ABDULRAHMAN AL FAWAZ

Address: M.B.C. **, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia

Phone: +966. 555248616

Email Address: z0wxk7@r.postjobfree.com

SECTION HEAD, CLINICAL IT SYSTEMS

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE

Technically adept and accomplished computer software professional, offering successful career in handling diverse and increasing levels of responsibilities in the area of clinical IT systems. Known for proven track record in utilizing well-rounded skill sets in meeting goals and objectives, as well as in increasing efficiency and improving productivity of the company.

- Expert at designing, developing, implementing, and integrating systems, applications, solutions, and web applications according to the needs of each department.

- Highly effective leader and team player; capable of utilizing in-depth expertise in managing and accomplishing tasks and providing innovative solutions to problems.

- Armed with excellent interpersonal and analytical skills, coupled with articulate written and oral communication; bilingual in English and Arabic.

CORE STRENGTHS

Core Computing Concepts

Assembling and Maintenance

Software Analysis and Development

Project Management

Software Systems Design and Configuration

Business and System Analysis

Website Development and Design

Medical Systems Integration

TECHNICAL ACUMEN:

Language CERNER Command Language(CCL), Tool Command Language (TCL), Visual Basic.Net, Java, SQL Database

Web Application ASP, ASP.NET, VB Script, Java Script, HTML

Clinical Software CERNER, GE PACS, Apollo, AGFA, Dental/PCAS Kodak, 3M, HL7 Messaging

Others Cloverleaf, CISCO Routers

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE: 1999

King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals - Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSH&RC) - Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia (2000–Present)

SECTION HEAD, Clinical Systems Aug 2010–Present

- Demonstrate proficiency in liaising between clinical and diagnostic staff to identify computing needs, apply new systems, improve or modify existing systems, and recognize future needs.

- Guarantee optimum service to users by coordinating section activities with other sections of ITA.

- Provide consultative assistance to chief information officer with planning by suggesting amendments with departmental policies and procedures.

- Oversee the activities of supervisory staff and their subordinates; ascertain development and compliance with proper operating procedures; and ensure optimum staff utilization by organizing schedule of subordinates.

- Assess and advice subordinates for performance improvement, and render support to make sure that they receive necessary training.

- Observe complete adherence to all hospital-related policies and procedures.

- Meet user needs by aiding with review of software and hardware, keeping abreast with available software and hardware, and determining and suggesting most appropriate software and hardware.

Career Highlights:

- Established a reputation in creating exponential growth curve and earning continuous promotions from programmer analyst in 2000 to section head in 2010.

- Played an integral role as project manager of Total Lab Automation project which would be the first kind in the region and expected to go-live on April 2013; it would enhance turnaround time of patient’s laboratory tests and optimize productivity by launching full automation of laboratory sample processing, including pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical phase.

- Served as member of Project Management Committee for Cerner Phase III, covering different modules which included Helix, Reference Lab, Clinical Document Imaging, and infection control.

- Effectively functioned as member of Selection Committee for the new Picture Archiving and Communication System/Radiology Information System (PACS/RIS).

- Demonstrated excellent management skills in implementing Dental/PACS system.

- Exemplified expertise as a member of various committee which included the following:

- Selection committee of new phase of HIS that would involve ICU, Oncology, Anastasia, and the connection of all bed devices.

- Committee in Selection and Developing RFP of Smart Pump project which would diminish medication administration error for IV Fluid.

- Committee of the Selection and Developing the RFP of Medication bar Coding and Specimen Collection project to implement five right of medication administration.

CLINICAL COMPUTING MANAGER Jul 2006–Jul 2010

- Directed a team with 15 members in integrating, developing, maintaining, and enhancing workflow of all hospital medical systems including Cerner.

- Administered the Integration Section that established connections between various medical systems.

- Rendered support in creating, preparing, and carrying out hospital projects which included data analysis, interpretation, feedback, action planning, and change management.

- Ascertained adequate levels of security, disaster management, and data recovery plans by proposing IT infrastructure requirements and quality improvements.

- Stayed up-to-date with the latest IT technologies and business process guidelines for application development in the department.

