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Project Manager Quality Assurance

Location:
Opelousas, LA, 70570
Posted:
August 08, 2011

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Annette M. Arvie

abgzt7@r.postjobfree.com

940-***-****

Qualification summary

Experienced professional with administrative responsibility for managing

the operational, technical and compliance areas. In addition to addressing

operational functions and compliance activities for current and past

employers, such as, University of Southwestern Medical Center, Ashland Oil,

American Airlines, Rockwell Automation, Fresenius Medical Care, KV

Pharmaceutical & Medical Transportation while addressing accuracy of

Electronic Systems. This includes responsibility for investigating,

compliance, quality control and quality assurance, internal investigations;

reviewing documents to satisfy federal requirements, assisting business

process owners, staff and serving as the point of contact to address issues

with the appropriate state and federal regulatory entities.

EDUCATION:

. BS Computer Science - Southern University A & M - Baton Rouge, LA

. MBA - Regis University - Denver, CO

. Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) California InterContinental

University - Diamond Bar, CA - graduation 12/09

EMPLOYMENT:

Medical Transportation Corp., Jan. 2006 - Jan 2011

VP Audit &Compliance

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. Mitigate risk and address Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal

control structure

. Developed and maintained a compliance and regulatory program

. Performed audits addressing IT services/data management

. Work with different department heads to make sure that best practices

are identified and implemented in a timely and efficient manner

. Reduce costs significantly and helped grow revenue through

addressing compliance issues

. Served as a liaison for Administration, Information Systems, Finance,

Compliance, Physicians and Revenue producing departments in regards to

compliance and regulatory updates

. Insure internal controls pertaining to hospitals and private

healthcare facilities, focus on key internal controls, prepare

documentation for privacy, supervise the process were correct through

audits and compliance

. Supervised 5 employees

. Reviewed process improvement and addressed areas involving GMP, GCP,

RHIA/RHIT

. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring change management process

accurately address company, loss prevention and system objectives

. Reviewed documentation for external auditors

Rockwell Automation, Milwaukee, WI - Feb 2005 - Jan 2006

IS Controls Manager

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal control structure

. Supervised 3 employees

. Managed projects internal with D&T and PWC auditors

. Directed and developed internal control procedures for

compliance, Quality assurance and quality control

. Determined the degree to which decentralization of security controls

takes place

. Provided technical advice, assistance or guidance to employees less

experienced or familiar with a specific programming language or with

the system

. Provided recommendations and counsel to strengthen internal controls,

ensure compliance with laws, regulations and corporate policies; and

work towards enhancing management processes to meet the company's

business objectives

Jefferson Wells International (consulting firm), St. Louis, MO

Information Systems Audit Manager (Consulting)

Feb 2004 - Feb 2005

. Project Management for Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 internal

control structure

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. COSO, COBIT or ISO-17799

. Supervised 3 to 21 employees

. Determined scope of IS audits and created audit plan

. Reviewed Enterprise Resource Planning system and tested for

functional and adequate controls, Quality assurance and quality

control regarding medical devices

. Directed and developed internal control procedures for

compliance with pharmaceutical company, healthcare and manufacturing

industries

Fresenius Medical Care - Healthcare (Renal dialysis supplies &

manufacturing) industry, Lexington, MA - Information Systems Audit

Supervisor/Manager

Oct 2000 - Dec 2003

. Sarbanes Oxley Section 404 internal control structure

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. Project Manager for IT, Integrated, Financial and Operational Audits,

RHIA/RHIT

. Assessment of current systems; Management, replacement, upgrade and/or

administration of existing systems information system requirements,

researched, reviewed medical devices and helped select a new System

. Performed audits addressing IT services/data management for clinical

trials,

. Managed and facilitated the planning, execution, and tracking of relevant

clinical trial activities,

. Worked with pertinent clinical and information systems areas to address

the accuracy of data entry and exchange through web-based data

collection,

. Insure internal controls pertaining to hospitals and private

healthcare facilities, focus on key internal controls, prepare

documentation for privacy, supervise the process were correct through

audits and compliance

. Worked with provider relations and contracting management,

. Experience in State and Federal health programs,

. Project manager for ensuring all compliance,

. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring change management process

accurately address company and system objectives in addition to

Medical Records, Quality assurance and quality control,

. Developed and maintained a HIPAA compliance program and worked with

GMP, GCP

. Created documents addressing covered entity regarding HIPAA compliance

. Work with different department heads to make sure that best practices

are identified and implemented in a timely and efficient manner

. Reduced costs significantly and helped grow revenue through addressing

compliance issues

. Ensured CPT code, ICD-9-CM, HCPCS, Charge master and revenue

codes relating to billing process were correct through audits and

compliance

. Served as a liaison for Administration, Information Systems and

provided QA and QC. Reviewed Patient Accounts, Medical Records,

Finance, Compliance, Physicians and Revenue producing departments in

regards to Electronic Health Record Systems, compliance, charge

capture, loss prevention and regulatory updates

. Reviewed process for Clinical process improvement and addressed QA and

QC

. Supervised employees and coordinated with executives and departmental

administrators regarding design, statistical requests and procedures

for compliance issues enhancements

. Assisted with implementation and acquisition involving compliance of

system related issues and reviewed specific system environments (Unix

RS/6000)

