Karen Blurb

							With over 15 years experience in information systems management, Karen offers
considerable capabilities in business/operational analysis, project management,
implementation facilitation and marketing coordination.

Semeion Technologies Inc. Senior Business Consultant
Karen rounds out the business analysis and management capabilities of Semeion
Technologies Inc.

TechnoLabs Canada Inc./Triple G Corporation. Product Manager
Responsible for product and project management of the clinical repository, order
entry/results reporting, central registry administration and physician practice management
systems. This product suite utilized 32-bit Client/Server architecture and is structured on
an n-tiered model supporting MS Windows 98/NT serviced by MS SQL Server through
COM object technology. Responsibilities focused on product planning, definition of
marketing and sales programs, client relations, project management and development of
professional materials. Karen also played a significant role in most aspects of the
Product Development Life Cycle.




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Background highlights:

 Developed and executed the strategic plan for integrated information management,
  enabling the product suite to be brought to market. This included repatriation of
  third-party development, management of beta implementations and coordination of
  in-house development. Rapid Application Development techniques were employed
  to ensure speed of deployment.
 Established the Professional Services Team, including developmental and training
  programs, defining the implementation methodology and establishing support tools
  and services. Achieved goals included softening the internal and external learning
  curve - facilitating acceptance, installation and ownership of the systems.
 Defined the standards for Product Management within the corporation, including
  development of Product Plans, Product Life Cycle, Quality Assurance and Business
  Analysis methodology.
 Authored published materials regarding the product suite - White Papers, Product
  Focus, marketing and sales literature.
 Developed and adjudicated the evaluation and remediation pan for Y2K compliance
  verification.
 Served as a liaison between product development and internal and external functions
  such as the Ministries of Health, third party contractors and consultants, executive
  bodies and professional organizations.


HealthVISION Corporation                                                 1990-1997

An international health care software company, providing software and services for
clinical information systems and patient health care.

Product Manager

Responsible for product management and application consulting related to Diagnostic
Imaging, Clinic Administration and Patient & Resource Scheduling applications.
Background highlights include:

 Successful migration of the Radiology Information System from a VAX/VMS
  platform to a client/server, UNIX-based operating system.
 Product management consulting through the development of an expert-system
  scheduling product, running under MS Windows, utilizing object-oriented
  technology. The product development team included professors of mathematics and
  engineering, systems analysts, senior programmers, implementors and technical
  support staff.
 Coordinating the implementation of all patient administration applications for the
  province of Prince Edward Island. This included ADT/CPI, Statistics, Radiology,
  Emergency Patient Information and the Clinic Administration System.




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 Managing the beta install and future requirements of the Enterprise Membership
  Index – a multi-disciplinary, multi-facility application utilizing the Sybase database
  and VB development. Future development is supported by Visual C++ and
  successive approximation/fuzzy logic.
 Development of demonstration prototypes and marketing tools, including
  representation at local, national and international trade shows. Coordinating and
  responding to RFI/RFP and contractual agreements.


Hudson’s Bay Company/Zellers Inc.                                          1983-1990

Information Systems Supervisor/Assistant District Auditor

A major retailer with more than 200 stores across Canada. Each store averages 120
employees. Responsible for all procedures relating to information systems and financial
operations:

 Supervised implementation of electronic processing and information systems in
  Western Region, defining process re-engineering methodology.
 Completion of fiscal operating reports, including profit and loss, operational cash and
  accumulative statistics.
 Completion of district audits, overseeing accounts payable/receivable, payroll and
  related personnel functions
 Investigated instances of inventory and operational losses in the district leading to
  successful prosecution of fraud and computer theft totaling over $920,000. Revised
  auditing and control procedures, and participated in associated court action to recover
  losses.


                                       Education

4th year Computer Science Degree program, Simon Fraser University

Additional technical courses, including CAI Development, OLE integration, Crystal
Reports

Additional Executive Development courses, including Effective Management, Project
Success, Motivational Methods and Process Re-engineering.




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