Paul Gnanodayan
**** ******** ***** ? Glen Allen, VA 23060
email: *****@********.*** ? Phone: Cell 804-***-**** ? Home (804) 527
0247
Overview of Skills and Experience
. Extensive Software Development Experience designing and developing
industry standard systems in GUI platform using PROGRESS, with solid
skills in database design, system installation and implementation.
. Strong Mathematical skill associated with Statistics, Probability and
Accounting.
. Repeatedly recognized for developing innovative solutions for Hospital
Information (Electronic Health Records), Renal Care, Medical Billing and
Payroll Systems.
. Experience developing Mutual Fund Shareholder Account System and Home
Builder system.
. Designed an exceptional Pre-Developed Care-Plan and Order-set Prototype.
. During previous employment, managed the full lifecycle development of
Hospital, Long-Term Care and Nursing Workload (NISS) systems, including
the initial requirement gathering to design, coding, testing,
documentation and implementation. The system NISS (Nursing Information
System Saskatchewan) was introduced 30 years ago by SAHO (Saskatchewan
Association of Health Organizations - Canada), and used manually in the
hospitals.
. Key designer/developer successfully developed the electronic version of
this system and installed it in live operation in the hospitals. The
electronic version of NISS was selected and published as the key article
in the Healthcare Information Management & Communication Magazine in April
2003.
. Possess a Master's Degree in Information Systems, Bachelor's Degree in
Mathematics, and Charted Institute of Management Accountants (U.K) along
with extensive experience in Software Development and Strong Analytical
and Problem Solving Skills, able to design and deliver any complex
systems.
Computer Skills
Languages PROGRESS (8.2C, 8.3A, 9.1B, 9.1D, ADM2, OpenEdge Architecture
(10.2 A and 10.2 B), ProDataSets, Dynamics Administration, VB,
.NET, Crystal Server/Report, Business Basic, UniVerse/Pick
Basic, Assembly and ACCESS.
HW/OS IBM-RS/6000,Unix-AIX, HP-UX, SCO-UNIX, XP, Vista, Windows 7, WIN
2000, NT, UniVerse R91 Pick, IBM s/370, IBM Compatible PC.
Professional Design/Programming Experience
Extensive experience designing and developing Healthcare Systems and other
Applications (Client-Server and AppServer environments using PROGRESS
GUI/CHUI, ADM2, Smart Objects, OpenEdge, ProdataSets and Report Builder).
. Electronic Medical Records
- Care Plan, Record of Care, Treatment Observations, Diagnostic
Procedures, Medication Orders, Alerts and Reactions, Vitals, Lab
results, Past Medical History, Review of Systems, etc.
- ICD-9, ICD-10, LOINC, RxNorm, HCPC, CPT
. Medical Billing
- Charge Entry and Claims Processing (Medicare, Medicaid and Commercial)
- Electronic Billing and EDI Transactions (Part A and B)
- Electronic Remittances and EOB
- Insurance Policies and Reimbursement Schedule
- HIPAA standards for versions 4010/4010A and 5010, including CMS 837,
CMS UB04, CMS 1500
. Interfaces
- Health Level 7 (HL-7), ADT inbound, Lab Inbound/Outbound
- Transonic, CROWNWeb, Continuity of Care Document (CCD)
- Charge, GL, CCD Export
. ADT - Admission, Discharge and Transfer (Hospital System)
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. Renal Care System (HEMO Dialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis)
. Nursing Information System (NISS) - Carrying out a comprehensive and
consistent method of measuring patient and hospital status as it
interrelates with nursing care, government standards and financial
concerns (Hospital System)
. Workload Measurements - Determining nursing staff requirements
facilitating patient needs assessment and costing (Hospital System)
. CPI - Central Patient Index (Hospital System), Employee Scheduling for
hospitals
. Emergency Registration (Hospital System), Medical Records and MDS
(Hospital System)
. Mutual Fund Shareholder Account System, Canadian Payroll System
. Real Estate System, Telemarketing Sales and Order Entry System
. Patient Scheduling and Appointment Booking (Hospital System)
Other Specific Experiences
. Developed programs to automate the Walls and Floor production lines, Job
Scheduling, Wall Stacking and Trailer Loading for a Home Builder.
. Developed a Card Game in Visual Basic.
. Developed generic codes to display a calendar and validate date, time,
Health Card Number, Hospital Institution Number and other controls.
. Developed programs to extract data from the Mutual Fund Shareholder
Account System and translate to fixed length data.
. Modified and maintained Car Leasing system coded in UniVerse Basic and
converted applications to Window based Visual Basic systems.
. Installed Payroll System for major Hospitals, and re-created all the data
files and executed the live payroll for more than 350 employees in
PICK/BASIC and PICK/ACCESS.
. Installed systems at client site and conducted training sessions.
. Conducted in-house PROGRESS training for the programmers and new
employees.
. Converted the Canadian Payroll system from Basic to Window based PROGRESS
system.
Employment History
Master Programmer Analyst/Team Lead May
2004 to January 2013
INFIAN (Formerly Health Informatics, Int.)
Richmond, VA
Manager, SW Development/ Lead Developer
May 1996 to April 2004
Encom Information Systems Inc.
Markham, Ontario, Canada
Programmer Analyst
January 1995 to May 1996
Combeck Computer Design Inc.
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Programmer August 1992
to September 1994
ITIM Associates Markham,
Ontario, Canada
Programmer (Contract)
February 1992 to July 1992
Ingram and Bell Inc.
Don Mills, Ontario, Canada
Education
Master's Degree in Information Systems
Northeastern University
Boston, MA
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
CIMA Institute
United Kingdom
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka