Charles Steffel Email & Phone Number

Managed a Clinical Engineering electronics lab; provided training, inspections and repairs for medical equipment and software concentrating on ICU, anesthesiology, catheterization lab, operating rooms, and clinical and research labs.· Assisted in ElectroPhysiology catheterization lab, pacemaker and defibrillator implants, ablation procedures, laser angiography. Installed physiological monitoring and computer systems and organized and trained a round-the-clock Medical Information System service technician team.

Zhejiang Medical U Hangzhou & XinHua Hospital Shanghai, China Clinical Engineering professor and engineering manager for 14 hospitals. Educated users and service person on Surgical, Neonatal, Cardiac Intensive Care and Respiratory Care technology and devices. Designed, setup and taught electronics, microprocessor and medical devices.

Solved pacemaker problems via telephone troubleshooting; gave classes; attended and assisted device implants and reprogramming; wrote letters to clinicians.

*Dr Bruce Taylor, PhD recruited me to setup a Clinical Engineering department in a teaching hospital and assist Joint Commission on Accreditation inspections.*Wrote and delivered pre-purchase facility and system specifications for hospital expansion and multiple intensive care monitoring systems and automated EKG analysis systems.*Instituted incoming inspection inventory and testing procedures and test reporting for all medical devices at the institution.*Wrote procedures and schedules for safety and performance testing and preventive maintenance.*Delivered and documented in-service training on safety and operations to medical, nursing and technical staff including operational and safety training for respiratory therapy, cardiology, anesthesia, intravenous therapy, pacemakers, intensive care monitoring, catheterization and electro-surgical devices, defibrillators, physical therapy and a variety of clinical lab devices.*Developed (with others) a computerized Medical Equipment Preventive Maintenance and Repair system and database. Earned Professional Engineering registration.

Jd, Law

Ms, Clinical Engineering

Scb, Engineering