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GEORGE M. KANE, M.S.
611 Primrose Lane Natrona Heights, PA 15065
878.302.5558 • gmkane2007@gmail.com SKYPE: gmkane • https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemkane
Professional Profile
Dynamic goal oriented Program and Project Management executive with extensive project management experience managing
implementation and development teams in the Middle East, Africa, India and the U.S. markets. Strategic Planning is a
recognized forte; brought that background to the International markets in MENA, India, sub Saharan Africa and the United
States. Wrote 1,3, and 5-year program management plans for multiple companies which were reviewed and approved by
Executive Vice Presidents. Program management, project management, and P&L experience in medical informatics and
medical devices. Managed large multi-national, multi-cultural and cross-functional teams up to 140 personnel in Middle East /
Africa / India / U.S. Made presentations to and met with all key stakeholder groups including C-suite in military and private
sector. Senior PM at the #1 hospital in the world, JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, for PACS and VNA prior to EPIC acquisition.
Conducted multiple U.S./international site visits for customer stakeholders to England, Scotland, Italy, and the United States.
Selected achievements:
• Heavily involved with CR/Laser network development and implementations in the United States for Fuji Medical Systems.
• Top HCIS Specialist (PACS and VNA) PM for Kodak Healthcare with a 3-hospital system-wide enterprise implementation in
Pittsburgh, PA; UVA (Large-scale archive upgrade); St. Clair Hospital (PACS replacement - multiple sites).
• Business Development Manager - Middle East. Implementations in Pakistan and Lebanon - 1st
time in company history.
• Returned to Middle East with a second company and implemented PACS in 3 markets (Dubai, Turkey, and Oman) for 1st
time; lead a team of 10 software engineers in developing company’s PACS and VNA enterprise applications.
Areas of Expertise
• Strategic planning/tactical execution
• Project Planning, Scope, Deliverables
• Customer needs/priority assessment
• Stakeholder communication
• Business Intelligence with business plan development
• Cradle-to-grave project delivery
• Project team selection and Management
• Customer communication in meetings, in person, in email
Professional Experience - Direct Company Employment
ABTG / ARxIUM, Pittsburgh, PA 2013 - 2015
Federal Government Liaison
Represented the pharmacy automation division of a $100B pharmaceutical company to all Federal Government entities.
• Wrote VA / DOD and overall 1 and 5-year company strategic plans which were accepted by Executive management.
• Chaired RFQ committee; authored all RFQ/RFP/RFI’s/Tender responses. Conducted meetings with DOD & VA
executive leadership.
• Managed strategic operations of Account Executive Team.
• Planned and managed system implementations which were presented to DoD Executive Management.
Peake Healthcare LLC, Baltimore, MD 2012 - 2013
Senior Project Manager
Successfully led project for JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE / Harris Corp. JV to acquire enterprise-wide PACS solution.
• Project Management for enterprise software acquisition process which led to PACS acquisition by the #1 ranked
hospital in the United States; DPO of cloud storage VNA software team; Led site visits for 20+ PACS Committee to
multiple university hospitals and EPIC Headquarters.
• Conducted Technical Operating/PACS Committee meetings, authored agendas, minutes; communications to
physicians, IT personnel, admins, executive leadership of the JV and the PACS committee, then posted to SharePoint.
Private International Consulting Engagements (see section below) 2006 - 2010 /2015 - 2016
Algotec / Kodak Health Care, Atlanta, GA/Rochester, NY 2002 - 2006
HCIS Specialist – Kodak/Carestream Health Care (2004 - 2007)
#1 Specialist in the world for Kodak in 2006; later selected to consult as Business Development Manager in Middle East for
Carestream Health (see below).
Selected projects (request addendum for additional projects & detail):
West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), Pittsburgh, PA, USA:
• Led large cross functional Kodak team of 100+ stakeholders to largest PACS implementation in company history. P&L
responsibility. Worked closely with VP of Sales to craft a unique pay-per-procedure contract. Negotiated vendor SLA’s
for individual 5-year contract(s). Managed implementation process of physical installation of system, training of all
customer personnel; migration of legacy archives to the newly implemented VNA.
