Rik is the Vice President of Application Delivery and Software Development at CareFirst FEPOC. He provides technical and thought leadership on several strategic initiatives including Technical Transformation, Product Modernization, Cloud Enablement, Agile Transformation and DevOps. Rik provides engineering leadership for the development and implementation of key technology initiatives to drive FEPOC Business strategy.
Rik is responsible for developing and managing application development standards, processes, and tools. Also, Rik develops and implements the technology strategy, process automation and human capital capable of supporting a scalable, functional and reliable suite of products with a focus on innovation, emerging technologies and making recommendations on the strategic use of technology to achieve business results.
Rik provides visible technology leadership for the FEPOC to customers, partners, and vendors, as well as to the technology community Prior to joining FEPOC, Rik served as Sr Director of Product and Delivery for the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan, where he was responsible for developing departmental technology vision and roadmap, overseeing technology operations and providing thought leadership for business transformation activities.
He played a pivotal role in transforming the FEP Bridge into a multi-tenant and innovative product suite comprised of 10 unique products that are currently used by seven Plans. Rik earned an MBA in IT Strategic Management from the University of Maryland Smith School of Business and a Bachelor of Engineering from the Delhi College of Engineering.
Additionally, Rik holds several technical certifications including: AWS Certified Solution Architect, AWS Certified Machine Learning Specialty, Certified Scrum Master (CSM) and Project Management Professional (PMP).