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I hold an LL.M. in U.S. Law (GPA 3.96, University of Arizona) and an LL.B from Universität Trier in Germany, giving me a working command of both U.S. and European legal frameworks that most legal freelancers simply don't have. I'm fluent in both English and German, which means I handle cross-border matters, GDPR compliance work, and EU-facing contracts without anything getting lost in translation. My background includes drafting and reviewing commercial agreements — NDAs, MSAs, licensing contracts, vendor agreements — at SES Satellites, one of the world's largest satellite operators, where I supported senior counsel across multiple jurisdictions. I've also worked as a law clerk in Nevada litigation, preparing pleadings, conducting research on LexisNexis, and managing multi-file deadlines under real pressure. What I can do for you: — Draft, review, or redline contracts and legal agreements — Conduct targeted legal research with written summaries — Identify compliance gaps under GDPR, U.S. regulations, or Nevada law — Prepare legal templates, policies, or procedural documents — Translate legal documents between English and German I treat every client matter as if it's the only one on my desk. Deadlines don't slip, confidentiality is non-negotiable, and you'll never have to chase me for a status update. Let's talk about what you need.

I help healthcare organizations navigate complex licensing, compliance, and operational challenges with tailored, results-driven solutions. As the Principal Consultant of CHCS Group, I bring over a decade of experience in regulatory compliance, SOP and policy development, and healthcare operations. With 75+ successful projects completed for providers across the U.S. including many on Upwork, I’ve supported startups and established organizations through licensure, operational launch and accreditation readiness. I hold an MBA in Complex Health Systems, which informs my strategic approach to healthcare operations, compliance frameworks, and systems improvement. What I Offer: • Healthcare Facility Licensing • Custom Policy, Procedure and SOP Manuals • Joint Commission and CARF Accreditation Survey Readiness • Business Plans, Market Research & Public Need Reports • Interim and Fractional Leadership Solutions • Workflow Optimization Why Clients Choose Me: • Top Rated with a 100% Job Success Score • Healthcare compliance subject matter expert • 75+ successful projects nationwide • Custom deliverables aligned with regulatory standards • Proven results with Joint Commission and CARF readiness Let’s Work Together Whether you're launching a new facility or preparing for your next survey, I’ll help you simplify compliance and move forward with confidence. Let’s connect!

✅ 14+ years of Experience ✅ ISO Consultant (9001:2015/27001:2022/FSSC/FDA/UL-94-181/Food/HACCP/CCP/PRP's) ✅ Proven Results in ISO 9001, 27001, 14001, 45001, 22000, FSSC, SQF, 14064, 14065, 21001, 42001, ISO 51001:2024 ✅ISO 13485 and MDSAP-aligned Medical Device QMS readiness ✅ ISO AS9100D, EN9120 Specialist ✅ SOC 2 and CMMC Specialist ✅ CCPA/CPRA Compliance Specialist (Opt-Out Mechanisms, Data Sharing/Selling Controls) ✅ Legal and Regulatory Copywriter for Packaging Compliance ✅ Certified Quality Professional ✅ Secure SDLC & Privacy-by-Design Implementation ✅ ISO 14064-14065 Greenhouse Gas Emission (Certification & Accreditation) ✅ ISO 14064-1,14064-2,14064-3 (Verification and Validation) ✅ SAP S4/HANA QM Certified ✅ SQFI Implementation Expert ✅ Sustainability Data Management ✅ Internal Audit Expert ✅ Policy Writing ✅ SOP Specialist ✅ Company Policies and Procedures Manual ✅ Work Instruction & Checklist Draft Specialist ✅ FDA Regulations (Food, BRC, REACH, RoH) ✅ Data Visualization Expert ✅ Process Optimization Pro ✅ Process Mapping ✅ Document Control ✅ Manufacturing Data Specialist ✅ Virtual Assistance ✅ Operations & Process Structuring Consultant ⚡ Comprehensive Auditing: In-depth audits for ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems) and ISO 27001 (Information Security Management Systems), ensuring compliance and identifying areas for improvement. ⚡ Customized Solutions: Tailored advice and strategies to meet your specific organizational needs, while aligning with international standards. ⚡ Continuous Improvement: Guidance on implementing best practices for ongoing quality and security enhancements. ⚡ Risk Management: Expert analysis and recommendations to mitigate risks, ensuring robust and resilient systems. ⚡ Training and Support: Providing staff training and support to understand and effectively implement ISO standards. 🚀Specialized Expertise🚀 in Quality Control, Assurance, and Audit Management across diverse sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, food, petrochemical, and automotive industries, I have consistently demonstrated leadership in achieving ISO 9001, BRC, ISO 27001, and ISO 14001 certifications. My proficiency extends to Data Visualization, where I leverage advanced techniques to drive insights and informed decision-making. In addition to my certification leadership, I have successfully spearheaded process safety initiatives and optimized business processes. My adeptness in SAP implementation and Quality Management (QM) ensures seamless operations and adherence to best practices. Furthermore, I possess a strong track record in complaint handling and process optimization. As an ISO Consultant and Writer, I am dedicated to crafting meticulous Policy & Procedure Documentation aligned with ISO standards, while ensuring full compliance with GDPR requirements. My commitment to excellence is evident in my punctual delivery and relentless pursuit of customer satisfaction, reinforced by consistently positive client feedback. In all my endeavors, I priorities not only quality and efficiency but also the safeguarding of data protection and privacy, thereby fostering trust and confidence in every project undertaken.

