James J. Fitzgerald

Chief Technology Officer, MEDITECH Solutions Group

Jim Fitzgerald joined Perot Systems when JJWild was acquired in 2007. During his ten year career at JJWild and now with the MEDITECH Solutions Group within Perot Systems, Jim has been a principal designer of JJWild's technology solutions for the MEDITECH community including systems technology for the Client/Server and OSAL product lines, storage solutions which mitigate backup risk and position clients for effective disaster recovery, and MEDITECH VPN (a secure, managed pipeline for delivery of MEDITECH software and technical support). Jim is a recognized authority in technologies for the MEDITECH environment and often a guest speaker at seminars and conferences.

Prior to his tenure at JJWild and Perot Systems, Jim was a principal at Internetwork Systems, Inc., a LAN/WAN consultancy. Jim was also a nine-year employee of Microcom, Inc., later acquired by Compaq Computer Corporation. Accomplishments at Microcom included product management of two highly successfully product lines, as well as field sales and design of remote-access internetworks for United Parcel Services, Nabisco, Bell Canada/Datapac, and the US Navy. Jim is a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS). He holds a BA in Biopsychology from Bates College and an MBA from Babson College.