MICHAEL RISHER
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Houston, TX 77036
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OBJECTIVE
Knowledgeable iSeries professional with 20 years of security, administrative, and operational experience looking for an opportunity to put these skills to use in an environment dedicated to quality and efficiency. Career-focused and eagerly anticipating returning to the challenges of information technology after a major life crisis.
EXPERIENCE
iSeries System Engineer III, Dec 2007 - Sep 2008, Germania Insurance, Brenham, TX
• System administration, configuration on two 570’s with eight partitions.
• Security recommendations.
• Software and upgrade analysis and recommendations.
• Tape management and save strategy recommendations, and archiving.
• Operating system and data restoration.
• PTF installation and application upgrades.
iSeries System Administrator, Jan 2007 - Dec 2007, Titan Solutions Group, Inc., Austin, TX
(Contracted to Germania Insurance, Brenham, TX)
• System administration, configuration on two 570’s with eight partitions.
• Managed OS upgrade from V5R3 to V5R4 on all partitions.
• Security recommendations.
• Software and upgrade analysis and recommendations.
• Tape management and save strategy recommendations, and archiving.
• Operating system and data restoration.
iSeries System Administrator, Jun 2005 - Sep 2006 Goodman Manufacturing, Houston, TX
• System administration and configuration.
• Tape management and save strategy recommendations.
• Operational tasks.
iSeries Security Officer, Jan 2001 - Mar 2005, Houston Casualty Company, Houston, TX
• AS/400 operating system and data security.
• AS/400 and server application security management and maintenance.
• Tape management and save strategy recommendations.
• Regulatory and SOX audits.
• Operational tasks.
• AS/400 system upgrade and operating system and data restoration.
• PTF installation and application upgrades.
• System administration and configuration
AS/400 System Administrator, Nov 1999 - Jan 2001, Eagle Global Logistics, Houston, TX
• System administration and configuration.
• Printer assembly, maintenance, and repairs.
• Operational tasks.
• AS/400 system upgrade and operating system and data restoration.
• PTF installation and application upgrades.
• Print server management and configuration
Manager, Central Billing Office, Sep 1997 - Mar 1999, Christus, Houston, TX
• AS/400 System administration, operations and security.
• Kredo physician billing and practice management software management.
• A/R management.
• Application training.
Information Systems Coordinator, May 1989 - Aug 1997, Kino Community Hospital, Tucson, AZ
• Kredo physician billing and practice management software management and security.
• AS/400 and System 36 operations and administration.
• Practice management billing, accounts, collections, and scheduling training.
• A/R management.
• Fee schedule and reimbursement analysis.
• CPT, HCPCS, ASA and ICDM coding.
• Custom financial, reimbursement, utilization and practice reports.
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EDUCATION
Sep 1971 - Jun 1972 Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Sep 1972 - Jun 1976 The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Jan 2000 - Jun 2003 North Harris Community College, Houston, TX
Jan 2003 - Dec 2004 University of Phoenix, Houston, TX
RELEVENT SKILLS
• BRMS
• Operations/iSeries Navigator
• AS/400 query
• Robot SAVE, REPLAY, and SCHEDULE
• Robot Schedule, Save, Replay
• iTera
• Windows operating systems
• Microsoft Office
AWARDS OR CERTIFICATIONS
• Phi Theta Kappa member.
• Published in Healthcare Informatics magazine.
• Profiled in Reynolds & Reynolds healthcare’s provider news.
• Two-time panelist at Reynolds & Reynolds national healthcare conventions.
• Practice management consulting.