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CURRENT AVAILABILITY - 08.07.2025: Open to smaller advisory Upwork clients may have about AI risk and governance, privacy, data protection, and related regulatory compliance requirements and best practices. Since I'm just getting back to Upworking, I am also interested in forging 1 or 2 longer-term relationships for ongoing privacy and AI governance support work, and am willing to negotiate around my normal (and higher) discrete project rates for such relationship scenarios. I am especially interested in engaging with clients who are taking proactive steps to pull together governance programs for their development and uses of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), large language models (LLMs). And I can help you apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework or deal with EU AI Act requirements. THE SHORT STORY My core work is helping people create or evolve their information security, personal data privacy, and ethical data use compliance programs. I can help you create specific regulation roadmaps and get to your desired final destinations for them. We can accomplish this together through either having me lead and do the overall work for you or having me mentor your internal resources through doing the work. The more active participation we have from your own internal resources, the stronger your internal AI usage and governance, privacy, and security functions will be. And you will carry on with even more long-term value from our project work together. One unique skill I can provide is helping you maximize the efficiency of your legal counsel budget. Throughout my career, I have served as a translator between technology/operations areas and attorneys, both in-house and outside counsel. People often "overhire" attorneys to do things that do not require an attorney, because they don't know any other solution to their problem. I can make your attorney legal review of documents go more quickly, and to help you better understand what your attorneys are advising in terms of operational impact of your compliance work. THE DETAILS For the last several years, a majority of my work has been on GPDR and CCPA. But HIPAA work for healthcare covered entities and their business associates remains a big part of my work. I have focused a lot of attention on helping my existing clients understand and prepare for Brazil's LGPD, Bermuda's PIPA, APAC laws, etc.--and the NIST Privacy Framework. Now, of course, I monitor a lot of the US state-to-state expansions of CCPA-like state privacy laws. And I am currently working through being able to fully support clients in making use of the NIST Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Management Framework. DOCUMENTATION The policy and procedure, notice, communications templates, etc., etc. that are necessary outcomes of this work are the things I love to do, and that brought me into this work from my former career in IT documentation and help systems. For any of your data ethics, privacy, and security policies and procedures documentation needs, I can produce documentation that is fully customized to your business needs very quickly, based on a large library of my own starting-point content and other open-source materials. ASSESSMENTS & EVIDENCE When you have an existing data protection program, helping you comply with specific laws and regulations includes doing all kinds of assessments and creating evidence of compliance. This includes a variety of privacy-oriented assessments and all those vendor security questionnaires you may be getting. I can help you with those things whether you have a mature program or are simply trying to respond to a client questionnaire. And if you are new to all of this, and are simply trying to meet an urgent client demand, we can use the response process to help you initiate the formal AI, privacy, and security governance program you are likely needing. TOOLS CREATION Some of the specific things I can help you accomplish to meet your privacy (and AI governance or security) compliance needs: Create custom SharePoint compliance tools and sites (where you can track documentation, store and report on compliance evidence, manage training, manage vendors, manage data inventories & data subject requests), create custom e-learning training courses using Articulate 360 (including both Storyline and the rapid-development approach of Articulate Rise 360), and delivering live training and privacy/security compliance mentorship of your staff. DISCLAIMER: I am not an attorney. I just have lots of experience working with attorneys in various capacities. If you have potentially experienced some kind of compliance or data breach, I would advise that you first seek legal counsel and then consider involving a consultant or other contractor like me under the direction of your legal counsel. This is the best means of protecting your right to privileged communications.

