Mentees are grouped into teams of four and select a problem to solve. They work with subject matter experts to propose their solution, which they present at the end of the program. Most teams spend approximately one hour per week on this project over the last four months of the program. Below are past year projects and honorary achievements:


2022 - 2023

Supply Chain Logistics - Gas Cylinder Rentals

Presented by:

  • Judy Daniel
  • Elena Gonzalez
  • Andrew Alcazar
  • Sandeep Vig

Project Coaches: Susan Chim, Sam Marcus

UCSF Guided Pathway to Success

Presented by:

  • Sarah Black
  • Vandana Prakash
  • Peter Stampfer
  • Gulnar Walia

Project Coach: Emma Sebastian

Space Related Data

Presented by:

  • Kendal Simonse
  • Cyndi Galvan
  • Greg Colf
  • Saipriya Muthusrinivasan

Project Coach: John von Eichhorn

IT Recharge Systems

Presented by:

  • Leon Bailey
  • Stacia Bettencourt
  • Lu Chen
  • Veera Copalakrishnan

Project Coach: Erik Wieland

  

The Employee Data Tango

Presented by:

  • Dana Adams
  • Kyle Ng
  • Wayne Cheung
  • Ramon Brown
  • Shirley David

Project Coach: Brett Gerstenberger

 

2020 - 2021

Untapped

 

Presented by: 

  • Brett Gerstenberger
  • John Ison
  • Emma Sebastian
  • Caitlin Snow

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Erik Wieland

  This project was selected for implementation.

Badging Consolidation

 

Presented by:

  • Catheryn Grivna
  • Kevin Lee
  • Annette Savage
  • Greg Taylor

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Cheryl Abad

 

  This project was selected for implementation.

Remote Work

 

Presented by: 

  • Amanda Crain
  • Andrea Dowling
  • Ethan Lischin
  • Winston Wills

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Sian Shumway

 

Bridging the Digital Divide for LEP Patients

 

Presented by:

  • Tenzin Gurung
  • Evelyn Narito
  • Hector Sandoval
  • Jill Wolters

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Susan Chim

 

 

Improperly Generated UCSFMC Active Directory Passwords

 

Presented by:

  • Kristan Beynon
  • Charlee Larson
  • Rebecca Larson
  • Kate Waits

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Dan Pucillo

 

 


 

2018 - 2019

Cloud Applications Deprovisioning

 

Presented by: 

  • Aleta Pollard
  • Susil Rayamajhi
  • Sara Tao
  • Mary Williamson, MBA

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Erik Wieland

 

  This project was selected for implementation. 

 

UCSF Device Management

 

Presented by: 

  • Bates Burnell
  • Elaine Wang, PharmD
  • Amit Shetty
  • Melissa Tarneta

Project Mentor/Sponsor: John Chin

 

 

Using A3 Thinking to Protect Patients, Your Loved Ones, and You from Medication Harm

 

Presented by:

  • Susan Chim, DHA, MAT
  • Thea Daniels, MPA
  • Marc Lowe

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Pierre Brickey

Find n' Go

 

Presented by: 

  • Angela Pullen
  • Donna Pineda
  • Lorren Ramirez
  • Shawn Noland

Project Mentor/Sponsor: John Kealy 


 

2017 - 2018

One View Project

 

Presented by: 

  • Berta Abramovich
  • Mohana Athuluru
  • Armanda Edwards-Newman

Project Mentor/Sponsor: John Chin, John Von Eichhorn, & Winnie Wat

  This project was selected for implementation. 

Managing IT Assets with Central Asset Depot

 

Presented by: 

  • Tom Chen
  • Erica DeMarco
  • Owen Buckvar
  • Rajiv Puli

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Jason Lin & Winnie Wat

Conference Rooms at UCSF

 

Presented by: 

  • Kim Ciminello
  • John McWalter
  • Dan Pucillo
  • Nathan Sheldon

Project Mentor/Sponsor: John Chin

 


 

2015 - 2016

Lean iT

 

Presented by:

  • Emily Davis
  • Christian Sisenstein
  • Winnie Wat

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Pierre Brickey

  This project was selected for implementation.

 

Internal IT Communications

 

Presented by:

  • Reba Brindley
  • Jason Gabler
  • Vincent Ma
  • Ryan Phelan

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Erik Wieland

 

  This project was selected for implementation.

"Asset Lifecycle Management: Decommissioning"

 

Presented by: 

  • Denise Adams
  • Melinda Chan
  • Jill Cozen-Harel
  • Michael Fernandez

Project Mentor/Sponsor: Rebecca Nguyen