Edward Rovera
Psychology graduate from UC Irvine with MSc in Education from California State University, Hayward. Over 25 years experience working with customers in a technical capacity. Currently working as Health Informatics Specialist at School of Nursing, SFSU
| Headline: | Educator |
| Groups: | International Network of Social Entrepreneurs (INSE) |
| Interested in: | Helping members of my groups, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities |
| Schools: | California State University System - Hayward, University of California System - Irvine |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | School of Nursing, SFSU, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Health Informatics Specialist |
| Time period: | January 2008 - Present |
| Description: | - Manage the medical simulation training services for the SoN.
- Design and implement simulation process. - Program computerized medical simulation scenarios. - Operate the Simulated Human Patient (SHP) during simulation sessions. - Debrief learners as required. - Perform technical support duties for the SoN faculty and staff. - Advise faculty on ways to improve their methodologies for instruction. - Act as the research and statistical support person for the SoN. |
| Employer: | Anenro LLC, Oakland, CA |
| Position: | Managing Partner |
| Time period: | August 2006 - Present |
| Description: | - Business process evaluation, improvement, and documentation.
- Design curriculum for corporate training. |
| Employer: | SoftShores Corporation, Albany, CA |
| Position: | Director of Consultant Services (Contract) |
| Time period: | April 2006 - August 2006 |
| Description: | - Engineered and documented new processes for document management and handling using TechSmith’s Camtasia 4.0 and MindManager 6.0.
- Developed training materials for web-based training system for new staff. - Designed framework for expanding the corporate talent pool. |
| Employer: | SSA Global Technologies, Inc., Chicago, IL |
| Position: | Senior Systems Software Engineer |
| Time period: | June 2003 - December 2005 |
| Description: | - Head of ENDEVOR change management installation and management team.
- Designed and implemented online training system for ENDEVOR using TechSmith’s Camtasia 3.0 and Macromedia Studio 8.0. System provides screen presentation, printable media and video modules. - Supported repository of over 150,000 elements across three product releases including the delivery of software products to licensed customers. Principal languages used: REXX, JCL, SQL, SCL, ASSEMBLER and COBOL for zOS. |
| Employer: | Walker Interactive Systems/Elevon San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Senior Systems Software Engineer |
| Time period: | April 1993 - June 2003 |
| Description: | - Chartered to develop process to generate product-specific environmental components (DDL, JCL, AMSERV, CICS and IMS-specific deliverables) on demand, based upon changes detected in application life cycle. Complete system delivered on time and within specifications using pre-existing batch system built in VM REXX.
- Designed and implemented first Intranet web site at Walker for users of the Product Engineering Group’s systems. Coded in HTML directly. - Lead programmer for installation certification of Walker’s Tamaris product line, releases 16.5.2 through 17.1.2, specializing in MVS/CICS/DB2 and MVS/CICS/VSAM implementations. - Lead instructor for all product installation and Product Engineering Group training courses. - Programmer in support of Product Delivery System; troubleshoot problems, design and code corrections and enhancements to VM REXX based system. - Designed new web-based product ordering and delivery system. - Team lead with responsibility of ENDEVOR change management system and was lead programmer on MVS-based software change management system designed around that vendor product. SCM system includes file access module (FAM) and DDL generator using Walker standard file copybooks as input. - Designing and coding ENDEVOR "Phase II" implementation to streamline development processes and institute product delivery – both initial installation and support deliverables – via ENDEVOR. Principal languages used: REXX, JCL, SCL, ASSEMBLER and COBOL for OS/390. - Acted as MVS security administrator (RACF) and DB2 DBA to systems under the control of Product Engineering Group. - Assisted Systems Programming Group as required to resolve VM and MVS issues. - Lead programmer in Product Engineering Group (division of R & D) responsible for development and coding of Cumulative Maintenance Tape System (CMTS), Walker’s new methodology for delivering timely software maintenance to its customers. Principal language used: REXX. |
| Employer: | University of California, San Francisco, CA |
| Position: | Programmer/Analyst IV |
| Time period: | April 1983 - April 1993 |
| Description: | - Installed and maintained SAS, SPSS, SPSSX, ASM2, RACF, ABEND-AID, ENDEVOR and other vendor products in MVS and SAS, SPSSX, VMBACKUP, VMTAPE and VMSCHEDULE in VM/CMS.
- Conducted classes for novice and advanced end-users in research methods, SAS, SPSS, and SPSSX. - In charge of project on TCP/IP and Ethernet connectivity of the VM and MVS systems to the campus LAN. Knowledgeable in Ethernet hardware and protocols. - Developed new and enhanced existing in-house CMS and ISPF features such as LISTCAT – VM/CMS facility for listing entries in an OS catalog; LINKDSN – VM/CMS facility for linking to and accessing an OS volume using only the dataset name as input; SENDOS – VM/CMS facility for transmitting files to and from MVS without requiring user to enter DCB information (used for transmitting SAS datasets as well as all CMS-supported file formats across RSCS/NJE link). - Member of UCSF task force on access control and served as RACF security administrator. - DB2 system administrator. - ENDEVOR system administrator responsible for software configuration management for UCSF payroll system. |
| Employer: | George Washington University, Department of Health Care Sciences, Washington. DC |
| Position: | Research Assistant |
| Time period: | July 1979 - March 1983 |
| Description: | - Statistical programmer for large epidemiological study done in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University. Principal language used: SAS.
- Taught statistical analysis and research methods to medical and psychological staff in the department. - Copy Editor for first edition of Studying a Study and Testing a Test, How to Read the Medical Literature by Richard K. Riegelman, M.D. Ph.D. |
EDUCATION
| University: | California State University System - Hayward |
| Time period: | 2006 |
| Degree: | Education, MSc |
| University: | University of California System - Irvine |
| Time period: | 1978 |
| Degree: | Psychology, BA |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | - Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSIH)
- Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) - The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of ACM's Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction (BayCHI) - Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) - California District 4 Umpire Association |
