Mike Strianese brings over 15 years of experience in strategy and process consulting, along with management of information technology projects, to Blue Slate Solutions. He provides leadership for the practice of business analysis to ensure quality in delivery of solutions to clients. Mike is also a key member of Blue Slate's market intelligence function, a team dedicated to developing market-driven strategy focused on Blue Slate's continued growth.

Since joining Blue Slate in September of 2001, Mike has developed strong relationships with Blue Slate clients as a trusted advisor through the effective leadership of complex, collaborative projects to deliver results-based solutions. Much of his consulting experience has been working with clients in the healthcare and financial services industries. Recent projects led by Mike include business process analysis and requirements definition to improve operational efficiencies through the use of business process management (BPM), business rule engine (BRE), and data management (DM) tools within the Provider Audit and Reimbursement department of a large healthcare payer, Medicare Administrative Contractor. He has also performed complex business rules definition, data modeling, and exception identification to facilitate potential recoverable claims payments for a market-leading, dual-eligible Medicare Advantage Organization Special Needs Plan, as well as developed a workflow- and rule-based system to improve the UB-04/CMS 1500 claims processing functionality for a national service center for multiple health insurance plans.

Prior to joining Blue Slate, Mike worked as a consultant with the business strategy practice at Harvard Computing Group. In this role, he worked with high-technology companies, in particular those in the semiconductor industry, to align strategy and operations with markets. Prior to attending business school, Mike worked as an analyst for North American Capital Timing. Mike performed technical analysis to make portfolio allocation recommendations on $280 million in assets and maintained a database that provided daily and on-demand analytical reporting. Mike began his career leading Six Sigma improvement projects at General Electric Corporate Benefits Delivery, where he developed valuable project management skills and experience while leading the resource planning, goal setting, and measurement for a 50-person, cross-functional call center handling health benefits inquiries.

Mike received an Master of Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College where he, and a team of three others, won 1st Place at the National Business School Network Inner-City Field Study Competition in 2000. Mike graduated from Siena College with a Bachelor of Science, Magna Cum Laude, in Marketing and Management. Mike is active in the community and serves as the President of the Board of Trustees for the Albany Community Charter School and is on the Board of Trustees of the Brighter Choice Foundation in Albany. He is a 2005 graduate of Albany-Colonie Chamber's Capitol Leadership Program.

At A Glance

Skills

• Business Process Engineering
• Requirements Analysis and Definition
• Strategy Analysis and Planning
• Project Management and Program Management
• Technology Selection
• Facilitation

Degrees / Certifications

• Master of Business Administration, Babson College
• Bachelor of Science, Siena College

Projects

• Led the process analysis and requirements definition to improve operational efficiencies through the use of BPM, BRE, and DM tools for the Provider Audit and Reimbursement department of a large healthcare payer Medicare Administrative Contractor
• Led the rules definition, data modeling, and exception identification to identify potential recoverable claims payments for a market-leading, dual-eligible Medicare Advantage Organization Special Needs Plan
• Led the definition and analysis to improve and standardize processes for the Investment Management department at a fund of hedge funds
• Led the requirements-driven tool selection for enterprise content management, workflow, and rules systems for a major mutual fund company
• Managed the development of a workflow- and rule-based system to improve the UB-04/CMS 1500 claims processing functionality to a national service center for multiple health insurance plans
• Led the requirements definition for the development of a workflow- and rule-based system to automate the routing of work items within the Medical Management and Pharmacy Benefits departments of a healthcare payer
• Designed Six Sigma processes to facilitate operation of a special purpose entity charged with the management and control of the IP assets of a R&D focused energy products division
• Project managed the development and implementation of Oracle ERP in a multi-national oil and gas division of a conglomerate
• Designed the organization structure to transition a high-tech, engineering-focused fuel cell products division to a market driven, customer focused distributed generation solutions provider
• Led the development of a business plan and financial model for a real estate management company focused on the clean room and nanotechnology markets