
Registered Nurse & Certified Personal Trainer
Washington D.C. Metro Area

Registered Nurse & Certified Personal Trainer
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Decorated U.S. Navy Veteran with over 10 years experience in diverse health care settings and 6 years in business management, entrepreneurship and consulting.
Motivational Executive and award-winning, visionary leader accomplished in managing teams, running highly efficient meetings, and stoking creative brainstorming sessions. Yes!
Published Registered Nurse dedicated to the creation of novel teaching methods and therapeutic approaches to complex disease states through nursing science.
My goal is to form collaborating partnerships with health care providers, technology gurus, progressive politicians and caring corporations interested in reducing the burden of chronic diseases through personalized medicine, medical fitness, social media tactics, and emerging societal trends.
Expertise in primary care, small business planning, operations management, direct marketing.
Expertise in parliamentary procedure and Robert's Rules of Order.
Expertise in out-patient health care, patient education, behavior change theory, lifestyle and disease counseling, personal and group fitness training.
(Research industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)
Advanced Practice Nursing Research focused on managing human symptoms of overweight, lipid disorders, and diabetes.
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; OSU; Higher Education industry)
June 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 1 month)
University Ambassador. Oversight of annual budget in excess of $125,000. Recruit and appoint delegates and members to University governing bodies and committees. Chairs the committee for the Hayes Research Forum, an annual event awarding over $11,000 in prizes for original research conducted by graduate students.
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
October 2003 — September 2005 (2 years )
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Services industry)
September 1998 — May 2004 (5 years 9 months)
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 1995 — November 1998 (3 years 3 months)
(Non-Profit; 501-1000 employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)
September 1992 — February 1995 (2 years 6 months)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
1987 — 1992 (5 years )
2005 — 2008
Bachelor , International Business, Political Science , 1995 — 2002
Independent contractor business modeling, personal training, nutrition, exercise, fitness, social media, health IT, emerging technology and optimism.
Aerobics & Fitness Association of America, American Nurses Association, Maryland Nurse Association, American Assembly of Men in Nursing, American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association.
NIH/NINR - Intramural Research Training Award
Ohio State University - Outstanding Graduate Student Award
YMCA - Recognition of Service Excellence