Career Summary:	Tim Walter has broad experience in system evaluation and implementation, including assessing business requirements and existing systems, building implementation teams, developing processes, and managing multi-party, multi-team projects. He has operated at strategic, functional, and technical levels in systems and business process design, planning, and execution. His background is primarily in Healthcare, though he has also worked in retail, insurance, agricultural, and industrial environments.
Areas of Expertise:	Process Management – Process Executive of Healthcare division in development and deployment of Process Management philosophy. Development of corporate and division standards and requirements. Process Management education corporation and division-wide. Development of core methodologies. Process Management tool application and deployment. Rollout of methodologies and “breakthrough” projects division-wide Business Operations Re-engineering – from organizational design and impact to detailed work-step efficiency analysis. Analysis of existing organization design. Determination of operational goals and objectives, including fit with corporate strategy. Redesign of departments and adjustment in staff levels and deployment. Transition planning, development of communications and training plans. Development of pilot and proof-of-concept programs Information Technology Assessment – including operational evaluation and technology and strategic fit analysis. Specific work in: Information Systems Department audit. Document imaging strategy evaluation. Home healthcare IT assessment and evaluation. Information Systems Selection – including data gathering and evaluation, and workgroup facilitation. Specific work in:Physician Business System selection. Preparation and support of vendor contract negotiations Technical Infrastructure Planning and Implementation – including vendor and project management. Specific work in:Business Functional needs analysis and documentation. RFP development, distribution, and evaluation. Facilities and physical space planning and design. Telephone PBX design including ACD/IVR routing logic and queue design. WAN, LAN, and desktop specification and design. High-level development of I/T policies and procedures Information Systems Implementation – including vendor and project management. Specific work in: Document imaging system design and implementation, including business process redesign. Physician business system implementation planning. Medicaid HMO systems implementation. Claims processing vendor liaison and management. HMO operations assessment and improvement through technology, including paperless operations and voice-controlled telephony. State government information systems interface and management. Implementation planning and execution in home healthcare environment. Management of Change – leader of Healthcare division in the application of change management principles. Methodologies updated to reflect change management key concepts and practices.
Selected Clients:	Global Sourcing Partners, Atlanta, Georgia Health Net, Los Angeles, California HealthSouth, Birmingham, Alabama Henry County Medical Center, Henry County, Georgia Inline Orthodontics, Atlanta, Georgia Intellirecords, Inc., New Rochelle, New York Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland, Ohio Kentucky Health Select, Lexington, Kentucky Medshares, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee Mizuno USA, Atlanta, Georgia Motley Rice, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina Pallas Technology, Atlanta, Georgia Per Se Technologies, Alpharetta, Georgia PSI Equipment, Alpharetta, Georgia QualMed, Pueblo, Colorado Sport Air, Inc., Alpharetta, Georgia St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima, Ohio The Schumacher Group, Lafayette, Louisiana University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky West Tennessee Healthcare, Jackson, Tennessee
Education:	Master of Business Administration, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies, University of Central Florida

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