Accomplishments

Major Accomplishments by Su CASA Communications under the direction of Charles Cortez, MPH

Profile:
Over 20 years experience in information technology, strategic planning and workforce development, sales & marketing
8 years experience as a member of a senior administrative team
Proficient in database management and network design
Experienced in leadership, staff relations, needs assessment reviews and consulting.
Bi-Lingual
Proficient in software writing, business development and project management and implementation.
A skilled communicator consistently producing outstanding results through development of strong teams


Community Health Information Network:
Designed and developed a county-wide Communication and Information Network in Houston, Texas to track admissions, discharges, transfers, patient appointments, order entry and results reporting for LAB, Radiology, Pharmacy and EC visits.
Initiated in 1993 - conversion of a complete CRT -based network to a PC based workstation in a DOS environment with migration upgrades to Windows 311 (in 1996) and Windows NT (in 1998).
Designed and implemented Fiber optic infrastructure and redundant T-1 communication links to 13 community health centers, an Aids treatment center, 2 general hospitals, 2 medical schools.
Oversaw the configuration and implementation of all hardware and software resulting in a 2500 node network capable of handling 800,000 patient visits per year.
Oversaw the configuration and implementation of all hardware and software resulting in a 3000 phone and voice mail system.

Video surveillance and access control:
Oversaw the design, development and implementation of full onsite video surveillance and access control of 13 community health centers and 2 general hospitals with dynamic command centers to monitor all remote sites.
Involved the redesign of T-1 communication configuration to accommodate video frame relay.

Hospital Wide Information Network:
Designed and developed a Hospital -Wide Communication and Information Network in Humble, Texas to track all patient related admissions, orders and results reporting.
Initiated (in 1990) in a DOS environment with 250 TC- based workstations
Complete category -5 cable infrastructure & T-1 communication link to community centers, physicians offices, and out patient surgery centers.