Senior Systems Engineer at Affiliated Computer Services
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Senior Systems Engineer at Affiliated Computer Services
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- Technical Application Consultant at ACS Healthcare Solutions
- Field Engineer at Superior Consultant Holdings Corp
- Network Computing Specialist at Southwest Washington Medical Center
- Technical Support Analyst at Hall Kinion
- Technical Specialist at Washington State University
- Sales Manager at The Good Guys
- Sales Manager at Circuit City
- Education
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- Portland State University
- Washington State University
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Deana Dow’s Summary
Over 10 years experience in information technology serving in roles as varied as system engineer, application consultant and project manager. A change agent who values excellent communication and team building, I can be effective in any project team role.
Deana Dow’s Specialties:
McKesson applications, including Horizon, Pathways and Paragon suites
Spacelabs ICS applications
Lynx Medical Systems
Citrix Application Delivery
Technology Implementations
Microsoft Active Directory
Novell Directory Services
Enterprise Integration
Operations Analysis
Value Stream Mapping
Deana Dow’s Experience
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Senior Systems Engineer
Affiliated Computer Services
(Public Company; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2009 — Present (5 months)
In July, 2009, I was fortunate to transition to a technical application team providing centralized services to multiple ACS Healthcare Solutions clients.
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Technical Application Consultant
ACS Healthcare Solutions
(Public Company; Information Technology and Services industry)
2005 — July 2009 (4 years )
Jan 28, 2005 Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., successfully completed its acquisition of Superior Consultant Holdings Corporation. I retained my position and transitioned as an employee of ACS Healthcare Solutions.
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Field Engineer
Superior Consultant Holdings Corp
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2004 — January 2005 (9 months)
In May, 2004, Southwest Washington Medical Center outsourced information technology to Superior Consultant Co. under a seven-year, $74 million contract. Forty-three of the hospital's 47 information systems staff members became Superior employees. I was one of them.
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Network Computing Specialist
Southwest Washington Medical Center
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
June 2001 — May 2004 (3 years )
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Technical Support Analyst
Hall Kinion
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; HAKI; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
January 2000 — June 2001 (1 year 6 months)
As an IT Contractor, provided support and contributed to knowledge base development at Electric Lightwave in Vancouver, Washington
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Technical Specialist
Washington State University
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
October 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 3 months)
Upon enrolling as a full-time student at WSU Tri-Cities, I put my knowledge of personal computing to work. I accepted a position in a 5-person IT department and enjoyed learning how a small team could support computing and infrastructure for several hundred employees and over one thousand students.
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Sales Manager
The Good Guys
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Consumer Electronics industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
In 1998, I left the fast paced, constantly evolving retail electronics industry, where I developed an ongoing passion for customer service and continuous learning.
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Sales Manager
Circuit City
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CC; Retail industry)
1992 — 1995 (3 years )
Employed as Deana Solis until 1/94
Deana Dow’s Education
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Portland State University
MBA , Business Administration , 2006 — 2008
The highlight of the MBA program was taking Sustainability and Operations Management, a series of classes led by Professor H Thomas Johnson, Shingo award-winning author of Profit Beyond Measure: Extraordinary Results through Attention to Work and People.
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Washington State University
BA , Humanities , 1998 — 1999
- Activities and Societies:
- President, WSU Tri-Cities Multicultural Club
Additional Information
Deana Dow’s Websites:
Deana Dow’s Groups:
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Portland State University MBA Alumni -
McKesson Provider Technologies (Horizons, Pathways and Star)
Deana Dow’s Contact Settings
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