Shahid Shah

Healthcare, Government, and Financial Industry Technology Strategist & Architecture Guru, Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur

Summary
With an educational background in both Computer Science (B.S.) and Business Management (M.S), my specialty is bridging the sometimes large gap between technical resources, business managers, and CXO's. I have over 10 years of Executive Management expertise (as a CEO, CTO) with strong leadership, entrepreneurial and managerial skills including proven success in identifying and securing new business opportunities and converting potential customers into long-term business clients. I have attracted, motivated, and retained teams of first-class technical and executive staff in large scale and regulated (FDA, DOD) environments as well as several startups. This included managing outsourcing contractors and overseas/remote development teams. Although I'm well versed in many domains, my most significant domain-specific experience is in healthcare and medical informatics where I have spent almost 10 years in the architecture, design, and development of complex healthcare systems. My technology skills include proficiency in C/C++, Java, .NET, C#, J2EE. I have also filed a patent for one of my software inventions. A copy of my complete resume may be viewed at http://shahid.shah.org/resume. In May 2006 I was awarded a patent for reusable software (U.S. Patent 7039898 -- " Computer system for performing reusable software application development from a set of declarative executable specifications"). It describes a method I invented for performing architecture, design, and implementation of sophisticated business software using a specifications language. I have served as Chairman, IEEE Computer Sociey, Northern Virginia Chapter and as co-Founder and leader of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of the International Association of Software Architects. I also serve in an advisory capacity to The Larta Institute for business development in early stage ventures and as a featured lecturer at the U.S. Patent Academy.

Specialties
Strong leadership, entrepreneurial and technical management skills. Technology acquisitions due diligence and investment advisory experience. Over ten years of software project and commercial product management expertise. Over fifteen years of software development expertise in almost two dozen languages, platforms, and database systems. Signficant healthcare and medical informatics systems architecture and development experience.

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Experience
Health IT Industry Advisory Panel Member at American Society of Health Information Managers June 2009 - Present (2 years 3 months) As a member of the ASHIM Health IT Industry Advisory Panel (HIT-IAP) I provide guidance and input that is used by ASHIM to assist working IT professionals in best serving the healthcare community. The purpose of the HIT-IAP is to help ASHIM accurately steer the direction of IT professionals in the healthcare industry. Blogger at FederalArchitect.com 2008 - Present (3 years) As an expert in federal computer solutions, architecture, and technology strategy, I blog in general about news & opinion but more specifically the daily concerns of federal IT architects. Health IT Expert Consultant at DeMatteo Monness LLC 2008 - Present (3 years) Provide technology and healthcare IT expertise to DeMatteo Monness financial services clients in the area of market analysis, industry analysis, portfolio company coverage, and other aspects of healthcare IT investing. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at simplifyMD May 2007 - Present (4 years 4 months) Co-founded and serve as CTO of this dynamic healthcare startup that creates deceptively simple software for small to medium sized medical offices. The software is designed to do practical, inexpensive, and easy to use patient-centric document management. 4 recommendations available upon request Chief Architect at Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) December 2005 - Present (5 years 9 months) Serve as the Chief Architect of the eGov Federal Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business (BFELoB). 1 recommendation available upon request Technology Strategy Consultant at Office of Management and Budget 2005 - Present (6 years) Assist with technology strategy around data collection, collaboration, information assurance, architecture, and engineering in the Budget Systems Branch (BSB) of the Office of Management & Budget. Managing Editor at HITSphere.com 2005 - Present (6 years) I founded and run the web's best healthcare IT blog aggregator where the daily conversations of
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dozens of premium health technology bloggers is put into one place. Chief Blogger at HealthcareGuy.com 2005 - Present (6 years) I've been blogging about healthcare technology, solutions, and policy issues for many years. 1 recommendation available upon request President & CEO at Netspective Communications LLC February 2001 - Present (10 years 7 months) Founder of enterprise architecture, information technology professional services, and custom software development firm. Recent assignments included: - Enterprise Architecture Consultants to Office of Management & Budget (OMB). Helped define and design technology strategy and build custom applications such as Homeland Security Data Collection (HSDB) and PARTweb. - Enterprise Architecture Consultants to Executive Office of the President (EOP, White House). - Systems Architecture Consultants to CardinalHealth. Designed and built SupplyCentral, a medical supply master B2B hub that linked suppliers to providers. - Chief Systems Architect at American Red Cross. Served as Systems Architect for National Biomedical Computer System (NBCS) medical device platform. Responsible for all aspects of business development, sales, marketing, product development, and customer service. 22 recommendations available upon request Technology Lecturer and Trainer at U.S. Patent and Trademark Office May 2002 - January 2010 (7 years 9 months) Lecture and train new Patent Academy members on various technical topics such as software development, network management, and network technologies. Enterprise Architecture Consultant at Executive Office of the President June 2004 - January 2008 (3 years 8 months) Served as a consultant to the Chief Architect in the Office of the CIO at the Executive Office of the President. Advised on matters such as enterprise messaging, virtualization, general technology strategy, and various other projects across engineering, architecture, and security groups. Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Cardinal Health (CareFusion) 2006 - 2007 (1 year) Performed duties as the Chief Technology Officer (consultant), reporting directly to the President of

