1. Germaine Woods
305 Cape Fear Way| Whitsett, NC 27377| Cell: (336) 202-3958| woodsg1973@gmail.com
Information Technology | Project Management | Network Infrastructure| Business System Analyst
Provenhigh performer with exceptional relationship management, analytical,and
collaboration skills.
Demonstrated technical knowledge of infrastructure services, networking, operating
systems, application/middleware, and storage technologies.
5+years of business analysis and system design experience including: large scale multi
business projects, liaising between business and technology
Developing and implementing business analytical strategies, managing data and
information
5+ years of change management related to technology initiatives
4+ years of providing project coordination for technology programs
4+ years of experience in networkinfrastructure and network security
Provenexperience gathering technicalrequirements and technical design process.
Skilled communicatorof complex issues and concepts to a wide range of audiences,
enhancing engagement and teamworkand facilitating credible challenge and issue
escalation.
• InformationSecurity • NetworkInfrastructure
• Information Technology • Quality Management/Deployment
• Information Security Incident Management • ProjectManagement •
• Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery • Data Protectionand Privacy
• Data manipulation • Change Management/Change Control
Business Systems Consultant (Contractor) 07/2015 - Present
Wells Fargo
Organizational Impacts | Contributions
Acts as a liaison between client area and technical organization by planning, conducting,
and directing the analysis of complex business problems to be solved with automated
systems.
Providestechnical assistance in identifying, evaluating, and developing systems and
procedures that are costeffectiveand meet business requirements.
Demonstrates knowledge of NetworkSecurity firewallhardware, software,and
configurations, network security infrastructure and design, spanning multiple business
functions and geographic locations; 10+ years of information technology and change
management experience.
ProfessionalExperience andBusinessValue
Core Competencies
2. Demonstrates ability execute in a fast paced, high demand, environment while balancing
multiple priorities. Utilizes 10+ years of experience in network infrastructure (includes
routers, switches, internet protocols(IP) and virtual local area networks (VLAN).
Solstas Lab Partners-acquired by Quest Diagnostics 6/2006 - 03/2015
IT Manager (HelpDesk,EDISupport, Client Products) 10/2013-3/2015
Quest Diagnostics (Formerly Solstas Lab Partners
Organizational Impacts | Contributions
Managed a ServiceDesk team of 20 employees (Tier I, II).
Responsibilities included hardware and softwaremaintenance; training and consultation;
recommend future planning and development of technologicalresources; efficient
implementation of technology services and resources.
Maintained 24/7 support of all interface connectionsincluding, but not limited to;
(eClinicalWorks, Allscripts, EPIC,Care Evolve,Care360, Amazing Charts, PracticeFusion).
Accomplish IT staff results by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees;
maintaining a safe work environment; developing personal growthopportunities through
communicating job expectations; coaching and discipline.
Ensured SLAs were met daily by running reports/metrics with our ticketing system.
IT Project Manager 08/2012 – 10/2013
Solstas Lab Partners
Organizational Impacts | Contributions
• Workedwith EMR/EHR and LIS Vendor's to complete pre-implementation items such as
acquiring interface quotes, purchase orders, interface contractcompletion, resource planning.
• Conducted activity-based analysis on hospital and physician officeworkflows/processes
and made recommendations based off findings.
• Identified key roadblocks and proposed effectivesolutions to minimize cost and remain
within project budget.
• Responsible for gathering technical requirements and participating in technical design
process.
• Ensured compliance with established internal controlprocedures by examining records,
reports, operating practices, and documentation.
EDI Analyst 10/2010 – 08/2012
Solstas Lab Partners
OrganizationalImpacts | Contributions
Analyzed and resolvedany server,engine or EMRrelated configurationissues, ensuring
issues are documented thoroughly.
Evaluatedand tested Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)according toHIPPACompliance.
Responsible for interacting with business analysts, developers, and technicalsupport in an
effortto base line the requirement specifications of data.
3. Workeddirectly with hospital (Moses Cone and Novant’s) IT staff to resolveand indentify
EPICrelated issues.
Managed daily inbound/outbound EDIdocuments toinsure clean transfer of EDIdata,
managing exceptions with business teams and product development teams.
Responsible for workingclosely with EMR vendors,clients and third parties to repair non
functional interfaceconnections.
Germaine Woods
Help DeskSupervisor 02/2010 – 10/2010
Solstas Lab Partners
Organizational Impacts | Contributions
Trained, hired, and supervised the entire help desk staff.
Maintained Help (Service) Desk documentation for call tracking and metric reporting to
management.
Liaison forSolstas, sales and clients to ensure patient reports are transmitted from the lab
to the EMR system.
Atlas Support Specialist 01/2008 – 02/2010
Solstas Lab Partners
Organizational Impacts | Contributions
Trained end-users on applications (i.e. placing orders, printing results, resetting
passwords).
Analyzed and created improvements to manage quality expectations, supporting efficient
performance of the Help (Support) Desk.
Computer Operator 06/2006 – 01/2008
Solstas Lab Partners
Monitored instrument dial-out and networkinterfaces, resolvedreporting errors and
system problems.
Installed and configuredclient workstations and hardware.
Developing production related EDIreporting requirements, maintaining support of 25- 30
interfaces in production.
Utilized VPNSocket to Socket,TCP/IP,FTP connections.
UNI(Results only),BI (Results and Orders) - directional lab interfaces for physician
practices with EMR/E.H.Rvendors {Electronic MedicalHealth Records}, and HIE (Hub
Integration Engine).
Setup, troubleshooting test and production environments connectivity forHL7 messaging
through SFTP/FTP,ASP or TCP/IP.Created scripts, ran batch files, and scheduled tasks.
Technology Highlights
4. Networksecurity infrastructure
PAC 2000, Remedy
MicrosoftVisio experience
Word, Excel,Outlook,Share Point and PowerPoint
ECPI
| A.S. InformationTechnology and Networking
Education