Spencer Hamons

Regional Chief Information Officer for the Healthcare Division of NetApp.

I am the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO) for Taos Health Systems, which includes our acute care hospital, six clinics, surgical center, rehab center, and long-term care facility. I am responsible for the daily operations of the facilities, including assuring we are meeting our strategic vision and mission. I also am responsible for the ongoing technology strategies employed by the corporation and implemented at our various sites.

Established formal project management office (PMO), installing best-practices project management discipline, increasing on-time delivery to 100% and slashing over-budget/out-of-scope projects. Developed corporate policies/procedures, trained managers—deftly guided project sponsors and executive leaders, ensuring compliance with goals and schedules. Communicated strategically with leaders to rally them behind common goals and best practices, actionable project planning with risk management & documentation.

Lead the creation of high-performance, medical grade technology infrastructure. Integrated technology operations across facilities, replaced and redesigned information systems and clinical applications; centralized operational leadership strategy, managing multifunctional clinical and technology staff, creating a customer-focused culture.

Lead technology operations of all of the organization's community hospitals. Reported to corporate CIO, with a dotted-line relationship to each hospital CEO in a matrixed environment. Assured alignment of corporate and hospital strategic and tactical initiatives.

Held numerous positions within both Conroe Regional Medical Center and Texas Orthopedic Hospital. Began as a paramedic and cardiac telemetry technician before making a transition into the technology field. Promoted to Director, served as an interim Director of IT before transferring as the permanent Director of IT for Texas Orthopedic Hospital - a Joint Venture between HCA and the Fondren Orthopedic Group.

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Organizational Leadership