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the multi-billion dollar Clinical Technologies & Services (CTS) division of Cardinal Health. SVP Healthcare Technology Strategy at Comsys September 2002 - May 2004 (1 year 9 months) Helped develop technology strategy for a new healthcare products and services division of COMSYS after the purchase of Physia intellectual property assets. Chief Architect at American Red Cross 1995 - 2003 (8 years) Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Physia Corporation March 1999 - January 2001 (1 year 11 months) Co-founded this healthcare-focused Internet ASP startup and reported to Chief Executive Officer; created, grew, and led the team that built and deployed a high-volume healthcare transaction processing site. Developed and managed large-scale complex software applications with integrated hand-held (mobile, Palm, PocketPC) and e-mail functionality. Managed the Intellectual Property associated with all software applications. Developed a unique, highly-personalized, dbms-agnostic integrated OLTP and data warehouse for the healthcare community that could manage millions of patient records for any healthcare participant (clinics, hospitals, insurance companies). Translated business needs into technical specifications and technical needs into business specifications, managed project plans, and created realistic project schedules on "Internet-time". 5 recommendations available upon request Lead Software Architect (Contractor) at Northrop Grumman (formerly TRW) March 1995 - February 1999 (4 years) Led the technical team responsible for the development of the American Red Cross National Biomedical Computer Systems (NBCS) Releases 1.0 and 1.1. The Red Cross NBCS system is the largest automated blood collection and distribution system in the world, responsible for delivery of over 50% of the blood supply in the United States. NBCS is deployed over a heterogeneous, distributed client/server environment with IBM AIX and Microsoft NT servers, and host-based and Microsoft Windows clients. Responsible for team leadership, software specifications, software development (ANSI C/C++ and UNIX Shell scripts), design reviews, code reviews, code management, scheduling, interviewing, and hiring. Led the technical team responsible for the development and deployment of several client/server components of NBCS Release 1.1. These include medium-size applications that perform centralized reporting services (using Web/CGI applications, Crystal Reports and Delphi) and
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telerecruiting (using the web). 1 recommendation available upon request Computer Scientist (Software Engineer) at Naval Surface Warfare Center (U.S. Navy) July 1990 - December 1994 (4 years 6 months) Developed C++ software on a team project. C++ application was for ground-based UNIX workstations to perform simulation and testing of ship-based computer software and hardware. Developed MS-Windows and OSF Motif software tools in C++ and Borland Pascal to perform reverse engineering and analysis of over fifty megabytes of code and data used on AEGIS-class cruisers and destroyers. Required complete database analysis and design specifications, communication with end-users, downsizing to client/server paradigm, programming the software, and documentation. Enhanced programs in FORTRAN and C to support underwater (submarine) vessel simulation projects. Worked on MARS project for support of low-level networking to enhance war games and hi-res 3D graphics for fleet combat simulation programs. Wrote and had published technical reports and highlights. Served as chairman of the OOP subcommittee of the Navy Next Generation Computer Resources group.

Publications
Chapter 13 "Interoperable EMRs - On Being the CIO of Your Practice" in "The Business of Medical Practice: Transformational Health 2.0 Skills for Doctors, Third Edition" Springer Publishing Company, New York 2011 Authors: Shahid Shah I wrote Chapter 13 (pages 299 through 335) of the 3rd Edition of the book entitled 'The Business of Medical Practice: Transformational Health 2.0 Skills for Doctors'. My chapter deals with how medical and clinical specialists should make healthcare technology decisions, how to choose consultants, focus on the right areas of their practice to automate, how best to collaborate with patients online, preparing for mHealth, and how to demo and buy electronic health records solutions. Prepare your practice for an EMR Journal of Surgical Radiology April 1, 2011 Authors: Shahid Shah I prepared a basic checklist to help physicians prepare for the purchase of a large, expensive, electronic health records solution.

