We care deeply about clients and colleagues ... and the feeling is mutual:

as Founder at Coto Partners

“As CMO of the SD County Medical Society and its 2,200 physicians, I can attest to John's many outstanding attributes without reservation. He is honest, personable, attentive to details and extremely bright, articulate and knowledgeable in Healthcare Informatics. He can be relied upon to complete the most complex of projects no matter what the political, financial and technlogical challenges.” November 20, 2005

Steve Carson MD
was John's client

“I have had the privilege of working with John for almost eight years in a variety of settings. He is always professional, dedicated, and extremely hard working. He is also one of the most creative individuals I've have ever met. His work with TTM exemplifies all these characteristics. TTM is becoming a comprehensive healthcare information technology solution because of John's efforts.” November 16, 2005

Eleanor Latimer
was with another company when working with John at Coto Partners

“I have known John for over five years in the healthcare consulting business and found him to be the consummate professional, well-connected in the marketplace. I have enjoyed working with John. He brings knowledge and leadership ability and has always brought his creativity in any project we have worked on together.” November 15, 2005

Phil Walker
was with another company when working with John at Coto Partners

“I have known and worked with John for over 15 years. His business develpoment results are consistent, significant, expanding TTM's market. John has led the BD part of this team to move from concept to gaining traction at the national level during his tenure here. John's intelligence, creativity, drive and contacts in this market gained success. I highly recommend John for this type of role.” November 12, 2005

Doug Winnie , Sales Exec , Shared Technologies
worked directly with John at Coto Partners

as VP, Global Customer Solutions at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“If honesty and character are important aspects of the people you wish to do business with, John personifies the utmost of both.” August 29, 2008

Nilo Lins , Owner , lins training
was a consultant or contractor to John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“John was one of the few people I met and worked with in 2003 who understood how important advancements in primary care HIT were going to be, that the size of this market was very large, and that, ultimately, the vision was going to include patients/consumers. He has a very deep understanding of the social networking future in Healthcare, and very practical knowledge of the IT standards, protocols, and techniques that are going to be called upon.” May 28, 2007

David Kibbe , Senior Advisor , AAFP
was with another company when working with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“John and I worked together at Quest Diagnostics. He worked at MedPlus (connectivity solutions provider) in a business development capacity, and developed relationships with numerous partners. He is knowledgeable about the industry landscape, and I thoroughly enjoyed working with him, as he works well managing complex/intricate processes with numerous parties, building consensus.” March 22, 2006

Andrew Nkongho
worked with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“John is an innovated thinker who understands the healthcare marketplace and is very able to take positive action.” November 15, 2005

Jim Wright , Sales Director Physician IT Solutions , MedPlus, A Quest Diagnostics Co.
worked with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“John and I were VPs of Global Customer Solutions at MedPlus and worked on many business development opportunities together. John has great focus and good insight into critical strategic thinking. He is hard working and seeks business opportunities that will benefit a company in the long run.” November 15, 2005

Dave Pfeil
worked directly with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“John was a highly motivated progressing thinker that brought many innovative ideas to the table. His work and personal ethics were very complimentary. He was also very well connected in the industry.” November 14, 2005

Steve Hines , Director Product Planning , MedPlus Inc
worked directly with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“I have worked with John on several of his past assignments. In his most recent assignment with MedPlus, John worked tirelessly to bring together great technology with great companies-toward a goal of leveraging a new concept of collaboration for targeted clients. He negotiated among a host of competitors to bring focus and agreement on a solution that would leverage their respective business.” November 14, 2005

Jim Jones
was with another company when working with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

“I have known and worked with John Odden for over 15 years. I have worked with him on a number of projects cited in his CV, including the MedPlus EMR project described above. John's understanding of business development in the healthcare industry is exceptional. His unique approaches to developing partnerships have had significant direct positive impacts on these businesses.” November 12, 2005

Doug Winnie
was with another company when working with John at MedPlus, Inc. / a Quest Diagnostics company

as Vice President at First Consulting Group

“John served as the senior level contact from FCG on a transformative initiative within Cedars-Sinai that had enterprisewide impact. His leadership and knowledge of technical issues across a broad range of topics was exceptionally valuable to me as a resource. His expertise goes far beyond just technical issues, but he is an expert at building collaboration among disparate groups and in shaping changes to work flow that are essential to success. His business acumen, knowledge and grasp of the operational issues faced in healthcare is superior to any that I've encountered. I enthusiastically endorse him.” August 5, 2008

Furley Lumpkin , Health System Director-EIS/Telecom , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
was with another company when working with John at First Consulting Group

“I worked under John as a Consultant and found his leadership and mentorship to be incredibly valuable for me to learn how to deliver and exceed clients' needs. His management philosophy also led me to have a very high standard of expectations for my future managers. John is a tremendous and visionary leader I would work for anytime!” July 19, 2007

Amit Rushi , Consultant/Technical Analyst , First Consulting Group
reported to John at First Consulting Group

“John was a regular advisor to me in my role as an IT Director. I could always call John for help. His knowledge, experience, and intellect helped me make better decisions. He has a wonderful appreciation of a firm's culture and how to get things done. He is also a good person who really cares about the people aspects even in times of stress. I would gladly work with John at any time.” May 13, 2006

John Delaney , IT Director , First Consulting Group
worked indirectly for John at First Consulting Group

“I worked with John when he was at Nortel in the Contact Center line of business. He acted as a mentor, as a friend, as a boss. I strongly recommend him to any enterprise he joins. --neil” March 20, 2006

Neil Kaden
worked directly with John at First Consulting Group

“I met John while he was instrumental in putting together the Patient Safety Institute and I was CEO of MEDePass, Inc. On every occasion we worked together I found him to be smart, creative, trustworthy, and funny, too! I'd welcome an opportunity to work with him again.” November 18, 2005

Catherine Roth
was with another company when working with John at First Consulting Group

“I've worked with John over 16 years starting when he was engineering lead for Nortel’s Enterprise business through to his executive positions with several leading edge start-ups. John was a “go to” person for me when needing consul on industry trends and opportunity. He is unflappable in high stress situations and a collaborative team mate, never seeking the spotlight for himself.” November 11, 2005

Kelly Anderson , Managing Partner , TechWest Ventures
worked with John at First Consulting Group

“John is intelligent, credible, and has a high degree of integrity. He has an ability to break complex problems down to manageable components. He also has the ability to make certain the right people are brought into play to address issues. I enjoyed working with him immensely and hope to have the opportunity to work with him again.” November 11, 2005

Anthony Stolis
was with another company when working with John at First Consulting Group

as Director, Customer Service Solutions at Northern Telecom

“John has a high degree of integrity and keeps his solid presence in difficult situations, if they occur. His leadership is easy to follow, as he makes the requirements straightforward and functional and then generates the enthusiam to fulfill them. He has the vision to foresee trends and garner support for laying the foundation to embrace the changes necessary for their implementation. John is a thinker and thus generates immediate respect and trust with all who meet him.” September 3, 2009

Dan Gillenwater , District Sales Manager , Nortel Networks
worked indirectly for John at Northern Telecom