. Researched the use of system processing functions for departments and

divisions and provided technical support

. Interacted with VP Information Systems of Clinical & regarding HIPAA

. Evaluated the effectiveness and efficiency of the implementation of

existing and ongoing information systems operations and infrastructure

. Correlated and devised cost efficient programs, which contributed in

essence and led to training the users and staff

Ashland Inc. - Chemical manufacturing and Construction industry,

Lexington, KY - Sr. Information Technology Auditor/Supervisor

Oct 1999 - Oct 2000

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. Reviewed Enterprise Resource Planning system and tested for

functional and adequate controls

. Performed audits on JD Edwards and assisted with SAP audit

. Managed projects and performed audits on computer applications

(Application Based Costing), statistical research for different

systems (Endeavor), mainframes (AS/400), OS/390, security (ACF/2) and

Oracle

. Supervise one employee

. Evaluated the methodology and processes by which business application

systems are developed implemented, documented, controlled and

maintained

American Airlines - Transportation industry, Dallas/Fort Worth/TX-

Specialist Information Technology Audit/Manager - Consulting position:

November 1998 - May 1999

. Project Manager and performed IT and Financial Audits

. Developed plans for audit programs, work assignments, standards

and implemented procedures

. Participated in strategic planning for the department

. Monitored programs and reviewed for compliance

. Supervised 2 employees

. Performed management analysis

. Reviewed contracts, assisted management with purchasing issues

. Consulted with internal auditors and division heads regarding

financial operations of the entity

Sally Beauty Company- Manufacturing industry, Denton, TX Sr Information

Systems Auditor

Consulting position:

May 1998 - November 1998

. Project manager for IS & Financial Audits

. Performed audits on computer applications (Lawson & AS/400)

. Developed plans for audit programs and work assignments

. Developed standards and implemented procedures

. Participated in store audits, loss prevention and disaster

recovery test

. Monitored programs and reviewed for compliance and system

requirements

State of Louisiana, Insurance, Tax and Law Enforcement Industries, Baton

Rouge, LA Network Supervisor, Data Security Administrator, Computer System

Liaison Officer/Supervisor- Uniform Crime Reporting

Sept 1993 - May 1998

. Supported network connections and participated in technical and

analytical studies of routine telecommunications system

. Consorted in monitoring and analyzing network operations and

performance using established task procedures, documents and evaluated

network problems and/or malfunctions

. Determined the strategy for administering security

. Project Manager for several projects and defined and created security

policy to authorizing individual end users to access RACF protected

resources

. Implemented RACF during installation and approved all implementation

phases

. Consulted with agency administrators and executives regarding design,

implementation and facilitation of mainframe data processing for the

agency

University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center, Internal Audit, Dallas,

TX EDP Auditor/Supervisor - Healthcare industry & Computer Systems Liaison

Supervisor

Apr 1988 - Mar 1993

. Assessment of compliance and regulatory affairs; Investigate and

ensure control,

. Project Manager for data and prepared EDP & Financial Audits,

RHIA/RHIT

. Performed audits addressing IT services/data management

. Assessment of current systems; Management, replacement, upgrade

and/or administration of existing systems information system

requirements, researched, reviewed medical devices and helped select a

new System

. Worked with provider relations and contracting management,

. Experience in State and Federal health programs,

. Project manager for ensuring all compliance,

. Insure internal controls pertaining to hospitals and private

healthcare facilities, focus on key internal controls, prepare

documentation for privacy, supervise the process were correct through

audits and compliance

. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring change management process

accurately address company and system objectives

. Developed and maintained a HIPAA compliance program and worked with

GMP, GCP

. Work with different department heads to make sure that best practices

are identified and implemented in a timely and efficient manner

. Created documents addressing covered entity regarding HIPAA

compliance

. Supervised, manage call monitoring and university staff,

students and patient complaint process

. Reduced costs significantly and helped grow revenue through

addressing compliance issues

. Served as a liaison for Administration, Information Systems, Patient

Accounts, Medical Records, Finance, Compliance, Physicians and Revenue

producing departments in regards to compliance, charge capture, and

regulatory updates

. Reviewed process for Clinical process improvement and addressed QA and

QC

. Ensured CPT code, ICD-9-CM, HCPCS, Chargemaster and revenue

codes relating to billing process were correct through audits and

compliance

. Performed audits on computer application, technical reviews and

performers statistical research for demographics on IDX system and IBM

mainframe

. Developed plans for audit programs and work assignments

. Directed and developed internal control procedures for compliance

. Monitored programs and reviewed for compliance and for Electronic

Health Record Systems program requirements

. Performed management analysis

. Directed and developed internal procedures for compliance

HARDWARE &

SOFTWARE:

. Midrange -- AS/400, OS/390, RS/6000 (SAP),Unix RS/6000 (Non-SAP), Sun

Microsystem Boxes

. Servers - SQL, Windows, Windows NT

. Electronic Mail - Microsoft suite, Internet, E-Commerce

. Security -- RACF, ACF2

. Software -- Natural, ACL, Hyperion, COGNOS

. Exposure -- JDEdwards, SAP, Oracle



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