SKILLS

My background includes twenty years in the medical field of nursing and education.. A further nine years in the educational video/film production field, and twelve years in the design/management field. This has enabled me to encompass and unite the following skills I feel would be assets to your team: See enclosed cover letter of film and journalism details.

• Responsible professional with excellent leadership and management skills.
• Positive, creative, intelligent, and detailed thought processes.
• Ability to carry through million dollar projects to fruition in a very organized, timely, and professional manner.
• Experience in the grant making process.
• Multifaceted skills in marketing, teaching, and technical aspects.
• Ability to communicate through various media: graphic design, video, film scripts, and photojournalism.
• Worldwide professional travel experience; available for unlimited travel.
• Varied professional educational background and previous employment responsibilities enable me to bring to your organization unlimited knowledge of the medical, arts, and educational fields.
  

EXPERIENCE

Health Educator / Safety Coordinator / Nurse – A Private School in Alexandria, Virginia
(Employed 2006-2007 – Details withheld for privacy)

• Planned, executed and set up renovation and Interior Design of medical clinic at the school
• In charge of safety commission protocol for school regarding emergency protocol for all evacuations, shutdowns, disasters including three day survival kits and plans for six hundred and sixty seven students and eighty five personnel on twenty-five acres of land with thirteen buildings involved
• In charge of stocking and maintaining health clinic with the school doctor’s approval. Maintained safety and preventative care to students that consisted of: One brittle diabetic, thirty four epi-pen severe allergy students, twenty-nine severe asthmatics inhalers in clinic, four students with history of seizures, two students with bleeding disorders with their emergency meds in clinic, and in charge of providing daily emergency clinic first aid to students on a daily basis, and emergency meds and kits for teachers upon any field trips and after school activities
• Created health education curriculum. Classes for pre-kindergarten to eighth graders and all personnel mandatory TB, CPR, Emergency action, Basic first aid and AED classes. Wrote all forty-two health classes regarding health issues using multimedia via powerpoint presentations, videography, plays, puppet shows and artwork created from, Excellence Of Humanity’s past presentations
• Wrote articles, “Nurse Kim Helpful Tips,” for student’s families, staff and board members. Main objective was to keep families up to date with illnesses/safety /preventative care and emergency care etc. in the monthly Burgundy Farm school magazine, which included education of the body, mind and spirit, overall full circle care. I had fifteen articles published during school year
• In charge of implementing the school’s first AED to be on the premise. Wrote curriculum and educated staff and parents regarding procedures to care for, activate and emergency use of the defibrillator. Created care plan for school to have another AED on site for 2008, due to the school having thirteen buildings and spread out on twenty-five acres of land

Gallery Manager/Interior and Display Designer/Buyer – An Art Gallery in Alexandria, Virginia
(Employed 2000 to 2005 Details withheld for privacy)

• Planned and directed the architectural interior and store display design of ArtCraft Gallery
  Developed, orchestrated, and managed ArtCraft Gallery featuring over 600 artists from the United States and Canada
• Successfully hired and managed thirty-eight employees for ArtCraft
• Developed employee manual and teaching courses for in house operations, furniture sales, interior and display design for staff directives; liason between artists and gallery
• Buyer for gallery, discovered and brought in numerous new artists, constantly attending art shows and craft exhibitions
• In house interior design consultant for ArtCraft, on call working with numerous clients from around the world
• Superceded stated first year goal of $300,000 to an astonishing 1.4 million dollars; leading into an 8.8% increase of sales the 2nd year of operations during a recessional economy when two of our known competitors went out of business

Assistant Manager – A furniture / design company in Alexandria, Virginia
(Employed 1996 to 2000 Details withheld for privacy)

• Responsible for floor design, selection of new merchandise, managerial duties, and all customer relations
• In charge of developing training and educational programs for employees regarding new merchandise, marketing, positive selling techniques, and customer relations
• Interior Designer of all Storehouse freelance residential and commercial projects

Orthopedic Nurse – Private Orthopedic practice in Alexandria, Virginia
(Employed 1992 to 1996 Details withheld for privacy)

• Responsible for assisting 7 orthopedic surgeons in total care of their orthopedic patients
  Developed and managed the legal independent medical corporation for Mt. Vernon Orthopedic Associates
• Planned and solely responsible for architectural interior design for the renovation of the orthopedic center, podiatry group addition to the corporation; including the surgical suite and the private residence of John A. Bruno, M.D.
• Designed all medical teaching brochures, and implemented all preventative education programs including pre-op and post-op teachings
  

Critical Care Nurse - Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
(Employed 1992)

• Responsible for pediatric intensive home health care patients on all levels including counseling and education of family members
• Developed photographic journal to aid in proper nursing care of the pediatric intensive care patient
• Author of From the Heart, a series of health articles on the experiences of dealing with deformity, movement, sound, and harvesting among other medical issues dealing with the critically ill patient
  

