About
Ed Dodds |
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SUMMARY(Or my list of “I’s”) I am an analyst, collaborator, connector, futurist, programmer, project manager, strategist, systems architect and writer. I anticipate a medical banking grid connecting Healthcare Savings Accounts, smartphone accessible Electronic Medical Records, real-time adjudication, integrated charity care eligibility, etc. This medical data will be expressed as “health-wealth portals” via ATMs, automobiles, cell phones, game stations, kiosks, personal computers, set top boxes, and tablets. I anticipate a remote disease management grid including interactive home healthcare servers extended with sensors and other devices (smart phones) as well as cloud-based high performance computing using de-identified personal health information and more volunteer computing projects (BOINC, Processors for Progress, World Community Grid), as well as gamified drug discovery portals. I anticipate a global, non-geo-locked healthcare worker industry utilizing results-only work environments, and collaborative learning communities (curriki, cybertutoring, peer to peer, uncollege, youtube, etc.). I liaise between such groups as Code for America, the Eclipse Open Healthcare Framework, the Healthcare Ontology Community of Practice (the National Center for Biomedical Ontology, the Open Group Universal Data Element Framework, US GSA Office of Citizens Service and Communications Office of Intergovernmental Solutions), the HIMSS Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) initiative, the HIMSS Medical Banking Project cooperative open-source medical banking and technology healthcare reference model initiative, HIMSS World Bank Task Force, the OASIS and HL7 e-Health focus area, Internet2, the Object Management Group (OMG) Healthcare Domain and Health Level 7 Healthcare Services Specification Project (HSSP) workgroup (including the SOA for HL7 initiative), Open eHealth Foundation, Open Health Tools, Open Source for America, and the Open Source EHR Community of Practice (including OpenEHR, OpenVistA and WorldVistA). I was a proposer of the OASIS International Health Continuum Technical Committee and an observer to the ebXML Business Process Technical Committee focusing on ebBP’s possible applications in the healthcare and nonprofit sectors. I have administered, edited and|or contributed to ADRIS.org, Blogposium, the ebxmlforum.net eHealthcare industry area, healthcare.xml.org (now defunct), the HIMSS Medical Banking Project Point and Click Expedition blog, the International Journal of Medical Banking, MBlog-the Medical Banking blog, MobileHealthWatch.com Mobility Blog, and the World Convention blog and site. Conmergence Blog is visited by users of over 12,659 internet service providers; read by folks from 8,930 cities and 173 countries/territories. Topsy considers @ed_dodds “highly influential”. Twitter Grader says @ed_dodds is rated 99.1 out of 100 re: influence. I have been involved with GLOSAS (USA), the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation, the Nonprofit Open Source Initiative and Nonprofit Technology Enterprise Network, the Technology Affinity Group of the Council on Foundations, and Venture Capital for Africa. I administer LinkedIn groups mainly focused on open source and open standards with combined memberships of approximately 10,000 members. I can be found on many collaborative software platforms. I do A LOT of generalized reciprocity connecting/networking. My consultations have included the Association for the Development of Religious Information Systems, Asymmetric Threat Contingency Alliance, Belmont University, Bransford Youth Center, Bright House, Christian Chronicle, Clarion Conferences, Code for America, Comcast, Comic Relief, Compuware, Conclusive Marketing, Connected Tennessee, Covisint, CultureRX, Curriki, Deloitte, Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Eclipse.org, EDS, Engel Management, Epsilon Securities, FC Business Intelligence Limited, Fundane, General Motors, General Services Administration, Gingrinch Group, Global Women Connecting, GLOSAS (USA), GSMA mWomen Programme, Harpeth Hall Think Tank and Conference, HCA, HealthStream Research, Health Talents International, Healthways, HIMSS Medical Banking Project, HIMSS Summit for Healthcare Information and Financial Technology, Humphreys County (TN) Museum, IBM, Indiana Dental Association, Infravio, Innotribe, the Innovation Network, Innoventure, Internet2, the Intersection, Jumpstart Foundry, KenRadio, Knowledge Transfer Network (UK), League of Women Voters (Nashville), League of Women Voters (TN), LifePoint Hospitals, the Life Sciences Information Technology Global Institute, Lockheed Martin, Marubeni Steel, MasseyBurch, MedTech Media, Mission Alive, Mission