Skill Set Indexed Resumé Of

Skill Set Indexed Resumé of

Gary S. Shumway

Email: (801) 824-4469 :Phone

Web Site: http://www.garyshumway.com (801) 665-1803 :FAX

Objective:

Caché, MUMPS, M, VistA, Cache Objects, web Programmer / Developer contract

Overview:

Senior level software development and project management experience. Superior customer relationship and communication skills. Proven team player with leadership skills. Expert problem solver with strong analytical skills. Reliable and self motivated. Masters degrees in Psychology (MA), Biostatistics (MPH), and Business (MBA). Over thirty-five years of IS experience.

Proficient in Languages/Technology: (also see 'Additional Software Used' section)

M, MUMPS, Caché, VistA, FileMan, RPMS, Web Link, DCL, HTML, JavaScript, PHP, WordPress, Drupal, MySQL

Skill Set Listing of Work Experience: (see http://www.garyshumway.com for resumé with chronological listing of work experience)

Affinity – less than 1 year experience

Caché Contract Programmer, Compass Information Solutions, Inc., Greenville, SC Nov 2000 to Dec 2000 (p/t)

Worked remotely and part-time (p/t), abstracting patient demographic and visit data from a Compucare, Inc. Affinity system for a hospital in Massachusetts using v2.1.9-F.14 of Caché on a UNIX (HP RISC) system.

AIX – see UNIX/AIX experience

Antrim/Rubicon/Lab – 3 years experience

MUMPS Contract Programmer, MRL, Cypress, CA Feb 1999 to Jun 1999 (p/t)

Working remotely and part-time (p/t), I assisted in resolving Y2K issues re: the clinical and financial routines/database of a highly modified Antrim Laboratory System residing on a DEC Alpha using DSM and ProComm2.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA Nov 1998 to May 1999

Programmed and documented a Laboratory Quality Control Management sub-system to be used with Kaiser’s modified Rubicon Laboratory System residing on DEC Alpha’s and PDP’s with DSM and TK Forms.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Mar 1997 to Aug 1997 (p/t)

Worked remotely and part-time, writing portions of a bi-directional patient demographic and test results interface for a Viteck on a modified Antrim system using the client PC networked to a VAX Alpha cluster running VMS and DSM.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, LabCorp, Inc. (Roche/National Health Lab.), Uniondale, NY Oct 1996 to Feb 1997

Supported LabCorp’s IPO Clinical Trials System using their Large Laboratory System (LLS). Also developed, coded, and implemented a specimen storage allocation and tracking system and supported use of ASTM and Microsoft Access in accession reports and data transfer. Programmed in InterSystem’s DSM on a DEC VAX cluster.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Corning Clinical Laboratories, Inc. (Metpath), Pittsburgh, PA Dec 1995 to Sep 1996

Developed and implemented a third party EDI Remittance System using proprietary and NSF formats for MediCare PA and OH, Bluecross (Keystone), and Rail Road MediCare on a modified Antrim lab system. Also wrote generalized user data entry routines. Programmed in DSM MUMPS on a DEC Alpha cluster running VMS, Pathworks, and Netware.

Caché – 12 years experience

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, HP contract to VA, Telecommute Aug 2012 to Jan 2013
VistA/Caché Developer on the Patient Centered Management Module Re-hosting (PCMMR) project. Analyzed, programmed, created/installed KIDS builds involving changes to the PCMM Nightly Auto-Inactivation process. The changes include additions to existing code and the Patient Team Assignment and Position Assignment History files via the data dictionary and code. Worked on acquiring integration agreements, answered PCMM related VistA questions, conducted VistA training, and authored related documentation. Also used Primavera, VersionOne, and Reflection.

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, CACI contract to VA, Telecommute Feb 2011 to Aug 2012
VistA/Caché Developer on the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) project of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) initiative. Programmed the data collection from the Fee Basis application and the creation of the XML message sent via HeatheVet Web Services (HWSC) to the Direct Java server. Assisted in the file design and triggering event for the data download process. Acquired the integration agreements, created the builds, and was the primary author of the VistA related documentation for the project.

