Daniel M. Vieu
* ****** **** ( Franklin, MA ***38 ( (c) 508-***-**** (
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Professional Profile
Director
Senior IT Director with twenty plus years of experience in information
technology in the fields of Heath Care, financial systems, 3rd party
service and ASP organizations. A Director that has a track record of
completing projects as planned on time and under budget. An executive that
introduces cost reduction initiatives that enable savings while ensuring
the highest and most efficient levels of system performance. Support
specialist who meticulously studies customers' and clients' needs in order
to translate them into effective solutions that improve efficiency and
reduces cost. A strategic planner with the background and experience to
ensure an IT department stays on the cutting edge of technology while
providing the highest level of customer support.
Career Highlights
. Proposed, budgeted and created an IT department that included a help
desk, network and system support staff. Personally hired all IT staff
while creating policies and procedures to guide the department.
(Harbor Medical Associates)
. Created and implemented a two year software, hardware and network
infrastructure upgrade project. (Harbor Medical Associates)
. Implemented a hardware lifecycle policy to ensure optimal performance
of the network infrastructure. (Harbor Medical Associates)
. Created a five year strategic plan that included the creation of an in-
house data center that saved over $200,000 per year in colocation
fees. (Harbor Medical Associates )
. Introduced infrastructure troubleshooting procedures to quickly
determine the root cause of application performance issues for remote
clients. (Partners Health Care)
. Proposed, budgeted and created an IT department that included a help
desk, network and system support staff. Personally hired all IT staff
while creating policies and procedures to guide the department.
(Hampden County Physicians)
. Created and successfully implemented plan to build network and server
infrastructure connecting sixteen remote sites. (Hampden County
Physicians)
. Proposed, budgeted and created data center. (Hampden County
Physicians)
Core Competencies
Support Specialist Project Management Quality Assurance
Team-Building Technical Expertise Strategic Planning
System Installation Network Administration Cost Reduction
Initiatives
Professional Experience
Harbor Medical Associates - Weymouth MA
April 2011 to Present
Multi-Specialty Physician owned HealthCare Provider
Director of IT
Directed all IT related activities for an in-house 22 site/suite Multi-
Specialty HealthCare Organization as well as 3rd party MSO support for IT
Services
. Created IT Department saving $40,000 per year by eliminating 3rd party
support contracts
. Upgraded 10 separate and independent phones systems to a centralized
VOIP system
. Contracted with several other medical centers to manage their IT
support services
. Manage yearly budget of approximately $1.2 million
. Manage/supervise five direct reports that include Help Desk staff,
Network Administrator and System Administrator
. Co-manage four member EHR application support team
Partners HealthCare - Wellesley MA June 2008 to April 2011
Electronic Medical Records Application Service Provider
Senior LMR Technical Lead
Worked with LMR Team to investigate and resolve performance issues for
clients subscribing to LMR application.
. Analyzed and identified problems on various clients network.
. Provided clients with recommendations on how to improve the
performance of their networks.
. Researched performance issues on server side of application.
. Generated and analyzed performance reports on server and client side
of application.
. Developed and initiated performance bench marks from device to server
. Developed testing procedures to identify and resolve performance
issues
Hampden County Physicians - Springfield MA May 2001 to June 2008
Doctor's non-profit group practicing in multiple medical centers
Director of IT
Worked with CEO and Vice President of Operations to plan and implement all
IT-related services for a group of sixteen medical centers on a limited IT
budget. Held responsibility for Network Administrator and HIPAA security
officer functions. Created IT department to support a wide area network of
sixteen sites with three hundred users.
. Designed and built wide area network consisting of sixteen medical
centers
. Educated employees and implemented policy to meet federal regulations
regarding HIPAA. Aligned company with new federal laws.
. Upgraded entire network from a frame relay system to a point-to-point
system. Saved $40K per year on circuit costs and improved network
speed.
. Managed Help Desk staff
Practicare - Windsor CT 1999 to 2001
Application service provider for medical centers
IT Manager
Directed Help Desk, On-Site Support, and Network Administration for
Application Service Provider Clients in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
. Served as technical liaison to upper management of Application Service
Provider Clients. Apprised upper management of clients on progress and
status of system. Met with them regularly to ensure their needs were
being addressed satisfactorily.
. Created Help Desk, which enabled company to provide technical support
to clients who signed up for ASP services.
. Spearheaded phase out of company by assisting clients in the
conversion to new systems as operations shut down. Protected the
company from lawsuits by providing clients with solutions that avoided
computer and system down-time.
Dow Jones - Chicopee MA 1985 to 1999
$900M newspaper publisher and provider of 3rd-party service contracts and
stock market computer systems
Supervisor
Managed Field Service Department providing technical support and repair for
3rd-party customers in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and New
Hampshire as well as in-house systems.
. Managed 3rd party on-site support for New England region.
. Project manager for installation of stock market analytics systems in
trading rooms throughout New England.
. Managed depot repair center for various 3rd party warranty contracts
Technical Skills
Networking: Wireless, Routers, Firewalls and Switches
Platforms/Operating Systems: Windows server 2008, Windows 7, Exchange 2010,
VOIP, Allscripts