Perform inspections, repairs, or software updates for medical equipment manufacturers in order to comply with FDA recalls.

Implement Oracle PeopleSoft Maintenance Management software at AdventHealth hospitals.

Field Service Technical Specialist performing FDA recalls inspections, repairs, and updates for various manufacturers.

20 + years experience in the medical equipment field, from entry level BMET to Director of Clinical Engineering for a multi hospital group.15 years as an Access database developerBS Degree in Health Care Services from Southern Illinois University

Owner of Harvest Data Systems. Developed maintenance management software to support the specific needs of those who maintain hospital medical equipment using Access and VBA.

MS Access and SQL Server software development and consulting. Maintenance management software for medical equipment maintenance.

Continued to work in Access and VBA application development after Sodexho purchased Patriot Medical Technologies, supporting 55 hospital maintenance contracts.

Microsoft Access / VBA application development of clinical equipment management software (CEMS) for hospital medical equipment.Patriot Medical Technologies purchased Harvest Data Systems software to track medical equipment inventories and document all maintenance activities performed on medical equipment for service contracts with 51 hospitals.

Project Manager/IT Consultant for organization of 10 hospitals. Designed, built, and maintained extensive medical equipment inventory database for Y2K testing project using Access, VBA, and Excel. Provided detailed analysis of potential technology failures associated with Y2K issues. Coordinated activities of the Y2K test team and planned upgrades and modifications to medical equipment susceptible to failure.

Reviewed medical equipment assets for 8 hospitals. Designed and built database to provide analysis and documentation in support of capital medical equipment budget; advised facility and department managers regarding capital equipment purchases. Worked with group IT department to coordinate Y2K planning.

Employed by Premier as Director of Clinical Engineering at Morton Plant / Mease. Supervised 14 biomedical equipment technicians responsible for servicing anesthesia, clinical laboratory, respiratory, sterilizers, and general biomedical equipment at 3 hospitals and 3 outpatient surgery centers (equivalent to 1500 beds). Managed department budget of $2.8 million dollars. Served as technology resource for pre-purchase evaluations, equipment utilization, capital equipment planning, and technology assessment.

A.) Tampa Region, New Port Richey, Florida - (3/94-3/96) Managed Tampa region (5 hospitals) with staff of 6 imaging and 10 biomedical technicians, provided full service coverage for all cath lab, CT, x-ray, nuclear medicine, lab, respiratory, and biomedical equipment. Extensive involvement in hospital site surveys (inventory review and AP records review) for Miami, Central Florida, and Fort Myers regions. Prepared budgets, purchased tools and test equipment, assigned technician workloads, and set up computer systems for Miami and Central Florida Regions.B.) South Georgia Region, Macon, Georgia - (12/87-3/94) Established & managed South Georgia region (4 hospitals). Hired and managed technical staff of 5 imaging engineers, and 5 biomedical equipment technicians. Provided full service coverage for cath lab, CT, x-ray, clinical lab, respiratory, and biomedical equipment. Developed PM and testing procedures. Involved in development of regional and department policies and procedures.

Assigned to 4th Marine Battalion Reserve, Fleet Hospital 14 (combat field hospital) as Hospital Corpsman (EMT) / Medical Repair Technician. Received training in field operations, combat field medicine, environmental health & safety, food safety inspection, entomology, preventive medicine, laboratory procedures, and medical equipment maintenance. Trained on Army, Navy, and Air Force medical equipment maintenance management system software.

Managed depot and field service operations of privately owned medical equipment dealership. Managed 22 field service technicians in 7 southeastern states and 4 depot service technicians. Directed service business budget, marketing of service contracts, and customer relations. Organized and implemented dispatching, parts logistics, and productivity measurement systems. Set objectives and priorities, and measured results.

Set-up new third party biomedical equipment service operations in three South Georgia hospitals. Performed medical electronics maintenance and repair. Maintained records and reports. Worked independently.

Trained as a Hospital Corpsman at Great Lakes Training Center.Transferred to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD.Worked in direct patient care and later in hospital administration. Served as administrative assistant to the Commanding Officer (Rear Admiral) of National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, a 1000 bed medical center. Transferred to Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center for training in medical equipment maintenance and repair.Transferred to Submarine Base, Groton, CT to work as a BMET. Discharged from active duty with Honorable Discharge 9/30/1980.