President and Creator – Excellence of Humanity Inc., Alexandria Virginia Est. 1994 and LLC Florida 2008 (Freelance work 1994 to Present)

• President and creator of a corporation supporting the excellence of mankind via communication through the arts of photography, literature, film, broadcasting, art and interior design
• Expedited freelance project with S. L. Tabb, ACSW, LICSW, Recruitment Social Worker of D.C., photographer, and writer of their special grant project of medically fragile children 0-7 years old, up for adoption
• Creator of “We Challenge you to See the Children as a Whole.” Creatively led social workers, developed and marketed project, and educated the public in the awareness of the children’s positive attributes they provide to society and families
• Freelance work includes working with American Safety Video Corp. of Naples, Florida in creating a concept for critical care nursing videos, creating , writing and directing for the Mosby firm of New York
• Numerous architectural interior design clients worldwide in residential and commercial design
• Graphic artist for Don Joy, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, designing logos for orthopedic groups in the Virginia area; Manhattan Mom, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey, designed logo and interior design of store; medical clinic at Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Alexandria Virginia and numerous additional projects
• Various writings including: children’s books, health articles, documentary scripts, health teaching scripts, screenplays, stage plays and a radio play
• Taught numerous seminars regarding holistic medicine and psychology
• USIA (United States Information Agency) - Freelance photographer for USIA Russian magazine.
• Freelance photographer - projects incluing Veteran's Administration and the White House, Washington, D.C.

Critical Care Nurse – Nurses Registry Corporation, Naples, Florida (Employed 1990 to 1992)

• Specialty areas: Oncology, PACU, Pre-op, Pediatrics, and I.V. Team. Earned Spirit Award 1991 of Naples Community Hospital, Naples, Florida
• In charge of organizing and designing the architectural renovation of PACU units, as well as all graphic art work for the department including teaching manuals for pre-op and post-op instruction. Taught numerous medical seminars
• Initiated and organized continuous special education programs using media skills for I.V. Department, Oncology, Pediatrics, and PACU.
• Created a program for Intravenous Therapy as a seminar for Lee County, Florida; wrote PIC video script, and photographed medical techniques for slide show

Senior Architectural Interior Designer – Interior Design Corporation in Naples, Florida
(Employed 1989 to 1990 Details withheld for privacy)

• In charge of creating, managing, and designing showroom; Allmilmo Specialist
• Designed and created all advertising and graphic layouts needed for the creation of the corporation
  Responsible for hiring, marketing, customer relations, and running the corporation as a subsidiary to the Kitchen and Bath Design Group
• Senior Designer for numerous residential and commercial clients worldwide

Senior Interior Designer-Allmilmo Specialist – Allmilmo Corporation of North America, Fairfax, Virginia (Employed 1987 to 1990)

• Head of America Corporation Design, in charge of client relations and design, and custom cabinetry design for all condos in the U.S. and Canada
• Designed all showrooms in the U.S. and Canada; traveled extensively
• Taught all European Design Seminars and student intern programs for Montclair College, Montclair, New Jersey; designed numerous advertising layouts

Junior / Senior Interior Designer – Stettner and Stettner, Inc., Parsippany, New Jersey/New York, New York (Employed 1987 to 1990)

• Worked on million dollar residential designs as a draftsman and designer
• Designed interiors, custom cabinetry, and custom furniture design

Part-time Faculty Member – Parsons School of Design, New York, New York

• Responsible for teaching Interior Design I and Drawing I and II
• Hired to teach full time as Kitchen and Bath Design I and II and Interior Design I and II

Oncology Nurse – Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey (Employed 1977 to 1989)

• In charge of oncology grieving support groups
• Worked with Elizabeth Kubler Ross and her assistant teaching numerous classes on death and dying and other subjects pertaining to the oncology field
• Organized and designed med. unit, med. room, in- and out-patient department, chemotherapy room and conference room
• Designed all medical brochures, art work, and photo layouts for teaching over a 10-year period

EDUCATION

• State University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York. Photography.
• State University of Morrisville, Morrisville, New York. A.D., Passed New York Board; Licensure received in NY, NJ, FL, VA, DC. Nursing Graduate with Honors. Active Multi State Privilege License.
• Parsons School of Design, New York, New York. B.A., Interior Design, Minor: Children’s Writing and Illustrating. Graduated with Honors.
• Director Karl Genus, Naples, Florida. Mentor Prgram for Writing, Directing, and Producing Educational Films. 1989 – 1994.
• Channel 10, Affiliated with George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Numerous film and production courses. Volunteer Producer, Director, and Writer. 1992 – 2006.
• Attended Harrington Associates, Inc., Holistic Workshop on “Easy Steps to Profitable Grant Writing,” I and II. Held in Washington, D.C. 1997 – 1998.
• Active with Red Cross Fairfax Office, CPR certified 09/2007,Mass Evacuation Certified and Disaster Certified 09/2005. Currently active 09/2007 with Red Cross as Volunteer Nurse.

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