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S T E V E -L E M A K, -M. S. I. T.

Skilled management leader at department and corporate levels applying advanced technology solutions. Innovative manager with diversified knowledge of development, implementation, project operation, and services directly affecting businesses revenue, growth, and operational efficiency. Demonstrated ability to quickly understand and handle complex technical and operational issues. Visionary, able to inspire individuals to work toward common goals and accomplish desired results.

P R O F E S S I O N A L -E X P E R I E N C E -&- A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S

excelleRx, Inc. (January 2001 - Present)

excelleRx is recognized as a leader in the healthcare and technology industries. Acquired in 2005 by Omnicare, Inc., a fortune 500 healthcare company with $6.2 billion in annual revenue, excelleRx continues as an independent operation and one of Omnicare’s top EBITDA contributors. Through technology and clinical expertise, excelleRx's mission is to change the way medication is deployed so patients are given prescriptions based on objective information rather than habit or personal preference.

Vice President, Information Technology (2005 – Present)
Assistant Vice President, Information Technology (2004 – 2005)
Senior Director, Information Technology (2002 – 2004)
Application Systems Analyst, Information Technology (2001 – 2002)


$220 million, 630 employee, 4 site contact center and medication dispensing pharmacy operation with more than 30% market share in targeted segment. Hired to realize the technology vision of the company. Recognized for driving efficiencies through contact center & support services process automation. Continued innovation and delivery of infrastructure and systems to drive patients served to 86,400 daily with 380,000 medications dispensed monthly; all contributing to the explosive revenue growth from $10 million in 2001.

Hire, develop and lead 33-member technology operations team ($5.35 million budget) responsible for systems administration, enterprise communication (contact center), telephony, technical support, systems integration, application performance, point-of-care mobile computing, business intelligence, and administrative services.
Key contributor of IT/business strategic alignment through annual budget preparation, capital campaigns, and establishment of appropriate business ownership of systems and data.
Leading architect of the contact center enterprise. A complex, cutting edge, multi-site, 500 seat, virtual contact center currently processing over 10,500 calls and 7,000 faxes per day. The expandable modular design utilizes IVR, speech recognition, digital imaging & archiving, skills based routing, virtual queuing, and home agent connectivity.
Part of the design and implementation team for a $6 million world-class data center including a redundant co-location facility.
Implemented business operations and 100% systems availability throughout the enterprise for 24/7 coverage.
Established process for corporate Information Technology SOX compliance and HIPAA compliance.
Created and implemented hpMobile – National wireless e-prescribing and patient record management system utilizing point-of-care cellular devices with RIM BlackBerry Enterprise Server architecture.

Christiana Care (June 1998 - January 2001)

Christiana Care owns and operates 3 major hospitals and 25 care facilities throughout Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.


Team Leader, Information Services (2000 – 2001)
Information Center Analyst, Information Services (1998 – 2000)

A member of the Information Technology Department for one of the top 100 health care organizations in the country. Responsible for managing and directing the technological needs for the 275 user, 17 department Medical Affairs Division of the Clinical Support Team.

Representative for the 100-member Analyst Department for the newly created Deployment Services Group
Implemented PDA-based job tracking for analyst team
Technology liaison to Clinical Support Team (225 workstations, 275 users, 17 departments) responsible for the interface with the company WAN (4750 nodes and 225 servers)
Recognized technical consultant providing subject expert support in the use of critical applications, assigned systems, and automated facilities (Registrar/Medical Staff Line/Physician Privileging)
Provided start-up assistance and services to over 100 new clients including all aspects of training and implementation
Transitioned 5 assigned departments with over 75 workstations to Microsoft NT 4.0 networked on a new configuration of NT servers to accommodate the Year 2000 issue

Archmere Academy (January 1994 - June 1998)

Archmere is an independent, college preparatory high school enrolling 455 students.

Department Chairman & Technology Coordinator (1996 – 1998)
Technology Coordinator (1994 – 1998)
Instructor, Computer Science & Mathematics (1994 – 1998)

Founding member of technology department responsible for curriculum, annual budget, and management of campus-wide networks to satisfy the demands of the academic and business infrastructure.

Member of the Archmere Academy Curriculum Committee
Manage, supervise, and evaluate Computer Science and Mathematic teachers
Representative of the Delaware Independent Schools Computer Association (DISCA)
System Administrator for campus network containing Novell servers, free Netscape Mail, AppleTalk, T1 access via University of Delaware's Network Partnership Program
Instructional designer for faculty members to assist technology integration into their curriculum
Managed the creation and maintenance of school's first internet presence (email, web site)
Developed and managed computer literacy requirement for all incoming students
Taught 5 daily classes with subject matter in Advanced Placement Computer Science, Computer Programming Level I & Level II (C++, Pascal, BASIC), Introduction to Computer Science, Algebra Level I
On the 5.0 AP point scale, Computer Science students maintained 4.35 average while the national mean was 3.23
Girls' Varsity & J.V. Basketball Coach completing a 70.5% winning percentage over 4 years

T E C H N O L O G Y -E X P E R I E N C E

Microsoft: Windows Desktop, SQL 2005/08, Office 2k7, Project, Visio
Adobe: PhotoShop CS5, Lightroom 2.x, Premiere Elements, Audition, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Director
SWiSH: SWiSHmax, SWiSHvideo, SWiSHpix
Canon: EOS 5D Mark II
NICE: Dictaphone Freedom FT
Virtual Hold Technologies
AVAYA/NORTEL: Symposium Call Center Server, MPS500, IPML, ISR, CCAM, CSClient, Periphonics PeriProducer, PeriStudio
equisys: ZetaFax
Westbrook: Fortis Document Archiving Solution

E D U C A T I O N

Master of Science Instructional Technology with Concentration in Educational Applications & Instructional Systems
Philadelphia University (2001)

Certification in Information Technology Project Management (1999)
George Washington University

Bachelor of Science Computer & Information Sciences w. Minor in Business Economics
University of Delaware (1993)

Archmere Academy High School (1989)

P U B L I C A T I O N S

Nortel Symposium & PSO Case Study (Feb 2007)
Nortel IVR Case Study (Apr 2005)

I N T E R E S T S

Tampa Bay Buccaneers trueFAN
Photography; Photoshop; Graphic Design; Web Design
Golf; Basketball


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