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, Vangent contract to VA, Telecommute Apr 2010 to Feb 2011
VistA/Caché Developer on a HIPAA 5010 project specifically programming electronic insurance verification (eIV) enhancements including capturing and transmitting via HL-7 interface additional service type codes and other tasks related to VistA’s Integrated Billing (IB) package and updated HIPAA requirements.

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MUMPS/Caché Contract Lead Developer, Veterans Administration/EDS, Inc., SLC, UT Jul 2002 to Mar 2010

Worked on Herbal/OTC, Performance Measures, Clinical Indicators Data Capture, Lexicon and PFSS projects on VHA’s VistA (FileMan). Using TeamPlay, RequisitePro, and ClearQuest as Project Management tools. Received FileMan/VistA, Delphi, and OO training. Coded in DSM and Caché on Compaq/HP Alphas running VMS.

Project Coordinator & MSM/Caché Programmer, Indian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM May 2001 to June 2002

Caché Upgrade Project Coordinator for the conversion of RPMS (DHCP/VistA like) system from MSM to v.4.1.5 of Caché and FileMan programming via MSM and Caché. Created and maintained Project’s 508 compliant web pages via ColdFusion and Dreamweaver. Also worked on the installation of the PCC+ package and other assigned projects.

Caché Contract Programmer, Ameritrade, Inc., Omaha, NE Jan 2001 to April 2001

Programmed assorted functionality (primarily reporting) into Ameritrade’s financial Back Office System (BOS) with v.3.2 of Caché running on SunOS 5.6 using PVCS as version control and TNVT Plus as the PC interface.

Caché Contract Programmer, MEDecision, Inc., Wayne, PA Jul 2000 to Jan 2001

Analyzed, programmed, tested, and documented assorted functionality into MEDecision's iEXCHANGE and MEDInform products with v.3.2 of InterSystem's Caché running on NT using StarTeam for version control.

Caché Contract Programmer, Compass Information Solutions, Inc., Greenville, SC Nov 2000 to Dec 2000 (p/t)

ColdFusion – <1 year experience

Project Coordinator & MSM/Caché Programmer, Indian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM May 2001 to June 2002

COSTAR – <1 year experience

MUMPS Contract Programmer, County of San Diego, Dept. of Public Health, San Diego, CA Jul 1999 to Mar 2000

Resolved Y2K issues, up-dated Medically Indigent Care Reporting System, abstracted data from a COSTAR Public Health Patient Data System, and wrote reports and supported County’s Child Health and Disability Program. Programmed on a DEC Alpha cluster using DSM and Refection 2.

DCL – 2+ years experience

MUMPS Contract Programmer, County of San Diego, Dept. of Public Health, San Diego, CA Jul 1999 to Mar 2000

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA Nov 1998 to May 1999

Programmed and documented a Laboratory Quality Control Management sub-system to be used with Kaiser’s modified Rubicon Laboratory System residing on DEC Alpha’s and PDP’s with DSM and TK Forms.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, HealthAmerica, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Mar 1997 to Aug 1997

Wrote DCL routines, modified existing IDX AES routines for capitation reports, used Epic APIs and database to report on account aging, display patient appointment histories, create chart location and other reports. Wrote library of routines for use with Epic APIs. Used DSM on a DEC Alpha cluster under DEC VMS, Windows 3.11, and SmarTerm.

Dental School Applications – 17 years experience

MUMPS/MIIS Contract Programmer, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda U., Loma Linda, CA Sep 1983 to Oct 1995

Consulted, programmed, and managed a wide range of applications taking the School of Dentistry from three CRTs and 15 routines to 2,000+ routines, a 1.25 GB database, and 440+ users. Applications included tracking patient and student data, appointment scheduling, chart tracking, treatment planning, financial (complete GL), insurance billing, test creation, grading, and electronic grade book, clinic production reports, department requirements tracking, sterilization system, support of private practices, electronic mail, text editor, etc. (see http://www.garyshumway.com/LLUSD.htm).

