Project Management Information Technology

Dean S. Sorensen, MBA, PMP, CISSP

Lombard, Illinois 60148 • 630-***-**** • ***@************.***

PROFILE

Information Security Manager with extensive experience and expertise in systems and strategic planning, IT, finance and human resources, and operations. Responsibility for as many as 180 indirect reports and a budget exceeding $35 billion. Core competencies include:

Strategy Execution

Information Technology

Business Transformation

Leadership

Project/Program Management

Consulting

Coaching & Mentoring

Finance

Process Improvement

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

3WON, LLC, Naperville, Illinois 2014-Present

Software as a Service (SasS) credentialing verification organization (CVO) providing services to physicians, and other allied health professionals, health systems including acute care hospitals and academic teaching facilities, and public and private health plans.

VP of Security & Infrastructure

Responsible for the development and implementation of security protocols and standards, as well as best practices and reporting. Developed security awareness training, security alert and communication processes, and security policies, programs and procedures for the organization within HIPAA and other governmental PII compliance. Additional responsibilities include Project Management of the Client Implementation team and assist with Software Development projects and documentation creating stories from the research of functional elements and design. Managed Development team for twelve months during product re-write.

Secure Technology Strategies, Inc., Lombard, Illinois 2011 – 2014

Independent IT Consultancy working with various sized organizations. Invited to participate in two Executive Committees for CompTIA. Contributive writer to Medical Economics.

President and Owner, responsible for building and servicing a book of business, performing project management, business contingency planning, software RFP, network performance reviews, general IT management, network, Internet/Intranet setup and assistance, application installation and support, and Dev Ops.

Write and develop IT security frameworks and policies for various industry compliance such as HIPAA, SOC2, PCI, and FISMA.

Functioned as Business Analyst and Agile PM for Healthcare SaaS in Java Open source Dev Ops

PM for several Cloud application migrations

Developed and applied workflow solutions for various company primary business applications

Kid Care Medical, Inc., Addison, Illinois 2008 – 2011

Originally a small medical practice transformed into a 12-location medical group with three primary care specialties with 35 doctors and 180 employees.

VP of Finance & CIO

Reporting to the CEO, responsible for driving revenue, oversight for administrative infrastructure including IT, HR, Financial Compliance & Reporting, and Risk Management. Also, responsible for all contract creation, management, and negotiation for each business function.

Drove revenue growth from $6M to $12M through acquisition and organic growth

Introduced Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and transitioned financial practices to establish a paperless office, cutting costs and increasing efficiency and accuracy.

Deployed MPLS network, introduced ITIL Help Desk structure and management techniques.

Executed contracts for employment, leasing, and acquisitions.

Instituted risk management policies and company-wide security policies, procedures, and controls from scratch, procuring appropriate insurance and proper safety training for employees.

Sorensen Informatics, Inc., Lombard, Illinois 2006 – 2008

Independent Information Technology Consultancy working with small and mid-cap organizations.

Principal Consultant, performing project management, business contingency planning, software RFP, network performance reviews, general IT management, network, Internet/Intranet setup and assistance, application installation and support.

Central Companies, Inc., Oakbrook, Illinois 2001 – 2006

Professional Services organization providing risk management, human resources, labor law compliance, payroll/employment taxes and Workman’s Compensation.

Chief Information Officer/Board Director, 2002 – 2006

Responsible for driving revenue growth, creating an IT department, developing structure, policies, procedures, and budgets, server operations management, vendor management, contract negotiations, and leading a team of ten.

Instrumental in driving revenues from $45M to $650M over 5-year tenure by putting into place structure, process, and talent to scale company growth.

Managed operations of 30 different servers, including ten T1, two T3 telecom/data lines, and 7 off-site offices across the US, one being a remote business continuity site.

Developed and maintained strong vendor relationship, negotiating competitive contracts to enhance organization structure, resulting in excellent support response time and average discounts of 20 percent in SLA’s.

Director of Information Technology, 2001 – 2002

Reporting to the President/COO and responsible for establishing an IT department where none existed.

Created an IT department including systems procedures, scalable and proactive planning and security policies, procedures, and controls using ITIL methodologies.

Planned and executed Infrastructure in the brand-new build out of new computer room inclusive of cabling, electrical, high-end power backup, and system racks.

Moved 10 Servers and 75 stations while deploying new VOIP phone system over one weekend with zero production downtime.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts

Leadership Strategies for Information Technology in Healthcare Certificate

Lewis University, Chicago, Illinois, MBA

DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois BS, Finance

Chicago Deming Association, Six Sigma Green Belt

Project Management Institute, Project Management Professional

(ISC)2, Certified Information Systems Security Professional

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