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Why MDs Dread EMRs Journal of Surgical Radiology July 1, 2010 Authors: Shahid Shah A column on why physicians haven't embraced electronic health records solutions even after decades of implementations. How To Obtain Quality IT Help Journal of Surgical Radiology October 1, 2010 Authors: Shahid Shah Getting quality help from IT consultants is not easy -- this column describes how to make sure you're doing the right things when asking for help. Social Networking for Physicians Journal of Surgical Radiology January 1, 2011 Authors: Shahid Shah This columns is about how physicians can increase their personal credibility and establish a personal brand by using social networking tools and techniques. Easing Into Healthcare Automation Healthcare Technology Online HIMSS 2011 Special Publication February 17, 2011 Authors: Shahid Shah Most healthcare providers shouldn't jump into complex systems like EHRs without a ton of preparation. This piece, which is wrote for HTO's special HIMSS 2011 print version, advises non-technical clinical and medical personnel to ease into technology so it doesn't harm their patients. Develop lightweight ancillary tools connected to electronic health records systems IBM developerWorks December 14, 2010 Authors: Shahid Shah The 2009 stimulus bill's HITECH Act offers money to physicians, hospitals, and multi-hospital systems if they become "meaningful users" of certified electronic health records (EHR) systems. In order to meet meaningful use rules for EHR systems, you will need to create your own architecture to support lightweight applications. This article describes how to add meaningful use and other business requirements as lightweight ancillary tools connected to your EHR system without adding risk to your existing environment. AMA Interview: Easing into technology: Alternatives to a full EMR AMA Medical News Authors: Shahid Shah AMA's "American Medical News" magazine interviewed me for their piece on EMRs. I suggested that even if a full-fledged system is financially out of reach for your practice, there are ways to "ease into" automation.

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Skills
Technology strategy development C++ Java Relational databases (Expert, 15 years experience) (Advanced, 10 years experience) (Expert, 10 years experience) (Expert, 15 years experience)

Languages
English Urdu Arabic Hindi (Native or bilingual proficiency) (Native or bilingual proficiency) (Elementary proficiency) (Limited working proficiency)

Patents
Computer system for performing reusable software application development from a set of declarative executable specifications United States Patent 7039898 Issued May 2006 Inventors: Shahid Shah In May 2006 I was awarded this patent for reusable software. It describes a method I invented for performing architecture, design, and implementation of sophisticated business software using a specifications language.

Education
University of Maryland University College M.S., Technology Management, 1996 - 1998 Penn State University B.S., Computer Science, 1987 - 1990

Honors and Awards

Federal Computer Week Fed 100 Award - 2009 Microsoft MVP (Solutions Architect) - 2007 Microsoft MVP (Solutions Architect) - 2006

Interests
Lecturing, teaching, training about technology strategy.

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Shahid Shah
Healthcare, Government, and Financial Industry Technology Strategist & Architecture Guru, Speaker, Author, Entrepreneur

34 people have recommended Shahid

"Shahid provided me with valuable advice in establishing a global database for supporting clinical trials. His deep understanding of the subject area and high integrity left a deep mark on the project." , was Shahid's client "I worked with Shahid for almost one and half year, and found him truly inspirational when it comes to guiding and mentoring a raw team.It was amazing to found him so profound in all technical areas, he guided us in almost all areas with his rich technical and business thoughts, I must say one of his key managerial strength is his ability to easily zooms in and out on any small to big issues in no time. I admire his technique where he leveraged his technical strengths to get maximum issues resolved on no time on our daily calls and motivated us to get the best out of us.I definitely look forward to have an association with him again." , Project Manager, Hexaware Technologies, reported to Shahid at simplifyMD "I had the honor of working for the International Association of Software Architects, of which Shahid Shah is a member of the Board. Shah is one of those people who know how to make things happen." , President, Presto Vivace, Inc, was a consultant or contractor to Shahid at simplifyMD "Shahid is an exceptional leader, a very positive person, detail oriented manager and a programmer at heart. He is great at communication and persuation. Above everything he is a very kind hearted and admirable person. A big part of what I am today is due to inspiration and constant mentoring from Shahid. My 14 months of association with him has been a period of great learning and development. I just wish I get to work with him again in future. This recommendation is a small token of gratitude towards him." , Sr. Software Engineer, Hexaware Technologies Ltd., was with another company when working with Shahid at simplifyMD "It is a pleasure to know and work with Shahid. He is an energetic, resourceful professional who will not only get the job done, but get it done right. His knowledge is broad and deep, allowing him to navigate easily in any environment. He is also an excellent motivator and is always happy to

