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Travis Allen

@travisallen

I build interoperable biomedical ontologies and improve enterprise clinical systems.

At ZS Associates, I developed and aligned biomedical ontologies in OWL and RDF, established governance processes, and directed AI and LLM integration into ontology workflows. I also documented design guidance and trained more than 20 team members in ontology practices.

Across 10+ years in healthcare IT, I've delivered Cerner solutions, managed up to 70 concurrent clinical projects, led EHR go-lives, and created the ImmPort Antibody Registry and Ontology. I connect clinical workflows, knowledge representation, and practical implementation to build high-quality interoperable systems.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Ontology Solutions Lead

ZS Associates

Aug 2024 - Apr 2026 (1 year 8 months)

Developed and maintained biomedical ontologies using OWL and RDF, and directed integration of AI and LLMs into ontology workflows. Established ontology governance processes and authored documentation and training for over 20 team members.

OWL Resource Description Framework (RDF)SPARQL Protégé Ontology Alignment Ontology Governance AI LLM Technical Documentation Training

EMR Analyst

Kaleida Health

Jan 2020 - Aug 2024 (4 years 7 months)

Designed and implemented solutions across Cerner platforms, managed up to 70 concurrent projects, and triaged production issues in a 24/7 clinical environment. Partnered with clinical leadership on system configuration and maintained EMR vendor certification.

Cerner Millennium PowerChart Scheduling Dynamic Documentation Change Control Project Management Ticket Management Clinical Systems Agile

Clinical Software Analyst

United Memorial Medical Center

Aug 2015 - Jan 2020 (4 years 5 months)

Served as medical record software administrator for six practices, led EHR transitions for five clinics, and generated over $225,000 in value through Meaningful Use and MIPS reporting. Delivered EHR coaching and optimized clinical workflows.

Electronic Health Records (EHR)Cerner Meditech MEDENT Athena Health EHR Allscripts Centricity Meaningful Use MIPS Training Workflow Optimization

Research Assistant

Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences

Jan 2014 - Aug 2015 (1 year 7 months)

Advanced a SUNY-wide big data repository initiative for distributed EHRs and co-created the ImmPort Antibody Registry and Ontology. Produced roadmap reports and constructed ontology terms through literature review.

Ontology Resource Description Framework (RDF)SPARQL Protégé Big Data Electronic Health Records (EHR)Research literature review

Implementation Consultant

Arcadia Solutions

Mar 2013 - Aug 2013 (5 months)

Delivered on-site go-live training and support to clinical and administrative staff, providing tailored assistance to physicians in high-stress environments.

Training Go Live Support Clinical Systems Customer Support

Lead On-Site Trainer

Intivia

Nov 2011 - May 2012 (6 months)

Delivered on-site training to ensure full staff competency on new systems and partnered with billing departments to establish 5010-compliant procedures.

Training Electronic Health Records (EHR)Billing 5010 Compliance

Implementation Consultant

Computer Task Group

Feb 2010 - Jun 2011 (1 year 4 months)

Deployed Centricity Group Management and Allscripts for UBMD, producing gap-analysis documentation from current-state workflow reviews. Trained several hundred employees using custom instructional documentation.

Centricity Allscripts Gap Analysis Training Documentation

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Master of Arts, Philosophy

Activities and societies: Thesis: 'The ImmPort Antibody Ontology and Registry' (Advisor: Dr. Barry Smith); constructed the Antibody Ontology using Protégé and RDF and performed SPARQL/DL queries to evaluate ontology utility. Contributing author: Ray, P.L., et al. 'Representing vision and blindness.' J Biomed Semant 7, 15 (2016).

Completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy with an Ontology Engineering Concentration, including a thesis on the ImmPort Antibody Ontology and Registry.