Tom Taylor

Tom Taylor

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    IT & Healthcare Leader & Doctoral Candidate

  • Education

    • Indiana Wesleyan University

      2024 -
      Doctoral Candidate Business Healthcare Administration
    • Indiana Wesleyan University

      2021 - 2025
      Doctor of Business Administration Healthcare Administration
    • Indiana Wesleyan University

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      MBA Healthcare Administration

      Earned MBA with a focus in Healthcare Administration.

    • Western Kentucky University

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      BA Economics, Computer Science, Industrial Technology

      Activities and Societies: Residence Life, Student Alumni Association Bachelors of Arts in Economics, minored in Information Technology and Industrial Arts. Worked as a Resident Assistant and Community Adviser at Pearce Ford Tower.

  • Experience

    • Western Kentucky University

      Jan 1991 - Jan 1993
      Community Advisor

      Supervised 5 resident assistants and was an resident assistant for floor of 40 Students. All years were at Pearce Ford Tower.

    • LCA Leasing Corp

      Jan 1994 - Jan 1996
      Data Processing Manager

      Developed and maintained a sales management database, architected, implemented, and administered a Novell 3.12 network.

    • Baptist Health Louisville

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1998
      Information System Support Coordinator

      Responsible for day-to-day user support

    • Baptist Health (KY)

      Jan 1998 - Jan 2014

      Plan, design, and implement short and long-term client/server infrastructure vision and strategy in conjunction with the enterprise corporate goals, clinical informatics, revenue management and resource management programs.Maintained technology vendor relations. Provided assistance to executives, staff, and users to find the best technological solutions to meet business needs while maintaining infrastructure and process standards. Created architecture plans and fiscal oversight, while ensuring projects met business needs. Prepared the annual operating and capital budgets and manages expenditures according to budget plan. Show less Managed and led a team of 10 highly-educated and culturally diverse analysts. Developed and maintained the strategic plan for all aspects of the server and desktop infrastructure; planning and management of five million dollar budget; software license compliance.Manage day-to-day operations and management of a 5,000 workstation, 1000 server network within a six hospital systemSignificant increase in customer satisfaction and improved team productivityDeveloped strategic plan and future vision for core technologies to meet the corporate goals over a 3 year period with a focus on providing technology to increase patient satisfaction and improve the quality of careRenegotiated many technology contracts saving over 1 million dollars in operating costs Show less Managed and developed a nine person team charged with planning, implementation, monitoring, and support of all aspects of server and desktop technologies. Directly accountabile for planning and management of a three million dollar annual budget.Member of cross-technical team that developed best-practice policies and proceduresProject Management Advisory Team member developing best-practice project management polices and processesWorked with the management team to set strategic direction, pairing emerging information management and medical technologiesManaged the migration from Windows 95 to Windows 2000 on 4500 DesktopsPlanned and deployed a robust ESX Virtual Environment, which has positioned BHS as a leader in the use of virtual technologyChaired the BHS Security Committee, made-up of a cross-team of technology professionals, creating security policies and proceduresImplemented Project Server 2003 Show less Managed and led a team of 15 highly-educated System Analysts. Developed and maintained a strategic plan for all aspects of the server and desktop infrastructure, and developed policy and procedures. Responsible for planning and management of five million dollar budget and software compliance.Managed day-to-day operations and management of a 4,000 workstation, 500 server network within a six hospital system.Major projects completed under my management:o Software distribution and management solutiono Active Directory Infrastructureo Disaster Recovery Programo Project Management Programo All Clinical and Financial Application implementationso Citrix Metaframeo Implementation of Storage Area Network, HP Storage Workso Strategic planning for core technologies to meet corporate goals Show less

      • Corporate IT Director - Architectiture

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2014
      • Corporate Program Manager – Strategic Projects & Enterprise Operations Architect

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
      • Corporate Program Manager – Client Server Infrastructure Planning and Engineering

        Jan 2008 - Jan 2010
      • Corporate Manager – Client Server Infrastructure

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2008
      • Client Server Infrastructure Analyst-Lead

        Jan 2002 - Jan 2006
      • Team Leader Client Server Infrastructure

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2002
      • Client Server Infrastructure Analyst-Intermediate

        Jan 1998 - Jan 2000
    • Baptist Health (KY)

      Aug 2014 - Jan 2016

      Led community health strategies that support overall health improvement in Kentucky and the Border States aligned to the Baptist Health service area. Developed, planned and implemented strategies that support the community health objectives aligned to the overall business/strategic plan and support the Baptist Health mission and vision. Plan, coordinate, and supervise all activities related to the management, support and retirement of the organization’s total portfolio of legacy information systems and software applications. Led teams in the maintenance and support of existing systems and applications where necessary to ensure regulatory and contract compliance.

      • Director Community Health

        Jan 2015 - Jan 2016
      • Director Application Support

        Aug 2014 - May 2015
    • Humana

      Nov 2016 - now
      • Director of Technology

        Feb 2024 - now
      • Technology Principal

        Mar 2021 - Jul 2024
      • Principal Architect, Medicare & Medicaid Technology Solutions

        Mar 2020 - Mar 2021
      • Solution Architect

        Nov 2016 - Mar 2020
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Enterprise Architect

      Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence
    • VMWare VCP

      VMware
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Fire Fighter/EMT

      Issued by Middletown Fire Protection District on Feb 1994
      Middletown Fire Protection DistrictAssociated with Tom Taylor
    • Asst Girls Golf Coach

      Issued by Ballard High School on Sept 2015
      Ballard High SchoolAssociated with Tom Taylor