Resource Network, Mobile Active, Motive Retail, Nashville Entrepreneurial Center, Nashville Humane Association, National Alliance for Health Information Technology, National Governors Association, Nashville Technology Council, National LambdaRail, National Urban League, Navigant Consulting, Nonprofit Technology Network, Novell, the Open Group, Open Health Tools, Open Source for America, Oxlo, Peregrine, PharmMD, Provisions Group, Public Policy Management Group, Pulver, PwC, Raining Data, Russian Christian Union “Freedom”, Saturn Corporation, Smart Grid Update, Source Your City, St. Mary’s Bookstore, SUN Microsystems, SWIFT, Technology Affinity Group (Council of Foundations), Tibco, Top Consultant, Transformation and Innovation, Technology Strategy Board (UK Innovation Agency), UK Innovation Forum, United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee, vc4Africa, VentureNashville, VentureTennessee, Vonage, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, Woodmont Hills Family of God Mission Committee, the World Bank, the World Convention of Churches, Xaffire, and XBRL International. My undergraduate and graduate work focused on religious communication. |
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EXPERIENCEWordPress Developer Nashville, TN Customized template modifications, web analytics, graphics, search engine optimization, social media for PharmMD. Collaboration Strategist Nashville, TN Provide IT infrastructure implementation and strategy with an emphasis on Microsoft and open source tools. Perform fundraising research. Coach and implement social media campaigns (market research, publication, promotion, and web analytics). Develop web sites and related. Editor of collaboration, communication, and convergence technology focused Conmergence Blog with 2,600 page views per month (160,000 total page views). Perform administration for LinkedIn.com groups: Medical Banking, Open Educational Resources, Open Grid, Open Healthcare, Open Mobile, Open VOIP, Project Net-Work, and Technology Nashville. Programmer, Systems Architect Nashville, TN Account Assignments: Conclusive Marketing, Technical Operations Analyst Mapped creative process and created documentation for Sprint Data Driven XMPIE Template project. Performed Pageflex file transformations. Installed WebTrends 5.0 Standard Enterprise Edition and created documentation at Conclusive Marketing, provider of data-driven solutions to manage, analyze, and deliver highly successful marketing programs to over 2,000 leading companies. Environment and Tools: ASP.NET, IIS, MS SQL Server, Windows Server 2003; Adobe InDesign CS3, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Microsoft Office, Pageflex Studio 6.0, SharePoint Service Desk, SharePoint Team Site, SnagIt 9, SnagIt 9 Editor, XMPIE (uCreate, uDirect, uPlan) Deloitte Consulting, Programmer/Analyst Performed Risk Management corporate intranet development, and Word/PowerPoint Add-in tool (BullFighter/TERMinator) related development utilizing Excel, PowerPoint, Visual Basic for Applications, XML for Deloitte Consulting, a leading global e-business firm, providing services in all aspects of enterprise transformation, from strategy and processes to information technology and human resources. Environment and Tools: Exchange Server, IIS, Lotus Notes, Microsoft Office 2000/XP, Microsoft Project, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server; Access 2000/XP, ASP, COM+, DHTML, Excel 2000/XP, JavaScript, PowerPoint 2000/XP, Visual Basic for Applications, VBScript, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio, Visual Studio.Net beta, Word 2000/XP, XML Deloitte Services, ITS Communications Analyst Compiled WebTrends reports, wrote process documentation, performed research for articles and presentations, provided CMS editing, site mapping and web development for CIO’s Communications team supporting 1,000+ IT employees, Deloitte Shared Services Center, Hermitage, TN. Environment and Tools: Microsoft Content Management System, SharePoint 2003, SharePoint Wiki; CSS, HTML, Adobe Dreamweaver, Gnu Image Manipulation Program, HTML-Kit, KompoZer, Microsoft Office 2007, OpenOffice, SharePoint Designer 2007, SnagIt 9, SnagIt 9 Editor Deloitte Services, Web Analytics Engineer During migration from WebTrends v. 6 to v. 8 platforms, performed daily server administration (7 servers), wrote process documentation, created profiles, developed and modified automated process scripts, participated in standing up help desk processes, and provided remote training to Indian services center resource. Responsible for the overall strategy and execution of web data collection, reporting and analytics for the firm’s web enabled applications. Served as subject matter expert regarding internal portal platform services