Steve Cook

About Steve Cook

As a strategic leader with over two decades of experience, I specialize in building high-performance teams, aligning them with clear goals, and fostering an environment where both passion and innovation thrive. With a background in strategic planning, product management, and healthcare technology, I have led teams of 2 to 200 contributors in delivering impactful solutions across industries. My leadership approach emphasizes collaboration, agility, and data-driven decision-making, resulting in sustainable growth and exceptional outcomes.As a certified PMP and Scrum Master with an MBA, I have successfully launched new products, optimized processes, and spearheaded digital transformation initiatives, matching methodologies to the needs of each engagement and organization. My passion is to ensure that teams not only meet organizational goals but exceed expectations while finding personal fulfillment in their work.

Experience

1. Director of Enterprise Services

   Community Health Plan of Washington

   Dec 2018 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   As a senior leader at a mission-driven health plan with over insured lives, I am responsible for delivery and strategic alignment of the organization’s most critical initiatives.• Director of Strategic Planning, Project Management, and Vendor Oversight programs• Manage major healthcare projects, product launches, and systems implementations • Manage launches of Accountable Care Organization, new LOBs, major systems replacements• Oversee annual strategic planning process, BOD communications, KPI tracking – attaining >95% of strategic targets over 5 years• Direct Project Lead for: o Accountable Care Organization launch for clinical organizations across Washington o Launched first-in-the-nation Public Option Health Plan LOB (>30k members in 3 years) o Launched data warehouse consolidation and migration program (SQL to Snowflake) o Multi-year cyber security program launch• Develop vendor management program to address financial and service gaps (>$35M annual portfolio)• Executive Sponsor of Employee Resource Group for Disability AdvocacyKey Tools & Tech: Tableau, MS SQL, Smartsheet, Visio, Jira/Confluence, Excel, Balanced Scorecard framework, Waterfall, Agile, LEAN

Education

• D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University

  MBA, High-Tech Business Managment

  2000 — 2001

• University of Washington

  B Sci, Zoology

  1984 — 1989

Skills

• Process Improvement
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Team Building
• Ssas 2008
• Hipaa
• Software Project Management
• Crm
• Microsoft Crm
• Healthcare
• Html
• Quality Assurance
• Entrepreneurship
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Start-Ups
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Vendor Management
• Integration
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Public Speaking
• Requirements Analysis
• Information Technology
• Cms
• Business Intelligence
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Saas
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Leadership
• Budgets
• Sharepoint
• Microsoft Tfs
• Strategic Planning
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Business Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Workflow