Houston, Texas · Available Nationally

Fidelis Okon
Epic physician training, personalized.

Clinical informatics specialist with 8+ years guiding physicians, APPs, and nurses through EHR go-lives and ambient AI documentation — Dragon Medical, Microsoft Dragon Copilot (DAX), and Abridge — across national health systems.

8+
Years in clinical informatics
1,000+
Provider requests resolved
3
Ambient AI suites mastered
Portrait of the Epic Consultant

01 — Professional Experience

A decade at the intersection of clinicians and technology.

From Nuance to the ambient-AI era at Microsoft, Abridge, and beyond — a career spent making documentation disappear so physicians can practice medicine.

  1. 01
    Mar 2024 — Present
    Houston, TX & National Health Systems

    Epic Consultant

    Experis · CSI Companies · Ellit Group

    • Deliver Epic physician training, personalization, and go-live support across multiple national health-system implementations.
    • Train and optimize physician adoption of ambient AI documentation — Dragon Medical One, Microsoft Dragon Copilot (DAX), and Abridge — integrated directly into Epic workflows to cut after-hours charting.
    • Lead 1:1 provider personalization: SmartPhrases, SmartLists, preference lists, and specialty note templates tailored to each physician's practice patterns.
    • Provide at-the-elbow and command-center support during Big Bang go-lives for physicians, APPs, and nurses.
    • Partner with Principal Trainers and Clinical Informatics teams to develop curriculum, instructor guides, class agendas, and competency assessments.
    • Optimize client EHR usage through workflow observation, analysis, and targeted retraining aligned with documented business rules.
  2. 02
    Jan 2022 — Mar 2024
    Remote

    DevOps Engineer

    Liaison International — AI / SaaS, Higher-Ed Admissions

    • Engineered and maintained cloud infrastructure on Google Cloud Platform for AI-driven admissions and enrollment SaaS serving tens of thousands of academic programs.
    • Containerized and orchestrated microservices with Kubernetes, improving deployment reliability, scalability, and resource efficiency.
    • Built and automated CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code in Python, reducing release-cycle time and eliminating manual deployment steps.
    • Administered and tuned PostgreSQL databases supporting high-volume application processing — performance, backups, and data integrity.
    • Monitored production systems and led incident response, improving uptime for mission-critical enrollment workflows.
  3. 03
    May 2017 — Jan 2022
    Houston, TX & National Healthcare Sites

    Epic Consultant

    Nuance Communications (acquired by Microsoft)

    • Trained physicians and clinical staff on Nuance Dragon Medical One, PowerScribe, and Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) embedded in Epic workflows.
    • Delivered 1:1 and classroom training on clinical dictation, voice-driven navigation, and personalized note templates.
    • Provided at-the-elbow and command-center go-live support across national healthcare sites, resolving 1,000+ provider requests in real time.
    • Collaborated with Principal Trainers and Clinical Informatics to develop curriculum, instructor guides, assessments, and presentation enhancements.
    • Optimized provider usage through workflow observation and retraining aligned with operational business rules.

02 — Core Competencies

Fluent across the Epic and ambient AI stack.

Epic & EHR Training

Epic OpTimeAnesthesiaCPOEClinDocBeaconSmartPhrasesSmartListsPreference ListsSpecialty TemplatesCredentialed / Principal TrainingCurriculum & Instructor GuidesAt-the-Elbow SupportCommand-Center Go-LiveTDRUATAthenaAllscripts

Ambient AI & Clinical Documentation

Dragon Medical OneMicrosoft Dragon Copilot (DAX)AbridgePowerScribeAmbient Voice / Scribe WorkflowsAI Note GenerationClinician AdoptionChange Management

03 — Certifications

Verified foundations in cloud, security, and Linux.

Credentials that support secure, reliable clinical technology work across cloud-hosted platforms and provider-facing systems.

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals

AZ-900

Foundational knowledge of cloud concepts, Azure architecture and services, plus Azure management and governance.

Microsoft

Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

SC-900

Security, compliance, and identity concepts across Microsoft cloud services, including Microsoft Entra and Microsoft security solutions.

Linux Professional Institute

Linux Professional Institute Linux Essentials

010-160

Linux command-line fundamentals, open source concepts, system components, permissions, and basic security administration.

04 — Education

Foundations in cloud & engineering.

B.Sc. Cloud Computing Solutions
Purdue University Global
2022
Associate of Science in Engineering
Los Medanos College
2015

Let's Work Together

Bringing ambient AI to your next go-live.

Currently available for Epic implementations, ambient AI adoption programs, and physician personalization engagements across national health systems.