Jared Bowker
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Objective: To obtain a position in software quality assurance
Highly trained technology professional with extensive application
experience testing, using and training Epic EMR software. Excellent in
gathering, analyzing, defining functional requirements and testing of
software; creating metrics; leading process-mapping initiatives; and
designing/re-engineering processes, workflows and solutions for clinical
healthcare software. Proven ability to understand clinical workflows and
identify workable solutions to handle them.
Proficient with Microsoft Suite Trained on Winrunner (automated testing
Proficient with Microsoft Live software)
Meeting Major Software/Systems Implementations
Data/Business/Systems Analysis Image Manipulation Software (GIMP,
Data Flow & Process Mapping Snag-IT, Photoshop)
SQL Queries & Data Modeling Testing/Scripting/Documentation
XML data mapping testing Technical Writing (Manuals/System Specs)
Dicom and Dicom SR communications
testing Citrix
Crystal Reports Object Oriented approach to development
Project testing and management HL7 interface integration testing
using EMC2 (internal CRM) VMWare
Unix and VMS
Professional Experience
Epic - Verona, WI 11/03/2003 to
06/04/2010
Quality Assurance Specialist
Integral member of team that designed EpicCare-Cardiant Cardiovascular
Information System. Directly involved in customer functional requirement
analysis for design of Cardiant. Train internals and customers on
applications. Help plan large-scale enterprise implementation of build
needs for customer installations. Manage multi-person design teams for
development projects. Help set long-range direction of development needs.
Third-party product integration specialist.
Key Responsibilities:
Analyze and review software changes made by development team to verify it
meets Epic Standards.
Create and implement test plans to verify software functionality and
stability
Deal directly with clients to determine necessary software advances to
resolve workflow challenges.
Document workflows and create comprehensive training plan used for
application certification.
Troubleshoot existing customer issues as technical support.
Perform release testing to validate the structural integrity of software
and the install ability of its features.
Manage customer development brain trust and webcasts
Maintain and update internal environments
Create and Maintain modular test cases for specific areas of the software
Make daily recommendations to development staff.
Participate in and lead functionality design sessions
Train new personnel and mentor staff
Proactively look for better ways to identify and fix problems
Use strong management skills overseeing up to 15 people on a project
Achievements:
Several Awards earned. These were for:
o Finding unusual and difficult to find bugs
o Extraordinary effort implementing an internal system to be used
by customers
o Creating and Implementing Internal and Customer Certification
training for Cardiant
o Creating a new product (Cardiant)
Recognized through professional reviews for areas including but not limited
to:
o Having the ability to quickly understand new concepts and
ascertain the appropriate method to quickly utilize them
o Being able to train others in difficult concepts
o Understanding how changes to applications will affect other
areas of the integrated system
o Working well with customers and understanding their needs
o Being an integral part in helping Epic become certified by the
ACC for the Cath-PCI registry
Tested high-priority, custom development in condensed time frames required
for customers to be able to go-live
Helped several customers identify workflow optimization strategies which
helped their users be more efficient
Helped customers meet "in-danger" deadlines they by creating customer
specific training and helping with project implementation in order to
achieve a status allowing them to go-live
New richmond School District - New Richmond, WI 2001 to 2003
High School Director of Bands
West Middle School- Rockford, IL 1999 to 2001
Middle School Band Director and General Music Teacher
Education
University of WisconSin: Whitewater- Whitewater,
WI
B.M. Music Education
Technology Summary
Applications: Epic EMR, Teradata, Microsoft Visio, Microsoft FrontPage,
Microsoft Office, Microsoft Live Meeting, VMWare, Oracle SQL
developer
Systems: Windows, Unix, VMS