Director of Dental Computer Services, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda U., Loma Linda, CA Jan 1982 to Sep 1983

Managed department personnel, prioritized and managed projects, installed hardware (DG Eclipse, cabling, CRTs, printers, etc.), interfaced with management and users, and wrote systems and health care/academic applications.

Systems Analyst/MIIS Programmer, School of Dentistry, Loma Linda U., Loma Linda, CA Sep 1978 to Jul 1981

Wrote many patient, student, grading, word processing, financial, and employee routines in MIIS, MUMPS & BASIC.

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Dreamweaver – 4+ years experience

Project Coordinator & MSM/Caché Programmer, Indian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM May 2001 to June 2002

Development of personal and other web sites not included in years experience but has been ongoing since 1998.

Epic {Resolute/Cadence/Chronicles} – 2 years experience

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Cigna Corp., Phoenix, AZ May 1998 to Nov 1998

Programmed custom HMO related reports with Epic APIs and InterSystem’s Open M/SQL running on an IBM 6000 under AIX 4.2 using TNVT Plus as the interface.

MUMPS Contract Programmer, HealthAmerica, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Mar 1997 to Aug 1997

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Healthways, Inc. (Aetna Prof. Mgmt. Corp.), Glastonbury, CT May 1996 to Oct 1996

Used Epic’s Chronicles, Resolute, and Cadence products to produce reports. Also modified routines, used menu screens, created forms, and wrote M routines for generating user entry screens. Used vi, awk, and perl and Open M/SQL on an IBM 6000 with AIX 3.2, Windows 3.11, and Netware via TCP/IP with SmarTerm and Rhumba.

FileMan/Kernel – 13 years experience

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, HP contract to VA, Telecommute Aug 2012 to Jan 2013
VistA/Caché Developer on the Patient Centered Management Module Re-hosting (PCMMR) project. Analyzed, programmed, created/installed KIDS builds involving changes to the PCMM Nightly Auto-Inactivation process. The changes include additions to existing code and the Patient Team Assignment and Position Assignment History files via the data dictionary and code. Worked on acquiring integration agreements, answered PCMM related VistA questions, conducted VistA training, and authored related documentation. Also used Primavera, VersionOne, and Reflection.

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, CACI contract to VA, Telecommute Feb 2011 to Aug 2012
VistA/Caché Developer on the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) project of the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record (VLER) initiative. Programmed the data collection from the Fee Basis application and the creation of the XML message sent via HeatheVet Web Services (HWSC) to the Direct Java server. Assisted in the file design and triggering event for the data download process. Acquired the integration agreements, created the builds, and was the primary author of the VistA related documentation for the project.

VistA/Caché/M Contract Developer, Vangent contract to VA, Telecommute Apr 2010 to Feb 2011
VistA/Caché Developer on a HIPAA 5010 project specifically programming electronic insurance verification (eIV) enhancements including capturing and transmitting via HL-7 interface additional service type codes and other tasks related to VistA’s Integrated Billing (IB) package and updated HIPAA requirements

MUMPS/Caché Contract Lead Developer, Veterans Administration/EDS, Inc., SLC, UT Jul 2002 to Mar 2010

Project Coordinator & MSM/Caché Programmer, Indian Health Services, Albuquerque, NM May 2001 to June 2002

HL7/NSF/ASTM/Interfaces – 3 years experience

MUMPS/Caché Contract Lead Developer, Veterans Administration/EDS, Inc., SLC, UT Jul 2002 to March 2010

MUMPS Contract Programmer, Quest Diagnostics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA Mar 1997 to Aug 1997 (p/t)

MUMPS Contract Programmer, LabCorp, Inc. (Roche/National Health Lab.), Uniondale, NY Oct 1996 to Feb 1997

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MUMPS Contract Programmer, Corning Clinical Laboratories, Inc. (Metpath), Pittsburgh, PA Dec 1995 to Sep 1996