Constance Dansby

About Constance Dansby

Strategic, innovative IT specialist with extensive project management experience covering process design, process reengineering, application development, and project coordination for Ariba, PeopleSoft, Oracle and various accounts payable and general ledger systems. Key support for health care, 401k, and benefit system development and implementation projects, as well as procurement solutions for sourcing, commodity management, and day-to-day purchasing. Highly effective communication skills, with a commitment to customer service and team building, able to interact with all levels of management, staff, vendors, customers, and consultants. Accomplished developer of curriculum plans, training materials, and training sessions for software systems. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, effectively planning, implementing, and validating projects within time and budgetary constraints.Specialties: ConsultingRisk ManagementERP Software ImplementationPortfolio ManagementApplication DevelopmentSupply Chain ManagementSystem Development Life CycleProcess Improvements/ReengineeringFunctional Architecture AnalysisBudget Creation and ManagementStaff Training and DevelopmentProject ManagementCurriculum PlansFit-Gap AnalysisSIT & UAT testing

Experience

1. Project Manager

   Uaw Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

   Jun 2016 — Present · Detroit, MI, US

   Manage overall project planning and deliverables, ensuring the projects are completed on time and within a budget between 10K - 2 million dollarsDevelop various work plans in Microsoft Project used to ensure that The Trust project promotes protecting trust assets used to pay for retiree’s health benefits in a timely matter Work directly with clients to ensure a smooth transition from previous manual procedures to systematic proceduresPartner with Mercer to redesign and automate several projects including Oracle e-Business Suite that enhanced HR functions and implement best practicesConifer Health Solutions: Reviewed member data to identify opportunities to improve overall health and additional medical and pharmaceutical costs. This project categorized populations as: priority, high, medium, low and no-known risk. In addition, the data collected identified the population’s adherence to evidence-based medicine, gaps in care, relationship with a primary care physician, and utilization of Kaufman HallBenefit Design Implementation: Simplified the qualifying criteria for group members and their surviving spouses who qualify for eligibility under a “protected class”. This project also launched a Protected MA-PPO option to transition protected members from commercial and non-MA plans to MA plansAlternative Benefit Design: An alternative product that would create choices for all non-Medicare participants and offer enhanced benefits with greater affordabilityTNC Enhancements: Implemented and deployed Enhanced TCN as a healthcare enrollment for eligible non-Medicare members under The Trust project. This effort allowed for collaboration with 6 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) project manager’s and Aetna to design a robust care management program. The renegotiated contract with BCBSM provided additional add-on services including: Member Concierge and Care Management Services, Diabetes Management, Oncology Management, Case Management, and Radiology Management

Education

• Central Michigan University

  Masters, Health Services Administration

  1991 — 1994

• Spelman College

  Bachelors of Art, Economics

  1980 — 1984

• Pontiac Northern High

  High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates

  1976 — 1980

Skills

• Health Insurance
• Project Planning
• Microsoft Access
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Accounts Payable
• Employee Benefits
• Strategic Planning
• Leadership
• Access
• Hipaa
• Healthcare
• Business Process Improvement
• Business Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Strategy
• Training
• Medicare
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Peoplesoft
• Insurance
• Sourcing
• U.s. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Hipaa)
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• Budgets
• Finance
• Change Management
• Software Documentation
• Sdlc
• Team Building
• Management
• Procurement
• Time Management
• Analysis
• Budgeting
• Vendor Management