborative, New York, NY 2012-2014 NYeC works to ensure that its mission of statewide HIT implementation is successful through a specific focus on four key areas: Education, Public and Private Collaboration, The Construction of a Statewide Health Information Network for New York (SHIN-NY), and Technical and Adoption Services to help providers adopt electronic health records in their practices. Building and supporting interfaces between HIE and RHIO EMR systems

Primary responsibility for programming HL7-based and IHE system interfaces based on real time HL7 transactions within a healthcare setting on the Intersystems Ensemble Healthshare platform

Completing analysis, design, development, testing and implementation of new ADT, Lab, and CCD interfaces

Providing maintenance, support, and coding enhancements for existing interfaces using SQL, Cache Objectscript, and XML

Maintaining accurate, complete integration documentation for data flows, connectivity specifications, routing, filtering, data manipulation, problem resolution, root cause analysis and change control Senior Integration Analyst, Health Quest Systems, Inc 2011-2012 Manage the development, maintenance, and implementation of software and hardware interfaces in a multi- hospital environment for a variety of support software applications

Develops and implements HL7 interfaces using current integration technologies

Create interface specifications for the integration team.

Track problems through resolution. Communicate status, monitoring and follow-up on all open issues

Supports departmental needs by documenting and designing systems in Visio for data standardization.

Interface Implementation/Support Analyst, NextGen Healthcare 2007-2011 Manage the implementation of software and hardware interfaces. Respond to and resolve problems with software and hardware interfaces

Analyze and resolve complex technical issues with customer interfaces (Lab/EMR/Equipment)

Exercise discretion and independent thinking to advise customers on the use of their interfaces

Manage the interface implementation process

Technical Sales Specialist, Quest Diagnostics, Inc 2003-2007 Support field sales initiatives for the Quest Diagnostics Customer Connectivity Portfolio.

Drove sales growth and retention of existing client base through collaboration with field sales and IT by positioning the Care360 Physician Portal and Electronic Prescribing offering.

Act as technical liaison between sales and IT and subject matter expert for connectivity related.

Developed and delivered internal product certification training program for existing sales organization members and new hires.

Demonstrate and present product benefits and functionality to physician practices at all levels. Senior Client Systems Analyst, Quest Diagnostics, Inc 2002-2003 Configure, install and support equipment and software in client offices for the electronic submission of test orders and receiving test results.

Configured, installed and supported technology in client practices to support the submission of lab orders and retrieval of results.

Train clients on the effective use of the ordering and resulting equipment application.

Manage the process of implementation of HL7 demographic interfaces. Senior Sales Consultant, Oracle Corporation 1997-2001 Provided technical and functional sales support for the account team in support of CRM and e-Business product suites. Responsibilities included proposal generation, product function demonstrations and presentations, and delivering internal technical training and support Lawrence Grace

ad1rj3@r.postjobfree.com 770-***-**** (C) 901-***-**** (H) Systems Manager, Group 8760, LLC 1994-1997

Delivered systems implementation services for networked computers. Managed Unix-based Web servers and databases to support client Web sites and internal software development. Designed and implemented client Web sites. Wrote C language modules for a Gas Industries Standards Board (GISB) project.

Delivered systems implementation services for networked computers.

Provided Oracle database management in support of C application development efforts and client websites.

Managed UNIX-based (Sun Solaris and IBM AIX) Web Servers in support of clients' websites and internal programmers' development environment using Netscape’s Web Server technology.

Designed and implemented client websites using HTML. Principal Software Specialist, Digital Equipment Corporation 1982-1994 Provided in-depth technical software support for over 40 hardware engineers and their clients. Delivered professional software services consulting at customers’ sites. Provided warranty, pre-sale, and consulting services in support of three operating systems and their associated products.

Developed and delivered specialized VMS and Personal Computer training for engineers.

Delivered LAN, WAN & Performance Monitoring Consulting Services.

Diagnosed software and hardware networking problems for VAX/VMS and Pathworks.

Delivered PC networking services using Digital's Client/Server products for windows-based personal computers.

Managed major new installations of complex software configurations and was the focal person for all software problem resolutions in our geography.

Provided technical support for DECnet, Ethernet and ALL-IN-1, in support of approximately 30 members of their internal support staff.

Delivered presentation, demonstration and technical support for VAX layered products including programmer productivity tools, system management and installation procedures, and office automation products.

UNITED STATES ARMY 1976 - 1982

Specialist 5th Class, Redstone Arsenal, AL

Assigned to the Computer Assisted Instruction section of the Missile Munitions Center and School. Duties included system management of PDP-11/70 minicomputer running RSTS/E and writing Missile Munitions simulations using ANSI Standard Cobol.

Specialist 4th Class, Baumholder, West Germany

Assigned to the base hospital as shift-leader for the emergency room. Duties included triage of incoming patients and providing emergency medical services including minor surgery, administering prescription medications and assessing patient’s conditions for the attending physician on duty. Willing to Travel/Relocate References Available upon Request

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