David Yaker

About David Yaker

Results-driven leader, motivated, and highly organized executive with more than 20+ years…

Experience

1. Senior Director

   UnitedHealth Group

   May 2005 — Present

   Key responsibility to identify and deliver large scale strategic modernization, simplification, and business integration programs covering the full range of insurance, hospital, and care delivery functions. The supporting IT projects impact all of national and international system application landscape. Performed financial management of technology expenditures through proactive budgeting and capacity planning (Controlling budgets >$40M yearly). Delivery of diverse healthcare delivery technology solutions including the SAP suite of products. Extensive experience in training and talent development of staff. UHC Global International Segment (2017-Present) • Lead the UHC Global IT team supporting IT operations across Chile, Colombia, and Peru. • Lead the IT capital planning and project delivery prioritization process. Partnered with the business segments to rationalize the modernization strategy with maximum local/regional/global synergy. • Lead the PMO team that delivers the prioritized largest technology projects to achieve maximum ROI and benefits. • Lead the technology team supporting the due diligence evaluation activities for new international acquisitions. UHC-Optum Technology National Segments (20••••17) • Led the Modernization & Simplification IT team focused on Acquisition Integrations and Decommissions. Managed direct staff of 10. • On Decommissions - Partnered with national business segments to rationalize their modernization plans. Led the delivery of prioritized projects to achieve >ROI. Delivered >350 Application decommissions yielding savings >$200M in IT ongoing costs. • On Acquisition Integrations - Successfully delivered the integration of UHC company acquisitions providing strategic value to UHG’s growth strategy. Partnered with business leaders to define the integration strategy. Delivered 13 Acquisition Integration programs affecting >2.5M members.

Skills

• Healthcare
• Vendor Management
• Software Project Management
• Business Process Design
• Crm
• Agile Project Management
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Information Technology
• Business Intelligence
• Sdlc
• Governance
• Software Implementation
• Requirements Analysis
• IT Transformation
• Business Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Systems Analysis
• Hipaa
• IT Management
• Quality Assurance
• Enterprise Architecture
• System Deployment
• Agile Methodologies
• Consulting
• Business Transformation
• Outsourcing
• Integration
• Business Process
• Process Improvement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Resource Management
• Disaster Recovery
• Program Management
• Business Analysis
• Data Migration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Change Management
• Pmo
• Erp
• IT Operations