Robert Konishi

Current

• IS Steering Committee member at Venice Family Clinic
• Executive Advisory Committee at Awarepoint
• Founder at T2 Technology Group, LLC

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Past

• Chief Technology Officer at UCLA Medical Center

Education

• University of California, San Diego

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Robert Konishi’s Summary

After serving as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of UCLA Medical Center, Robert founded T2 Technology Group, LLC, which specializes in healthcare information technology planning, enterprise IT project management, and IT operations assessment-remediation.

Since it’s founding in May 2006, T2 has been able to quickly establish the value of their capabilities and services with major healthcare organizations. T2 has been involved in providing the IT services component for the Transition Planning of several major new hospitals within the United States including the University of Kentucky 1.1 million square foot UK Chandler Medical Center replacement project, the 500,000 square foot Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles New Hospital Building project, and the 275,000 square foot Saint John’s Health Center Howard Keck Diagnostic and Treatment Center. T2 has also provided IS operations assessment and transformation services for Century City Doctor’s Hospital and Saint John’s Health Center in Southern California.

Prior to T2, Robert steadily rose over the period of an 18 year career to become Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the UCLA Medical Enterprise. In this position, he was responsible for the development and implementation of next generation IT architectures for a $1 billion operation encompassing three major medical centers, 30 satellite clinics, the UCLA School of Medicine, and over 1,000 physicians. In this role, Robert oversaw the planning, oversight, and management of the implementation and integration of the IT infrastructure and services for the 1 million square foot UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and the 315,000 square foot UCLA Santa Monica-Orthopedic Hospital replacement project.

Robert Konishi’s Specialties:

Healthcare industry expertise:
-IS operations assessment and remediation
-IS executive oversight and management
-IS project management and major system implementation staffing
-Healthcare Information Technology integration

Robert Konishi’s Experience

• IS Steering Committee member

  Venice Family Clinic

  (Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Provide advisory services on how VFC Information Services strategy fits with the organization's strategic objectives. Also provide review and advisory services on IS strategy, current initiatives, and IS operational environment.

• Executive Advisory Committee

  Awarepoint

  (Privately Held; Wireless industry)

  June 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Strategic, technical, product development, and business development feedback and advisory group put together by Jason Howe, Awarepoint CEO.

• Founder

  T2 Technology Group, LLC

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  Since it’s founding in May 2006, T2 has been able to quickly establish the value of their capabilities and services with major healthcare organizations. T2 has been involved in providing the IT services component for the Transition Planning of several major new hospitals within the United States including the University of Kentucky 1.1 million square foot UK Chandler Medical Center replacement project, the 500,000 square foot Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles New Hospital Building project, and the 275,000 square foot Saint John’s Health Center Howard Keck Diagnostic and Treatment Center.
  
  T2 has also provided IS operations assessment and transformation services for Century City Doctor’s Hospital and Saint John’s Health Center in Southern California.
  
  T2's newest client (June 2009) is the USC University Hospital. T2 has been engaged to support the transformation of their newly acquired Tenet Hospitals to a leading Academic Medical Center and a strategic asset of the USC Health Sciences campus. Services include the assessment of the current state of their IS environment, development of an IS strategy and architecture to support their strategic objectives, and support of the development and implementation of their tactical IT plan.

• Chief Technology Officer

  UCLA Medical Center

  (Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  February 1987 — May 2006 (19 years 4 months)

  RESPONSIBILITIES
  -CTO duties for UCLA Hospitals, UCLA Medical Group, and UCLA School of Medicine.
  -Development and implementation of UCLA Medical Enterprise IT architecture
  -IT Operations oversight for UCLA Health Network including the UCLA Hospitals and the UCLA Medical Group outpatient facilities and clinics.
  
  PREVIOUS POSITIONS
  -Director of Information Services
  -Manager of Application Services
  -IT Project Manager

Robert Konishi’s Education

• University of California, San Diego

  BA , Biochemistry , 1976 — 1980

Additional Information

Robert Konishi’s Interests:

-Triathlons: Half and Full Ironman competitions -Marathons and Half Marathons -Camping and adventure vacations Son Nicholas is an intercollegiate water polo player at the United States Air Force Academy - Class of 2012

Robert Konishi’s Groups:

Venice Family Clinic IS Steering Committee
Awarepoint Corporate Advisory Board

•    Healthcare Technology Alliance
•    Health Informatics Technology (HIT)
•    Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society
•    IT Executive Roundtable

Robert Konishi’s Honors:

T2 TECHNOLOGY GROUP-CONTRACTS

USC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
-Tenet acquisition IS transition services - 2009
-IS strategy/architecture development, planning, and implementation -2009

JENSEN+PARTNERS
-Technology Plan: Vedanta University Hospital Bldg Pjt-2008

SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER
-Clinical Imaging PACS project
-Data Center planning and move: 2008
-IS Keck Construction pjt mgmt + transition plan: 2008
-IS Ops Assessment/Transition: 2007-08
-Picis OR and ChartOne IT project mgmt: 2007

CHILDRENS HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
-New Patient Tower project IT Plan and Oversight

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
-UK Medical Grade Network Assessment: 2007
-UK Healthcare: Chandler Hospital replacement project: 2007

UCLA MEDICAL CENTER-CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 1994-2006
Senior IS Mgmt lead
-Ronald Reagan/Santa Monica Hospital bldg pjts
-Clinicomp Enterprise Nurse Charting project
-UCLA MedNet medical grade network project
-Santa Monica Hospital IS Ops and HIS conversion

Robert Konishi’s Contact Settings

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