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provide positive support anywhere needed, no matter what role needs it in a technical organization. Shahid is an invaluable asset to any organization." , Senior Software and Systems Architect and Developer, Turner Consulting Group, worked directly with Shahid at Budget Formulation & Execution Line of Business (BFELoB) "Shahid's blogs is a must read for any Healthcare, IT and Healthcare IT person. I am already asking my collegues and interns to follow this on a daily basis. This is the best you can get Regards, Manoj Vadavat COO Collinear Technology Solutions" , was Shahid's client "Shahid is supremely talented in all aspects of business, marketing, start ups, health IT, platforms, frameworks, architecture, and so much more he constantly astounds me. But what makes him really stand out is his ability to sift through your needs and simplify everything. Ultra pragmatic and never burdened with a hidden agenda He is very unique and highly recommended." , Chief Medical Officer, Netspective, reported to Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid is a rare leader in Technology . I and my friends consult him on important issues related to technology, and he has instant answers ! His blog www.healthcareguy.com is highly recommended for people into HIT. His knowledge about the IT domain is vast and is quite helpful to people who will get confused with the vendors driven IT industry . Above all, Shahid is not driven for money and he is always willing to offer his expertise when needed . A great human being !!" , Member , Board of Directors, Nano Science Diagnostics Inc., USA, worked with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "When I talk about Shahid several things come to immediate thought. He consistently overdelivers, is a plethora of useful expertise and information, has shown himself to be an advocate and champion of both technology and innovation and he is open and honest. There is nothing more refreshing that working with someone who is not afraid to voice an opinion that is best for the company, not just what the executive wants to hear. If 4 stars were the best rating...I'd have to give him 5." , Chief Information Officer (CIO), SubroShare, worked directly with Shahid at SubroShare "Shahid has a truly unique mix of technology expertise and business acumen. He is gifted at taking complex processes and distilling them down to their essence for the purpose of re-engineering and automation. He excels at every level of information engineering from the most conceptual and theoretical all the way down to bits and bytes. He has a tireless energy and focus, and never rests until the customer is "thrilled" with the outcome. His project management skills are state-of-the-art in terms of using agile methods and the most recent technologies, and yet he always matches the perfect mix of tools to the job at hand. He is a true master-craftsman when it comes to coding,
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consistently staying current on emerging frameworks, languages, and technologies. But, most importantly, he is extremely collegial and a joy to work with. In fact, he is the rare type of guy who can exhaust my ability to come up with new superlatives, and that is no small feat. I cannot recommend him highly enough." , DirInfoMgmt, FedGovt, worked directly with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "I've worked with Shahid on several different engagements and found him to be a highly motivated and insightful consultant. His knowledge of the technical trends in the medical industry is unsurpassed. Combine this with his technical design and team leadership qualities and Shahid was a key figure in leading our multi-functional team to success." , Owner, Delaero, Inc., was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "I worked with Shahid on multiple projects in the healthcare industry as well as on the SparX J2EE framework. He is, by far, the most creative, energetic, and technically savvy person I have ever worked with." , Software Engineer, Netspective Communications LLC, worked directly with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid possesses a unique blend of technical and leadership skills. He has strong communication skills and was always very diligent at following up. Any company that is lucky enough to retain his services won't be disappointed." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid is a top notch technical guru and an adept entrepreneur guru who can effectively fuse technology with business concerns. There are few people who can communicate complex business and technical aspects as well as Shahid, and his professionalism is unmatched. I have an immense amount of trust and respect for Shahid and I would gladly offer him a referral." , was Shahid's client "The extent of Shahid#s technical knowledge is overwhelming. His communication and presentation style, from rank and file developers to executives, is effective, informed and professional. He quickly assimilated our team into J2EE best practices and design patterns. If your business requirements include enterprise class software design and development make Shahid part of your solution." , was Shahid's client "Shahid is a thought leader in creating J2EE frameworks for development projects has the

