Manager Project

Stephen E. Kearns

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Senior Project Manager - Information Technology

Big 4 consulting, project management and systems analysis background

Effective team builder and communicator, ensures alignment of business and IT strategies

Uses disciplined project methodologies across all phases of SDLC

Experience managing projects for Fortune 500 and international firms

Professional Experience

AxiaMed 6/2018 – 3/2019

Senior Project Manager

Managed project to evaluate, select and implement a business intelligence reporting tool for end users. Responsible for vendor evaluations, proof of concept development and project plan. Technologies employed in project included Exago web-based software, AWS hosting and Java Script programming.

CenCal Health 8/2017 – 10/2017

Senior Project Manager

Developed project charter, project plan, and budget and risk management plan for the implementation of a new claims management system. Responsible for identifying tasks and allocating team resources for work on project. Plan approved by management for transition to new claims system.

LA Care Health Plan 11/2015 – 7/2017

Senior Project Manager

Managed project team developing and documenting business requirements for a new Medi-Cal claims management system. Requirements covered claims adjudication, EDI processing, claims adjustments, customer correspondence and interest and penalty payments. Assisted in the migration of member data to the new system. Also worked closely with team to evaluate existing business processes and define future state flows.

Kearns Partners 6/2005 – 10/2015

Senior Manager – managed enterprise-wide system implementations and enterprise application integration projects

For Dignity Health: Managed the conversion of existing Dignity Health infrastructure to new network and workstation configuration. Handled the development of test plans and test cases for using the revenue cycle applications. Applications included Cerner, MedSeries4 and others. Oversaw user acceptance testing for each of the systems available for end users.

For Sutter Health: Assisted a major regional health care provider in determining interface requirements for integrating an Epic system with regional third party applications including Medquist, Sodexo, Eclipsys, Siemens and others and managing their development, testing and implementation to production.

For MD Anderson Cancer Center: Assisted a nationally recognized Houston Cancer Center in replacing their current patient scheduling and financial applications. Managed a team of an HL7 Analyst, Integration Engineer, and a Data Base Analyst. Responsible for designing the architecture and interfaces between new scheduling and financial applications with third party clinical applications.

For Catholic Health Initiatives: Developed an RFP to evaluate and select new integration software to replace multiple legacy systems nearing end-of-life. Worked with client and vendors to develop a Proof of Concept, coordinated vendor demonstrations and provided recommendations for product selection.

For Kaiser Permanente: Managed finance and benefits implementation projects to support the replacement of an enterprise-wide claims management system. Responsible for project scope, objectives, deliverables and managing overall approach. Applications included benefits configuration and management and claims processing.

For Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles: On team to scope effort required to upgrade, integrate and test multiple clinical and lab applications in preparation for the hospital’s move to a new wing. Systems included: Cerner, McKesson, Esoterix, Sodexo and Varian and others.

For Bank of America: Provided project management services in support of designing and developing custom SQL reports for the Making Home Affordable, Home Saver Solutions Network and for compliance metrics submitted to the U.S. Treasury.

For Amgen: Project managed $550K effort to migrate from legacy applications to enterprise-wide Learning Management System. Ensured compliance with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 regulations. Managed project using Rational Unified Process (RUP).

For Northrup Grumman: Project managed effort to implement a Real Estate and Lease Management system to replace a legacy application. Planned roll-out of a pilot project to verify the capabilities of the system. The implemented system was projected to save over $65M in building occupancy savings.

For CVS/Caremark: Project managed effort to implement an Open Text data and document archival system integrated with SAP. Deployed system improved ERP user responses times by over 35% and reduced data storage by 25%.

Computer Sciences Corporation 3/2004 – 5/2005

Senior Consultant – managed and participated on Enterprise Application Integration projects

For UCSF Hospital and Medical Research Center: Project managed effort to evaluate, select and implement an EAI software tool (eGate) to integrate over 25 stand-alone clinical applications (including Siemens, Quest, Epic, Eclipsys, and others) with the hospital’s EMR system using HL7 message formats.

For Raytheon: Developed strategy to integrate Kronos Workforce Management system with firm’s Oracle HR and accounting systems using Oracle’s eGate software. Replacement of legacy time recording and payroll systems projected to save over $650k annually.