• Project management included negotiation/acquisition of all hardware and software; negotiation of 5-year equipment
SLA; implementation and applications team management. Primary liaison to and manager of customer relationship,
including team of 120+ stakeholders. Personally designed VNA over WAN as taught by Algotec. Data migration from
legacy Siemens and ATL PACS to the newly implemented Kodak/Carestream PACS. Personally installed workstations
and designed network topology including redundant archives.
University of Virginia Medical Center (UVA), Charlottesville, VA:
• Managed relationship with largest company show site in USA, evaluating customer needs and bringing them forward to
R&D and Engineering, then managing supply chain/logistics of Beta site equipment and implementation.
• In charge of customer relationship and escalated show site customer concerns to ensure company assets were
assigned to drive highest levels of customer satisfaction. P&L responsibility. Conducted numerous (monthly) site visits
VP Sales North America - Algotec (2002 - 2004)
Strategic plan development, sales, and marketing; P&L responsibility for the Americas.
• Consulted with and made presentations to C-suites, boards of directors, universities and teaching institutions.
• First FDA approved Web server in the world; numerous new implementations in the United States.
• Managed Beta Sites - UVA and Antelope Valley, CA; conducted site visits for both Algotec and Kodak.
Emageon, Birmingham, AL 2000 - 2001
Regional Vice President of Sales - Mid Atlantic
Startup ASP PACS storage provider. Management of NE United States.
RADInfo Systems, Herndon, VA 1999 - 2000
Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Managed P&L for new medical PACS system targeted at small to mid-sized customers using COTS.
Fuji Medical Systems, Stamford, CT 1981 - 1999
Zone Director
Directed daily functions of cross discipline team for Northeast USA with responsibility for $100+ million. Managed Alpha and
Beta product development and show site relationships; managed largest Beta site in company history ($12 million). Conducted
numerous site visits for visiting customers to show several CR and PACS sites as well as various local hospitals.
Network Specialist/PACS Specialist
One of four founders of Synapse PACS development program. Managed 1st
Beta site and 1st
commercial site. Liaised with all
sites and brought their concerns to executive leadership for engineering review, then oversaw supply chain/logistics and
implementation of s/w revisions. Conducted all site visits for potential customers.
Federal Government Liaison
Led program management to DOD, VA, and all other federal agencies. Directed team that was responsible for $48 million. P&L
responsibility. Major projects at Walter Reed, Washington D.C., Portsmouth Naval; Baltimore, Martinsburg, and Washington
D.C. VAMCs, Pentagon DeLorenzo Clinic.
Program Manager & Project Manager
Led outsource process to develop family of software and software/hardware CR QA workstations to bring company’s CR into
compliance with DoD requirements. Revenue of $10 million in 1st year on investment of $50K.
Professional Experience - Private International Consulting Engagements
MedNET Consulting Services International 2009 – 2011, 2015-Present
Private Global Consulting Engagements:
United Arab Emirates / KSA / Middle East / Oman / Pakistan / Lebanon / India / Africa / USA
Program Manager, Hoshan Group, for Delegata, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010)
• Project manager for 4 simultaneous projects for $125 million USD company with headquarters in Riyadh.
• Systems analysis, solution architecture, strategic planning for implementation(s).Strategic analysis of operational
issues, mapping of processes, KPI development, defining solutions, competitive threat analysis, Business Intelligence
for largest company in its segment in KSA.
Practice Director of Business Development – MENA and India - SRIT/Imtac
Dubai, U.A.E. / Muscat, Oman / Bangalore, India (2009 - 2010)
• Marketing and business plan development, strategic plan development, pre-sales team building and management,
delivery/supply chain/logistics management for Middle East; P&L responsibility for MENA/Africa for all medical devices
and informatics; implementations management.
