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Susan R. Jimenez, President & CEO

Susan Jimenez - President & CEOSusan Jimenez has more than 25 years of consulting experience, with an emphasis on information technology and program management.  Her work has covered all stages of the systems life cycle in both package integration and custom development environments.  She has successfully leveraged her significant project and program management experience to help her clients solve an array of complex business challenges. Prior to founding Jimenez Consulting Solutions she was the Ernst & Young (E&Y) top local executive for the Phoenix marketplace. Sue's consulting career began at E&Y where she progressed through the ranks from staff consultant to partner. She later became a vice- president with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young (CGE&Y).  Ms. Jimenez has experience leading teams ranging in size from 3 to more than 225 people. She applies a holistic, analytical, and results-oriented approach to business and technology issues.  She has worked extensively with individuals at all levels in her clients' organizations, from end users to senior executives.  She has experience in numerous industries, including public sector, telecommunications, healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, and higher education.  She has also held a number of leadership positions. She graduated with distinction from the University of Arizona with a bachelor of science in management information systems.

Laura M. Cross, Executive Vice President & COO

Laura Cross, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Laura Cross, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Jimenez Consulting Solutions (JCS), is responsible for contracting, financial operations, procurement,  vendor relationships, and human resources. Laura is  known for her ability to leverage her technical knowledge and business acumen to manage large, complex projects spanning a variety of industries and solutions. Prior to partnering with Susan Jimenez to found JCS, she was employed for 7 years as a consulting professional by Ernst & Young, LLP.  Laura has served in a variety of client facing roles including account executive, program manager, project manager, and technical advisor for organizations with regional, national, and global operations. She has experience in healthcare, telecommunications, broadband, and manufacturing/distribution industries.  Prior to beginning her consulting career Laura worked as an application developer and systems integrator in the  manufacturing and distribution industry.  Ms. Cross graduated from Grove City College with a bachelor's degree in computer systems. She and her husband, Alec, have two children.

Jim Gibson, Vice President & CIO

Jim Gibson, Vice President & CIOJim, a Vice President, is also JCS' CIO and Healthcare Practice Lead.  He has 15 years of management consulting experience providing solutions for clients in healthcare, financial services, government, energy and utilities, and aerospace.  For the past 10 years, Jim has been focused on healthcare where he has filled numerous strategic roles for clients, including working with senior leadership to create 10-year information technology (IT) capital spending plans, facilitating the creation of and documenting corporate IT strategy, facilitating the creation of and creating the model for a $1.9 billion capital budget for a large clinical and financials program, and creating materials presented to senior executives and boards of directors.

As Healthcare Practice Lead, Jim directs JCS' healthcare offerings, leads partnerships and alliances, and acts as the account executive for most of JCS' healthcare clients.  He is responsible for executive relationships and satisfaction, developing new leads, and providing oversight for millions of dollars in projects ranging from Business Intelligence (BI) strategy and design, EMPI strategy and implementation, ICD-10 assessment and transition, health information exchange (HIE) implementation, and other clinical and revenue cycle projects.  Jim graduated with honors from the University of Arizona where he received his B.S. in Management Information Systems (MIS) and his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in MIS and Finance.

Cheryl Clancy

Cheryl Clancy Ms. Clancy who leads the Public Sector practice at Jimenez Consulting Solutions (JCS) is an accomplished executive with more than 25 years of technology and operations experience. Prior to joining JCS Cheryl worked for 11 years in the consulting practice of Deloitte where she served clients in healthcare, legal, entertainment, insurance, and state and county governments. She is known for successfully leveraging her technology, executive and clinical,  backgrounds to help organizations resolve complex issues. Cheryl has successfully planned and managed enterprise-wide and focused innovative projects. Before embarking on her consulting career she held executive positions in two large information technology (IT) organizations. As an IT Director she led several large teams which developed supported and implemented custom and package solutions. Cheryl has experience in all phases of the systems life cycle, including application development, integration and program management.  Earlier in her career, as a registered nurse, she worked as an instructor responsible for developing and delivering cardiovascular nursing curricula. She also practiced in medical, neonatal and cardiovascular critical care areas. Ms. Clancy graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing from Arizona State University and has a masters in business administration from the W.P. Carey School of Business.

Carla Fischer

Carla FischerMs. Fischer is a highly motivated and results oriented healthcare consultant with experience in hospital business development, coordination of revenue cycle software implementation, project management, biological research management, and academic program development. She has successfully built and managed partnerships with large organizations including hospitals facilities, clinical laboratories, academic institutions, and assorted vendors. In leveraging her project management experience, she has delivered high-quality outcomes in complex business and technical environments. Ms. Fischer began her career in management of life science research where she became interested in the fundamentals of information management and strategic distribution of data. Throughout her career progression, Ms. Fischer has excelled in a variety of challenging positions focused on improving information flow within the field of healthcare. Ms. Fischer holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a master of health sector management from Arizona State University.