and standards working with project teams to elicit, finalize, and implement their analytics requirements and with business owners and channel leads to ensure key business objectives were tracked and monitored for Deloitte Shared Services Center, Hermitage, TN. Deloitte has approximately 165,000 professionals at work in 140 countries, delivering audit, tax, consulting and financial advisory services through its member firms. Environment and Tools: WebTrends v. 6, v. 8.0d (Active Directory, Apache, ASP, IIS, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Tomcat); DHTML, FreeMind, HeidiSQL, HTML, JavaScript, LogParser 2.2, Microsoft Office, Remote Desktop Connection, Service Desk, SharePoint Team Site, SSL VPN, Text editors, Visual Basic for Applications, Visual Basic Script, WinSQL, XML/XSL EDS/General Motors/Saturn, System Architect and Programmer, Web Administrator and Developer Built, upgraded and supported stand alone and web applications using Apache, ASP, Gentran, IIS, MySQL, VB, SQL Server, and WordPress while assisting in the upgrading and configuring hardware, software, and operating systems. Adapted and applied GM standard enterprise architecture technologies to the GM Spring Hill Manufacturing campus web environment Trained 20 GM employees in the use of Dreamweaver and web development using the GM Manufacturing Web Portal Template. Interacted with and represented the EDS Lansing Center of Excellence Web Server Team during GM’s corporate-wide transition to EDS as one of five preferred professional services vendors. Environment and Tools: Apache, IIS 4.0/IIS 6.0, NT 4.0, Windows 2003 Server, Microsoft Office 2000/2003, SQL Server 7.0/2000, MySQL, .NET 1.1, Perl, PHP, Tomcat; DreamWeaver MX/MX 2004, phpMyAdmin, Visual Basic 6, Visual Studio HCA, the Healthcare Company, Programmer/Analyst Provided corporate intranet application development using ActiveX spreadsheet control, ASP and remote data services to present real-time mainframe-resident patient accounts data via browser for HCA, the Healthcare Company, the nation’s largest hospital company. Environment and Tools: IIS, Microsoft Transaction Server, NCR Teradata, Remote Data Services, SQL Server 7.0, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, ActiveX, ADO, ASP, DHTML, Excel 2000, JavaScript, VBScript, XML LifePoint Hospitals, Programmer/Analyst
Introduced SQL Server-based reporting to LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. owner and operator of general acute care hospitals located in growing non-urban areas. Environment and Tools: Access 97, Access 2000, Microsoft Office 97/2000, Microsoft Project, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 Advanced Server Marubeni Steel Processing, Programmer/Analyst Coded Visual Basic modules and developed Access reports within a business process automation project for Marubeni Steel Processing, Inc. MSP is an ISO 9002 and QS 9000 certified value-added distributor and processor of flat rolled steel servicing a variety of steel consuming industries (automotive, appliance, furniture). Environment and Tools: DBase, Exchange Server, Gentran, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Project, Solomon Financials, SQL Server 7.0, Windows 2000 Server; Access, ActiveX, ASP, COM, JavaScript, SQL Server 7.0, Visual Basic for Applications, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio Peregrine Systems, Programmer/Analyst Modified corporate intranet applications and web reports for clients of Peregrine Systems, a leading provider of infrastructure management software, employee self-service and supply chain enablement solutions. Peregrine Systems’ clients include Andersen, Bank of America, Citigroup, Delphi, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, Pearson, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Environment and Tools: IIS 5.0, Microsoft Office 2000, SQL Server 2000, Windows 2000 Server, Access 2000, ADO, ASP, Excel 2000, JavaScript, VBScript, Visio, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio HealthStream Research, Programmer/Analyst August 1998 to December 1999 Performed clinic data collection, data conversion, report production and distribution via CD-ROM, email and web reports. Created Cardiff automated scanning projects. Supported internal LAN, hardware and software. Modified secure access PDF report web site. HealthStream Research provides the industry’s foremost benchmarking resources thru a unique combination of customized research and healthcare expertise to more than 1,100 healthcare facilities throughout the nation. Environment and Tools: IIS 4.0, Microsoft Office 97, SQL Server 7.0, Windows 95/98/NT; Access 97, Adobe Acrobat, Cardiff Teleform Elite, DHTML, Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio Disciples of Christ Historical Society, Director of Technical and Office Operations March 1994 to August 1998 Created web site, search tools and indexes and instigated the library digitization project for the official library and archives of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), which houses 35,000 volumes and 50,000 files plus personal and institutional collections. Assisted $3 million fundraising project, created used books and document delivery e-commerce process, processed financial data and provided data-related supervision, coordination and training for staff and volunteers. Served as Managing Editor of the Society’s scholarly journal (c. 6,000) and newsletter (c. 19,000). Environment and Tools: Microsoft Office 97 (especially Access, Excel), Windows 95/NT, PageMaker, Paradox, PhotoShop, QuickBooks, TextBridge, Visual Studio
EDUCATIONM.A., Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX, USA
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INTERESTScollaboration, communication, convergence, cloud computing, grid computing, ebXML, Medical Banking, ontologies, Open COMMs, Open Education, Open GRID, Open HealthCare, Open Journalism, Open Mobile, Project Net-Work, semantic web, Technology Nashville, World Convention (Christian – Churches of Christ – Disciples of Christ), XBRL AWARDSRecipient, The Evelyn Casillas Person of the Year Award, HIMSS Medical Banking Project, 2010. Evelyn Casillas became the heart and soul, and mostly the “joy”, of the MBProject. In Evelyn’s memory, and to emphasize service to others and outstanding support of MBProject, the Person of the Year Award is perpetually dedicated to the memory of her service. REFERENCESCollaboration Strategist “I had the opportunity to meet Ed Dodds when conducting an internship at United Cerebral Palsy of Middle Tennessee. Since then Ed has advised me how to improve my business with precious and accurate information. I would recommend Ed Dodds to anyone as a business advisor. Kind Regards, Estela Gaspar” April 21, 2008 “Ed is an extremely insightful and thoughtful contributor to the development of cutting-edge health IT concepts. I’m eager to see what he comes up with next! (If you’re in healthcare or tech, I particularly recommend you check out C.O.M.B.A.T. (the Cooperative Open-source Medical Banking Architecture & Technology project, at http://www.mbproject.org/combat-homepage.php), for which Ed is an articulate voice.” July 17, 2007 “Ed’s insights into emerging technology is one worthy of input for any firm chasing technology developments regardless of market sector. Ed is truly a visionary with first hand real life experience on the front line and in the executive office.” November 7, 2006 “Ed is one of the most thoughtful and knowledgeable people I have met in the past 10 years.” November 5, 2006 “Over my 15 year career as a strategic IT architect and business development executive, I have seen some extraordinary persons with that unique mix of technical prowess and relationship management…. Ed Dodds is the most effective and genuinely talented person with this mix of skills ever. He has given me the most rewarding introductions of my professional career.” August 24, 2005 “Ed’s ability to research and locate relevant and insightful connections and potential technology linkages is uncanny and at times seems almost preordained. He is also a great pleasure to work with and a great facilitator.” July 29, 2005 Programmer, Technical Analyst, Web Developer “Ed is truly a one of a kind person. His wonderful go get’em approach to problems makes him a joy to work with. Ed has one of the most positive attitudes I’ve ever been around and he never seems to sweat the small stuff.” January 30, 2009 “I have worked with Ed on two different assignments. At our current assignment Ed was brought in to do specialized web based marketing related reporting. He did an excellent job during the time he was on project. I worked with Ed on a previous assignment as well. He is very insightful, and works well with customers.” September 1, 2008 |
TESTIMONIALSMedical Banking Ed, I want to thank you very much for doing this posting on such a short time frame. The journal looks great and I love they way you’ve set it up. We really appreciate your efforts! Fran Fran Perveiler World Convention World Convention was established in 1930 to provide means of global fellowship and cooperation among churches with their origins in the Stone-Campbell movement. The next convention is slated for Goiana, Goias, Brazil in July, 2012. Woodmont Hills Family of God has been a powerful influence to the Stone-Campbell heritage churches through your hosting the Stone-Campbell Dialogue a few years ago, and your gracious accommodation to First Christian Church, and our former Executive Director and his wife, Jeff and Rosemary Weston. We share the gift Ed Dodds has been to us through his expertise in technology and consistent encouragement to ‘try the next innovation.’ Julia Keith While working with us as a two person non-profit organization office dealing with a global constituency, Ed’s consultancy approach has taken us from a position of very little knowledge and experience with computers and contemporary technological developments to a totally new approach and capacity. He has taken us personally as career-change people from being relatively ignorant of today’s technological opportunities to a position of comfort and independence with all we do. We can plan ahead for, grow into, and absorb new developments as they have come on stream and he always has our next step in mind! Ed has worked with us to: envision our needs and equip ourselves appropriately; develop our hard copy and electronic publications; help us become familiar with, and effectively use, all our software and hardware; develop our contacts through effective use of bulk e-mailing; build our electronic databases; create an effective web page and links; and become familiar with the new terminology and technology we’ve needed. He has saved our budget valuable time and money many times over. If it were not for Ed’s vision, knowledge, skills and continued encouragement, we would be struggling to do a portion of what we now achieve. Ed’s clear thinking has helped us analyze the technology and systems our work situation needs, and to find the appropriate answers in minimum time. He has proved to us time and again that he can “suffer fools gladly,” taking clients from where they are to where they need to be with patience, courtesy and good humour! He does everything with a sense of commitment to his clients, their vision and mission. Ed is very practical with his help. Ed is extremely knowledgeable, and with his wide experience and constant reading is always on the frontier of new developments in hardware, software, systems and technology. Without reservation, we are pleased to recommend using Ed’s expertise to any group or individual needing to develop new skills, knowledge and capacity for reaching “the world out there.” Any non-profit group or business seeking to improve and develop its computer technology, and of its use of the Internet would, we believe, be helped enormously by Ed Dodds of Firestormcom. Lorraine and Lyndsay Jacobs Disciples of Christ Historical Society At our recent board meeting, we voted unanimously to commend you for your work at the historical society, especially in setting up our home page and in taking leadership for computerization of our ministry. As president [of the board of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society], it is my pleasure to tell you of the board’s admiration for your skills and dedication to the society. Your work goes far beyond “official expectations,” … I’m using this vehicle (e-mail) to convey our thanks to you because you have so effectively adapted to 21st century technology and made it another friend of the society. Best wishes. We are looking forward to what your knowledge and creativity will bring us next. Debra B. Hull, Ph.D. Congratulations on being “ahead of the game” in terms of on-line resources. It has been a challenge to those of us who grew up with old Underwoods and five carbon copies of theses, delved into dusty old journals and traveled thousands of miles to find other original sources – it has been a challenge just to realize the vast amount of information which is suddenly at one’s fingertips. You have multiplied many times over the potential for service of the Disciples of Christ Historical Society. Robert Fife I am amazed at the amount of material I found concerning the Disciples of Christ denomination and its Historical Society on the Internet. Dwight Cooper You are definitely earning your money. Your web page has improved incredibly in the last year. Lester McGrath-Andino Thanks for the info on the home page of the Historical Society. Keep up the good work. I will be checking out the different resources you referenced. Tim Teater Wow. Great resource for what we’re trying to do. Thank you. Tim Fletcher Fantastic Internet Web Site!! Jim Durham Conmergence Perhaps the ultimate HIT wonk blog? Sometimes Ed Dodds’ posts are long and thoughtful, sometimes he re-posts public notices, or puts in a two-word recommendation to an external site. Lots and lots of long lists of names, chapters, external links, etc., leave you in a quagmire of thought you wish you had time to slog around in. The net result is kind of like opening up Rain Man’s cranium and watching the neurons fire as he counts the toothpicks in slow motion. the HIT Transition Weblog Ed Dodds Milt Capps, Venture Nashville Blog |
