RESUME OVERVIEW:   I have over 40 years of experience in eight different laboratories performing in both research and clinical capacities. This variety of experience, plus over 20 years of part time teaching at Shasta College, along with twelve years as manager of Mercy Medical Center's Laboratory Information System (LIS), make me uniquely qualified to bring a broad range of skills to any endeavor.

SCIENCE EXPERIENCE:

1985 - 2003 LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEM MANAGER
MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST (CA License #MTA12369)
Mercy Medical Center, Redding, CA 96001

From 1985 to 1991, I was a medical generalist, working all laboratory departments and all shifts in several labs from Boston to Honolulu.

In 1991, I became LIS (Laboratory Information System) manager. This position required writing a RFP (Request For Proposal), then organizing a project team to select and implement an LIS into our lab (formerly a paper system).  After selecting an LIS vendor and negotiating a contract, I received two weeks intensive training in database management by Sunquest Information Systems (the vendor).  Prior to "going live" in December of 1992, I was responsible for setting up the system's hardware. This involved two RISC 6000 CPU's, terminal servers, cabling, modems, terminals, printers, etc.  Also, I was responsible to see that nine instrument interfaces, a hospital interface and reference lab interface were installed and functioning properly.  In the late 90's two more hospitals were brought into our system.  That resulted in managing over 20 instrument interfaces,  over 30 printers, and over 40 monitors.  I was responsible for two major hardware upgrades occurred during my 10 years as LIS Manager.  Duties involved data base entry and management and testing of vendor programs. Management of training of over sixty employees was an additional responsibility.

After ten years administrating the LIS, some of my duties were:
Daily system monitoring.
Hardware maintenance.
Instrument interfaces.
System backup monitoring.
System link monitoring.
Monthly tapes and purging patients.
Help desk- daily problems- technical and procedural.
Operating systems (AIX and MUMPS) upgrades.
System evaluations and conversions (ex. A-B Link).
Future overlays and system modifications.
Hardware upgrades.
Installation/testing/implementation of new software versions.
New site expansions and peripherals.
Liaison and support of lab staff with ITS.
Evaluate and propose capital budgets for LIS.
Flexisearch overlays.
Flexisearch reports and training.
Establish LIS policies and procedures.
Share 24 hour call coverage 365 days per year with co-manager.

1987 - Present SHASTA COLLEGE EXTENDED EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR
Shasta College, Redding, CA 96001
Part time work in the education field: 6 hours/week

1969 - 1985 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Redding Medical Center, Redding, CA 96001
Generalist working all departments, all shifts.

1968 -1969 RESEARCH SCIENTIST
U.S. Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, Honolulu, HI
Collected, compiled and processed data on biological samples and oceanographic activities such as weather observations and reports, bathythermographs, and hydrographic chart determinations. Sonar fish detection project. Fish marketing sampling.

1967 -1968 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Queens Hospital, Honolulu, HI

1965 -1967 RESEARCH TECHNICIAN
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, MA
Performed determinations in steroid chemistry using a combination of procedures including paper and thin layer chromatography and radio-isotope marking.

1965 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Merritt Hospital, Oakland, CA

1964 - 1965 RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN MARINE CHEMISTRY
University of Hawaii Marine Laboratory, Honolulu, HI
Extraction, isolation, and identification of fish toxins.

1962 - 1964 MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST
Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA

EDUCATION
1960 - 1962 UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, Kingston, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Science Degree (with honors)
Major in Biology. Minor in Chemistry

1958 -1960 BATES COLLEGE, Lewiston, Maine
Science major.

Post Grad Numerous courses in a variety of fields including both arts and sciences along with California State License Continuing Medical Education programs.
Key trainer for implementation of Mercy Medical Center's Order Communication System.
Over 160 hours of specialized education by Sunquest Information Systems in system manager duties and responsibilities.

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