Technika Systems 4/2001 – 2/2004

Project Manager – managed ERP implementations and Enterprise Application Integration projects

For DIRECTV: Developed strategy to test integration of vendor logistics applications with SAP using eGate EAI software. Designed and programmed XML-based message mapping and transformation for vendor interfaces.

For Los Angeles Unified School District: On team to identify financial risks linked to Absentee Management, Unemployment Insurance and Workers Compensation. Developed new CMMI control processes to replace manual procedures and significantly reduce exposure.

For Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles: On team to integrate 25+ stand-alone clinical applications (including Cerner, McKesson, Epic, Eclipsys, Siemens, QuadraMed, Sodexo, MedQuist, Hemocare and Quest) with hospital’s EMR system using eGate EAI software and HL7 message formats.

For Alcoa: Project managed $650K design and integration of custom Shop Floor Control/Quality Assurance system with Oracle Sales Order application to help save $225K annually. Helped design ecommerce web site allowing customers to select, price and order fastener products.

Canopy International 12/1999 – 3/2001

Senior Consultant – delivered Enterprise Application Integration consulting services

For Sun Microsystems (SeeBeyond): On team to develop new EAI software capabilities to map and transform HL7 version 3.0 data. Integrated multiple vendor clinical systems and successfully demonstrated use at annual HIMSS convention.

For Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: On team to develop centralized IT architecture to create a shared data repository providing consistent, current and verifiable financial data for multiple departments.

For Abn Amro Bank: On team to develop global ecommerce funds transfer system capable of handling over $500M in daily currency transactions .Provided over $75M in annual savings for international banks through elimination of manual processes.

For Quadrem: On team to architect and develop world’s largest ecommerce site for equipment and materials sales and purchases for the metals, mining and minerals industries.

QAD 6/1996 – 11/1999

Project Manager – directed ERP implementations for clients in the Western U.S.

Managed staff of 8 consultants in the delivery of Mfg/Pro ERP system implementations. Led group to provide over $1M of consulting services within first year of operation.

Project managed $2.2M “crash-course” effort to upgrade Mfg/Pro ERP system to support complex currency exchange rules for the Euro. Provided new functionality 6 months ahead of competing vendors (including Oracle and SAP).

Deluxe Labs 4/1994 – 5/1996

Manager, Information Technology – managed staff of 12 IT professionals with $2M operating budget

Managed effort to replace unstable legacy Payroll application with integrated Kronos Time-Keeping, Lawson ERP and ADP payroll systems; saving over $480K annually.

Managed the development of a custom Shop Floor Control system using sensors to measure film processing progress throughout the lab. Eliminated need to physically measure progress and reduced data collection and entry steps.

Postal Instant Press 1/1992 – 3/1994

Manager, Information Systems – managed staff of 8 IT professionals with $1M operating budget

Improved staff productivity by over 35% and reduced aged receivables by over 30 days by replacing legacy financial applications with Lawson accounting software.

KPMG 8/1986 – 12/1991

Manager, IT Consulting – managed IT system implementation projects and security and control audits

Managed projects for over 15 clients - from custom systems design and development to implementation of “Commercial off the Shelf” applications. Oversaw ERP implementations from leading vendors including IBM, JD Edwards and QAD.

Manager, IT Education and Training – responsible for design, development and delivery of courses for firm’s IT Consultants and Project Managers

Improved course ratings from 6.8 to 8.9 (scale of 1-10) by redesign of course content, delivery method and use of “hands-on” learning exercises.

Education

MBA, Pepperdine University, Los Angeles, CA

BA, California State University, Northridge, CA

Associations & Certifications

American Production Control and Inventory Society (APICS)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

Infor Cloverleaf Certified Developer

Oracle eGate Certified Implementer

Applications, Standards & Technology

Agile, CMMI, CRM, EAI, ERP, HL7, JD Edwards, Microsoft (Access, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Word and Visio) PeopleSoft, Oracle, Rational Unified Process (RUP), SAP, SDLC, Tableau, UML, Windows, UNIX, and XML

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