Career Highlights:

- Contributed substantial effort as member of Project Management Committee for the completion of Cerner upgrade in 2007 and for Cerner Phase II, which instigated SurgiNet, PharmNet, FirstNet, and Profile modules.

- Spearheaded a technical team in solving downtime problem of hospital systems through the implementation of internal application as a replacement for HIS (Cerner) during scheduled and unscheduled downtime.

- Took part with the committee of cardiology system to assess and choose integrated solution for Cardiology Department dealing with all sections of cardiology, including Echo, Cath Lab, EKG, and various others; as well as interface with hospital HIS (Cerner).

- Exemplified expertise as the project leader and a technical resource in applying several systems at the Hospital, such as 3M, billing system, PSM, Sysmex; along with the transfer of MEDITECH laboratory system to Cerner.

SENIOR PROGRAMMER | ANALYST Jul 2003–2006

- Devised, researched, and presented architectural approaches for software applications and integrations within hospital medical system while maintaining quality of newly deployed systems.

- Conferred with vendors regarding new interface applications; tried new software releases, upgraded software, updated incident handling system, and conducted proactive preventative inspection on systems and devices.

- Demonstrated knowledge of data structures and modern programming languages in coding computer instructions from the systems documentation and for inbound and outbound interface operations.

- Led the attainment of most effective program by using any special programming techniques.

- Leveraged comprehensive skills together with appropriate support resources to troubleshoot and resolve incidents while keeping with operational processes that conformed to clarity and hospital standards.

Career Highlights:

- Singlehandedly managed the design, production, and develop the integrations between main medical system (Cerner) and other systems, including ORSOS, CBAY, PACS/RIS, Dictaphone, Venus, Pyxis, Apollo, CBORD, and ScriptPro by utilizing standard HL7 messaging with CloverLeaf.

- Managed and implemented the migration of data from legacy systems to Cerner.

PROGRAMMER | ANALYST Jul 2000–2003

- Effectively functioned as team member in implementing Phase-I of Cerner, covering person management, scheduling, PathNet, RadNet, and PowerChart.

- Assumed full management of Data Migration from Mainframe system (Legacy) to Cerner as well as Arabizing all Medical Documents produced from Cerner.

- Established constant coordination between Cerner and many systems.

PROGRAMMER Sep 1999–Jun 2000

- Held responsible for the development of Alumni Database and Alumni Website of King Fahd University.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2010 Cerner Conference for Health Care Industry | Project Planning, Analysis, and Control

2008 The Saudi e-Health Conference

2007 ITIL Foundation Course | Cognos 8 BI Report Authoring I and II Course | Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management | A Technical Introduction to WebSphere MQ

2006 Essential Management Skills for New Managers Course

2005 A Course on a Writing Professional Business Letter | A Course on Writing a Professional Business Report and Proposal

2004 TOEFL Examination (Total Score: 207)

2003 Servlet and JSP Development Using WebSphere Studio Application Developer Course

2002 Cerner Arabia Ltd. Product Training | Microsoft Approved Course, 2373: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic.Net | Cisco Routers Course | VB.NET and ASP.NET Course

2001 AIX Basic and AIX Administration Course | Cloverleaf 3.71 P (Level I & II) Course | Open View and CCL Course

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Salary Bonus Award, 2006 | Letter of Commendation, 2004 | Letter of Recommendation, 2000

Earned recognition for receiving several letters and certificates of appreciation for contribution, hard work, and dedication to the following:

- Implementation of Integrated Clinical Information System (ICIS) Project: 2002

- Information Technology Affairs, ICIS Project: 2002 | 2003

- Go Live – ICIS Code Upgrade Project: 2002 | 2004

- Microbiology Susceptibility Testing Card: 2003

- ICIS Project in Appointment Service Department: 2004

- Contribution to the Success of HeartNet

- KFSH&RC Stem Cell Unrelated Donor Registry: 2012

- Completion of Oracle 10g Upgrade: 2009

- ORSOS Implementation: 2008

- Building the System for Polyclinic Scheduling, Health Outreach Services Department: 2009

- Completion of the Eligibility Status Synchronization between Venus Billing System and ICIS: 2009

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