John L Butler’s Résumé
 

About Me



As a "creative problem solver" I bring more than 20 years of IT consulting experience to every engagement.  Health care information technology, specifically data integration, has been my focus for over 10 years.  My experience includes all industry standards including HL7 messaging, X12 HIPAA billing, physician/community portals, Electronic Medical Records, and Enterprise Master Person Indexes. With a working knowledge of all major Data Integration tool sets and certifications from the industry leaders my knowledge is extensive and has been thoroughly vetted.  I am the data integration expert you need.


Contact Info

John L Butler, Jr.
Partner, Uber Operations LLC
(850) 304-9021
john@uberops.com

 
 

Skills

  1. •Data integration specialist focusing in the healthcare industry

  2. •Strong HL7 messaging background covering v2.1 – v2.6

  3. •EDI messaging background with HIPAA transaction sets

  4. •XML messaging background including web services

  5. •Integration of numerous vendor information systems including; McKesson, GE,
    EPIC, Keane, Cerner, Siemens

  6. •20+ years of application development experience

  7. •15+ years of website and 9+ years of web service development

  8. •Strong analytical thinker and multi-tasker

  9. •Excellent client relationship skills

  10. •Excellent communication and presentation skills

  11. •Proficient with most OS environments including Solaris, Linux, Windows and Mac OSX

  12. •Experienced project manager

  13. •Experienced solution architect/engineer

  14. •Experienced information analyst

  15. •Experienced data architect

  16. •Experienced business process analyst


Education

OpenSpan, Atlanta, GA (2008)

OpenSpan Studio
OpenSpan Integrator

Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA (2007)

Rhapsody Integration Engine
NEDSS Brokering Tool

Quovadx, Inc, Dallas, Texas (2002)

Level 2 Cloverleaf Technician

Quovadx, Inc, Dallas, Texas (2002)

BPMS Developer

Microsoft, Inc., Pensacola, Florida (1998)

Microsoft Certified Professional

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida (1992)

Electronics Engineering

Pensacola Junior College, Pensacola, Florida (1990)

Computer Science


Programming Experience

  1. •C#, C/C++, Java and JavaScript

  2. •VB, VB.NET, VBA, VB Script and ASP

  3. •TCL, PHP, and Perl

  4. •HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML and XSLT

  5. •SQL (Transact SQL and PL SQL)

  6. •BASH, CSH, and KSH


Software Expertise

  1. Integration: Rhapsody, Cloverleaf/QDXi Integrator, JCAPS (Seebeyond ICAN), Mirth, QDX Screen Rejuvenator, OpenSpan Studio/Integrator, PHINMS

  2. EMPI: Initiate (Aligndex)

  3. Microsoft: Visual Studio, SourceSafe, Project, Visio, Outlook, Word, Excel, Virtual PC, InfoPath and SharePoint

  4. Database: Oracle, SQL Server, Access, MySQL and Postgress

  5. Repositories: CVS, SVN, SourceSafe, TRAC

  6. Virtualization: VMWare, Virtual PC, Parallels

  7. OS: Windows (all versions), Linux (multiple distributions), Solaris 8/9, AIX, HP/UX


Experience

2006 - Present, Partner, Uber Operations

  1. •Analyze, Design, Develop and Maintain integration interfaces for multiple customers/projects utilizing major integration toolsets.

  2. •Created a Rhapsody Interface for PHLIP compliant, HL7 v2.6, H1N1 surge lab orders and results for Texas Department of State Health Services.

  3. •Assisted Virginia Department of General Services with their Rhapsody/PhinMS interfaces.

  4. •Established production and staging PhinMS Route-not-Read environments for the Florida Department of Health.

  5. •Created a Cloverleaf interface for Emergency Medical Services reporting from local county EMS units to the Florida Department of Health and to the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS).

  6. •Created a Rhapsody interface for converting EDI X12 data into XML for submission back to county health department's Health Management System (HMS).

  7. •Installed and configured PhinMS for reporting various surveillance data from the Florida Department of Health to the CDC.

  8. •Developed a TCL library that allows Cloverleaf to perform Web Service calls.

  9. •Developed a TCL library that allows Cloverleaf to communicate to Secure FTP servers using the FDX protocol/client.



2004 – 2006, Senior Solution Engineer, Healthcare Technology Solutions, Inc.

  1. •Analyzed, Designed, Developed and Maintained integration interfaces for multiple customers/projects utilizing several integration toolsets.

  2. •Created a Cloverleaf interface for Accounts Receivable reporting from local county health departments to the Florida Department of Health.

  3. •Finalized implementation of a statewide integration project interfacing various facilities and labs within the state of North Carolina utilizing Cloverleaf.

  4. •Designed and developed a subscription based Information Data Store for maintaining and delivering standardized code sets via the web.

  5. •Developed a web application for maintaining key/value pairs stored in gdbm datasets for use in the translation process of Cloverleaf.


2002 – 2004, Senior Solution Engineer, Quovadx, Inc.

  1. •Analyzed, Designed, Developed and Maintained integration interfaces for multiple customers/projects utilizing the QDX Platform.

  2. •Developed a major component for the Identity Verification tool that was rolled out to several hundred facilities across the U.S.

  3. •Helped develop a custom interface to VistaP for the VA hospitals.

  4. •Pioneered the development of an NCPDP interface for a Pharmaceutical billing startup.

  5. •Analyzed customer needs in order to develop and deliver effective sales presentations while providing the technical support to close deals for all products including Cloverleaf, Initiate, BPMS and Screen Rejuvenator.

  6. •Assisted in developing several key business relationships, which brought new technologies to the QDX Platform.


1999 - 2002, Senior Consultant, Pixel USA, Inc.

  1. •Analyzed, Designed, Developed and Maintained screen rejuvenation applications for multiple customers/projects utilizing the HostAccess product line.

  2. •Created an interface from a legacy-based application to SAP for Marriott Vacation Club.

  3. •Helped develop a custom web interface to a legacy-based application for a large paint manufacturer.

  4. •Helped develop a custom web interface to a legacy based application as well as trained the staff in the use of the toolset for a large legal supply company.

  5. •Analyzed customer needs in order to develop and deliver effective sales presentations while providing the technical support to close deals for all products.

  6. •Helped architect new product offering for legacy application rejuvenation.


1992 - 1999, Owner, Butler Computer Services

  1. •Provided IT Consulting, Hardware/Software sales and Networking services to more than 300 customers.