ACERO HEALTH TECHNOLOGIES - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• CIO
• Co - Founder
• Technologist
• Expert

Nick Larocca is an expert technologist with over 20 years of leadership experience in software and systems development in the fields of healthcare, telecommunications and professional services. He specializes in the architecture and design of transactional, high-performance and distributed Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions that deliver business value and operational cost savings. Before helping to co-found Acero Health Technologies, Mr. Larocca's career included service as a principal consultant at Keane, Inc. and at Lumenos, Inc., a venture-funded pioneer in CDH products. At Lumenos, he served in progressively senior leadership roles, based on his demonstrated success at architecting and deploying robust SOA solutions to support key business functions. Following the company's acquisition by WellPoint, Inc. Mr. Larocca served as Staff Vice President of Technology. To address WellPoint's need for high-performance transactional solutions, he also served as technical team lead in designing solutions for its CDH and e-Business platforms. These designs interacted with multiple enterprise systems within WellPoint, and included real-time transaction solutions for handling medical and pharmacy claims, as well as enrollment and financial data. Mr. Larocca is highly decorated for his distinguished service and leadership in the United States Army, and served in Operations Just Cause, Desert Storm and Desert Shield. He earned a B.A. in Computer Science from Thomas Edison State University, and a MS in Computer Information Systems (MS CIS) with concentrations in IT Security and Data Mining/Business Intelligence from Boston University; he holds the Certified Secure Software Lifecycle Professional (CSSLP) certification from ISC2.