Proof of Concept: Develop "thumb drive" ready virtual machines: Ubuntu Linux O/S, for small businesses Design Systems Architecture Configure "VirtualBox" using Ubuntu Linux to integrate Oracle Resources, benchmark, test, implement customer information, processing billing or other functions. Position runs concurrent with other projects. Design and Implement Value Proposition Marketing Training for Team: Business Model Canvas, Customer Profile to 1. identify key players, activities and resources, Define Value Proposition, and customer relationship, distribution models.

EDM HEALTH SERVICES LLC | Sep 2018 - Present

Project Management Lead: EMR Data Conversion, Transformation, Translation

Convert Electronic Medical Record Data into Analytic format Extract Medical Record data into Python readable formats Data Cleaning, Exploratory Data Analysis, Explanatory Data Analysis Visualize Data: Python(Seaborn, Matplotlib, Plotly, GeoPandas), R(GGPlot2, Shiny, Trellis, Latttice) Construct Demographic Maps for Diversity and Disparity Mapping for Health Professions Shortage Areas (HPSAs) Cluster Analysis: KMeans, with labeling, distribution visualization, Machine Learning: Develop Interactive GeoLocation mapping for Classification, Categorical and Quantitative Analysis in R: Leaflet

SOUL CITY BOXING GYM | Jul 2018 - Jul 2019

Consultant Program Development

Provided support as unpaid volunteer. Created proposal and presentation with outline of policy and requirements for providing Alternatives to Suspension and Expulsion (ASE) in public schools. Partnered with this organization to develop content and manage participants. Using data from Ohio State University, Kirwin Institute for Implicit Bias Studies, worked with Soul City Gym and "A Better Life Experience" (ABLE) to construct proposal for use in Toledo Public School System. Program implemented in 2018, still operating. Funding and Sponsorship increased 40%, with 20% and 25% reduction in dropout rates. Requirements for participation in student boxing programs include participation in ASE. Features also include: Tutoring, integration with TPS information systems and digital access to online resources. Presentations constructed in Keynote and Powerpoint under the moniker "Grow Inside".

EDM Health Services | Jan 2004 - Present

President and Founder

Founded three medical practices, in health professions short area (HPSA) Deployed $500 EMR to develop seamless patient processing, increasing productivity over 200%, Decreased processing times by 100%, reducing personnel and operating expense by eliminating over $200K per year in dictation and ancillary processing costs Engineered wireless hybrid digital information management and electronic data interchange for remote data management Starting with $17K, built business to $3.5M annually; generating nearly $21K per $1 invested. Innovated only physician run visiting physician service in my locale; incorporated GIS mapping to improve patient management systems Created climate and financial resources encouraging women entrepreneurship by starting satellite billing and referral services

Archbold Medical Center | Dec 2002 - Dec 2003

Urgent Care Physician

Worked as urgent care physician in small rural community providing emergent as well as urgent non-emergent medical care.

Neighborhood Health Association | Nov 1998 - Jun 2001

Family Physician

Primary Pediatric and Adult Health Care for adults involving treatment of a large underserved community

United States Air Force | Jan 1982 - Jun 1991

Communications and Information Systems Officer

Worked initial as a communications controller at a strategic base and then moved to Europe to work as a plans, programs and implementation officer during the conversion of analog to digital systems. Portions of my task involved contracting out work at sites in Germany, Italy, Spain and Greece. With this came the requirement to travel and negotiate with officials in those countries. Also worked to implement the Armed Forces precursor to the internet while stationed in Germany.

My Education

Take a look at my formal education

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), MedicineWright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine | 1995

Master of Science Computer Information Systems (MSCiS) Management in Computer Information Systems ManagementBoston University - Metropolitan College | 1989

Bachelor’s Degree, BiochemistryUniversity of North Texas | 1981

About Me

Presently living in Toledo Ohio, but born and raised in Louisiana and Texas. I'm a USAF veteran and physician. After a four year bout with colon cancer I made a career change to Data Science to deal issues inherent in clinical EMRs.

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