Colm Moran

Colm MoranColm Moran is an experienced, energetic and hands-on consultant with excellent Executive, Program/Project Management and Business Analysis skills.  He has an ability to drive, design and deliver impacting technology and process solutions, and to manage projects and teams of all sizes.  He has over 16 years of experience consulting and leading teams, establishing strategies, solving problems, and helping organizations take advantage of technology to better their performance and to further their competitive advantages.

Colm has worked in a wide variety of industries including healthcare (acute and ambulatory care, patient revenue cycle, enterprise solutions, patient identification, and more), managed care, telecommunications, software, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, public utilities.  Colm is the lead for the JCS Telecommunications industry team.  He has consulted with Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, Booz Allen & Hamilton, American Management Systems and Software Design Concepts, and was the Sr. Director of Enterprise Applications for a leading global eLearning company supporting a worldwide user-base.

Colm has also worked on many enterprise applications, custom application development, large systems integration, process reengineering and change initiatives, solution selections, technology and SOX audits, and the creation and implementation of strategies and their related projects in healthcare, managed care and wide variety of other settings. Mr. Moran is an active member of the Project Management Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Brown University and a has a master of business administration from the University of Michigan.

Josh Peterson

Josh PetersonJosh Peterson has more than six years of information technology (IT) and management consulting experience within the healthcare, financial services, and education industries.  Josh is experienced in all phases of the delivery life cycle, including requirements analysis and development, process design, systems capability assessment, business case and roadmap development, data validation and conversion, configuration, testing, defects management, end-user training, and deployment support.  His engagements with Fortune 500 clients included an international assignment to coordinate the activities of an offshore development team.  Prior to joining Jimenez Consulting Solutions, Josh was a Consultant in Accenture's Financial Services community of practice.  He graduated Magna Cum Laude with a bachelor's degree in Management Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Carolyn Sing

Carolyn SingMs. Sing has successfully leveraged her knowledge of project management and finance to help clients implement programs, develop applications; plan for and manage relocation of systems; perform cost evaluations; conduct product feasibility analyses; and carry out security and risk assessments. She has also led financial and technical audits. Prior to joining Jimenez Consulting, she worked for more than 10 years as an information technology project manager at a Fortune 500 company where she was responsible for several large initiatives, one of which, was a multi-national consolidation project affecting more than 1,000 people. Before her career in the information technology field, Carolyn was employed for nearly 16 years in the financial services industry. As a project manager, Carolyn has been responsible for: planning, budgeting, defining resource requirements, preparing status reports and deliverables, managing vendor / supplier relationships, negotiating pricing; managing contracts, invoicing, allocating costs and managing issue escalation and resolution. Carolyn's experience in healthcare has been focused on technology to support ambulatory care including electronic health records (EHR).

Carla Taylor

Carla TaylorCarla Taylor has over 25 years in the healthcare industry, including clinical, administrative and consulting experience. For eight years prior to joining Jimenez Consulting Solutions, LLC, Ms. Taylor melded her healthcare background with a business education, successfully guiding clients through complex physical and operational business transitions across North America. Promoted from Project Manager to Program Director for a local consulting firm, in just five years, Ms. Taylor has led both client and internal business teams ranging in size from five people to over 75 people. With a focus on quality and the ability to analyze and redesign processes, Carla has created and implemented customized services based on project requirements and customer needs, demonstrating insightful balance between company and client advocacy. Ms. Taylor has an Associate of Arts in Nursing from Hannibal-LaGrange College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and MBA with a focus on Health Care Management from the University of Phoenix. 

Bill Wood

Carla TaylorBill Wood has more than 16 years of experience in information technology across several industries including healthcare, non-profit, telemarketing, and education.  He has extensive experience with the software development lifecycle, having served in roles such as business analyst, solution architect, developer and project manager. Bill has led both client and internal business teams ranging in size from five to 15 people.  He has worked extensively with all aspects of data management, integration, migration and reporting. His focus on engaging end users, building consensus, and providing innovative solutions by utilizing limited resources has been instrumental in several successful time-critical and transformative software implementations. He is an accomplished technical trainer and group facilitator. He graduated from the University of Arizona with his Master of Business Administration (MBA) with concentrations in Healthcare, MIS, and Business Intelligence and received a B.S. in Applied Technical Leadership from the University of Southern Maine.

 

 

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