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knowledge in J2EE platform combined with strong organizational skills making him a strong asset.I enjoy working with Shahid for the energy and enthusiasm he brings to the team. It will be a pleasure to work with him in future as there are few people who has his drive, energy and passion about what he does." , was Shahid's client "Shahid was hired by our company as a consultant to establish fundamental changes in how we develop. His insight into Design Patterns, Testing, Refactoring, Project Management and his grasp of advanced programming came together on a project for us that we are currently underway with. If not for his guidance, this project of ours would not have been able to meet the deadlines set for us." , was Shahid's client "I had the opportunity to review some of Shahids work with Netspective and I was VERY impressed. I always enjoy meeting people who have the ability to see the big picture and the talent to use that knowledge to deliver useful solutions." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "If you are looking for a deep technology expert with a clear understanding of customer business needs, look no further than Shahid. Shahid bring a phenomenal understanding of software architecture and design to the table, not merely from a theoretical point of view but from a practical hands-on perspective as well, having implemented many software projects from the ground-up." , worked directly with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Savvy, results oriented, keen to understand your strategic needs and capable of understanding a bigger picture -- what else do you want in someone designing and building software? Every time we have used Shahid and Sparx/Netspective in client engagements the result has always been predictable -- outstanding, which means a satisfied client. Highest recommendation!" , was Shahid's client "I worked closely with Shahid during our initial evaluation of the Sparx Application Platform#, and more recently during our first implementation using Sparx. I am confident that using Sparx on our program will help us to deliver better products faster, not only because of the quality of the framework itself, but also due to the responsiveness and involvement of Shahid as his team." , was Shahid's client "Shahid is one of the brightest individuals that I have ever meet. He not only understands information technology but he genuinely wants to help his customers. Shahid is a tireless worker and an honest and ethical person."

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 , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid has proven himself to be a true technology innovator. He is a true professional who is always willing to take the time to help educate others. I would stringly recommend Shahid for any technology leadership role." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid has been training us on advanced software engineering (OOP) and test-driven development techniques on a new Loan Processing System my firm is building. It has been a great working with him while he has been mentoring our team. He knows his way around tools and technologies and is able to teach programmers how to use them." , was Shahid's client "I have worked with Shahid on very time sensitve project for Verizon Wireless and Shahid's work was extremely professional and tech support was excellent." , was Shahid's client "I've worked with Shahid on different projects and he's always impressed me with his knowledge of all the latest technologies. His knowledge and experience with software architecture and design have helped tremendously in building quality products. Also the leadership and synergy that he brings to a team is very outstanding. He would be a great asset to any project or team." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "I have been extremely impressed with Shahid as an entreprenuer and a technologist. His breath of knowledge on every aspect of IT as well as vertical expertise is certainly one of his most impressive attributes. He also possesses the business acument to bridge the gap between technology and business to ensure that the correct IT solution is applied to address key business drivers." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid is a very impressive individual. He is constantly update-to-date with the latest technologies. This coupled with the ability to articulate his ideas clearly makes him a rare individual. I would highly recommend working with Shahid." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Netspective Communications LLC "Shahid has a unique combination of business knowledge, technical prowess and problem solving skills that I have rarely seen in other individuals during my 38 years in Information Technologies. Shahid is a superb manager of people. I am hard pressed to believe that he is not ideal for most any project. Either as a team member or the leader. I would not hesitate to engage him for any
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project." , Managing Partner, 5th Quadrant Services, worked directly with Shahid at Physia Corporation "Mr. Shahid Shah has the inate ability to analyze, organize, lead and execute enterprise IT projects inline with corporate objectives. Mr. Shah endorsed the use of best practices in software development in order to optimize efficiency throughout Physia's IT department. His knowledge, leadership and commitment to development is an asset to any enterprise looking to exceed business milestones." , SME Consultant, Inforgent, worked with Shahid at Physia Corporation "Shahid is a creative and extremely competent technical architect. Several people, myself included, were inspired to join the company by the vision expressed in his design." , reported to Shahid at Physia Corporation "He demonstrated competence and brilliance in the development of a unique software. He conceived an innovative solution to a fundamental industry problem, and worked collaboratively with healthcare experts in the development of applications. As a thinker, engineer, leader, manager, and committed employee I recommend Mr. Shah without reservation. His ethical standards are of the highest order." , Chief Executive Officer, Physia Corporation, managed Shahid at Physia Corporation "I had started working with Shahid on this Health Care project since June 1999. It was really a pleasure working with Physia's team, specially with Shahid. I had gained a tremenduous knowledge about developing an Internet ASP application from him. He has a complete command and knowledge of what he develops. He is a mentor and a great person. I would highly recommend working with him." , was with another company when working with Shahid at Physia Corporation "Shahid#s dynamic and energetic leadership was key to the success of the FDA regulated program. His continued interest in process improvement led to many changes that enhanced techniques on this large program. Shahid#s innovative management styles were incorporated at all levels of the program and later used on several other programs." , IT Manager, Northrop Grumman, worked with Shahid at Northrop Grumman (formerly TRW)

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