Healthcare Compliance & Privacy Officer | Founder, Brivara Consulting LLC | Building Practical Compliance Programs That Work I am a healthcare compliance consultant and founder of Brivara Consulting LLC. I partner with healthcare organizations to make compliance and privacy programs functional, not just paper-based. With 10+ years leading compliance programs across multi-state healthcare environments, I focus on identifying process, documentation, and workflow breakdowns, then building practical solutions aligned with regulatory requirements. My Background: Corporate Compliance Manager & Privacy Officer for multi-state TPA, where I: *Rebuilt enterprise HIPAA privacy program, reducing violation risk 65% and achieving zero-penalty outcome during OCR review *Led audit and monitoring programs identifying compliance gaps across billing, operations, and documentation workflows *Directed CMS regulatory reporting (RxDC, HCRA) with 100% accuracy, eliminating penalties *Managed privacy incident response and investigation activities *Led multi-state licensing strategy post-merger, reducing approval timelines and eliminating denials Operations & Compliance Manager for multi-specialty gastroenterology practice, where I: *Implemented HealthStream HIPAA platform, achieving 100% completion (up from <80%) *Ensured 100% on-time compliance with HIPAA, OSHA, and payer reporting deadlines *Standardized scheduling, referrals, and documentation workflows across rotating provider teams Patient Care Services Supervisor for anesthesia billing services, where I: *Maintained 87%+ coding accuracy rate for CPT, ICD-10, and ASA coding *Led audits and quality assurance ensuring Medicare compliance *Supervised credentialing and accounts resolution Certifications: Certified HIPAA Compliance Officer (CHCO) Officer of Healthcare Corporate Compliance (OHCC) Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certified Healthcare Collections Manager (CHCM) CIPP (in progress) What I Do for Clients: - HIPAA Privacy & Security Program Reviews: Assess current state, identify gaps, provide remediation roadmap - Audit Preparation & Compliance Gap Assessments: Evaluate documentation, workflows, and policies against regulatory standards - Policy & SOP Development: Create compliance frameworks aligned to real operational workflows, not just templates - Medicare & Billing Compliance Review: Assess Part B billing practices, documentation requirements, and reimbursement processes - Workflow & Process Alignment: Review operational processes to identify and reduce compliance risk - Privacy Officer Services: Incident response, breach management, risk assessments, and privacy program oversight - Multi-State Licensing & Regulatory Support: Navigate state-specific requirements for expanding operations - Documentation & Reporting Improvements: Strengthen audit defensibility and regulatory reporting accuracy Who I Work With: I'm best suited for small to mid-size healthcare organizations, medical practices, TPAs, health tech startups, medical spas, mobile diagnostic services, and healthcare service providers who need compliance expertise but don't require a full-time director. I work with: *Companies preparing for audits or accreditation *Organizations launching new services or entering new markets *Practices that had compliance incidents and need remediation *Startups building compliance programs from scratch *Multi-state operations needing regulatory alignment *Mobile healthcare services (imaging, home health, ancillary services) *Aesthetic medicine and medical spa operations *Telehealth and digital health platforms My Approach: I don't just provide recommendations; I help implement solutions that work in practice. I communicate complex regulatory requirements in plain language, partner cross-functionally with operational teams, and focus on sustainable compliance that aligns with how your business actually operates. Regulatory Expertise: HIPAA, HITECH, CMS, Medicare Part B, OCR, FWA, AKS, Stark Law, OSHA, ERISA, NCQA, State Licensing, Arizona DHS, Multi-State TPA Regulations Technical Knowledge: CPT, ICD-10-CM, ASA Coding, NCCI, Medical Billing & Reimbursement, Utilization Management, Claims Processing, NPPES/NPI Management Available for project-based, fractional, or ongoing contract work. Founder of Brivara Consulting LLC. Based in Charlotte, NC (with multi-state market familiarity). Quick turnaround times and responsive communication.