Texas Children's Hospital
Immunization Project
PO Box 3166
Clackamas,
OR
USA
97015
Biographical Sketch:
Professional Consulting
2008 – Present
Crystal Lightning – Michigan Care Improvement Registry (MCIR)
Contractor assisting with development of HL7 interfaces for MCIR. Responsible for software development and participation on national standards groups and inter-agency projects within the State of Michigan.
2007 – Present
Texas Children's Hospital (TCH)
Software developer, responsible for assisting on internal immunization interfaces, and integrating forecasting service into current workflows.
2003 – Present
Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC)
Contractor assisting on interface projects for STC clients in Arizona, Idaho, Alaska, Wyoming, Washington, Louisiana, and West Virginia.
Professional experience working on projects directly with these organizations:
AAP, AIRA, ASIIS (Arizona), CHIRP (Indiana), CHILD Profile (Washington), HHCIR (Houston), HAIP, IRIS (Idaho), ImmTrac (Texas), IHS, LINKS (Louisiana), NMSIIS (New Mexico), MCIR (Michigan), WVSIIS (West Virginia), Wyoming Immunization Registry (WyIR).
Software Developed
+ 2003 STC: HL7 API: Java software to support HL7 messaging. Currently used by several STC applications.
+ 2004 STC: HL7 Bridge: Transfers HL7 data. Currently used by state registries and Indian Health Services.
+ 2004 STC: HL7cp: HL7 interface for Immunization Registries. Currently in use by two registries.
+ 2007 STC: HL7 Toolkit: A collection of basic HL7 applications that assist in HL7 translation.
+ 2008 TCH: Immunization Forecaster Software to recommend when vaccinations are due.
+ 2008 TCH: Data Extractor Remotely connects to provider computers and extracts data.
Oral Presentations Given
May 2010 Chicago, Illinois, American Academy of Pediatrics: Facilitated face-to-face meeting tasked with advising AAP on decision support software for immunization recommendations
May 2004 Nashville, Tennessee, National Immunization Conference: Interfacing a Registry with a Hospital using HL7: Case Study in Louisiana
October 2004 Atlanta, Georgia, Immunization Registry Conference, Importing Newborn Data into a Registry using an HL7 Connection Bridge
March 2008 Atlanta, Georgia, National Immunization Conference: Partnering with Providers to Improve Data Quality
Certifications
Jan 2007, Certified HL7 CDA Specialist
Nov 2004, Certified HL7 V2.4 Chapter 2 Control Specialist