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Name
Dave Hester
Title
Technical Consultant, Eggplant
Bio
David M. Hester “Dave” has consistently produced enviable results over the course of 25+ years in Information Technology, particularly over the course of his last 21 years of EMR implementations. Whether as a consultant or a full-time employee, he has a track record of pushing himself and his teams to produce the best possible product or process for his customers.
Dave marries his drive and technical expertise in his role as an Keysight Technical Consultant. Dave has expertise in clinical testing methodologies and Eggplant products. He provides his clients with both direction and, as needed, practical coding solutions.
Previously, he served as Testing Coordinator for UNC Health Care, a multi-hospital system that in January 2018 became the first hospital to achieve HIMSS Stage 7 under the new 2018 standards. UNC Health Care was also an early adopter of Eggplant automated testing. Dave presented in 2017 and 2018 at the Epic eXpert Group Meeting (XGM) on his work with Eggplant automation of Epic integrated and regression testing.
Prior to joining UNC Health Care, Dave worked as a Senior Consultant first for nine years. During that time, Dave completed patient access/revenue cycle analysis and build for twelve different go-lives while taking on additional duties such as Interim Manager for Reimbursement and Instructional Designer.
Most recently, Dave was iMethods’ Manager of QA & Process Improvement, providing scripting services as an Eggplant partner in the Healthcare sector.
Dave comes to IT by way of six years spent in the US Army as a Signal Interceptor and linguist followed by turns as a regional training manager for CompUSA and Federal COTS trainer for Kajax Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Old Dominion University with an emphasis on Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Dave marries his drive and technical expertise in his role as an Keysight Technical Consultant. Dave has expertise in clinical testing methodologies and Eggplant products. He provides his clients with both direction and, as needed, practical coding solutions.
Previously, he served as Testing Coordinator for UNC Health Care, a multi-hospital system that in January 2018 became the first hospital to achieve HIMSS Stage 7 under the new 2018 standards. UNC Health Care was also an early adopter of Eggplant automated testing. Dave presented in 2017 and 2018 at the Epic eXpert Group Meeting (XGM) on his work with Eggplant automation of Epic integrated and regression testing.
Prior to joining UNC Health Care, Dave worked as a Senior Consultant first for nine years. During that time, Dave completed patient access/revenue cycle analysis and build for twelve different go-lives while taking on additional duties such as Interim Manager for Reimbursement and Instructional Designer.
Most recently, Dave was iMethods’ Manager of QA & Process Improvement, providing scripting services as an Eggplant partner in the Healthcare sector.
Dave comes to IT by way of six years spent in the US Army as a Signal Interceptor and linguist followed by turns as a regional training manager for CompUSA and Federal COTS trainer for Kajax Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Old Dominion University with an emphasis on Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
