Michael Cooney Email & Phone Number

Greenbelt, Md, Us

College Park, Maryland

Supporting EMS operations in Southern Maryland.

Region V, Southern Maryland

Al-Dammam Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Developed, with involved stakeholders, multi-agency emergency response plans for a wide variety of potential hazards. Performed wide-ranging risk assessments for healthcare and community facilities. Coordinated medical response to large scale industrial events and multi-casualty incidents. Participated in drills and readiness exercises in industrial, petrochemical, administrative and residential areas. Worked closely with nurses, doctors, technicians and other members of the health care team to examine, evaluate and assess new technology and equipment. Developed language and communication skills to accommodate Arabic speaking patients and providers. Precepted new hires, assisting in orientation and development of company-specific skills & training. Provided emergency response and inter-facility transport advanced life support (ALS) care to Aramco employees and residents of Saudi Arabia. Worked rotating 12-hour shifts. Maintained clinical acuity and high levels of customer service in a wide variety of conditions and situations, including remote clinics, in-hospital settings and isolated desert locales.

Largo, Md

Conduct didactic, classroom lectures for paramedic and EMT-I level students. Provide hands-on psychomotor assistance and training for paramedic and EMT-I students in the practical lab setting. Assist students in gaining and retaining comprehension of EMS care and concepts.

Walter Reed National Naval Medical Center

Provide emergent and non-emergent medical care to personnel on construction sites including wound care, diagnosis and treatment of minor illnesses, follow up care, pre-employment and post-incident drug screening. Provide occupational safety and health reporting to appropriate authorities. Maintain confidential medical records and provide referral service to higher levels of care as appropriate.

Mechanicsville, Md

Provided high quality prehospital medical care for critically ill patients during inter-facility transport, emergency response and routine transfers. Worked rotating shifts and irregular hours. Provided advanced medical care as the sole provider in a transport unit, often during transports of more than 60-90 minutes. Directly supervised, oriented and trained new hires. Performed quality assurance reviews of employees’ performances and documentation. Identified discrepancies and determined if they were to be handled with training or disciplinary action. Provided remediation and continuing education. Provided first-line disciplinary actions for non-training discrepancies.

Catonsville Md

Established, maintained and supported contractual and clinical relationships with area hospitals, emergency response services and critical care transport companies in order to provide field clinical experience for UMBC Paramedic Track students. Monitored student progress, coordinated training sessions in preparation for national registry testing and guided students towards accomplishment of field and clinical goals. Provided direct instruction in classrooms, laboratory and cadaver labs and field settings. Represented UMBC and the EHS department at several events on campus and off. Assisted the department in developing a mirror financial tracking system to monitor departmental spending and compare with the bursar’s office records. Developed lesson plans and assignments. Produced a grading schema and assisted students in achieving the learning objectives. Assisted with surge of workload when a faculty member suddenly left. Took on additional lecture courses and duties.

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Work rotating shifts as a paramedic on an ALS unit or as a paramedic with a nurse on a cardiac critical care unit. Transport patients between facilities and interface with other care providers to assure continuity of care. Navigate and travel throughout Maryland, Washington DC and Virginia. Run a wide variety of calls from BLS transports to pediatric calls to advanced ALS calls requiring a high level of care. Configured and operated portable ventilators, IV infusion pumps, Cardiac monitor/defibrillator. Intra-aortic balloon pumps. Operate as a Field Training Officer, by orienting new hires in the provision of ALS care, operation of company equipment and vehicles and proper documentation.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

USCG Boat Forces, Washington DC.(Activated in response to September 11 attacks) Provided for the safety and security of the waterways of the nation’s capitol. Coordinated security operations with other federal agencies, military branches, local law enforcement and congressional committee members. Represented the Coast Guard to the media concerning our mission and operations. USCG Station Annapolis, MD.Performed search and rescue, law enforcement and boating safety patrols. Maintained radio watch for the boating public. Participated in community and public relations events at one of the highest profile Coast Guard units in the nation. Maintained and repaired all machinery and equipment at the station.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided all levels of support to a 30 user Windows NT/2000™ network with offices in Washington, DC and Oakland, CA. Upgraded or replaced all Windows 95/NT™ workstations with Windows 2000 Professional™ using ImageCast™ deployment software. Planned and implemented all system upgrades. Tested all new software and hardware configurations. Performed backup and restore operations using Veritas Backup Exec™. Processed and completed all trouble calls and service requests. Handled all warranty returns and hardware troubleshooting. Administered all software.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Installed, upgraded and repaired desktop PCs and servers. Upgraded operating system software. Troubleshot and corrected issues with LAN connectivity, remote access and VPN configuration. Installed client specific software and provided training and orientation to familiarize clients with software and hardware. Worked with a wide variety of software and hardware and configurations including, but not limited to: Windows™ NT,2000, 9x, MS Office™ 97 through 2000, MS Outlook™, MS Exchange™, Palm™ III through V devices and Palm Desktop™ software, ACT™ contact management, Windows CE™ and Pocket PC™ devices and synchronization software. Provided desktop and help desk support to clients directly and remotely. Traveled extensively to assist a wide variety of clients, often establishing excellent client/service rapport and addressing client issues in a very short time.

Upper Marlboro Md

Provided Tier I and Tier II support and administration to a 20-workstation Windows™ NT/98/MSExchange™ 5.0 network. Provided installation and maintenance of networked printing, email and faxing services. Worked with the providers of proprietary software system to upgrade and streamline operations. Performed minor repairs and network administrator duties to the telephone system and Windows™ NT/98 network. Helped coordinate the implementation of state of the art equipment and software for sales, accounting and customer management. Implemented upgrades and coordinated activities with network service provider and telephone service provider. Supervised a call center for over 15,000 customers. Initial problem solver for most major customer and operational issues. Supervised accounts receivable and collections. Developed and implemented standardized training programs for new hires and continuing training for current employees. Worked with the management team to roll out new products and promotions.

Various

Provided First Responder care and fire fighting response to search and rescue operations on commercial fishing vessels, including shipboard fires, blunt force trauma, lacerations, bleeding, amputation, hypothermia and frostbite. Provided First Responder care to shipboard injuries ranging from blunt force trauma, crushing injuries, toxic vapor inhalation, smoke inhalation, alcohol poisoning, lacerations, hypothermia and frostbite. Assisted in patient transport via small boat, cutter and helicopter. Participated in chemical, radiological and biological warfare exercises and mass casualty exercises as a First Responder and triage medic. Areas and seasons of operations ranged from the Bering Sea in winter to the Middle Atlantic coast in summer.

Bachelor'S Degree, Emergency Health Services - Clinical Paramedic

Ccemt-P, Critical Care Emergency Medical Transport