Zachary Wilkins-Olson
IT LEADER | HEALTHTECH OPERATIONS | HIPAA SECURITY OFFICER
Eugene, OR 97405 · 541-674-8565 ·
zach.w.olson@live.com
github.com/CodePapayas · linkedin.com/in/wilkinza · codepapayas.com
IT leader and HIPAA Security Officer. Built and operates the full technology function for a 100+ person behavioral health organization. Open source contributor.
Professional Experience
IT Manager & HIPAA Security Officer
Department & Infrastructure Leadership
- Established the organization's first internal IT department, transitioning from a fully outsourced to a co-managed model with internal leadership and a structured MSP partnership.
- Manage $500K+ annual IT budget across EHR systems, security platforms, telehealth infrastructure, and MSP partnerships, maintaining cost stability through disciplined vendor management.
- Assessed and restructured operations, eliminating $187K in redundant headcount.
- Negotiated an optimized MSP model at a 10% per-staff discount with all-inclusive support terms.
EHR Evaluation, Vendor Negotiation & Integration
- Led EHR platform evaluation to replace a 14-year CareLogic instance as project manager.
- Sourced and negotiated a three-party EDI integration agreement with a no-fault termination clause across all parties to address an identified capability gap in the contracted EHR platform relating to mandatory state reporting.
- Serve as primary liaison between state agencies and EHR vendor for EDI certification and mandatory reporting compliance.
Security & Technical Transformation
- Replaced BYOD with a standardized Zero Trust device fleet across 130+ endpoints with MFA and always-on VPN, reducing HIPAA incidents 75% YoY.
- Serve as HIPAA Security Officer, maintaining compliance through annual SRAs, policy development, and incident response.
- Introduced AI tooling governance policies covering both clinical documentation and administrative workflows, ensuring compliance with HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2.
Internal Engineering
- Built and maintain a production facility scheduling and room reservation system (Flask, SQL Server, Azure App Service) serving 100+ daily active users across 4 buildings and ~50 rooms. Handles recurring staff schedules, real-time room conflict detection, event management, tiered access control, and childcare reservations.
- Built a multi-stage client intake and screening pipeline with conditional routing and automated staff notifications. Processes 150+ monthly submissions; replaced a manual phone-based workflow.
- Provisioned a HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2-compliant REDCap instance on a custom air-gapped Linux VM in Azure, domain-configured and integrated with the organizational EHR via Snowflake.
System Administrator
- Led telehealth transformation during March 2020 lockdown, enabling 100% remote operations within two weeks for 100+ staff.
- Managed technology infrastructure supporting transition from 100% in-person to 75% telehealth delivery.
- Authored telehealth policies and procedures ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Managed CareLogic EHR system, maintaining 99.9% uptime and data integrity.
- Implemented Zendesk ticketing with KPI tracking, reducing maximum SLA response time from 48 to 24 hours.
Open Source
Pylint · Contributor
Contributed fixes for false positive unreachable error with overload + NoReturn (#10785) and detection of unittest.fail() calls for assignment warnings (#10743).
hipaa-mcp · Author and Maintainer
Local MCP server for HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 citation search. Hybrid
vector + BM25 retrieval, no cloud dependencies. Published to PyPI;
pip install hipaa-mcp.
Technical Proficiencies
Python, C++, Rust, SQL (T-SQL / SQLite)
Flask, FastAPI, PyTorch, NumPy, spaCy, Jinja2, FastMCP
SQL Server, Turso, ChromaDB, BM25, Snowflake, REDCap, SSRS
Azure (App Service / VM), Linux, GitHub Actions (CI/CD), VMware, Zero Trust, Docker
HIPAA / 42 CFR Part 2, RBAC, HMAC, bcrypt, MFA, VPN, SSL/TLS, Zero Trust
EHR administration, EDI/HL7, telehealth platforms, HIPAA Security Officer
Power Automate, SharePoint, Pydantic v2, Zendesk, gunicorn
Education & Certifications
Oregon State University