Bala Chandar
PACS Implementation Engineer | Healthcare IT Specialist | 6+ Years Experience
About
PACS Implementation Engineer with 6+ years in Healthcare IT and 6+ successful multi-site hospital go-lives, specializing in DICOM/HL7/FHIR integration, RIS-PACS-HIS interoperability, and clinical imaging workflow optimization. Proficient in DICOM DIMSE (C-FIND, C-MOVE, C-STORE), DICOMweb, Orthanc & VNA Administration, PACS Migration, Mirth Connect, and Radiology Workflow Optimization. Committed to delivering reliable, compliant imaging environments across multi-site hospital setups with measurable improvements in uptime, workflow efficiency, and clinical user satisfaction.
Experience
PACS Implementation Engineer - Radiogram Pvt Ltd - Hyderabad
(2025-07)
- Executed end-to-end PACS deployments across 3+ hospital sites — installation, configuration, testing, and go-live support — reducing deployment cycle time by 15%.
- Integrated PACS with HIS/RIS using HL7 (ADT, ORM, ORU) and FHIR; configured AE Titles, MWL, and DICOM routing for CT, MRI, CR, DR, Ultrasound, and Mammography modalities.
- Administered Orthanc DICOM Server and VNA; executed PACS Migration including data validation, transfer, and archival integrity checks across all sites.
- Configured Mirth Connect for HL7 message routing and API integration between PACS, HIS, and RIS — reducing manual intervention and improving cross-system data exchange reliability.
- Deployed cloud-hosted PACS with DICOMweb and teleradiology support; provided remote radiologist access across multi-site setups.
- Designed and executed UAT and integration test cases for PACS workflows; ensured 100% requirement coverage and sign-off before every go-live.
- Validated HL7 and DICOM interface flows between PACS, HIS, and RIS; identified and resolved integration defects prior to production deployment.
- Prepared SOPs, runbooks, and user manuals; conducted training sessions that reduced post-go-live support tickets by 20%.
Design Verification Engineer - GAAFET Semiconductor Pvt Ltd
(2024-06 - 2025-06)
- Developed SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches; performed regression testing and root cause analysis to ensure design stability and close functional coverage gaps.
Design Verification Engineer - Agasthya App Labs Pvt Ltd
(2023-08 - 2024-05)
- Executed testbench development, functional coverage analysis, and SoC IP validation for semiconductor verification projects.
PACS & Systems Administrator - INHS Kalyani Hospital - Visakhapatnam
(2018-10 - 2023-07)
- Sole PACS administrator for a 100+ bed naval hospital over 5 years — managed system availability and imaging support for 25–50 daily users across Radiology, ICU, and OPD.
- Onboarded CT, MRI, X-ray, and Ultrasound modalities; configured AE Titles and MWL to eliminate manual patient data entry at scanner consoles.
- Integrated PACS with RIS and HIS using HL7 (ADT, ORM, ORU); validated MWL workflows ensuring accurate patient demographic flow with zero data mismatch.
- Delivered L2 support with GE Healthcare; resolved critical imaging incidents achieving 10% improvement in system uptime with no disruption to clinical operations.
- Executed PACS version upgrades and hardware replacements with no data loss; maintained continuity through backup, rollback planning, and post-upgrade validation.
- Trained 25–50 clinical staff on PACS workflows and DICOM image retrieval — reducing user-error incidents by ~25%.
- Served as sole IT liaison with GE Healthcare for escalations, patch deployments, and regulatory compliance.
- Administered Windows Server, Hyper-V, Active Directory, and network infrastructure; produced weekly system health reports for hospital management.
Junior Lecturer – Computer Science - Sri Prakash Educational Society
(2017-10 - 2018-06)
- Delivered Computer Science lectures; prepared lesson plans, conducted assessments, and mentored students.
Software Engineer Trainee - Klick Zone Computer Services Pvt Ltd
(2015-01 - 2017-09)
- Managed IT infrastructure across client environments; provided desktop support, system configuration, and network troubleshooting.
Education
B.Tech - Computer Science & Engineering - JNTU Kakinada (2013)
Intermediate (MPC) - Maths, Physics, Chemistry - Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (CBSE) (2009)
