Thomas Druby

Current

Vice President and Enterprise CIO at Blue Cross of Northeastern Pa

Past

VP and CIO at BCBSA
VP of Technology and CIO at Blue Cross of NE PA
Director of e*Services at Blue Cross of NE PA

Manager of Provider Automated Services at Blue Cross of NE PA
Programmer Analyst at Blue Cross of NE PA
Owner at Druby Consulting Services (Sole Proprietorship)
Programmer Analyst at Computer Science Corporation
Maintenance Supervisor at King Fifth Wheel
Supervisor of Environmental Testing at North American Drager
engineer at Moore Products Company

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Education

College Misericordia
University of Phoenix
Luzerne County Community College

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Websites

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Thomas Druby’s Summary

A well-rounded executive with an extensive background consisting of Information Technology experience in both manufacturing and Healthcare environments along with numerous years of proven Sennior I.T. leadership. The most recent experience has been as the Vice President of Information Technology and Enterprise Chief Information Officer for a regional Payor Organization with revenues in excess of $1B. Executive experience encompasses directing, oversight and accountability of all information technology and Project Management Office activities with staffing levels of up to 170 employees.
• Strategic leadership and direction of Enterprise Information Technology including creation of IT Strategy that maps to Business Plans.
• Implementation of IT Governance, Project Management Office and capital project control.
• Responsible for over $60M (Capital/Operating) Information Technology budget
• Very strong leadership skills with specific strengths in relationships, teambuilding, efficiency, morale and productivity
• Experienced in organizational culture change
• Proficient with both development and integration methodologies in I.T. environments
• Very active in both professional and community organizations

Lectures both Graduate and Under graduate level students on Health Information Technology at local Universities and Colleges.

Thomas Druby’s Specialties:

Leadership, teambuilding and delivery.

Thomas Druby’s Experience

Vice President and Enterprise CIO

Blue Cross of Northeastern Pa

(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

November 2006 — Present (2 years 2 months)

Responsible for the strategic direction and alignment of technology and its connection with the business plan for the parent company and its subsidiaries.
VP and CIO

BCBSA

(Executive Office industry)

1993 — 2008 (15 years)
VP of Technology and CIO

Blue Cross of NE PA

(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)

October 2001 — November 2006 (5 years 2 months)

Oversight and strategic direction of technology across all Enterprise entities.
Director of e*Services

Blue Cross of NE PA

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

June 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 5 months)
Manager of Provider Automated Services

Blue Cross of NE PA

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

September 1996 — June 2000 (3 years 10 months)
Programmer Analyst

Blue Cross of NE PA

(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

March 1993 — April 1996 (3 years 2 months)
Owner
Druby Consulting Services (Sole Proprietorship)

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

1990 — 1993 (3 years)

After being downsized from King Fifth Wheel I pursued an opportunity to consult and develop software for small businesses.
Programmer Analyst

Computer Science Corporation

(Public Company; Computer Software industry)

June 1992 — March 1993 (10 months)

Contract programmer with CSC on Postal Data Center project.
Maintenance Supervisor

King Fifth Wheel

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

1988 — 1990 (2 years)

In this position I oversaw a small staff of people responsible for maintenance of various equipment used in the production of jet engine rings. This included blast furnaces, benders, welders, PLC controllers, network connections, and other equipment.
Supervisor of Environmental Testing

North American Drager

(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Medical Devices industry)

1985 — 1988 (3 years)

In this position I was responsible for overseeing the environmental testing of the electronic components that comprised an anesthesia machine. We were responsible for creating computerized interfaces for testing these components and creating the test beds that exercised the components during testing.
engineer

Moore Products Company

(Hospital & Health Care industry)

1980 — 1985 (5 years)

Thomas Druby’s Education

College Misericordia

BS, Business administration, 2008 — 2010 (expected)
University of Phoenix

BS/BIS, Business Information Systems, 2006 — 2008

transferred to local University to complete degree
Luzerne County Community College

1978 — 1980

Additional Information

Thomas Druby’s Websites:

My Company

Thomas Druby’s Interests:

Wireless technology, Tech gadgets, fitness and leadership

Thomas Druby’s Groups:

Kiwanis, United Way, HIMSS, SIM, CHIME, Well Dressed, LinkedIn, Plaxo Group, GPSEG

Executive Suite
CIO Executive Network
Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group
CIO Forum
Well-dressed Professionals
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
HealthCare Information Technology
Apple fans
CCHIT
EVC Leaders - Practitioners of IT Economic Value Creation (for CIOs, CTOs and IT Managers)
Gartner Executive Programs (EXP)