• Strategic plan development and design for country-wide national archive for MoH Muscat, Oman as well as RIS-PACS
solution. Managed selection of hardware and software and supply chain//logistics by 5 hospitals. Oversight for design
and installation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity redundant archives. Developed and managed entire
project. Represented company to Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health of Oman.
• Responsible for managing cradle-to-grave project including plan for integration/acquisition of Cardiology PACS to VNA.
• Senior Sales and Technical Manager in Middle East for 1st
SEI-CMM Level 5 company in the world.
Kodak Medical / Carestream Healthcare, Dubai, UAE 2006 - 2008
Business Development Manager - MENA - Kodak Near East
• Strategic plan, business intelligence, competitive threat analysis, market assessment, decision support, Channel
Partner selection/development for Middle East & Africa. P&L responsibility.
• Liaised with Ministries of Health / Military of Middle East / Embassies and Consulates of USA and foreign countries.
• Succeeded in implemented projects in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia 1st
time in company history.
• Business Intelligence gathering on MENA market trends in medical informatics to build Strategic Plan for the region.
• Multiple tender/RFP responses in partnership with local Channel Partners; support of Channel Partners’ sales and
marketing efforts with presentations to Ministries of Finance, Ministries of Health, and Military as well as all hospitals.
• Arranged and conducted multiple site visits to England, Scotland, and Italy for a large MoH customer group.
XTRIA, Richardson, TX USA 2006
VP Sales / Marketing
• Senior executive for large healthcare consultancy with P&L responsibility of $35 million USD.
Education / Additional Information
California University of Pennsylvania - M.S. Business and Economics - Presidential Scholar
• Degree attested by Secretary of State of the U.S. and is now on file with Dubai Federal Government
California University of Pennsylvania - B.S. Biology
Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Extensive corporate technical training in networks, archives, server technology, RIS-PACS applications, VNA archiving across
enterprises, Business Intelligence, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy automation equipment, program and project management
Business Plans for: The Middle East and India (2), the Americas (5), South Africa (1), Global (2)
Finished #1 in MBA class in Marketing Management, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Strategic Planning, Finance
Alternate Tel. Number: 724.212.6117

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George Kane Resume

  • 1. GEORGE M. KANE, M.S. 611 Primrose Lane Natrona Heights, PA 15065 878.302.5558 • gmkane2007@gmail.com SKYPE: gmkane • https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgemkane Professional Profile Dynamic goal oriented Program and Project Management executive with extensive project management experience managing implementation and development teams in the Middle East, Africa, India and the U.S. markets. Strategic Planning is a recognized forte; brought that background to the International markets in MENA, India, sub Saharan Africa and the United States. Wrote 1,3, and 5-year program management plans for multiple companies which were reviewed and approved by Executive Vice Presidents. Program management, project management, and P&L experience in medical informatics and medical devices. Managed large multi-national, multi-cultural and cross-functional teams up to 140 personnel in Middle East / Africa / India / U.S. Made presentations to and met with all key stakeholder groups including C-suite in military and private sector. Senior PM at the #1 hospital in the world, JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE, for PACS and VNA prior to EPIC acquisition. Conducted multiple U.S./international site visits for customer stakeholders to England, Scotland, Italy, and the United States. Selected achievements: • Heavily involved with CR/Laser network development and implementations in the United States for Fuji Medical Systems. • Top HCIS Specialist (PACS and VNA) PM for Kodak Healthcare with a 3-hospital system-wide enterprise implementation in Pittsburgh, PA; UVA (Large-scale archive upgrade); St. Clair Hospital (PACS replacement - multiple sites). • Business Development Manager - Middle East. Implementations in Pakistan and Lebanon - 1st time in company history. • Returned to Middle East with a second company and implemented PACS in 3 markets (Dubai, Turkey, and Oman) for 1st time; lead a team of 10 software engineers in developing company’s PACS and VNA enterprise applications. Areas of