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Mr. Dufour brings an extensive technology background to CBIZ, with experience in the healthcare, insurance, retail, distribution, and manufacturing industries. Most recently, Mr. Dufour served as Corporate Director of Information Access Services for University Hospitals Health Systems (UHHS), where he achieved substantial cost savings by consolidating IS resources throughout the health system. Mr. Dufour is a member of the northeast Ohio chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM) and an advisory member for the Cuyahoga Community College Corporate College IT Training committee. Prior to joining UHHS in 1999, Mr. Dufour acted as Vice President and CIO for Akron General Health Systems for four years, a role that required the development and implementation of a complete IS infrastructure to consolidate disparate patient information and integrate data from ancillary locations and new acquisitions. From 1986 through 1994, Mr. Dufour was with Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio, a $1.6 billion health insurance plan, and served most recently there as Director of Information Systems Development. Mr. Dufour commenced his career in information technology, which includes tenures at Cook United, Cole National Corporation, General Tire & Rubber, Picker Corporation, and Sherwin Williams, in 1971 as the Director of Education for the Institute of Computer Management, a division of Litton Industries. Mr. Dufour earned his MBA from Baldwin Wallace College. | 