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Project Manager Management

Location:
Graysville, PA, 15337
Posted:
June 28, 2010

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David R. Durbin, BSHA, PMP

*** ****** ***** **** . **********, Pennsylvania 15337 . 800-***-**** .

abmfcd@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Project Manager . Consultant . Strategic Advisor . Operations Manager

Certified Project Management Professional with broad experience and

advanced academic training in managing large, complex projects in the

healthcare industry. Proven record of success in leveraging project

management skills to launch system offices of project management and

deliver multimillion-dollar projects on time and within budget.

Accomplished at directing the work of multiple project managers on

simultaneous, system-wide implementations at multiple institutions across

several states. Earlier international experience includes system marketing

and implementation in Europe and the Middle East. Able to travel

internationally; proficient in German. Earned reputation for turning around

and managing troubled, large-scale projects and achieving buy-in by

stakeholders across institutional boundaries.

PMO Development . Project Management . Turnarounds . System Standardization

Risk & Feasibility Analysis . Strategic Planning . Staff Development .

Budget Management

Cost Control . Multisite Implementations . System Integration . Team

Leadership

Consensus Building . Relationship Management . Clinical & Administrative

Systems

Professional Experience

David R. Durbin, LLC - Graysville, Pennsylvania 1999-present

Provide strategic project-management and consulting services to domestic

and international client organizations.

Owner / Client Project Manager

Analyze client business needs and lead single or multiple projects from

concept development through completion. Manage the full project lifecycle

from initiation and planning through execution and wrap-up, leaving the

client organization with the skills and training to operate projects and

systems independently and consistently with corporate objectives. Client

engagements have included the following:

Project Manager/ Enterprise Project Manager, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital -

Elmhurst, Illinois 2009 - (present)

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital is a 330 bed community hospital with over 600

employees. Assumed project management role over problematic and oft

delayed MEDITECH laboratory implementation. Due to the success of

laboratory implementation, contract was extended to develop and oversee

the Meditech Advanced Clinical Strategy initiative Project Management

Office as part of Elmhurst's EHR initiatives.

Initially retained to assume management of a troubled and behind-schedule

MEDITECH laboratory project in September 2009. Immediately re-organized

project structure and priorities, establishing a new production date and

overall sense of calm. Successfully brought project operational in March

2010, managing all applicable project tasks through project closure.

Retained in the role of Enterprise Project Manager overseeing the advanced

clinical strategy (ACS PMO) as part of Elmhurst's EHR initiatives. The

MEDITECH project suite includes modules EDM I (ED clinical documentation

and tracker), EDM II (ED physician documentation and orders), PCM I, PCM II

(physician documentation and CPOE), POM (order management), and PCS

(clinical documentation).

Retained to provide mentorship and structure to four project managers in

the ACS PMO.

Project Manager, Mercy Health Partners - Knoxville, Tennessee, June -

September 2009

Mercy Health Partners is a large multi facility hospital system and a

division of Catholic Health Partners. Retained to manage two projects:

GE radiology/PACS and the Sunquest laboratory system implementations.

Assumed management of a troubled and behind-schedule GE radiology/PACS and

Sunquest laboratory projects. Provided stability and re-established

priorities and project organization to two project teams.

Brought both projects successfully into production in September 2009 as

part of a 14 application whole-house "big-bang" conversion at two

hospitals.

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Project Manager/ Enterprise Project Manager, Resurrection Health Care

Systems - Chicago, Illinois, 2002--2009

A very large nonprofit hospital system with nine hospitals and 16,000

employees. Directed the work of five project managers through seven full-

house hospital conversation as part of the company's five-year plan to

integrate all nine facilities into a unified system encompassing all areas

of clinical practice and administration. Directed major projects in the

areas of finance, payroll, human resources, materials management,

laboratory services, pharmacy operations, and surgical practice. Served as

liaison between technical teams and executives, developed technical

position papers to justify capital expenditures and assess project

feasibility and risk.

Initially retained to lead the lab conversion project at St. Joseph, the

flagship facility, subsequently adding two additional hospitals. Brought

project in on time and within budget, prompting Directors to extend the

contract to include installation of the McKesson hospital management

package across the entire system.

Assumed management of a troubled and behind-schedule backend financial

project that included human resources, material management, payroll,

general ledger, accounts receivable, and accounts payable. Brought in on

time and within budget.

Assisted in launching the systems Project Management Office and a Project

Manager Mentor Program (RES-NetSM). Organized the PM services for capital

projects and completed a series of 9-month projects on time and within

budget.

Senior Project Administrator, Adventist Health System, SSCI, Winter Park,

Florida, 1999-2002

An extended hospital system with 22 facilities in seven states, the

facility was in the process of implementing the Sunquest Laboratory

Management System across 12 facilities when project manager left with the

implementation incomplete and behind schedule. Advised the corporate CIO on

laboratory support issues and implementation of Sunquest Information

Systems and CoPath Anatomic Analysis systems.

Ran simultaneous implementations remotely across multiple locations and

brought to completion on time.

Created a unified laboratory support strategy with one common support staff

covering all locations.

Led the successful, on-time implementation of McKesson's Clinical Horizon

products, ED (emergency department) Tracking Board, and the Dictaphone

Transcription System.

Served as Project Manager and Technical Advisory to Adventist Health

System, Chicago, to implement the Sunquest Laboratory System.

Health Vision Corporation - Santa Rosa, California 1998-1999

The firm, which provided data repository products for the healthcare

industry, was purchased by Eclipsys Corporation in 1999.

Regional Sales Manager / Account Executive

Actively sold the firm's suite of applications to new and existing

accounts, consistently meeting or exceeding all targets for new business

and account growth. Partnered with customers to resolve critical

operational issues.

EMTEK Healthcare - Basingstoke, UK 1995-1998

A Motorola LMPS subsidiary that specialized in critical care applications

that collected and rolled up critical care vitals data on hospital

patients.

Operations Manager, Europe & Middle East

Managed product sales, current client accounts, business development, and

market expansion in Germany and the United Kingdom. Established new office

operations in England and prepared office for opening as the company was

acquired by Eclipsys.

Sunquest Information Systems - Stuttgart, Germany 1991-1995

The firm developed healthcare information systems for laboratory medicine.

European Business Development Manager / Implementation Analyst

Began employment with the firm as an implementation analyst from 1991-1993

and assumed responsibility for opening a new market in Germany for an

English-language application. Generated major new sales leads and conducted

technical training for potential customers.

Earlier Significant Experience 1988-1999

Earlier experience as Clinical Lab Technician and as a United States Air

Force Ballistic Missile Analyst Technician. Held Top Secret clearance and

was named Airman of the Quarter.

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Education

University of Phoenix B.S., Healthcare Administration, 2006

Ocean County College, New Jersey A.A.S., Medical Technician, 1989

Butler County Community College, Kansas A.S., Liberal Arts, 1984

U.S. Air Force Community College A.A.S., in Electronics & Computers, 1982

Certification

Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute, 2006

Certified Medical Technologist (ASCP), 1989

Certificate of German, Collegium Palatinum, Heidelberg, Germany, 1987

Affiliations

Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)

Project Management Institute (PMI)



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