USCG Captain with extensive experience in leadership, management, customer service and Yacht Sales. Teaching new boaters how to drive there Yacht.

• Managed Information Systems, Audio/Video, Telecommunications.• Developed and managed annual budgets.• Developed relationships with Clients of multiple disciplines, Dept. of Defense, Madigan Medical Ctr., Providence Medical Ctr, Swedish Medical Ctr, Virginia Mason Medical Ctr.• Project manager in the design and implementation of videoconference and satellite broadcast of live surgeries from operating rooms at Swedish Medical Ctr., University of WA. and Virginia Mason Medical Ctr. to large world class conferences across the US and around the world. Managing multiple complex projects at the same time.• Pacific Northwest GigaPoP Advisory Council Member working with ultra high bandwidth systems like Internet 2 and National LambdaRail (NLR).• Managed complex Client/Vendor relationships, instrumental in facilitating LifeSize and Rubbermaid to join forces for a new Telemedicine Cart.• Provided global demonstrations with a GlobalMed and Rubbermaid Telemedicine Carts with LifeSize equipment on a regular bases.• Provide audio/visual for Physician training in Teleconference Center or Bio Skills lab environment.• Managed VoIP Telecommunication’s networks.

• Define, design, and implement solutions to provide new and enhance existing Virginia Mason managed videoconferencing systems and services. Primary hardware and software responsibilities including multipoint conferencing units (MCUs), gatekeepers, gateway services, scheduling systems, and VTC endpoints. Pursue standard engineering goals of systems efficiency, maintainability, redundancy, availability, security, and scalability.• Provide Virginia Mason Regional Clinicians Referral Program strategy support for all regional hospitals, major telemedicine competitors, Washington, Alaska, and major vendors.• Developed, coordinated, and videoconferenced in High Definition surgeries for Digestive Disease Institute Dr. Kozarek to Seattle Science Foundation and onto other countries like Korea to include manage equipment, connectivity, and resources.• Telemedicine coordinator, Speech Therapy to Forks Community Hospital.• Identified, developed, and managed videoconference connectivity across the US for job interviews for HR and Virginia Mason Institute training programs.• Research, recommend, and facilitate a solid partnership with major vendors, like LifeSize, Polycom, Tandberg, GBH, VSGI, and GCI for Videoconference Bridging.• Coordinator, trainer, and technician for videoconference equipment, including LifeSize, Polycom, Tandberg, and Vtel, RadVision MCU video bridges. • Develop documentation and support materials for assigned VTC systems and infrastructure. Define metrics and feedback to assess performance and systems capacity requirements. Train other Virginia Mason personnel in VTC system troubleshooting, support, and operations at local and remote sites.• Washington State Hospital Association Committee member to research and development a State Wide Telemedicine Network.• Provide support to over 30 partner sites across the US

Limited Duty Officer (LDO) Engineering, in the United States Navy.Quickly advanced through the enlisted ranks from an E-1 to E-7, received a commission as a Naval Officer and retired as an O-3, Lieutenant. Communications Manager for Naval Station Everett, responsible for telephone and cable TV systems; managed fiber-optic cable installation program.• Project Manger, coordinated multi-disciplinary task force for the relocation of the USS Abraham Lincoln and five other ships to Everett, WA.• Designed, coordinated, and installed Video Tele-Training (VTT) for Naval Station Everett. First year savings of more than $500K by reducing the travel and training expenses. • Public Works Safety Officer, insure compliance with OSHA standards on Naval Station Everett. • Communications and Electrical Officer responsible for operation and maintenance of all telephone communications and electrical systems aboard ship. Managed 60 personnel.