Simeon Brandon
Director, IT Program Management Ipmo @Valleywise Health
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WORK HISTORY
Director, IT Program Management Ipmo @Valleywise Health
Phoenix, AZ, US
Director of IT Program Management for the Integrated Program Management Office, overseeing all Care Reimagined programs, including the activation of the new Valleywise Health Medical Center acute care hospital.• Developed program strategy and structure for management of 56 IT projects related to the activation of a new acute care hospital and support services building• Defined and employed measurable program health metrics, adjusting/optimizing as necessary• Coordinated program scope, schedule, resources, and costs between the IT department and the construction management group (Vanir)• Regularly reported IT program status to the CIO, CTO, CAO, CMO, CNO, and other executive vice presidents• Directly managed one project manager and indirectly managed six IT directors and managers who were assigned as IT project leads• Motivated the IT department to accomplish program objectives through presentations/speeches, key milestone communications/celebrations, frequent deadline reminders, public acknowledgments of high performers, and personal coaching of low performers and their supervisors• Facilitated collaboration between IT department staff and third-party vendors• Ensured the success of all technology projects associated with the new Valleywise Health Medical Center acute care hospital go-live on June 13, 2024
EDUCATION
Brigham Young University
Bachelors of Arts, Japanese Language and Literature
SKILLS
ABOUT SIMEON BRANDON
Simeon Brandon is a healthcare IT leader with over seventeen years of experience in the industry. His background and skillset ranges from detailed application configuration and business analysis to large-scale, cross-departmental program management and leadership. Simeon is a proactive, dependable, technically adept professional who balances strategic planning with day-to-day operational responsibilities.Simeon started his career in technical services at Epic Systems, and soon advanced to the role of Technical Coordinator – the technical point of contact for healthcare organizations using the Epic electronic health system. During his six plus years at Epic, Simeon engaged with healthcare analysts, trainers, managers, directors, and executives to manage the technical aspects of build, testing, training, issue resolution, and system optimization for both installing and live organizations. As demonstrated by the lengthy list of certifications, Simeon has a breadth of Epic and general IT knowledge that make him extremely valuable to any organization. His experience includes environment strategy and management, system upgrades and updates, application and infrastructure architecture, business continuity, long-term system support and optimization, and more.Simeon has played a key role in managing the IT aspects of organization rebranding, activating new hospitals and outpatient facilities, and managing various multi-team technical projects. Simeon is detail-oriented, a straightforward communicator, a determined problem solver, a passionate visionary, and an inspiring leader. With the ability to bridge the technical and non-technical teams within an organization, Simeon excels in coordinating the contributions of different groups and individuals to successfully achieve the organization’s objectives.
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