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Greater Pittsburgh Area

Malden, Ma

Developed a Mobile Simulation Lab for emergency training of EMTs, paramedics, First Responders and Nursing Staff.• Developed curriculum and educational materials for pre-hospital healthcare practitioners • Program simulators utilizing Laerdal LLEEPS software for MegaCode Kelly, SimMan Essential and SimMan 3G• Educate and train Clinical Educators on use and deployment of simulators• Provide QA on Simulation Courses

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Responsible for the oversight and day-to-day operations of the Simulation Lab. Provide instruction and training to medical students.• Oversight of scheduling, staff management and budget• Develops strategic plan and budget for Simulation Lab expansion• Oversee the implementation of the American Heart Association courses• Participates and provides course development • Provides simulator programming and course instruction

Wilmington, Ma

Established and optimized the day-to-day operations of a multi-million dollar commercial flooring company with 25 employees and $20 million in annual revenue. Directly responsible for Logistics, Customer Service, Human Resources, and Warehouse Management. • Drove multi-million dollar revenue increases through training sales representatives and contributing to product development. • Mentored and coached teams, improving operational and professional… Show more Established and optimized the day-to-day operations of a multi-million dollar commercial flooring company with 25 employees and $20 million in annual revenue. Directly responsible for Logistics, Customer Service, Human Resources, and Warehouse Management. • Drove multi-million dollar revenue increases through training sales representatives and contributing to product development. • Mentored and coached teams, improving operational and professional performance.• Established performance goals and allocated resources to overcome obstacles, ensuring customer satisfaction.• Created a new process for quality control in the warehouse, reducing shipping errors, decreasing customer complaints, and saving money on returns and reshipments.• Increased cross-functional collaboration of employees by implementing a weekly leadership meeting to address responsibilities and opportunities for growth resulting in improved productivity, quality and efficiency.• Instituted new picking and packaging quality assurance policy for Shipping Department, resulting in a decrease of duplication and errors in shipments and cost savings from eliminating returns and reshipments. Show less

Established, coordinated, and implemented the first hospital based, multi-disciplinary Human Patient Simulation Lab (STRATUS). Responsible for oversight and development of curriculum of simulation training program for medical students, residents, attending physicians, nursing and EMS personnel. Managed center budget.• Established sepsis protocol to eliminate infection risk during procedure preparation and catheter insertion, reducing sepsis occurrence rate in hospital to below National… Show more Established, coordinated, and implemented the first hospital based, multi-disciplinary Human Patient Simulation Lab (STRATUS). Responsible for oversight and development of curriculum of simulation training program for medical students, residents, attending physicians, nursing and EMS personnel. Managed center budget.• Established sepsis protocol to eliminate infection risk during procedure preparation and catheter insertion, reducing sepsis occurrence rate in hospital to below National Standards. Collected data on sepsis occurrence before and after protocol was established, confirming success of new protocol.• Developed curriculum and educational materials for all hospital healthcare practitioners, customizing content and practice to support the type of patient care provided. • Partnered with Medical Directors to create scenarios and written scripts for each level of health care provider. Programmed high fidelity human patient simulators to appropriately test for skill competency.• Troubleshot, repaired and maintained technical proficiency of all simulation equipment.• Traveled to global partners (Japan, South Korea, Australia, Kazakhstan, India) to establish new simulation centers and provide training and development of staff. • Expertise in programming and operation of High-Fidelity Human Patient Simulators, Laerdal SimMan and METI. • Crisis Resource Management. Show less

Managed, organized and directed the activities of a private, non-profit corporation. Developed, managed and monitored grants, budgets and contracts of the Regional EMS Council. • Developed annual objectives, budgets and work plans, providing criteria for the Department of Pubic Health to allocate funds.• Coached staff on providing technical assistance to communities, EMS providers and consumers, ensuring that the regulations and policies promulgated by of the Massachusetts… Show more Managed, organized and directed the activities of a private, non-profit corporation. Developed, managed and monitored grants, budgets and contracts of the Regional EMS Council. • Developed annual objectives, budgets and work plans, providing criteria for the Department of Pubic Health to allocate funds.• Coached staff on providing technical assistance to communities, EMS providers and consumers, ensuring that the regulations and policies promulgated by of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health were met.• Visited hospitals in region to ensure service and operational compliance within the City of Boston and EMS Region IV (61 communities) with Massachusetts Department of Public Health directives. • Met with state leadership and legislators, providing education on community need for council oversight and resulting in level funding for the program.• Collaborated proactively with Regional and State committees regarding the implementation of future EMS initiatives to provide community awareness and safety.• Developed the MBEMSC operating budget and monitored expenditures judicially resulting in a yearly balanced budget. Show less

Met with Boston area teaching hospitals bi-monthly to coordinate EMS and disaster response, including disaster response drills.

Provided emergency advanced life support care (ALS) to patients in 14 communities within the Emerson catchment area. Responsible for hiring, development, performance measurement and mentoring of 24 paramedics. Acted as a liaison between the Emergency Department and the hospital.

Associate'S Degree, Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (Emt Paramedic)

Criminal Justice Coursework

Critical Care Certification, Critical Care

Emergency Medical Technician Certification, Pre-Hospital Emergency Care