Expertise • Strategic planning/tactical execution • Project Planning, Scope, Deliverables • Customer needs/priority assessment • Stakeholder communication • Business Intelligence with business plan development • Cradle-to-grave project delivery • Project team selection and Management • Customer communication in meetings, in person, in email Professional Experience - Direct Company Employment ABTG / ARxIUM, Pittsburgh, PA 2013 - 2015 Federal Government Liaison Represented the pharmacy automation division of a $100B pharmaceutical company to all Federal Government entities. • Wrote VA / DOD and overall 1 and 5-year company strategic plans which were accepted by Executive management. • Chaired RFQ committee; authored all RFQ/RFP/RFI’s/Tender responses. Conducted meetings with DOD & VA executive leadership. • Managed strategic operations of Account Executive Team. • Planned and managed system implementations which were presented to DoD Executive Management. Peake Healthcare LLC, Baltimore, MD 2012 - 2013 Senior Project Manager Successfully led project for JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE / Harris Corp. JV to acquire enterprise-wide PACS solution. • Project Management for enterprise software acquisition process which led to PACS acquisition by the #1 ranked hospital in the United States; DPO of cloud storage VNA software team; Led site visits for 20+ PACS Committee to multiple university hospitals and EPIC Headquarters. • Conducted Technical Operating/PACS Committee meetings, authored agendas, minutes; communications to physicians, IT personnel, admins, executive leadership of the JV and the PACS committee, then posted to SharePoint. Private International Consulting Engagements (see section below) 2006 - 2010 /2015 - 2016 Algotec / Kodak Health Care, Atlanta, GA/Rochester, NY 2002 - 2006 HCIS Specialist – Kodak/Carestream Health Care (2004 - 2007) #1 Specialist in the world for Kodak in 2006; later selected to consult as Business Development Manager in Middle East for Carestream Health (see below).
  • 2. Selected projects (request addendum for additional projects & detail): West Penn Allegheny Health System (WPAHS), Pittsburgh, PA, USA: • Led large cross functional Kodak team of 100+ stakeholders to largest PACS implementation in company history. P&L responsibility. Worked closely with VP of Sales to craft a unique pay-per-procedure contract. Negotiated vendor SLA’s for individual 5-year contract(s). Managed implementation process of physical installation of system, training of all customer personnel; migration of legacy archives to the newly implemented VNA. • Project management included negotiation/acquisition of all hardware and software; negotiation of 5-year equipment SLA; implementation and applications team management. Primary liaison to and manager of customer relationship, including team of 120+ stakeholders. Personally designed VNA over WAN as taught by Algotec. Data migration from legacy Siemens and ATL PACS to the newly implemented Kodak/Carestream PACS. Personally installed workstations and designed network topology including redundant archives. University of Virginia Medical Center (UVA), Charlottesville, VA: • Managed relationship with largest company show site in USA, evaluating customer needs and bringing them forward to R&D and Engineering, then managing supply chain/logistics of Beta site equipment and implementation. • In charge of customer relationship and escalated show site customer concerns to ensure company assets were assigned to drive highest levels of customer satisfaction. P&L responsibility. Conducted numerous (monthly) site visits VP Sales North America - Algotec (2002 - 2004) Strategic plan development, sales, and marketing; P&L responsibility for the Americas. • Consulted with and made presentations to C-suites, boards of directors, universities and teaching institutions. • First FDA approved Web server in the world; numerous new implementations in the United States. • Managed Beta Sites - UVA and Antelope Valley, CA; conducted site visits for both Algotec and Kodak. Emageon, Birmingham, AL 2000 - 2001 Regional Vice President of Sales - Mid Atlantic Startup ASP PACS storage provider. Management of NE United States. RADInfo Systems, Herndon, VA 1999 - 2000 Global Vice President of Sales and Marketing Managed P&L for new medical PACS system targeted at small to mid-sized customers using COTS. Fuji Medical Systems, Stamford, CT 1981 - 1999 Zone Director Directed daily functions of cross discipline team for Northeast USA with responsibility for $100+ million. Managed Alpha and Beta product development and show site relationships; managed largest Beta site in company history ($12 million). Conducted numerous site visits for visiting customers to show several CR and PACS sites as well as