Jim Dries, Consultant

General Expertise

Jim is an experienced healthcare and cross-industry consultant able to translate complex and sophisticated concepts to both executives and operational resources. He works with healhcare providers, networks and practices, to identify and implement operational and technical efficiencies for measureable improvements.

Jim uses his financial, relationship, organization facilitation and communication skills in translating strategic objectives and analysis results into conceptional and detailed level deliverables. He is comfortable working with stakeholders of all levels to promote strategic, confidential and sensitive initiatives involving organizational change.

Individual Areas of Expertise

Enterprise Change Management
Program and Project Management
Business Process Improvement
Financial Planning and Management
Services Outsourcing Advisory (IT & Business Processes)
Insourcing
IT Management and Strategy
Shared Services Design to Implementation

Professional Background

Managing Director, Applied Management Consulting
Director, Scott Madden Management Consultants
Senior Consultant, Everest Group
Financial Advisor, Electronic Data Systems
Financial Analyst, Dun & Bradstreet

Education and Associations

B.B.A., Finance, University of North Texas
Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL V3 Foundation)