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At the Osage Nation Health System, innovation happens both at the bedside and behind the scenes. In this edition of our Employee Spotlight, we're proud to introduce Mario Garcia, our new Network & AI Engineering Lead. Mario brings a unique blend of military experience, enterprise IT leadership, and a passion for emerging technologies that will help strengthen our healthcare systems and support exceptional patient care. We're excited to welcome him to the ONHS team and look forward to the expertise and innovation he brings to our organization.

Mario serves as the Network & AI Engineering Lead for the Osage Nation Health System, where he leads the design, development, and management of the organization's technical infrastructure. His responsibilities include architecting enterprise networking solutions, developing full-stack applications and backend services, implementing artificial intelligence and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, integrating enterprise databases, and automating workflows that improve efficiency, security, and operational performance across the Health System. Mario recently joined ONHS, bringing with him a diverse background spanning military service, enterprise technology, infrastructure engineering, and artificial intelligence. His career began in the United States Army as a Signal Support Systems Specialist, where he completed advanced Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology training at Fort Gordon, Georgia. The discipline and technical foundation he developed during his military service continue to shape his approach to leadership and problem-solving. Following his military career, Mario built an impressive career in enterprise information technology, serving in progressively advanced technical leadership roles including Windows Systems Administrator, VMware Infrastructure Analyst, Data Center Manager, Director of Information Technology, ServiceNow Developer III, and now Network & AI Engineering Lead. Prior to joining ONHS, he served Cherokee Nation Entertainment, where he continued advancing enterprise technologies supporting large-scale organizational operations. Throughout his career, Mario has specialized in enterprise networking, virtualization, cloud technologies, automation, cybersecurity, and, most recently, artificial intelligence. He believes technology should simplify complex problems while empowering the people who rely on it every day. Among the accomplishments he is most proud of are developing automation solutions that significantly improved operational efficiency, including a Meraki and ServiceNow integration that automated network hardware replacement and an AI-assisted production logging application that reduced organizational operating costs while modernizing workflows. Mario chose healthcare because he believes few industries offer a greater opportunity for technology to make a meaningful difference. "Healthcare is one of the few industries where every improvement in technology can directly improve someone's quality of life. Knowing that better systems can help clinicians spend more time caring for patients makes the work especially meaningful." Although he does not provide direct patient care, Mario views every secure network, automated process, and intelligent system as another way to improve the patient experience and support healthcare professionals in delivering exceptional care. His professional interests include artificial intelligence, healthcare automation, cybersecurity, enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, data governance, information security, and the responsible implementation of AI technologies. He is especially excited about helping the Osage Nation Health System responsibly integrate next-generation technologies that strengthen healthcare delivery while protecting patient information. Outside of work, Mario enjoys practicing yoga, exploring emerging AI technologies, photography, building personal technology projects, reading, and spending time outdoors with family. Before focusing on enterprise technology and artificial intelligence, he completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training and taught yoga, an experience that reinforced his belief that both wellness and technology have the power to improve people's lives. Mario is honored to be part of the Osage Nation Health System and looks forward to helping build technology that supports the health, sovereignty, and future of the Osage Nation. He welcomes conversations with colleagues about artificial intelligence and enjoys helping others discover practical ways technology can improve their work. His philosophy is simple: "Never stop learning because technology never stops evolving." He summarizes his approach this way: "My goal is to build technology that quietly empowers the people who care for others, making healthcare more secure, more efficient, and more connected for every patient and every provider." ... See MoreSee Less