KevinFoster
Results-driven software engineering leader with extensive experience driving innovation and delivering high-impact solutions for enterprise-level software operations, development, and training. Expert at navigating the high-stakes demands of healthcare practices across diverse specialties, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance. Adept at leading cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into practical, scalable software solutions. Proven track record of fostering innovation, optimizing software delivery processes, and aligning technology strategies with organizational goals to achieve measurable outcomes.
Office of the CTO
Collaborated closely with cross-departmental leaders to drive strategic operational projects, ensuring technology initiatives align seamlessly with overarching business objectives and executive vision. Provided high-level strategic support to the C-suite, translating executive priorities into actionable technology solutions and fostering cross-functional collaboration to enhance organizational effectiveness.
Director, Application Development
Provided technical leadership and strategic oversight for multiple engineering teams, ensuring the successful and timely delivery of software solutions through effective stakeholder collaboration, priority management, and resource allocation. Drove innovation by aligning application development with business objectives and industry best practices.
Application Development Manager
Led and mentored application development teams, ensuring alignment of development projects with business objectives and delivering high-quality software solutions. Provided technical leadership and strategic guidance to enhance team capabilities, foster collaboration, and drive continuous improvement across development processes.
Developer
Played a pivotal role in the design, development, and enhancement of NextGen Enterprise applications, leveraging both clinical and IT expertise to deliver high-quality software solutions. Responsible for end-to-end development processes, quality assurance, and continuous improvement of patient user interface templates, ensuring alignment with clinical workflows and business objectives.
Product Developer
Sole developer responsible for designing, developing, and deploying web applications that integrated seamlessly with existing customer software services, enhancing healthcare communication and administrative processes. Delivered enterprise-level solutions that improved patient-provider interactions and streamlined administrative oversight.
Software Developer
Developed and maintained NextGen templates and Crystal Reports, enhanced system functionality through SQL stored procedures, performed software upgrades and migrations, and managed client communications regarding software changes. Played a key role in improving system performance, client satisfaction, and operational efficiency.
Technical Support
Provided Level 1 technical support for enterprise computer systems and networks, ensuring system reliability and customer satisfaction. Installed, configured, and troubleshooted hardware and software issues, serving as a critical support resource for clients.
Computer Engineering
Completed extensive coursework in computer science and embedded systems, gaining hands-on experience in systems programming, software development, and hardware integration. Participated in advanced projects that combined software and hardware solutions for real-world applications.
Skills
Frontend
HTML / SCSS / CSS / Styled Components / Javascript / ReactJS / NextJS
React Native / Android / iOS / Mobile / Ruby on Rails
RoR / C# / WPF / .NET
Backend
Node / Ruby / Python / NextJS / REST APIs
SOAP APIs / Postgres / MySQL / SQL / SSRS
SSIS
DevOps
Microsoft Azure / Azure Devops / Microsoft Cloud Services / Google Cloud / Continuous Deployment
Continuous Integration / (CI/CD) / Git / SVN / Agile Methodologies
Scrum / Lean
Healthcare
NextGen EHR / NextGen EPM / NextGen ICS / Template Editor / Rosetta
Mirth Connect / NextGen Share / Surescripts / Interoperability
Soft Skills
Manager / Director / Leader / Innovation / Platform
Engineer / Engineering / Hiring / Retention / Mentor
Prioritization / Cross-collaboration
Tools
SQL Server Management Studio / Visual Studio Code / Visual Studio / TortoiseGit / TortoiseSVN
Microsoft Office Suite / Word / Excel / Outlook / PowerPoint
MSTeams / Slack / Crystal Reports
Sample Projects
This Resume
A purposeful project with the goal of creating an easily maintainable, yet highly adaptable categorization of my overall corporate experience...
+ Format all resume data in a structured manner consistent with JSON Resume schema
+ Provide direct links to it from my personal portfolio website
+ Seamlessly integrate the JSON data into a fully autonomous system, allowing changes to tracked in source control, processed by a CI/CD pipeline, deployed to all necessary backend systems.
+ Craft the content with the assistance of AI technology (ChatGPT) to enhance clarity and impact.
iNag
A tongue in cheek named program that was designed as an announcement gateway into the electronic health record system.
+ The primary goal of the application was to act as an additional communication tool between end users and administrative staff to ensure acknowledgement of announcements.
+ The tool allowed administrators or operational leaders to present users with relevant information in PDF format, and then track each users' receipt.
Crystal Report Delivery
This application allows delivery of Crystal Reports by either Email or File export either directly, or scheduled through NextGen's Background Business Processor.
+ Enable the means to securely send Crystal Reports without exposing credentials by either processing by delegation or through encrypted credentials.
+ Configure report delivery details by report through a human readable XML Schema.
+ Enable built in error log review, or emitting to notification systems.
Wordle Clone
This is a clone of the viral puzzle game, created by Josh Wardle, and now published daily by the New York Times.
+ Use a predefined wordlist, randomly select a valid and guessable puzzle for the user to solve.
+ Provide hints to the user after each guess based on character location and correctness.
+ Celebrate a successful puzzle solution.
Client Information Form
An enterprise resource planning utility for tracking all B2B contracts and service agreement details.
+ Facilitated the conversion from a paper tracked process to a fully electronic system.
+ Systematically ingested legacy paper forms using OCR and image scanning to migrate into the electronic system.
+ Enabled revision tracking for individual business form changes with a managed approval system.
+ Embedded form functionality in the enterprise medical health record system allowing for automating payment adjustments and restricting services to allowables in the B2B agreement.