Dennis W.

Experience

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  Intergraph

  Jan 1983 - Dec 1988

  Various Engineering Management roles

  Lead development of Electronic Publishing application group, and product development of a raster image processor.

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  Mentor Graphics

  Jan 1988 - Dec 1995

  Various Engineering Management roles

  • Initiated design and development of first e-commerce web site for Mentor Graphics called eParts, providing instant downloads of integrated circuit design and simulation libraries for printed circuit board design.• Led development efforts for three product groups: Library Application and Data Products, Design and Process Management Products, and Integration Products. One section was remotely located in Singapore.• Led development technology subsystems of the Falcon Framework – the first commercially developed C++ application suite. Show less

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  MedicaLogic

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1999

  Director of Engineering

  Led development group providing core technologies for MedicaLogic’s medical record application offerings. Launched second patient/provider web application built on J2EE. Grew new team of 30 across three sites: San Francisco, Portland, and Houston. Introduced the company's first two web based products, one for physicians to access charts, the other for patients to communicate with their physicians.

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  MedicaLogic/Medscape

  Jan 1999 - Dec 2001

  VP Product Development

  Led development for Medscape’s Digital Health Record application offerings. Product portfolio consisted of client/server, web (J2EE), and Palm applications for physicians and consumers.Release objectives consistently met, while reducing expenses by 15% ($15M annual budget). Established an effective development methodology across widely varying product efforts. Achieved objectives of integrating application and portal developments during merger of companies. Represented Product Development organization in final due-diligence and acquisition activities.Group size of 100 organized into functional areas:• Software Engineering• Quality Assurance and Release Planning/Management• Integration Engineering• Database Design and Administration• Web Development• Customer Learning and Usability• Clinical Content and Terminology Development• Data Center Operations Show less

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  Kryptiq Corporation

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  VP Business Development

  Developed clinical messaging strategy, initial product roadmap, and creating key partnerships for this startup company.• Established partnership with GE Medical Systems for integrating electronic medical records.• Assisted sales in winning initial reference customers (Providence, Regence BCBS).

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  MyDocOnline

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

  VP Business Development

  Created opportunities through partnerships, positioning MyDocOnline as one of the leaders in emerging physician/patient electronic communications market. Developed and executed strategy for establishing Payer sponsorship of application subscriptions and reimbursements to physicians for online doctor visits.• Developed Channel Partnership program with IPAs and TPAs.• Enabled integration to begin with GE Medical Systems (clinical IT system vendor)• Developed market entry plan for Disease Management.• Managed product technology and healthcare content supplier relationships. Show less

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  Kryptiq Corporation

  Mar 2004 - Apr 2007

  Established and led small group of employed consultants to help customers implement Kryptiq e-Health applications. Then added capacity and expertise to team by launching a Solution Partner program to contract with independent consultants for delivery of professional services.• Established group consulting practices and procedures• Developed Solution Partner training, project management and billing processes• Team completed over 90 successful customer implementation projects within 24 months• Solution Partner business model economically scaled services to match company growth Show less Developed and executed market entry plan for CareManager, a new Chronic Disease Management solution. Partnered with third party on development of clinical application, while leveraging existing Kryptiq distribution channels. Developed a value proposition to Provider organizations for improving clinical quality, and increasing revenue through Pay-For-Performance incentives and increased utilization.• Negotiated partnership with third party application developer• Developed marketing entry plan and prepared sales channel• Sourced professional services to complete the “whole product” for customers• 12 major account deals closed in first 24 months met product launch expectations Show less

  • Director of Provider Implementations

    Feb 2005 - Apr 2007

  • VP Business Development

    Mar 2004 - Feb 2005
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  CCHIT

  Oct 2007 - May 2013

  Director of Technology and Testing

  Responsible for the team and technology used in HIT certification and compliance testing.

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  Covidi Consulting, LLC

  May 2013 - Apr 2022

  Owner/Founder

  Covidi Consulting helps businesses automate key customer related processes with Salesforce.* Sales/Service Cloud Implementation* Customization and Development* Quality Management Systemshttp://www.covidi.com

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  Cambium Learning Group

  Apr 2022 - now

  Principal Engineer