Position:
Director of Quality Systems & Operational Excellence at Mental Health Center of Denver
Work:
Mental Health Center of Denver
since 1994
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Director of Quality Systems & Operational Excellence
University of Colorado Denver
- Denver Aug 2010 - Dec 2012
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Lecturer
University of Colorado at Boulder
2007 - 2009
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Lecturer
Consilium
1984 - 1993
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Director of Customer Services
Boeing Computer Services
1983 - 1984
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Technical Representative
Pacific Gas & Electric
1980 - 1983
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Resource Analyst
Pratt & Whitney
1977 - 1978
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Programmer / Analyst
Education:
University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business 2001 - 2006
Ph.D., Operations Research
Rivier College 1989 - 1994
M.A., Clinical Mental Health Counseling
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1978 - 1979
M.S., Operations Research & Statistics
University of Rhode Island 1973 - 1977
B.S., Applied Math and Computer Science
Skills:
Lean Process Improvement, Mental Health First Aid, Service Management, Strategic Planning, Quality System, Process Improvement, Leadership, Management, Analysis, Healthcare, Management Consulting, Change Management, Business Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Nonprofits, Research, Data Analysis, Project Management, Access, Project Planning, Teaching, Quality Assurance, Program Management, Team Building, Mental Health, Training, Conference Planning, Appointment Scheduling, Operations Management, Operations Research, Simulation Modeling, Public Speaking, Organizational Development, Workshop Facilitation, Start-ups, Integration, Quality Management, Statistics, Leadership Development, Employee Training
Interests:
management of service operations, strategic planning, cinic scheduling, quality improvement, health care integration, behavioral / mental health care
Honor & Awards:
* Decision Sciences Journal: Best Paper Award, 2007
* Mayo Clinic Conference: First Place Award, 2010, Driving Clinical Quality Improvement through Mental Health Recovery Control Charts
* Colorado Behavioral Health Council Golden Abacus Award for Lean Process Improvement, 2009
* Who's Who in Science and Engineering 2011-2012
* Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare 2011-2012
* Who's Who in the World, 2010-2012
* Who's Who in America, 2009-2012
* Who's Who of American Women, 2010-2011