About me
I am the Manager of Clinical Engineering at WakeMed Health and Hospitals. I am responsible for daily operations for both the Biomedical and Radiology Engineering Shops. My role at WakeMed has progressed from Imaging Specialist to Supervisor and now Manager in my 14 years here.
I have over 34 years of experience in Healthcare Technology Management, starting my career in the United States Air Force where I worked for 9 years ending my tenure as an instructor in the prestigious DoD Biomedical Equipment Technician Program. After the Air Force I enjoyed several positions of progressing responsibility serving the Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and as a Senior Technical Instructor for a Linear Accelerator Manufacturer. I have also worked as an adjunct instructor for ECPI Technical College teaching analog and digital electronics.
I hold two associate degrees in biomedical technology and technical instruction, and a Bachelor of Science in Leadership. I am also a Certified Radiological Equipment Specialist (CRES) as well as holding a Green Belt in Lean/Six Sigma.
My insight has been published in multiple articles in a variety of trade magazines and I have presented at numerous local, regional and international trade shows to include the North Carolina Biomedical Association, MD Expo, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) and Vendor Leadership Summits on topics ranging from contract management to lean healthcare in clinical engineering.
I would love to talk to you about the exciting career of Healthcare Technology Management/Clinical Engineering.
We are responsible for the lifecycle management of all medical equipment used within the healthcare environment. For our nearly 34,000 devices ($290M) from thermometers to MRI machines, this includes capital planning, pre-procurement evaluation, installation, configuration, networking, preventive maintenance, calibration, repair, software and hardware upgrades, cybersecurity, and asset disposal. We are primarily concerned with patient safety but are also very involved in cost avoidance associated with equipment support. We even get to use 3-D printers to solve problems around the hospital.
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