various local hospitals. Network Specialist/PACS Specialist One of four founders of Synapse PACS development program. Managed 1st Beta site and 1st commercial site. Liaised with all sites and brought their concerns to executive leadership for engineering review, then oversaw supply chain/logistics and implementation of s/w revisions. Conducted all site visits for potential customers. Federal Government Liaison Led program management to DOD, VA, and all other federal agencies. Directed team that was responsible for $48 million. P&L responsibility. Major projects at Walter Reed, Washington D.C., Portsmouth Naval; Baltimore, Martinsburg, and Washington D.C. VAMCs, Pentagon DeLorenzo Clinic. Program Manager & Project Manager Led outsource process to develop family of software and software/hardware CR QA workstations to bring company’s CR into compliance with DoD requirements. Revenue of $10 million in 1st year on investment of $50K. Professional Experience - Private International Consulting Engagements MedNET Consulting Services International 2009 – 2011, 2015-Present Private Global Consulting Engagements: United Arab Emirates / KSA / Middle East / Oman / Pakistan / Lebanon / India / Africa / USA Program Manager, Hoshan Group, for Delegata, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010) • Project manager for 4 simultaneous projects for $125 million USD company with headquarters in Riyadh.
  • 3. • Systems analysis, solution architecture, strategic planning for implementation(s).Strategic analysis of operational issues, mapping of processes, KPI development, defining solutions, competitive threat analysis, Business Intelligence for largest company in its segment in KSA. Practice Director of Business Development – MENA and India - SRIT/Imtac Dubai, U.A.E. / Muscat, Oman / Bangalore, India (2009 - 2010) • Marketing and business plan development, strategic plan development, pre-sales team building and management, delivery/supply chain/logistics management for Middle East; P&L responsibility for MENA/Africa for all medical devices and informatics; implementations management. • Strategic plan development and design for country-wide national archive for MoH Muscat, Oman as well as RIS-PACS solution. Managed selection of hardware and software and supply chain//logistics by 5 hospitals. Oversight for design and installation of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity redundant archives. Developed and managed entire project. Represented company to Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health of Oman. • Responsible for managing cradle-to-grave project including plan for integration/acquisition of Cardiology PACS to VNA. • Senior Sales and Technical Manager in Middle East for 1st SEI-CMM Level 5 company in the world. Kodak Medical / Carestream Healthcare, Dubai, UAE 2006 - 2008 Business Development Manager - MENA - Kodak Near East • Strategic plan, business intelligence, competitive threat analysis, market assessment, decision support, Channel Partner selection/development for Middle East & Africa. P&L responsibility. • Liaised with Ministries of Health / Military of Middle East / Embassies and Consulates of USA and foreign countries. • Succeeded in implemented projects in Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia 1st time in company history. • Business Intelligence gathering on MENA market trends in medical informatics to build Strategic Plan for the region. • Multiple tender/RFP responses in partnership with local Channel Partners; support of Channel Partners’ sales and marketing efforts with presentations to Ministries of Finance, Ministries of Health, and Military as well as all hospitals. • Arranged and conducted multiple site visits to England, Scotland, and Italy for a large MoH customer group. XTRIA, Richardson, TX USA 2006 VP Sales / Marketing • Senior executive for large healthcare consultancy with P&L responsibility of $35 million USD. Education / Additional Information California University of Pennsylvania - M.S. Business and Economics - Presidential Scholar • Degree attested by Secretary of State of the U.S. and is now on file with Dubai Federal Government California University of Pennsylvania - B.S. Biology Fellow of the North American Academy of Arts and Sciences Extensive corporate technical training in networks, archives, server technology, RIS-PACS applications, VNA archiving across enterprises, Business Intelligence, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy automation equipment, program and project management Business Plans for: The Middle East and India (2), the Americas (5), South Africa (1), Global (2) Finished #1 in MBA class in Marketing Management, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, Strategic Planning, Finance Alternate Tel. Number: 724.212.6117