Project Management Consultant, 2000 – 2003
Recruited to assist Virginia Medicaid agency in management of failing MMIS development effort. Key member of executive management team that oversaw development and implementation.

• Constructed overall project plan covering system development, testing, and implementation efforts to monitor project progress, solve schedule-related problems, and assess contractor performance.
• Coordinated team of 17 consultants in overall DMAS management of project.
  • Advised DMAS management on oversight issues related to project status and contractor performance:
  • Conducted analysis of contractor programming quality, feasibility of and conformance to contractor proposed development schedule, and progress of contractor systems testing efforts;
  • Created and maintained status metrics, charts, and graphs for ongoing project management.
  • Made presentations to DMAS Director and authored correspondence for DMAS Director’s signature documenting findings in previous analysis;
  • Prepared periodic and as-needed project reports for Governor’s Office, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and State Department of Technology.
• Led team of three specialists in risk management and quality assurance efforts.
• Conducted systems analysis – preparation of operations concepts and MMIS change specifications – for the following DMAS initiatives:
  • State program to provide health care benefits to children of working poor (FAMIS);
  • Department cost savings initiative involving prescription drug preauthorization.
• Authored multi-volume project history for state Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission.
• Credited with rescuing foundering $60,000,000 project.