M a r k E d w a r d s, P M P

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EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Solutions-focused IT Executive with comprehensive experience in delivering transformative solutions to multi-site, multi-level Healthcare organizations to include publicly traded companies. Leads the establishment of an IT strategic roadmap to ensure organizational alignment. Serves as an IT business partner and thought leader who helps to lead enterprise transformation with a focus on people, process and technology. A hands-on executive with a track record of creating efficiencies through enterprise data warehousing, robotic process automation (RPA), application development, and project management office (PMO) governance. A leader with deep experience supporting organizational growth through merger and acquisition processes from due diligence to integration. Leads by example and with a constant view of the art of the possible. CORE COMPETENCIES

Executive Leadership

Healthcare Initiatives

IT Transformations

Cloud Enterprise Solutions

Enterprise PMO

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Process Optimization

Strategic Planning

Software Development Life Cycle

(SDLC)

Project Lifecycle

P&L Budget Oversight

Revenue Cycle Management

Financial Analysis/Forecasting

Mergers & Acquisitions

SOX/Compliance

CAREER EXPERIENCE

Vice President, IT Strategy/Portfolio Management Surgery Partners Nashville, TN 09/20 - Present

• Steers the strategy and vision for Information Technology for a multi-level healthcare system with surgical facilities and ancillary services at more than 180 locations nationwide.

• Leads enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence strategy transformation to help drive operational excellence

• Developing enterprise strategy to consolidate multiple ERP systems to align systems with business strategy

• Lead the buildout of the IT PMO to include demand management, project intake and management lifecycle

• Leading the establishment of the Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Center of Excellence with an initial focus on financial and treasury automations

• Driving efforts to future proof IT investments with cloud migration considerations

• Coordinate executive IT Steering committee meetings to ensure continuous business/technology alignment

• Developed team with focus on Agile methodology in support of enterprise application development and support

• Lead the outsourcing of scalable 24/7 support desk to provide quality, consistent support for enterprise users

• Participate in compliance steering committee with a focus on SOX audit controls to mitigate organizational risks

• Developed team and lead development of processes to manage due diligence and integration activities in support of a high- volume M&A program

• Responsible for ITIL processes to support change and incident management governance

• Lead the Office of the CIO in support of IT executive alignment across support verticals Consulting Program Manager, Cloud Migration DaVita Corporation Nashville, TN 07/20 – 09/20

• Lead the establishment of a playbook to management application migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

• Coordinated activities of international teams responsible for the data migration from on prem to Google Spanner databases

• Established executive reporting standards for key program initiatives Consulting Project Manager, Ambulatory Surgical Division HCA Corporation Nashville, TN 02/19 – 07/20

• Lead selection process for electronic health record (EHR) technology to support 145 centers

• Created processes to provide structure for project management governance and reporting for strategic initiatives

• Managed division wide initiatives in support of the enhancement of physical security and the reduction of medication diversion

• Forged lucrative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders, including c-suite executives

• Provided mentorship/training to junior project managers AVP, Business/Clinical Systems Ardent Health Services Nashville, TN 05/18 – 02/19

• Ideated scalable model for ERP conversion/consolidation through partnership with third party implementation services

• Lead teams in the implementation and support of Epic Revenue Cycle Management and Lawson ERP Supply Chain and Financial Applications

• Optimized Project Management Office (PMO) to deliver quality project outcomes through training, staff and process development

• Lead the creation of Epic optimization-clinical transformation governance structure Senior Director, Ambulatory and Post-Acute Services LifePoint Health Nashville, TN 03/15 – 05/18

• Lead teams in support of informatics technology readiness for more than 2000 employed providers

• Accountable for enterprise EHR implementation and Adoption support for e-Clinical Works and Athena

• Created informatics and clinical system technology support structure for Post-Acute Service Lines

• Outsourced ambulatory application support desk increasing services and reducing costs by 30 percent Director, Acute Clinical Systems LifePoint Health Nashville, TN 04/12 – 03/15

• Lead stage 1 and 2 meaningful use technology readiness for 26 hospitals

• Performed due diligence evaluations in support of Mergers & Acquisitions

• Lead advanced clinical system implementation teams Senior Project Manager, EHR Implementations Ettain/LifePoint Health Nashville, TN 02/11 – 04/12

• Coordinated on site project managers for hospital wide EHR conversions

• Served as liaison between corporate senior leadership and hospital C-suite

• Hired by client during consulting engagement to assume role of Director Acute Clinical Systems Consultant, EHR Implementations Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence Columbia, SC 04/10 – 02/11

• Coordinated on site project managers for hospital wide EHR conversions

• Served as liaison between corporate senior leadership and hospital C-suite CIO, IT Operations Pee Dee Health Care Columbia, SC 05/05 – 04/10

• Oversaw IT operations for network/infrastructure, software development, application integration and IT governance

• Created a Clinical Trial Research Division

• Lead laboratory operations

• Ideated and lead the development of a custom EHR application and Data Warehouse Director, Process Control American Red Cross Columbia, SC 01/98 – 04/05

• Implemented large scale FDA-mandated problem management/ process improvement program

• Served as data warehouse coordinator, extracting and formatting data for diverse business needs

• Lead donor counseling and compliance departments

• Developed applications to support tacking of recalls and market withdrawals

• Assisted with re-designing blood collection and manufacturing processes to reduce waste/harm

• Held positions in quality, regulatory and application development, promoted 4 times in 7 years Manager, Quality Assurance Shealy Environmental Services Columbia, SC 11/91 – 12/97

• Developed Quality Assurance Program to cover all aspects of analytical testing and certification

• Managed IT team in development of integrated laboratory information management system EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science (BS), Biology University of South Carolina – Columbia, SC

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification #2139720 PMI Institute

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