Accomplished Transformational and Servant Leader with 21 years of distinguished performance who is values driven. Portfolio of achievements includes increasing revenue, driving profit growth and improving brand awareness. Extensive background encompassing exceptional work ethic and commitment to organizational objectives. Proactive leader, team builder and strategic planner with ability to hire, train and motivate top performers.

PhD. specializing in Organizational Leadership – (Northcentral University), High Impact Leadership, (Cambridge University UK), Master of Science - Medical Informatics (Northwestern University).

P&L Management/Budget Planning

International Project and Business Management 

ITIL - Policy Planning and Implementation

New Product SDLC (Concept to Delivery)

Featured appearances on CBS, KUSI, and FOX TV as Technology expert

Regulatory audits, compliance, and policy management.

Information Technology/Cloud Management 

Offshore team management 

Lifecycle management

Executive Experience

Chief Officer (17+ Years)

Healthcare IT/Life Science (14+ Years) 

Senior IT Leadership (20+ Years)

Team Development (21+ Years)

Education

High Impact Leadership, Cambridge University – Cambridge, UK

PhD. in Business Administration – Organizational Leadership, Northcentral University – 

San Diego, CA

Master of Science – Medical Informatics, Northwestern University – Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Science – Business Management, Phoenix University – San Diego, CA 

Associates – Colorado Mountain College – Steamboat Springs, CO 

Regulatory Experience 

CFR 21, 45 CFR 46 (Life Science), 42 CFR Part 71.21 (Maritime), 45 CFR Part 170 (Healthcare), GDPR, FDA, ONC, HIPPA, SOX, ISO, CAPP, CLIA, GxP, GmP, CSV, and CDC. 

Information Technology and Project Management Certifications

ITIL, High Impact Leadership, MCSE, MCT, MCSA, MCP, MCDBA, CompTIA A+ N+, CIW, CNE, CNI, CNA, NCT, CTT+

Business Certifications 

Human Research - Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative

California Department of Consumer Affairs – Executive Director License

California Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education – Teaching License

Inivata, Morrisville, NC

Chief Information Officer   12/2018 – Current

Inivata delivers cutting edge ctDNA analysis for oncologists to detect cancer, stratify patients, and monitor individual response to treatment. Inivata provides a non-invasive liquid biopsy offering a revolution in cancer detection, monitoring and treatment, providing the potential for frequent tumor profiling and a more personalized approach to cancer care.

D-Wise, Morrisville, NC

Director of Information Technology/Compliance Committee Lead  01/2015 – 03/2018

D-Wise is a technology leader empowering world-class life science and healthcare organizations to solve business optimization challenges. D-Wise helps partners rapidly harness and leverage data as well as integrate systems and processes to gain competitive advantage.

Sub-list of client systems I managed IT operations for in both the U.S. and UK: Lab Corp, Chiltren, Jazz, Covance, United Therapeutics, Celgene, Abbvie, Daiichi-Sanyo, Takeda, AstraZeneca.

The Kesinger Group, Raleigh, NC

President/Author/Coach (LLC I own for consulting, publishing, and coaching)  06/2014 – 

Medsolutions, Franklin, TN

Director of IT Excellence & Reliability   12/2012 - 05/2014

Medsolutions was a billion-dollar healthcare-based decision support organization utilizing proprietary pre-authentication algorithms aiding in cost control, fraud detection, and medical decision support. I managed the daily operations of nine departments (Quality Assurance, User Acceptance Testing, Transition Planning and Support (Production Control, Change Control, Data file Management, and Application Management), Release and Deployment, Configurations, Project Delivery (Project Management, Business Analysis) plus two offshore organizations while overseeing the redesign of corporate structure to align with ITIL. 

Emergisoft, Arlington, TX      05/2007 – 11/2011

Chief Operating Officer 

Emergisoft was a healthcare based electronic medical records company utilizing enterprise datacenters and cloud (SaaS) computing technology where I managed the daily operations of eight departments and all corporate operational business, while overseeing the corporate datacenter operations, and providing international collaboration and guidance. Previously served as Director of Information Technology. 

MicroSkills, San Diego, CA     02/2001- 10/2006

Chief Operating Officer/Executive Director      

Managed the operations and daily activities of ten departments ensuring adherence to ethical business practices, timely project management and state and federal regulatory laws. Also, previously served as Director of Information Technology.  Implemented key changes with the management team, which led to a significant improvement in many of the company’s operating efficiencies.

Also served as a subject matter expert on CBS, KUSI, and FOX TV for new technology’s and provided consumer information on laws, viruses, events and general information pertaining to the Technology industry. 

International Business Honor Society, Delta Mu Delta – PhD. Northcentral University Lambda Eta 

Mayors Award of Appreciation: From Mayor John Mieke, Skagway Alaska

Safety Committee Lead: Monitored Holland American Cruise lines best practices for SE Alaska 

Volunteer: Skagway Fire Department, and Emergency Medical Services

Volunteer: State of Alaska Search and Rescue team & Recovery Swimmer

Teacher of the Year & Instructor of the Month: (multiple times) New Horizons

Advisory Board: Microskills San Diego, CA.

Compliance Committee member: MoneyLine Lending services, compliance auditing for twenty-eight banks and lending institutions 

Freemason Texas Lodges #428, #582; York Rite Texas Chapter #376 Council Texas Grand Commandery Knights Templar Lodge #314